Buffalo visits Pittsburgh after Thompson’s 2-goal game

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Buffalo Sabres (16-19-4, seventh in the Atlantic Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (19-14-4, seventh in the Metropolitan Division)

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Buffalo Sabres (16-19-4, seventh in the Atlantic Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (19-14-4, seventh in the Metropolitan Division)

Pittsburgh; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres visit the Pittsburgh Penguins after Tage Thompson’s two-goal game against the Montreal Canadiens in the Sabres’ 6-1 win.

Pittsburgh is 19-14-4 overall and 10-7-1 in home games. The Penguins have a 17-3-2 record when scoring at least three goals.

Buffalo has gone 8-10-3 in road games and 16-19-4 overall. The Sabres have allowed 132 goals while scoring 117 for a -15 scoring differential.

Saturday’s game is the third time these teams meet this season. The Sabres won the previous meeting 3-2. Thompson scored two goals in the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Evgeni Malkin has scored 14 goals with 18 assists for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby has seven goals and six assists over the last 10 games.

John-Jason Peterka has scored 12 goals with 13 assists for the Sabres. Casey Mittelstadt has five goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Penguins: 7-2-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.4 assists, 3.7 penalties and 9.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.

Sabres: 4-5-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.8 assists, 3.8 penalties and 11.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.

INJURIES: Penguins: John Ludvig: out (undisclosed), Matt Nieto: out (knee).

Sabres: Kyle Okposo: out (lower-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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