Buffalo Sabres (14-14-2, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Arizona Coyotes (9-14-4, seventh in the Central Division)
Tempe, Arizona; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Sabres -157, Coyotes +134; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Coyotes host the Buffalo Sabres after Clayton Keller scored two goals in the Coyotes' 5-4 win against the New York Islanders.
Arizona is 9-14-4 overall and 4-2-1 in home games. The Coyotes are 4-8-3 when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent.
Buffalo is 14-14-2 overall and 7-6-0 on the road. The Sabres have a 14-6-2 record in games they score three or more goals.
The teams meet Saturday for the fourth time this season. The Coyotes won 4-1 in the previous matchup. Keller led the Coyotes with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matias Maccelli has two goals and 18 assists for the Coyotes. Keller has scored five goals and added five assists over the last 10 games.
Victor Olofsson has scored 13 goals with five assists for the Sabres. Tage Thompson has 11 goals and nine assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Coyotes: 3-5-2, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.1 assists, 5.3 penalties and 12.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.9 goals per game.
Sabres: 5-3-2, averaging 4.3 goals, 7.3 assists, four penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Coyotes: Andrew Ladd: out (undisclosed).
Sabres: Jacob Bryson: day to day (lower body), Eric Comrie: out (undisclosed), Ilya Lyubushkin: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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