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Buffalo Sabres (5-5-4, 14 pts) at Carolina Hurricanes (9-4-0, 18 pts)
Venue: Lenovo Center
Date: Saturday, November 8
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch:Â ESPN+/MSG-B/FDSNSO
Radio:Â 99.9 FM The Fan/550 AM WGR
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Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:
The Sabres dropped their second straight on Thursday in a 3-0 shutout loss to the Blues. The loss also snapped a seven-game point streak. They’re now 3-1-4 in their last eight games, averaging 2.9 goals per game while allowing 3.1 goals per game.
Carolina Hurricanes News & Notes:
The Hurricanes picked up their second straight win on Thursday over the Wild 4-3. It was their third win in their last four games; they’re averaging 3.5 goals per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game during that stretch.
Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines:
Rosen-Ostlund-Thompson
Doan-McLeod-Tuch
Greenway-Kozak-Quinn
Dunne-Krebs-Malenstyn
Samuelsson-Dahlin
Power-Timmins
Byram-Kesselring
Luukkonen
Ellis
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Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lines:
Svechnikov-Aho-Jarvis
Ehlers-Stankoven-Blake
Hall-Staal-Martinook
Kotkaniemi-Jankowski-Nadeau
Nikishin-Walker
Miller-Chatfield
Reilly-Nystrom
Kochetkov
Andersen
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Players To Watch:
Buffalo Sabres
Ryan McLeod had five points in three games against the Hurricanes with three goals and two assists; the three goals came on a hat trick.
Carolina Hurricanes
Jesperi Kotkaniemi, in three meetings last season against Buffalo, finished with two assists; he was the only Carolina player with multiple points against the Sabres.
Injury Report:
Buffalo Sabres
F Josh Norris – IR
F Justin Danforth – IR
F Jason Zucker – DTD
F Jiri Kulich – IR
F Zach Benson – IR
Carolina Hurricanes
D Jaccob Slavin – IR
D Shayne Gostisbehere – Out
F Eric Robinson – IR
F William Carrier – Out
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