The commemorative jersey for the game against Florida will then be presented to Craig Lehner’s relatives.

"It's going to go straight to the family," said Lehner, who wanted to keep No. 43 past the pregame warmups but could not. "I tried to push and see if I could use it for the game, and we tried to talk to the league. It's tough to do that."

Robin Lehner will wear this jersey in warmups tomorrow to honor Craig Lehner, K-9 43. pic.twitter.com/xGPkV8qyAY — Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) November 9, 2017

The goaltender said numerous people have reached out to tell him about Craig Lehner, who drowned Oct. 17 during an underwater training exercise. Robin Lehner appreciates how his namesake dedicated his life to the public. Craig Lehner, 34, served in the Army National Guard for 16 years before joining the police force. He would have turned 35 on Friday.