Acquired: Selected by Buffalo in the second round (54th overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft.
Contract Status: Signed through 2028-29 ($4.75 million AAV)
Pronunciation: OO-koh-PEH-ka LOO-koh-nehn
2025-26 REGULAR-SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
Ranked eighth among all NHL goaltenders (min. 10 games played) in save percentage (.910) and 11th in goals-against average (2.52). Led all Sabres goaltenders in those categories.
Set a new single-season career high in goals-against average and matched the highest single-season save percentage of his career (min. 10 games played).
Earned 22 wins, marking his third consecutive season with at least 20 victories.
Became the first Sabres goaltender to record three or more consecutive 20-win seasons since Ryan Miller from 2005-06 to 2011-12.
In conjunction with Alex Lyon, became the first pair of Sabres goaltenders to earn at least 20 wins in the same season since Martin Biron (21) and Ryan Miller (30) in 2005-06.
Earned a 2-0 record in shootouts and made seven saves on seven shootout attempts, becoming the first Sabres goaltender all-time to face at least five shootout attempts in a single season without allowing a goal.
Became the third Buffalo goaltender (Jhonas Enroth, twice; Linus Ullmark, twice) since the inception of the shootout in 2005-06 to record multiple seasons of at least two shootout wins and no shootout defeats.
Recorded his seventh career shutout on March 17 at Vegas and moved into a tie with Bob Sauve for the eighth-most among Buffalo goaltenders all-time.
