BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Buffalo Sabres veteran defenseman Jay McKee is expected to miss at least a month after spraining his left MCL in Saturday night's 5-4 win over the New York Rangers.
McKee left late in the first period and did not return. Coach Lindy Ruff estimated he would be sidelined between four and six weeks.
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It was a bittersweet night for the Sabres, who snapped a team-record eight-game losing streak (0-6
2).
McKee, who debuted with Buffalo in 1996 as an 18-year-old, has five assists and a minus-13 rating in 52 games this season. The 6-3, 214-pounder has 10 goals, 67 assists and a plus-42 rating in 457 NHL games.
