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Sabres call up Cal O’Reilly after brother Ryan injured

Jacob Josefson, Cal O'Reilly

New Jersey Devils center Jacob Josefson (16) takes the puck away from Buffalo Sabres center Cal O’Reilly (19) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday Dec. 15, 2015 in Buffalo, N.Y. New Jersey won 2-0. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert)

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) With top-line forward Ryan O’Reilly out, the Buffalo Sabres have recalled his older brother from the AHL.

Cal O’Reilly was promoted from Rochester on Monday. The move comes a day after coach Dan Bylsma announced Ryan O’Reilly would miss between three and four weeks with a lower-body injury.

Bylsma did not reveal any details of the injury. O’Reilly was hurt in a 4-0 win at Columbus on Friday.

The Sabres signed Cal O’Reilly in free agency last summer shortly after acquiring his brother in a multi-player trade with Colorado.

O’Reilly has six goals and 22 assists in 44 games with Rochester. He also has an assist in five games with the Sabres during a previous call up.

Buffalo opens a three-game California road trip at Anaheim on Wednesday.