Buffalo Sabres (7-6-1, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (6-6, seventh in the Metropolitan Division)
Pittsburgh; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Penguins -164, Sabres +138; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins play the Buffalo Sabres with a three win streak on the line.
Pittsburgh is 2-4-0 at home and 6-6 overall. The Penguins have a +eight scoring differential, with 42 total goals scored and 34 allowed.
Buffalo is 7-6-1 overall and 3-2-1 in road games. The Sabres have a 2-3-1 record in one-goal games.
Saturday’s game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Evgeni Malkin has seven goals and seven assists for the Penguins. Bryan Rust has six goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
Tage Thompson has scored six goals with six assists for the Sabres. Jeff Skinner has six goals and six assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Penguins: 5-5-0, averaging 3.6 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.7 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Sabres: 6-3-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.4 assists, 4.7 penalties and 11.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Penguins: John Ludvig: out (concussion), Mark Pysyk: out (lower-body), Will Butcher: out (undisclosed), Tristan Jarry: day to day (undisclosed), Alex Nedeljkovic: out (lower-body).
Sabres: Mattias Samuelsson: out (lower-body), Brandon Biro: out (upper body), Jack Quinn: out (achilles), Zach Benson: out (lower body), Alex Tuch: day to day (upper body), Eric Comrie: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.