Nashville Predators (11-12, sixth in the Central Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (10-12-2, seventh in the Atlantic Division)
Buffalo, New York; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Sabres -118, Predators -103; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres take on the Nashville Predators in a non-conference matchup.
Buffalo has a 10-12-2 record overall and a 5-5-0 record on its home ice. The Sabres have a 10-3-1 record in games they score at least three goals.
Nashville has a 3-6-0 record in road games and an 11-12 record overall. The Predators have a -2 scoring differential, with 74 total goals scored and 76 allowed.
Sunday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rasmus Dahlin has five goals and 15 assists for the Sabres. Casey Mittelstadt has two goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
Filip Forsberg has 12 goals and 15 assists for the Predators. Yakov Trenin has four goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 3-6-1, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.6 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.9 goals per game.
Predators: 6-4-0, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.5 assists, 4.1 penalties and 10.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Sabres: Zemgus Girgensons: out (lower body), Jack Quinn: out (achilles), Tage Thompson: out (upper-body), Jordan Greenway: day to day (upper-body).
Predators: Tommy Novak: out (upper body), Alexandre Carrier: out (upper body), Cody Glass: out (upper-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
