NHL Game Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres with Line Combinations 12/27/2024

Tage Thompson #72 skating for the Buffalo Sabres
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Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
Venue: KeyBank Center
Date: Tonight – Friday, December 27
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN+
Radio:
Chicago – 720 WGN
Buffalo – 550 WGR

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Chicago +1.5 ML +150
Buffalo -1.5 ML -180
O/U 6

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Chicago Blackhawks News & Notes:

The Blackhawks have lost back-to-back games after losing to the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Monday. Chicago has the tenth-ranked power play and the fourth-ranked penalty kill in the league.

Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:

The Sabres snapped a 13-game losing streak when they defeated the New York Islanders 7-1 on Monday night. Buffalo is 6-10-3 in home games this season. The Sabres have the NHL’s 29th-ranked power play.

Chicago Blackhawks Projected Lines

Hall-Bedard-Bertuzzi

Foligno-Nazar-Donato

Teravainen-Dickinson-Mikheyev

Maroon-Reichel-Anderson

Vlasic-Murphy

Allan-Jones

Korchinski-Brodie

Mrazek

Soderblom

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Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines

Zucker-Thompson-Tuch

Peterka-Cozens-Quinn

Krebs-Kulich-Benson

Malenstyn-McLeod-Lafferty

Dahlin-Byram

Samuelsson-Power

Bryson-Clifton

Luukkonen

Reimer

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Players To Watch:

Chicago Blackhawks

Ryan Donato has 11 goals and nine assists for the Blackhawks. Ilya Mikheyev has scored five goals with three assists over the last ten games.

Buffalo Sabres

Tage Thompson has 17 goals and nine assists for the Sabres. Kulich has four goals and two assists over the last ten games.

Injury Report:

Chicago Blackhawks

G Laurent Brossoit – IR (Non-Roster)
D Alec Martinez – Day to day
C Craig Smith – Day to day

Buffalo Sabres

LW Jordan Greenway – Out Long Term

Next Game

Chicago Blackhawks – December 29 vs Dallas Stars
Buffalo Sabres – December 29 at St. Louis Blues

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