Buffalo Sabres sign goaltender Matt Villalta to one-year contract

The Buffalo Sabres have signed goaltender Matt Villalta to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2026-27 season. This move follows the trade of Devon Levi to the Edmonton Oilers earlier this week. Villalta spent the previous season with the Tucson Roadrunners in the AHL, posting a 16-12-3 record. Although he did not play for the Utah Mammoth last season, he has made brief NHL appearances with the Arizona Coyotes and Utah. Villalta will provide depth for the Sabres' AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, complementing current goaltenders Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Alex Lyon, and Colten Ellis.

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