Buffalo Sabres goalie Robin Lehner left Thursday’s season opener—a 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators—with a lower-body injury and did not return.
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Brent Wallace of TSN reported Lehner left First Niagara Center on crutches with what is believed to be a right-ankle sprain.
Robin Lehner was leaving the rink on crutches and wearing an air cast boot. Believed to be a right ankle sprain
— Brent Wallace (@tsn_wally) October 9, 2015
His return timetable could be longer than the Sabres hope, according to Pierre LeBrun of ESPN.