Sabres Beat Panthers and Lose Dahlin to Injury

Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin suffered an upper-body injury during a 5-3 win over the Florida Panthers on Monday at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, as the team closed its five-game homestand with a victory, according to WIVB.

Dahlin exited during the second period after taking three shifts and will miss at least one more game, with coach Lindy Ruff saying he will not travel for Tuesday’s game in Montreal.

Ruff described Dahlin’s status after the game as day to day.

"Just day to day," said Lindy Ruff, coach.

Dahlin slipped to one knee while attempting a shot before leaving the game and placed a hand on his lower back while skating toward the bench, according to WIVB.

Noah Ostlund scored the winning goal for Buffalo on a power play at 7:15 of the third period. Tage Thompson recorded his fourth goal of the season and assisted on Dahlin’s second goal of the year.

Josh Doan and Ryan McLeod each scored their first goals of the season, while Jack Quinn, Owen Power and Peyton Krebs each finished with two assists, according to WIVB.

Goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen entered early in the second period and made 13 saves while allowing one goal. Buffalo improved to 3-3-0 after recovering from consecutive losses.

Colten Ellis started his second straight game in net but was removed early in the second period after allowing two goals on nine shots, according to WIVB.

The Sabres are scheduled to face the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. before continuing their Atlantic Division road trip against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.