Florida Panthers (34-15-4, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (23-25-4, seventh in the Atlantic Division)
Buffalo, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Panthers -150, Sabres +126; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers will try to prolong a three-game win streak with a victory over the Buffalo Sabres.
Buffalo has gone 23-25-4 overall with a 7-6-1 record against the Atlantic Division. The Sabres have a 5-7-3 record in one-goal games.
Florida has a 34-15-4 record overall and a 6-1-3 record in Atlantic Division games. The Panthers are 14-4-1 in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rasmus Dahlin has 14 goals and 27 assists for the Sabres. John-Jason Peterka has six goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
Matthew Tkachuk has 18 goals and 40 assists for the Panthers. Carter Verhaeghe has three goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 5-5-0, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.5 assists, 4.2 penalties and 10.3 penalty minutes while giving up 1.6 goals per game.
Panthers: 7-2-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.6 assists, 5.8 penalties and 13.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Sabres: Mattias Samuelsson: out for season (upper body), Owen Power: out (upper body), Jack Quinn: out (lower body).
Panthers: William Lockwood: day to day (concussion).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
