Sabres take on the Jets following Thompson’s 2-goal showing

Winnipeg Jets (18-8, in the Central Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (11-12-2, in the Atlantic Division)

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

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres host the Winnipeg Jets after Tage Thompson scored two goals in the Sabres’ 5-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.

Buffalo has an 11-12-2 record overall and a 6-7-1 record in home games. The Sabres are 3-4-2 in one-goal games.

Winnipeg is 18-8 overall and 9-6-0 on the road. The Jets have gone 9-4-0 in games they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponents.

Thursday’s game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rasmus Dahlin has six goals and 13 assists for the Sabres. Thompson has six goals and one assist over the past 10 games.

Nikolaj Ehlers has nine goals and 16 assists for the Jets. Mark Scheifele has four goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 4-5-1, averaging 2.6 goals, 3.9 assists, 3.9 penalties and 8.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

Jets: 3-7-0, averaging 2.2 goals, 3.5 assists, four penalties and 11 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

INJURIES: Sabres: None listed.

Jets: None listed.

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