Buffalo Sabres (8-9-1, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Washington Capitals (9-4-2, third in the Metropolitan Division)
Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Capitals -127, Sabres +107; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals take on the Buffalo Sabres with a four winning streak on the line.
Washington has gone 6-3-1 at home and 9-4-2 overall. The Capitals have conceded 40 goals while scoring 37 for a -3 scoring differential.
Buffalo has an 8-9-1 record overall and a 4-4-1 record in road games. The Sabres have committed 80 total penalties (4.4 per game) to rank seventh in league play.
Wednesday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: John Carlson has one goal and eight assists for the Capitals. Dylan Strome has scored five goals with one assist over the last 10 games.
Rasmus Dahlin has four goals and 11 assists for the Sabres. Alex Tuch has four goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Capitals: 8-1-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.1 assists, 2.7 penalties and 5.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
Sabres: 5-4-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.2 assists, 3.9 penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Capitals: Nicklas Backstrom: out (personal), Matthew Phillips: day to day (lower-body), Martin Fehervary: out (lower-body), Max Pacioretty: out (achilles).
Sabres: Jack Quinn: out (achilles), Tage Thompson: out (upper-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
