OTP - Sabres Need To Bounce Back From A Slow Start 10/22/24 at 7:00 pm at Key Bank Center in Buffalo, NY Record Buffalo – 2-4-1 | 5 points – 7th place in Atlantic Division Dallas – 5-1-0 | 10 points – 2nd place in Central Division Special Teams Buffalo Power Play – 0.0% (T-31st) Penalty Kill – 72.7% (27th) Dallas Power Play – 11.1% (29th) Penalty Kill - 95.2% (1st) Top Scorers Buffalo Alex Tuch: 7 GP, 2 G, 5 A, 7 PTS JJ Peterka: 5 GP, 4 G, 2 A, 6 PTS Tage Thompson: 7 GP, 4 G, 2 A, 6 PTS Dallas Roope Hintz: 6 GP, 3 G, 4 A, 7 PTS Logan Stankoven: 6 GP, 0 G, 7 A, 7 PTS Mason Marchment: 6 GP, 2 G, 4 A, 6 PTS Starting Goalies Buffalo – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1-2-1, 3.26 GAA, .895 save %) Dallas – Jake Oettinger (4-0-0, 1.48 GAA, .953 save %) Line Combinations and Pairings Buffalo Forwards JJ Peterka-Tage Thompson-Alex Tuch Jiri Kulich-Dylan Cozens-Jack Quinn Jason Zucker-Ryan McLeod-Jordan Greenway Beck Malenstyn-Peyton Krebs-Sam Lafferty Defense Rasmus Dahlin-Henri Jokiharju Bowen Byram-Owen Power Mattias Samuelsson-Connor Clifton Ex. Dennis Gilbert, Jacob Bryson Goaltenders Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Devon Levi Injuries Nicolas Aube-Kubel (IR - Lower Body) Zach Benson(day-to-day - Lower Body) Notes Tage Thompson is riding a four-game point streak (3+2) and a point in tonight’s game would give him his first point streak of five or more games since he notched at least one point in five consecutive games from March 16 to 24, 2024 (3+4). Ryan McLeod has recorded one point in each of his last four games (3+1) and a point in tonight’s game would extend the longest point streak of his career to five games. McLeod has scored one goal in three consecutive games and a goal in tonight’s game would give him the longest goal streak of his career. JJ Peterka has registered four goals in his last three games, including at least one goal in each of those games. During his current three-game point streak, Peterka has recorded five points (4+1). Dylan Cozens has tallied one assist in each of his last two games and he would match the longest assist streak of his career with an assist in tonight’s game. Owen Power has notched one point in back-to-back games (1+1). In his last four games, Jason Zucker has posted four assists. Alex Tuch has recorded seven points (2+5) in his last six games, including three points (2+1) in his last two home contests. LATEST THN BUFFALO STORIES Sabres Playoff Chances Rest On Scorers Bouncing Back [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/sabres-playoff-chances-rest-on-scorers-bouncing-back] Sabres Say They Are Ready For Accountability [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/sabres-say-they-are-ready-to-be-held-accountable] Follow Michael on X @MikeInBuffalo [https://twitter.com/MikeInBuffalo]
