Colten Ellis steps in to help Sabres maintain division lead with 37-save shutout

BUFFALO, N.Y. — This isn’t how the Buffalo Sabres envisioned Colten Ellis getting back into the net.Alex Lyon left the Sabres’ morning skate at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday with a lower-body injury. Lyon is going to be out for at least a week, and coach Lindy Ruff said he could miss the start of the playoffs. For the last four months, Lyon has been part of one of the best goalie tandems in the NHL along with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. But the team has kept three goalies on the roster ever since claiming Ellis on waivers at the beginning of the season. The 25-year-old rookie made five starts in November but had made only five more since before the Sabres turned to him Thursday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets.Advertisement