It wasn’t satisfying enough for Buffalo Sabres goalie Alex Lyon to have Viktor Arvidsson’s penalty shot glance off his blocker and deflect wide of the net. Lyon decided to pile on the forward's grief.

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.

It can be easy to forget now. Goalie Alex Lyon just performed dynamically while winning three games and backstopping the Sabres to their first postseason series win in 19 years. But a few weeks ago, Lyon,

Alex Lyon’s playoff emergence has given the Sabres more than elite goaltending — it’s given them swagger, emotion, and a goalie completely unafraid of the spotlight.

When Alex Lyon made his first appearance in the Buffalo Sabres’ series against the Boston Bruins in the third period of Game 2, he wasted no time getting involved. The Sabres we

The Buffalo Sabres opened their second-round series with a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens, powered by two long-awaited power-play goals and Alex Lyon’s continued stellar goaltending. Josh Doan, Ryan McLeod, Jordan Greenway, and Bowen Byram scored ...

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