BUFFALO, N.Y. — Before the puck drops, you will have to enter KeyBank Center for a Buffalo Sabres game.

Expect a more advanced entry screening and it is faster.

"The big difference is, you don't have to take things out of your pocket. So you walk in now. through the new Evolve system. You walk in at a normal pace, you don't need to take your phone out of your pocket or anything else. There's no putting your things in a tray," said Stan Makowski, vice president of arena operations.

He said if the system detects a concern, you will be asked to go through a secondary screening. Evolv ExpressÒ is an advanced sensor technology and AI detects concealed threats and identifies the person and location of a potential threat.

Makowski says there are nine units in the arena. They are located a

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