Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen left after the first period of the Buffalo Sabres’ 5-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins at KeyBank Center in Buffalo on Wednesday.

The 26-year-old goalie stopped 11 of 12 shots before reaggravating the lower-body injury that sidelined him for the first week of training camp. Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said Luukkonen was taken out as a precaution and they’ll see where he's at on Thursday.

Josh Norris scored twice, and Rasmus Dahlin had a goal for the Sabres (3-2-0). Alexandar Georgiev had 10 saves in relief. Peyton Krebs had two assists.

Mathew Dumba and Filip Hallander each had a goal and an assist, and Avery Hayes and Ville Koivunen also scored for the Penguins (4-1-1). Arturs Silovs allowed three goals on 30 shots. Philip Tomasino and Robby Fabbri

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