OTP - Sending Levi To The AHL Is The Right Move 11/27/24 – 7:00 pm EST at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY Record Buffalo – 11-9-1 | 23 points – 4th place in the Atlantic Division Minnesota – 13-4-4 | 30 points – 2nd place in the Central Division Special Teams Buffalo Power Play – 18.6% (18th) Penalty Kill – 78.8% (18th) Minnesota Power Play – 15.3% (27th) Penalty Kill – 68.8% (31st) Top Scorers Buffalo Alex Tuch: 21 GP, 7 G, 14 A, 21 PTS Rasmus Dahlin: 21 GP, 6 G, 13 A, 19 PTS Tage Thompson: 16 GP, 11 G, 7 A, 18 PTS Minnesota Kirill Kaprizov: 20 GP, 13 G, 21 A, 34 PTS Matt Boldy: 21 GP, 11 G, 11 A, 22 PTS Marco Rossi: 21 GP, 6 G, 11 A, 17 PTS Starting Goalies Buffalo – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (8-4-1, 2.55 GAA, .910 save %) Minnesota – Filip Gustavsson (9-4-3, 2.18 GAA, .923 save %) Line Combinations and Pairings Buffalo Forwards JJ Peterka – Tage Thompson - Alex Tuch Zach Benson - Dylan Cozens - Peyton Krebs Jason Zucker - Jiri Kulich - Jack Quinn Beck Malenstyn - Ryan McLeod - Sam Lafferty Ex. Nicolas Aube-Kubel Defense Rasmus Dahlin - Bowen Byram Owen Power - Henri Jokiharju Jacob Bryson - Connor Clifton Ex. Dennis Gilbert Goaltenders Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen James Reimer Injuries Jordan Greenway (week – to - week – middle body) Mattias Samuelsson (IR – lower body) Notes Buffalo has earned at least one point in six consecutive games against Minnesota (5-0-1), the team’s longest point streak against the Wild in franchise history. Four of the last six contests between the Sabres and the Wild have been decided in overtime or a shootout. Alex Tuch is riding a six-game point streak and he has recorded nine points (3+6) in that span. Rasmus Dahlin has notched 17 points (6+11) in his last 13 games, including at least one point in seven straight home games (3+8). Tage Thompson has recorded at least one point in four consecutive games and he has five points (4+1) in that span. Thompson has scored one goal in four straight games and a goal in tonight’s game would give him the longest goal streak of his career. JJ Peterka has registered at least one point in four consecutive home contests (3+3). A point in tonight’s game would give Peterka the longest home point streak of his career. In his last three home games, Owen Power has tallied four assists, including at least one assist in each of those games. Follow Michael on X @MikeInBuffalo [https://twitter.com/MikeInBuffalo]
