Buffalo Sabres (8-8-1, 17 Pts) at Philadelphia Flyers (7-8-2, 16 Pts)
Venue: Wells Fargo Center
Date: Tonight – Saturday, November 16
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: NBC Sports Network PHI, MSG-, ESPN+
Radio:
Buffalo – WGR 550 Sports Radio
Philadelphia – 97.5 FM WPEN, Flyers Radio 24/7
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Buffalo Sabres +1.5 ML -270
Philadelphia Flyers -1.5 ML +220
O/U 6
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Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:
The Sabres currently sit a couple of points away from playoff position in the Atlantic Division as we close in on US Thanksgiving. Capitalizing on teams with injury issues like the Flyers could help make a difference in the standings come April.
Philadelphia Flyers News & Notes:
Travis Konecny currently leads the Flyers in points with 19(9 goals, 10 assists); look for Konecny to continue his scoring pace to keep this Flyers group competitive.
Matvei Michkov has 13 points in 16 games and is an early-season favorite for the Calder Trophy.
Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines
Benson-McLeod-Tuch
Peterka-Cozens-Quinn
Greenway-Krebs-Zucker
Malenstyn-Lafferty-Aube-Kubel
Dahlin-Byram
Power-Bryson
Jokiharju-Clifton
Levi
Luukkonen
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Philadelphia Flyers Projected Lines
Tippett-Couturier-Konecny
Farabee-Laughton-Brink
Richard-Frost-Foerster
Deslauriers-Cates-Hathaway
Sanheim-Drysdale
Seeler-Ristolainen
Andrae-Zamula
Fedotov
Kolosov
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Philadelphia Hockey – Inside The Rink
Players To Watch:
Buffalo Sabres
Alex Tuch has 16 points in 17 games and is one of the heart-and-soul players for the Sabres. He will look to lead this team into a playoff hunt.
Philadelphia Flyers
Ivan Fedotov will take over the net for the Flyers while Ersson is out with an injury. Fedotov struggled early this season and will look to improve his play while getting more reps.
Injury Report:
Buffalo Sabres
LW Jordan Greenway – undisclosed injury
D Mattias Samuelsson – week-to-week
C Tage Thompson – IR
Philadelphia Flyers
D Ryan Ellis – LTIR – Out indefinitely
D Cam York – IR – Out at least two weeks
C Ryan Poehling – IR – Out indefinitely
G Samuel Ersson – out 1-2 weeks
C Sean Couturier – game-time decision
D Jamie Drysdale – IR
Next Game
Buffalo Sabres – November 20 at Los Angeles Kings
Philadelphia Flyers – November 18 at Colorado Avalanche
