GDT: Game 41: Panthers @ Sabres - 1/3 7pm ET (MSG-B, WGR 550)

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Game Preview: 1/3/19 vs. Florida


LAST GAME
Monday, December 31
NY Islanders 3 at Buffalo 1
Goals: Okposo
Goalie: Hutton (30 saves/32 shots); 1 ENG
PP: 1/2; PK: 2/2; Shots: Buffalo 40 – NY Islanders 33

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 158)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Scott Wilson (ankle, Oct. 4; injured reserve) – 40 games
Casey Nelson (upper body, Dec. 8; injured reserve) – 11 games
Zemgus Girgensons (upper body, Dec. 29; injured reserve) – 2 games

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
12/29: Recalled G Scott Wedgewood from Rochester (AHL); Activated F Jason Pominville from IR; Placed F Zemgus Girgensons on IR
12/30: Assigned G Scott Wedgewood to Rochester (AHL)
12/31: Recalled F C.J. Smith from Rochester (AHL)

UPCOMING GAMES
Saturday, Jan. 5: Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 8: New Jersey at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 11: Buffalo at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 12: Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 14: Buffalo at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

TONIGHT’S GAME
PANTHERS at SABRES

  • This is the third of four meetings between the Sabres and Panthers this season.
  • Last meeting: Florida defeated Buffalo 5-2 in Buffalo on Dec. 18, 2018
  • Next meeting: Thuesday, Feb. 19 in Florida
  • The Sabres are 2-6-2 in their last 10 games vs. the Panthers; 3-7-0 at home.
  • This is the 99th game all-time between Buffalo and Florida; Buffalo has a 48-41-9 series record.
THIS DAY IN SABRES HISTORY
  • The Sabres are 11-5-5 all-time on January 3.
  • January 3, 1974: Rick Martin opens the scoring and then scores twice more to earn his fifth career hat trick as the Sabres dispatch the Penguins 6-1.
  • January 3, 1993: Alexander Mogilny scores twice (and assists on Brad May’s overtime goal), stretching his goal streak to eight games to tie a franchise record.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
  • The Sabres are 7-4-3 against the Atlantic Division this season, including a 4-2-2 record at home.
  • Buffalo entered play Wednesday ranked fifth in the NHL with a penalty kill percentage of 83.8 percent this season and ranked first during the month of December with a 91.7 percent success rate.
  • Jack Eichel’s 18 multi-point games this season tied him for second-most in the league entering play Wednesday and have already matched his single-season high.
  • With no wins in their last seven games against Florida, Buffalo needs a win tonight to avoid the team’s first-ever eight-game winless streak against the Panthers.
  • Sam Reinhart has 15 points (8+7) in 15 career games against the Panthers, including five multi-point games and points in each of the last five meetings (3+4). His point-per-game rate against Florida ties his output against Nashville (6+1 in 7 GP) for his best against any NHL team.
  • Jeff Skinner has recorded eight points (6+2) in his last seven games against Florida.
  • Carter Hutton is 2-1-0 in four career appearances against the Panthers with a .933 save percentage and a 2.03 goals-against average.
 

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Pilut
 

ek93

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Just f***ing win. I don't care what it takes at this point. Give me a 1-0 win on an own goal by Florida credited to Remi Elie. I really don't care.
 

Gordo21

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I'm really not generally a negative person, but we don't match up well at all with this team.

And believe it or not Berglund is missed.
 

Der Jaeger

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Not defending Housley, but that’s him in front of the media. Belichick is a wet rope in front of the media. He’s different in the locker room for sure.

If anything, Housley gives dry interviews.
 

Reddawg

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- Buffalo is 2-76-0-1 in their last 79 gp with Florida
Funny, but we have legitimately lost the last seven times we've played them. Eight losses out of the last ten meetings.

I'd actually be tempted to put some money on us tonight...trends are made to be bucked.
 
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