Much of the Sabres recent success can be traced back to goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. The NHL even recognized the great work from Luukkonen and named him the third star of the week. With three wins in three games played in the last week, Luukkonen has ...

Seeing Luukkonen be named Third Star of the Week is not particularly surprising. He put together a marvelous week of play, as he had a 3-0-0 record, a 1.30 goals-against average (GAA), and a .956 save percentage (SV%). The Sabres starter stopped 86 out of 90 shots he faced during the week.