Buffalo Sabres defenseman Conor Timmins of St. Catharines, Ontario is out long term with a broken leg. Timmins suffered the injury on Thursday in a 5-3 Sabres win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
How long is Timmins out for?
The approximate time Timmins will be out for is six to eight weeks. This means it is unlikely Timmins will be back prior to the start of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo.
How did Timmins get hurt?
It seems Timmins caught a rut in the ice at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. Timmins was injured in a non-contact injury according to ESPN.
Timmins’s 2025-26 NHL statistics
Timmins has six assists in 33 games. He is a -11 with 16 penalty minutes, 33 shots on goal, 70 blocked shots, 25 hits, eight takeaways, and 40 giveaways.
Who is most likely to see more playing time with Timmins out?
According to Rotowire, the Sabres player most likely to be inserted into the lineup on the blueline more regularly is Jacob Bryson of London, Ontario. In 22 games, Bryson has one goal and three assists for four points. He is a -3 with four penalty minutes, seven shots on goal, 10 blocked shots, six shots, two takeaways, and eight giveaways. Bryson closed out the scoring in a 9-3 Buffalo win over Chicago on November 21.
Kesselring recently returned
One reason why Bryson saw so much action this season already is because fellow defenseman Michael Kesselring of Florence, South Carolina has only played 10 games with the Sabres in 2025-26 because of an undisclosed injury and a lower body injury.
Sabres win debut with Jarmo Kekalainen as GM
The Sabres made a general manager change on Monday and brought in Jarmo Kekalainen as the new person in charge to make player and coaching personnel decisions. The Sabres won their fourth game in a row as they beat the Flyers by two goals during the streak. Two Sabres with multi-point games were Zach Benson of Chilliwack, British Columbia and defenseman Mattias Samuelsson of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The five Sabres with goals were Ryan McLeod of Mississauga, Ontario, Josh Norris of Oxford, Michigan, Noah Ostlund of Stockholm, Sweden, Jack Quinn of Ottawa, Ontario, and Tage Thompson of Phoenix, Arizona.
Who have the Sabres also beaten during the streak?
Buffalo beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in overtime last Tuesday. They also beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 a week ago Thursday and the Seattle Kraken 3-1 this past Sunday.
