NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres with Line Combinations 12/3/2024

Alex Tuch skating for the Buffalo Sabres
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Colorado Avalanche (13-12-0, 26 Pts) at Buffalo Sabres (11-11-2, 24 Pts)
Venue: KeyBank Center
Date: Today – Tuesday, December 3
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: ALT, MSG-B
Radio:
Colorado – Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM / 950 AM
Buffalo – WGR 550 Sports Radio

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Colorado -1.5 ML +170
Buffalo +1.5 ML -218
O/U 6

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Colorado Avalanches News & Notes

After the recent goaltending trade of Scott Wedgewood and Justs Annunen, the Avalanche are looking to solidify their significant goals against problem. The Avalanche currently sit at 31st in the league with 93 goals against.

Buffalo Sabres News & Notes

Buffalo is hosting their Native American Heritage Night this evening against the Avs.

Buffalo is currently 5th in the Atlantic Division, and 3 place out of a Wild Card spot. These next few games will determine the Sabres playoff hopes.

Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Nichushkin

Kovalenko-Mittelstadt-Rantanen

Wood-Ivan-Kiviranta

Bradley-Kelly-O’Connor

Toews-Makar

Girard-Manson

De Haan-Malinski

Georgiev

Wedgewood

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Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines

Peterka-Thompson-Tuch

Benson-Cozens-Quinn

Zucker-Kulich-Quinn

Malenstyn-MacLeod-Lafferty

Dahlin-Byram

Power-Jokiharju

Bryson-Clifton

Luukkonen

Reimer

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Players To Watch:

Colorado Avalanche

Mikko Rantanen is reported to be asking for $14m AAV on his next contract. With 34 points in 25 games, he’s still making a good case for himself. Although, in his last four games, he has 2 points and is -7; not ideal.

Buffalo Sabres

Alex Tuch is a core piece of the Sabres lineup and is currently a point per game player. Does he have more to give this Buffalo roster or will he prop up in trade talks?

Injury Report:

Colorado Avalanche

D Oliver Kylington – OUT
C Jonathan Drouin – OUT
LW Miles Wood – IR
C Ross Colton – IR
LW Gabriel Landeskog – LTIR

Buffalo Sabres

C Jordan Greenway – Week to week
D Mattias Samuelsson – Week to week

Next Game

Colorado Avalanche – December 5 at Carolina Hurricanes
Buffalo Sabres – December 5 vs Winnipeg Jets

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