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Buffalo Sabres (46-21-8, 100 pts) at Ottawa Senators (38-26-10, 86 pts)

Venue: Canadian Tire Centre
Date: Thursday, April 2
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/MSG-B/RDS2/TSN5
Radio: 550 WGR AM/TSN 1200 CFGO-AM

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Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:

The Sabres picked up their second straight win on Tuesday with a 4-3 win over the Islanders. They’re recorded points in eight of their last nine games, averaging 3.4 goals per game while allowing 2.6 goals per game.

Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

The Senators suffered their third straight loss in a 6-3 defeat to the Panthers on Tuesday night. During their skid, they’re averaging 2.7 goals per game while allowing 4.7 goals per game.

Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines

Krebs-Thompson-Tuch
Zucker-McLeod-Quinn
Benson-Norris-Doan
Greenway-Carrick-Malenstyn

Samuelsson-Dahlin
Byram-Power
Stanley-Metsa

Luukkonen
Lyon

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Ottawa Senators Projected Lines:

Batherson-Stutzle-Giroux
Tkachuk-Cozens-Greig
Cousins-Pinto-Amadio
Foegele-Eller-Zetterlund

Kleven-Zub
Mantipalo-Thomson
Spence-Yakemchuk

Ullmark
Reimer

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Players To Watch:

Buffalo Sabres

Bowen Byram has a point in each game against the Senators this season. He has two goals and two assists against them this season.

Ottawa Senators

Tim Stutzle has a goal in each game against the Sabres this season.

Injury Report:

Buffalo Sabres

F Noah Ostlund – DTD
F Jiri Kulich – IR
F Justin Danforth – IR

Ottawa Senators

D Jake Sanderson – Out
D Nick Jensen – DTD
D Dennis Gilbert – DTD
D Thomas Chabot – Out

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