BUFFALO — On Jan. 20, 2025, following two months in the minors, goalie Devon Levi made a rare start for the Sabres, stopping 28 shots in a 6-4 road loss to the Kraken.
A day later, they sent Levi back to the AHL, where he spent the next season and a half with the Rochester Americans.
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