Florida visits Buffalo following overtime victory
Florida Panthers (47-15-6, first in the Atlantic) vs. Buffalo Sabres (25-33-11, sixth in the Atlantic)
Buffalo, New York; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT
LINE: Sabres +227, Panthers -280; over/under is 7
BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres host Florida after the Panthers knocked off New Jersey 7-6 in overtime.
The Sabres have gone 7-10-4 against division opponents. Buffalo averages just 3.2 penalties per game, the fewest in the league. Rasmus Dahlin leads them averaging 0.4.
The Panthers are 29-7-3 in Eastern Conference play. Florida averages 11.1 points per game to lead the Eastern Conference, recording 4.1 goals and 7.0 assists per game.
In their last meeting on March 7, Florida won 6-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dahlin leads the Sabres with 34 assists and has 43 points this season. Tage Thompson has seven goals and four assists over the last 10 games for Buffalo.
Aleksander Barkov leads the Panthers with 33 goals and has 70 points. Jonathan Huberdeau has five goals over the last 10 games for Florida.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 6-1-3, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.2 assists, 2.5 penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game with an .896 save percentage.
Panthers: 7-2-1, averaging 3.8 goals, six assists, four penalties and 9.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game with a .900 save percentage.
INJURIES: Sabres: None listed.
Panthers: Noel Acciari: out (upper body), Jonas Johansson: out (covid-19), Markus Nutivaara: out (undisclosed), Patric Hornqvist: out (undisclosed).
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