{"time":1772554842586,"blocks":[{"id":"gtyi57N5Wp","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"3/3/26 - 7:00 pm at KeyBank Center, in Buffalo, NY"}},{"id":"OiD6gIbaRZ","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Buffalo – 35-19-6 | - 76 points – 2nd place in the Atlantic Division"}},{"id":"zKe4SIV7kY","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Vegas – 28-18-14 | - 70 points – 1st place in the Pacific Division"}},{"id":"FebPvjIIjJ","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":" "}},{"id":"dT1PpB7toQ","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Special Teams"}},{"id":"nc-bJZo9I5","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Buffalo"}},{"id":"8Ctyd4d7HY","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Power Play – 20.0% (17th)"}},{"id":"z1fVbuJRXw","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Penalty Kill – 82.8% (6th)"}},{"id":"0ly0zsVIx0","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Vegas"}},{"id":"O7fxjdM7ty","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Power Play – 25.6% (6th)"}},{"id":"dVfiR_khz-","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Penalty Kill - 80.6% (11th)"}},{"id":"1Hn8hxfkji","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Top Scorers"}},{"id":"IOgHmyiiJc","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Buffalo"}},{"id":"jv6H2M8usv","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Tage Thompson: 60 GP, 32 G, 31 A, 63 PTS"}},{"id":"mkUcu4n8i6","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Alex Tuch: 59 GP, 24 G, 27 A, 51 PTS"}},{"id":"aiQiSfnu-V","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Rasmus Dahlin: 56 GP, 12 G, 39 A, 51 PTS"}},{"id":"soIemYDSCf","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Vegas"}},{"id":"gRfvZAw93i","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Jack Eichel: 52 GP, 21 G, 47 A, 68 PTS"}},{"id":"bK8ovZweSG","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Mark Stone: 43 GP, 21 G, 39 A, 60 PTS"}},{"id":"LZqrK8DdgX","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Mitch Marner: 59 GP, 16 G, 43 A, 59 PTS"}},{"id":"ogr02qW_O9","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":" "}},{"id":"wJ7oCdIKU6","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Starting Goalies(projected)"}},{"id":"LoaSVLiCMF","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Buffalo – Alex Lyon (15-8-3, 2.65 GAA, .914 Sv %)"}},{"id":"8wh9Me4its","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Vegas – Adin Hill (5-4-3, 3.47 GAA, .858 Sv %) "}},{"id":"q4yKv8IPfu","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Other Sabres Stories"}},{"id":"hxUdTD46Ez","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Six Former Sabres Who Signed Elsewhere"}},{"id":"mmat59s8","type":"video","data":{"url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/6a91a8f6-543a-48e5-b29f-fd9d2d19a9c2/mp4","caption":"Rasmus Dahlin - Norris contender?","autoplay":false,"controls":true,"muted":false,"stretched":true,"width":0,"height":0,"image":{"url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/6a91a8f6-543a-48e5-b29f-fd9d2d19a9c2/thumbnail"},"cdn":{"videoId":"6a91a8f6-543a-48e5-b29f-fd9d2d19a9c2","libraryId":"372172","collectionId":"30032062-eefd-4041-a355-12ad05bc987b","cdnBaseUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net","mp4Url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/6a91a8f6-543a-48e5-b29f-fd9d2d19a9c2/mp4","thumbnailUrl":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/6a91a8f6-543a-48e5-b29f-fd9d2d19a9c2/thumbnail","previewAnimationUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net/6a91a8f6-543a-48e5-b29f-fd9d2d19a9c2/preview.webp"}}},{"id":"pR4lcg02Ss","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Sabres Line Combinations and Pairings (projected)"}},{"id":"6uCqRsTA6u","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Forwards"}},{"id":"alO1E944d9","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Peyton Krebs - Tage Thompson - Alex Tuch"}},{"id":"KW2UenljNL","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Noah Ostlund - Josh Norris - Josh Doan"}},{"id":"r-NUzdEy5O","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Jason Zucker - Ryan McLeod - Jack Quinn "}},{"id":"EnVQVcdpLC","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Josh Dunne - Tyson Kozak - Beck Malenstyn"}},{"id":"XDVfLjTLEX","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Ex. Anton Wahlberg "}},{"id":"32IpG-X9aX","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Defense"}},{"id":"agA_C-yIww","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Mattias Samuelsson - Rasmus Dahlin"}},{"id":"l3OdPIre8b","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Bowen Byram - Owen Power"}},{"id":"PacK5yYj6O","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Zach Metsa -. Michael Kesselring"}},{"id":"MRoO7MXEmp","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Ex. Jacob Bryson"}},{"id":"PS5zlI5sGP","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Goaltenders"}},{"id":"uGCXZrK2CO","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Alex Lyon"}},{"id":"2YwuHUgJ-2","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen"}},{"id":"Lb9qW17cW1","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Colten Ellis"}},{"id":"lt6X4v9orc","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Injuries"}},{"id":"tAbEpXWljp","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Justin Danforth (lower body, Oct. 18; injured reserve)"}},{"id":"YuO2MmLb9U","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Jiri Kulich (blood clot, Nov. 4; injured reserve) "}},{"id":"kM3Rk_cTD5","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Conor Timmins (broken leg, Dec. 20; injured reserve)"}},{"id":"h94mZzMPGd","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Zach Benson (upper-body, Feb 3, day-to-day)"}},{"id":"VuFS80h7k5","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":" "}},{"id":"aWuZFmDQhv","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Notes"}},{"id":"t5z00up0qP","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The Sabres have earned at least one point in 10 of their last 12 contests (9-2-1), including wins in each of their last three games."}},{"id":"cEwc7dHlCK","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"A win tonight would give the Sabres their third winning streak of four or more games this season. Since Dec. 9 the Sabres rank first among all NHL teams in wins (24), regulation wins (21) and points (50)."}},{"id":"SztJH-ELMf","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Tage Thompson has recorded 42 points (20+22) in his last 35 games, "}},{"id":"Oj6TbBv8Tt","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"including 32 points (14+18) in his last 25 games. Thompson is riding a seven-game point streak (4+3) and a point tonight would give him his longest point streak of the season. With a point tonight, he would match the longest point streak of his career (eight games; Oct. 12 to Nov. 1, 2024; 6+6)."}},{"id":"XJNp3Vl_6K","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 22 points (8+14) in his last 17 games, "}},{"id":"fC-BKjXNNL","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"including five points (1+4) in his last five."}},{"id":"fwVtu83XGW","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Ryan McLeod has recorded 20 points (4+16) in his last 20 games, including 11 assists in his last 11 games."}},{"id":"EegX3KZR4Y","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"In his last five games, Peyton Krebs has collected seven points (3+4)."}},{"id":"kgdxJRojDa","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Bowen Byram has registered an assist in four straight games, which is the longest assist streak of his career. Zach Benson has posted an assist in back-to-back games."}},{"id":"eimXzk8JSW","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"In his last four games, Josh Norris has registered four points (2+2), "}},{"id":"iqi0I5HR__","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"including at least one point in back-to-back games."}},{"id":"8DgNYAqeAL","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Alex Tuch has recorded at least one point in two consecutive games and he has three points (2+1) in that span."}},{"id":"KQeGiaMpVc","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Dating back to Jan. 19, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has appeared in five "}},{"id":"LZPHzAHHkQ","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"games and he has made 125 saves on 134 shots (.933) in that span."}},{"id":"h6tPurqZqn","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Since Jan. 20, Alex Lyon has made 215 saves on 230 shots (.935) in seven games played."}},{"id":"6B-7Z14LI3","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":" "}},{"id":"bhxHrhhbnG","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Follow Michael on X, Instagram @MikeInBuffalo"}},{"id":"Div-za-Tog","type":"image","data":{"caption":"THN.com/Free","withBorder":false,"withBackground":false,"size":"full","alignment":"center","linkUrl":"","file":{"url":"https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/325856ca-b8db-4e49-9b7b-82d2506d1eb6.jpeg","width":1920,"height":1080}}}],"version":"2.31.0"}

Zach Benson highlights Sabres' 2023 development camp roster