Sabres' Robin Lehner: Absent from Friday practice
Lehner (undisclosed) did not partake in Friday's morning skate, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.
Analysis:
Lehner faced the Coyotes on Thursday, stopping 19 shots in a 6-3 win, and could be just taking a maintenance day before the Sabres' back-to-back games Saturday and Sunday. He did, however, take a hit from Coyotes forward Peter Holland, though he managed to finish the game. Head coach Dan Bylsma has not named his starters for the weekend games, but if Lehner is not suffering from an injury will play at least one of them. The big Swede has appeared in a career-high 45 games this season with a respectable .921 save percentage, and heads into the weekend with an 18-18-7 record.