Thompson exited Monday’s game against Montreal with a lower-body injury following his first shift of the second period. Luukkonen played the first two periods of that game but was replaced by Devon Levi to start the third due to an ailment he had sustained in practice.

Tage Thompson and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen’s injuries aren’t as bad as some had feared. Both missed practice on Wednesday as well as Mattias Samuelsson and Lindy Ruff said, “Tage and ‘Uppie” are both day-to-day and both are possibilities for Thursday,

The Buffalo Sabres currently find themselves in a rut, having recently lost their bout vs the Montreal Canadiens. Lindy Ruff’s men entered the clash hoping to extend their three-match winning streak by capitalizing on the Canadiens’ patchy run of form.