Colorado Avalanche (13-12, in the Central Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (11-11-2, in the Atlantic Division)
Buffalo, New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres play the Colorado Avalanche as losers of three games in a row.
Buffalo is 6-6-1 at home and 11-11-2 overall. The Sabres have a -2 scoring differential, with 71 total goals scored and 73 given up.
Colorado is 13-12 overall and 6-5-0 in road games. The Avalanche have a 6-1-0 record in one-goal games.
The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rasmus Dahlin has six goals and 13 assists for the Sabres. Alex Tuch has four goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
Mikko Rantanen has 15 goals and 19 assists for the Avalanche. Valeri Nichushkin has scored three goals and added three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 5-4-1, averaging 2.4 goals, 3.6 assists, 4.2 penalties and 8.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
Avalanche: 6-4-0, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.6 assists, 2.8 penalties and 5.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Sabres: None listed.
Avalanche: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
