The Buffalo Sabres lost on Saturday night, but that will be viewed as just a blip. This is one of the hottest teams in sports, on a pretty much unprecedented hot streak in franchise history, and very much in position to go for it.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 32 saves, Jason Zucker, Beck Malenstyn and Zach Benson gave Buffalo an early lead and the Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Thursday night for their 17th victory in 21 games.

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The Sabres are on a 20-3-1 stretch and have climbed from last place in the Eastern Conference to a playoff spot.

Konsta Helenius scored his first NHL goal and added two assists for the Buffalo Sabres, who held on for a 5-3 win against the host Nashville Predators on Tuesday.

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Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff told reporters that goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will probably miss about a week with a lower-body injury and the team will evaluate him from there. It remains to be determined if Luukkonen, who was named to Team Finland’s Olympic roster, will be available for the Games in Milan.

Two teams in the top half of the Eastern Conference standings meet when the Buffalo Sabres (31-17-5, fourth in conference) host the Montreal Canadiens (30-17-7, fifth) at KeyBank Center on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET. In its last game on Jan. 29, Montreal secured a 7-3 home victory against the Colorado Avalanche.