Buffalo Sabres (15-19-4, seventh in the Atlantic Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (16-16-5, sixth in the Atlantic Division)
Montreal, Quebec; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres hit the road against the Montreal Canadiens looking to end a three-game road skid.
Montreal has gone 16-16-5 overall with a 4-5-2 record in Atlantic Division play. The Canadiens have conceded 125 goals while scoring 103 for a -22 scoring differential.
Buffalo has gone 15-19-4 overall with a 5-5-1 record against the Atlantic Division. The Sabres have conceded 131 goals while scoring 111 for a -20 scoring differential.
The teams meet Thursday for the third time this season. The Canadiens won the last meeting 3-2 in a shootout.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nicholas Suzuki has scored 12 goals with 22 assists for the Canadiens. Michael Matheson has one goal and seven assists over the past 10 games.
Rasmus Dahlin has 10 goals and 19 assists for the Sabres. Casey Mittelstadt has four goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 4-4-2, averaging 3.1 goals, 4.8 assists, 3.4 penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
Sabres: 4-5-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.4 assists, 3.6 penalties and 10.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canadiens: Kirby Dach: out for season (knee), Chris Wideman: out (back), Tanner Pearson: out (upper body), Carey Price: out (knee), Rafael Harvey-Pinard: out (lower body), Alex Newhook: out (lower body).
Sabres: Kyle Okposo: out (lower-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
