Sabres take on the Flyers on losing streak

Philadelphia Flyers (33-38-10, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (35-39-7, in the Atlantic Division)

Buffalo, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres look to break a four-game skid when they play the Philadelphia Flyers.

Buffalo has a 35-39-7 record overall and a 22-15-3 record on its home ice. The Sabres rank ninth in NHL play with 260 total goals (averaging 3.2 per game).

Philadelphia has a 33-38-10 record overall and a 13-18-9 record on the road. The Flyers are 10-14-4 in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents.

Thursday’s game is the third meeting between these teams this season. The Flyers won 7-4 in the previous meeting. Matvei Michkov led the Flyers with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: John-Jason Peterka has 27 goals and 39 assists for the Sabres. Tage Thompson has eight goals and one assist over the past 10 games.

Owen Tippett has 21 goals and 22 assists for the Flyers. Tyson Foerster has eight goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 5-4-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 5.6 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.

Flyers: 5-4-1, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.4 assists, 2.8 penalties and 6.4 penalty minutes while giving up 4.1 goals per game.

INJURIES: Sabres: None listed.

Flyers: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.