Buffalo Sabres (33-31-5, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (42-18-8, first in the Pacific Division)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Canucks -200, Sabres +166; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres visit the Vancouver Canucks after Jeff Skinner recorded a hat trick in the Sabres' 6-2 win against the Seattle Kraken.
Vancouver is 42-18-8 overall and 21-7-4 at home. The Canucks have scored 238 total goals (3.5 per game) to rank third in NHL play.
Buffalo has gone 16-14-4 on the road and 33-31-5 overall. The Sabres have a +two scoring differential, with 205 total goals scored and 203 conceded.
Tuesday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Canucks won the last matchup 1-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brock Boeser has 36 goals and 30 assists for the Canucks. Quinn Hughes has one goal and seven assists over the past 10 games.
John-Jason Peterka has scored 21 goals with 19 assists for the Sabres. Skinner has five goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 5-3-2, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.6 assists, 2.7 penalties and six penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.
Sabres: 6-3-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 4.8 assists, three penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canucks: Dakota Joshua: out (hand), Thatcher Demko: out (undisclosed), Tucker Poolman: out (head).
Sabres: Mattias Samuelsson: out for season (upper body), Jack Quinn: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
