Sabres notebook: Devon Levi in line to get another start to begin back-to-back

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen didn't assume his usual spot in the Buffalo Sabres' starters' net when they returned to practice Thursday after another brutal loss in KeyBank Center. Devon Levi, the rookie who took hold of the crease late last season, is expected to get the start Friday night when the Sabres host the New Jersey Devils in the first game of a back-to-back. Levi earned the nod with consecutive, impressive performances, the second of which occurred Wednesday night when he stopped 31 of 32 shots in a relief appearance after Luukkonen was pulled in the first period. Levi has made 62 saves in two games since returning from Rochester, a remarkable .954 save percentage.