Buffalo Sabres (37-36-5, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Dallas Stars (49-20-9, first in the Central Division)
Dallas; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars host the Buffalo Sabres after Tyler Seguin scored two goals in the Stars' 7-4 win against the Colorado Avalanche.
Dallas has a 23-10-4 record at home and a 49-20-9 record overall. The Stars have gone 26-7-2 in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.
Buffalo has gone 17-17-4 on the road and 37-36-5 overall. The Sabres serve 9.8 penalty minutes per game to rank ninth in NHL play.
Tuesday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Stars won the last matchup 2-1. Seguin scored two goals in the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jason Robertson has 26 goals and 51 assists for the Stars. Jamie Benn has scored 10 goals and added five assists over the last 10 games.
Alex Tuch has 20 goals and 37 assists for the Sabres. Tage Thompson has nine goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Stars: 9-1-0, averaging 4.3 goals, 7.3 assists, 2.8 penalties and 5.9 penalty minutes while giving up 1.8 goals per game.
Sabres: 5-5-0, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.2 assists, 4.5 penalties and 14.6 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
INJURIES: Stars: Jani Hakanpaa: out (lower body), Evgenii Dadonov: out (lower body).
Sabres: Jacob Bryson: day to day (upper-body), Mattias Samuelsson: out for season (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
