Michael Houser Fantasy Stats

The Buffalo Sabres signed netminder Michael Houser to a $750,000 contract on Wednesday. The signing is due to all of the Sabres injuries at the goalie position. They also brought up Aaron Dell from the AHL. Houser will now be the sixth goaltender that has suited up for the team. The 29-year-old has played in just four NHL contests, producing a 3.46 goals-against-average and a .901 save percentage. Fantasy managers should ignore the new Buffalo goalie for now.

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Michael Houser will be out to stop the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. The 28-year-old has come out of nowhere to win his first two career appearances this week, beating the Islanders in back-to-back games. Houser has saved 79 of 84 shots so far to register a .940 save percentage. It's already been an amazing story with him, but it would be even more incredible if he managed to fend off the Penguins, who are 20-4-2 on home ice and have lost just a handful of games since the start of last month. Pittsburgh goes with Tristan Jarry, who owns a personal 15-3-2 home record this season.

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Michael Houser will start again against the Islanders on Tuesday, after winning his NHL debut with a 34-save effort in the matchup Monday night. The 28-year-old gave up two goals in 31 minutes of action, but the Sabres battled back to notch their 14th win of the season. They have managed to win back-to-back outings just twice all year, so Houser will have his work cut out on Tuesday. Monday's victory was only the seventh win Buffalo has picked up in the last 26 head-to-head meetings.

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Michael Houser earned his first career NHL victory on Monday night, backstopping his team to a 4-2 win over the visiting New York Islanders. After spending most of the past five seasons playing in the ECHL, Houser impressed in his first game at the world's top level, turning aside 34 of 36 shots against in the contest. It's hard to gauge whether Houser can continue to carry some fantasy value in championship week, but he'll earn a back-to-back start against the Isles once again on Tuesday. Just 2% owned in Yahoo leagues, Houser can probably be labeled a fairly risky play in fantasy, but the hockey world is rooting for further success from the journeyman.

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Michael Houser will make his NHL debut on Monday against the Islanders. It's an incredible story as the 28-year-old hasn't played a single game since March 2020, and he's featured just twice above the ECHL level of hockey since 2016-17. Furthermore, Houser was born with bilateral club feet, which needed over 10 surgeries to fix before he was two years old. The Wexford, Pennsylvania native is getting the opportunity of a lifetime due to multiple injuries the Sabres have suffered in their goalie department. It will be great to cheer for him, but needless to say, fantasy managers shouldn't expect anything from him.