Buffalo hoping to stay mathematically alive in the Eastern Conference Playoff race
4/05/24 – 7:00 pm EST at Key Bank Center in Buffalo, NY
Record
Buffalo – 36-35-5 | 77 points – 6th place in Atlantic Division
Philadelphia – 36-29-11 | 83 points – 3rd place in Metropolitan Division
Special Teams
Buffalo
Power Play – 15.6% (29th)
Penalty Kill – 79.5% (17th)
Philadelphia
Power Play – 21.0% (17th)
Penalty Kill – 79.4% (19th)
Top Scorers
Buffalo
Rasmus Dahlin: 75 GP, 18 G, 38 A, 56 PTS
Alex Tuch: 69 GP, 20 G, 34 A, 54 PTS
Jeff Skinner: 65 GP, 27 G, 25 A, 52 PTS
Philadelphia
Travis Konecny: 70 GP, 31 G, 34 A, 65 PTS
Owen Tippett: 72 GP, 27 G, 22 A, 49 PTS
Joel Farabee: 76 GP, 21 G, 28 A, 49 PTS
Starting Goalies
Buffalo – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(25-20-3, 2.57 GAA, .910 save %)
Philadelphia – Ivan Fedotov (0-0-1, 3.15 GAA, .905 save %)
Line Combinations and Pairings
Buffalo
Forwards
JJ Peterka-Tage Thompson-Alex Tuch
Zach Benson-Dylan Cozens-Jack Quinn
Jeff Skinner-Peyton Krebs-Lukas Rousek
Eric Robinson-Zemgus Girgensons-Victor Olofsson
Ex. Tyson Jost
Defense
Owen Power-Rasmus Dahlin
Bowen Byram-Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson-Connor Clifton
Ex. Kale Clague
Goaltenders
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Eric Comrie
Injuries
Jordan Greenway (day-to-day)
Notes
24 of the last 26 matchups between Buffalo and Philadelphia have been decided in regulation, including each of the last 10. In his last 11 games,
Alex Tuch has tallied 14 points (3+11), including five points (1+4) in his last three games. Tuch has registered five points (3+2) in his last three games against the Flyers.
Tage Thompson has recorded 17 points (9+8) in his last 12 games, including six goals and nine points in his last five contests. In his last seven games against Philadelphia, Thompson has posted nine points (6+3). Among all Sabres skaters this season, Thompson ranks first in goals per game (0.42) and points per game (0.80) and he is second in goals (27). Since March 1, Thompson leads all Sabres skaters in points (17), even-strength points (14), shots (54) and plus/minus (plus-10). In that span, Thompson is tied for the team lead in goals (9), even-strength goals (7) and powerplay goals (2). Thompson registered four goals on March 29 vs. New Jersey and he has re
JJ Peterka has posted 11 points (8+3) in his last 11 games, including seven goals in his last six games. Peterka is the youngest Sabres skater since Jack Eichel from Dec. 8 to 18, 2018 (7+5) to record seven or more goals in a six-game span. Peterka has notched one assist in back-to-back games against the Flyers.
Rasmus Dahlin has registered four points (1+3) in his last three games.
Jeff Skinner has recorded 11 points (4+7) in his last nine games against Philadelphia.
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