Buffalo Sabres (14-17-3, seventh in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Rangers (22-8-1, first in the Metropolitan Division)
New York; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Rangers -201, Sabres +166; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres visit the New York Rangers after Jeff Skinner scored two goals in the Sabres' 9-3 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
New York is 22-8-1 overall and 10-4-0 in home games. The Rangers are 11-5-0 in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.
Buffalo is 14-17-3 overall and 7-9-2 on the road. The Sabres are 4-5-2 in one-goal games.
Saturday's game is the third time these teams match up this season. The Sabres won 5-1 in the previous meeting. Skinner led the Sabres with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mika Zibanejad has scored 12 goals with 18 assists for the Rangers. Artemi Panarin has five goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
Skinner has 14 goals and 11 assists for the Sabres. Kyle Okposo has five goals and two assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 6-4-0, averaging 3.4 goals, 6.1 assists, 3.7 penalties and 9.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
Sabres: 4-5-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 4.9 assists, three penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Rangers: Kaapo Kakko: out (undisclosed), Filip Chytil: out (upper-body).
Sabres: Zemgus Girgensons: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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