Vancouver Canucks (28-11-3, first in the Pacific Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (18-20-4, seventh in the Atlantic Division)
Buffalo, New York; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks visit the Buffalo Sabres after Elias Pettersson scored two goals in the Canucks' 4-3 overtime win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Buffalo is 18-20-4 overall and 9-10-1 at home. The Sabres have an 18-5-2 record when scoring three or more goals.
Vancouver has a 14-7-2 record on the road and a 28-11-3 record overall. The Canucks have conceded 109 goals while scoring 164 for a +55 scoring differential.
Saturday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Casey Mittelstadt has 11 goals and 25 assists for the Sabres. Tage Thompson has scored seven goals and added five assists over the past 10 games.
J.T. Miller has 19 goals and 39 assists for the Canucks. Pettersson has 10 goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 5-4-1, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.2 assists, 3.9 penalties and 11.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.
Canucks: 7-2-1, averaging 4.4 goals, 7.4 assists, 2.5 penalties and five penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Sabres: Jeff Skinner: out (upper body), Victor Olofsson: day to day (illness).
Canucks: Guillaume Brisebois: out (upper-body), Phillip Di Giuseppe: out (undisclosed), Tucker Poolman: out (head).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
