Inside The Rink Game Day Preview
Buffalo Sabres (1-3-0, 2 Pts) at Pittsburgh Penguins (2-2-0, 4 Pts)
Date: Wednesday, October 16
PPG Paints Arena – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: TNT, MAX, TruTV
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Buffalo Sabres +1.5 ML +114
Pittsburgh Penguins +-1.5 ML -135
O/U 6
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Buffalo Sabres Notes:
The Sabres open a three-game road trip after claiming their first victory of the season with a 5-2 home win over the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Saturday. The Sabres were held to a single goal in each of their first three games but finally broke through offensively.
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Pittsburgh Penguins Notes:
The Penguins are 7-2-0 in their last nine games at home against the Buffalo Sabres. The Pens defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Monday.
Buffalo Sabres Lineup:
Peterka-Thompson-Tuch
Benson-Cozens-Quinn
Greenway-McLeod-Zucker
Malenstyn-Krebs-Lafferty
Dahlin-Jokiharju
Byram-Power
Samuelsson-Clifton
Luukkonen
Levi
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Pittsburgh Penguins Lineup:
Beauvillier-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Rakell
O’Connor-Eller-Puljujarvi
Hayes-Glass-Acciari
Grzelcyk-Letang
Pettersson-Karlsson
Graves-St. Ivany
Jarry
Blomqvist
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Players To Watch:
Buffalo Sabres:
Buffalo will likely receive a boost with forward J.J. Peterka expected to return after suffering a concussion in the Oct. 5 clash with the New Jersey Devils in Prague. Peterka practiced the past couple of days on the top line with Thompson and Alex Tuch.
Pittsburgh Penguins:
Sidney Crosby is the active scoring leader against the Sabres with 82 points in 59 games. Evgeni Malkin is second with 69 points in 53 games). Crosby is one point away from becoming the 10th player in NHL history to record 1,600 points.
Injury Report:
Buffalo Sabres: Niclas Aube-Kubel (Lower Body – IR)
Pittsburgh Penguins: Nieto (Knee – IR), Nedeljkovic (Lower Body – IR), Lizotte (Concussion -IR)
Next Game:
Buffalo Sabres: October 16 vs Buffalo at 7:00 pm EST.
Pittsburgh Penguins: October 17 vs Los Angeles at 7:00 pm EST.
