Can The Sabres Keep Their Winning Ways Going?

11/27/24 – 7:00 pm EST at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY

Record

Buffalo – 11-9-1 | 23 points – 4th place in the Atlantic Division

Minnesota – 13-4-4 | 30 points – 2nd place in the Central Division

Special Teams

Buffalo

Power Play – 18.6% (18th)

Penalty Kill – 78.8% (18th)

Minnesota

Power Play – 15.3% (27th)

Penalty Kill – 68.8% (31st)

Top Scorers

Buffalo

Alex Tuch: 21 GP, 7 G, 14 A, 21 PTS

Rasmus Dahlin: 21 GP, 6 G, 13 A, 19 PTS

Tage Thompson: 16 GP, 11 G, 7 A, 18 PTS

Minnesota

Kirill Kaprizov: 20 GP, 13 G, 21 A, 34 PTS

Matt Boldy: 21 GP, 11 G, 11 A, 22 PTS

Marco Rossi: 21 GP, 6 G, 11 A, 17 PTS

Starting Goalies

Buffalo – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (8-4-1, 2.55 GAA, .910 save %)

Minnesota – Filip Gustavsson (9-4-3, 2.18 GAA, .923 save %)

Related: Sabres First Quarter Report Card - Center

Line Combinations and Pairings

Buffalo

Forwards

JJ Peterka – Tage Thompson - Alex Tuch

Zach Benson - Dylan Cozens - Peyton Krebs

Jason Zucker - Jiri Kulich - Jack Quinn

Beck Malenstyn - Ryan McLeod - Sam Lafferty

Ex. Nicolas Aube-Kubel

Defense

Rasmus Dahlin - Bowen Byram

Owen Power - Henri Jokiharju

Jacob Bryson - Connor Clifton

Ex. Dennis Gilbert

Goaltenders

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

James Reimer

Injuries

Jordan Greenway (week – to - week – middle body)

Mattias Samuelsson (IR – lower body)

Notes

Buffalo has earned at least one point in six consecutive games against Minnesota (5-0-1), the team’s longest point streak against the Wild in franchise history. Four of the last six contests between the Sabres and the Wild have been decided in overtime or a shootout.

Alex Tuch is riding a six-game point streak and he has recorded nine points (3+6) in that span.

Rasmus Dahlin has notched 17 points (6+11) in his last 13 games, including at least one point in seven straight home games (3+8).

Tage Thompson has recorded at least one point in four consecutive games and he has five points (4+1) in that span. Thompson has scored one goal in four straight games and a goal in tonight’s game would give him the longest goal streak of his career.

JJ Peterka has registered at least one point in four consecutive home contests (3+3). A point in tonight’s game would give Peterka the longest home point streak of his career.

In his last three home games, Owen Power has tallied four assists, including at least one assist in each of those games.

Related: Sabres First Quarter Report Card - Defense

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