Buffalo Sabres (13-15-3, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Arizona Coyotes (14-13-2, fifth in the Central Division)
Tempe, Arizona; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Coyotes -120, Sabres -102; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres visit the Arizona Coyotes after Casey Mittelstadt's two-goal game against the Vegas Golden Knights in the Sabres' 5-2 win.
Arizona has a 9-5-0 record at home and a 14-13-2 record overall. The Coyotes serve 11.8 penalty minutes per game to rank third in NHL play.
Buffalo is 13-15-3 overall and 7-8-2 on the road. The Sabres have conceded 102 goals while scoring 90 for a -12 scoring differential.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams square off this season. The Sabres won 5-2 in the last matchup. Mittelstadt led the Sabres with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Michael Carcone has 14 goals and three assists for the Coyotes. Lawson Crouse has scored four goals with three assists over the past 10 games.
Rasmus Dahlin has scored seven goals with 18 assists for the Sabres. Dylan Cozens has one goal and six assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Coyotes: 6-4-0, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.9 assists, 3.2 penalties and seven penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
Sabres: 4-5-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 4.5 assists, 3.1 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Coyotes: Vladislav Kolyachonok: out (lower body), Bryan Little: out for season (upper body), Jakub Voracek: out (concussion), Sean Durzi: day to day (lower body), Barrett Hayton: out (upper body), Travis Boyd: out (upper body), Shea Weber: out (ankle).
Sabres: Zemgus Girgensons: out (lower body), Jeff Skinner: out (upper-body), Jack Quinn: out (achilles), Jordan Greenway: out (upper-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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