The Chicago Blackhawks will be on the road to take on the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center. Chicago has a record of 12-21-2. Buffalo has a record of 12-19-4. These two teams faced each other once this season with Buffalo winning the matchup. The puck drops at 7 PM EST.
Blackhawks Lose Two Straight
Chicago was a +185 underdog in their last game and they lost 4-3 against the Minnesota Wild. Taylor Hall had two assists. Connor Bedard, Jason Dickinson, and Nick Foligno each scored a goal. Arvid Soderblom stopped 23 of 26 shots faced.
The Blackhawks have been poor on offense this season. They scored three or fewer goals in seven of their last 10 games. Chicago ranks 28th in goals per game and 30th in shots per game. Connor Bedard leads the team with 30 points.
The defense and goaltending have been poor for the Blackhawks this season. They rank 24th in goals against per game and 27th in shots against per game. Petr Mrazek has a 7-12-1 record with a 2.94 GAA and .902 SV%. Arvid Soderblom has a record of 5-8-1 with a 2.60 GAA and .911 SV%.
Sabres Snap Thirteen Game Losing Streak
Buffalo was a +135 underdog in their previous game but they won 7-1 against the New York Islanders. Rasmus Dahlin had four assists. Jiri Kulich scored twice and had an assist. Jack Quinn scored a goal and had an assist. Dylan Cozens had two assists. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 27 of 28 shots faced.
The Sabres have been poor on offense this season. They scored two or fewer goals in six of their last 10 games. The Sabres rank 19th in goals per game and 25th in shots per game. Tage Thompson leads the team with 26 points. Alex Tuch and JJ Peterka each have 25 points. Jason Zucker has 23 points.
The defense and goaltending have been poor for Buffalo this season. They rank 27th in goals against per game and 20th in shots against per game. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has a record of 9-11-3 with a 3.03 GAA and .895 SV%. James Reimer has a record of 1-2-1 with a 2.45 GAA and .902 SV%. Rasmus Dahlin has 23 points.
