Montreal Canadiens (22-22-7, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (22-21-7, fifth in the Atlantic Division)
Buffalo, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Jack Eichel leads Buffalo into a matchup against Montreal. He currently ranks eighth in the NHL with 63 points, scoring 29 goals and recording 34 assists.
The Sabres are 11-14-4 in Eastern Conference games. Buffalo has scored 29 power-play goals, converting on 19.3% of chances.
The Canadiens are 5-9-2 against Atlantic Division opponents. Montreal has given up 32 power-play goals, killing 78.7% of opponent chances.
In their last meeting on Oct. 9, Buffalo won 5-4. Eichel recorded a team-high 4 points for the Sabres.
TOP PERFORMERS: Eichel leads the Sabres with 29 goals, adding 34 assists and
Tomas Tatar leads the Canadiens with 44 points, scoring 17 goals and collecting 27 assists. Ilya Kovalchuk has collected 8 points over the last 10 games for Montreal.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 4-5-1, averaging 2.4 goals, 3.8 assists, 3.4 penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game with a .922 save percentage.
Sabres: 5-5-0, averaging three goals, 4.7 assists, 3.5 penalties and 8.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game with a .911 save percentage.
INJURIES: Sabres: Linus Ullmark: day to day (lower-body).
Canadiens: Brendan Gallagher: day to day (concussion).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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