Sabres goaltender Alex Lyon gave props to teammate Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who bailed out the team in Game 6 against the Canadiens.

And I think that set me up nicely for today.” “Nothing we aren’t used to,” added Bowen Byram, who had a goal and an assist, of his goalie’s performance. “You come to just expect it from [Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen] and Lyon.

Not many hockey players are walking around using the words "amorphous blob." Buffalo Sabres goalie Alex Lyon is not most hockey players. In speaking with the media on Thursday morning, Lyon used that phrase to describe himself.

Whether it’s chirping opposing players, engaging with fans from his crease or flopping around his net to stop pucks, journeyman Sabres goalie Alex Lyon is having the time of his life.

Alex Lyon only has one prior stint as a postseason No. 1 in nine NHL seasons before coming off the bench to replace Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen during Game 2 of the first round and winning three of the next four starts, while giving up just five goals, to help the Sabres eliminate the Boston Bruins in six games.