Sabres' Comrie expected to miss multiple weeks with lower-body injury

Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams announced Friday that goaltender Eric Comrie is expected to miss multiple weeks due to a lower-body injury, according to The Buffalo News' Lance Lysowski.

Comrie exited Wednesday's contest against the Ottawa Senators midway through the second period. Sabres star defenseman Rasmus Dahlin checked Mathieu Joseph into the crease as the Senators forward drove to the net, inadvertently causing him to crash into Comrie.

The 27-year-old netminder stayed in the game for a few more minutes and surrendered a go-ahead goal from Brady Tkachuk before being replaced by veteran Craig Anderson.

Comrie has started the lion's share of the Sabres' games this season, posting a 4-7-0 record to go along with a .887 save percentage and 3.62 goals against average. He posted a 40-save performance in back-to-back starts in October.

Anderson and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who the Sabres recalled from the AHL on Thursday, will handle the starting duties with Comrie out.

After a strong start to the campaign, Buffalo is now amid a seven-game losing streak. The Sabres' next chance to snap their skid comes Saturday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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