Sabres visit the Golden Knights after Zucker’s hat trick

Buffalo Sabres (14-20-5, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (26-9-3, in the Pacific Division)

Paradise, Nevada; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres visit the Vegas Golden Knights after Jason Zucker’s hat trick against the Colorado Avalanche in the Sabres’ 6-5 overtime loss.

Vegas is 16-4-0 in home games and 26-9-3 overall. The Golden Knights have a 25-3-2 record in games they score at least three goals.

Buffalo is 7-10-2 on the road and 14-20-5 overall. The Sabres have gone 5-13-3 in games they have more penalties than their opponent.

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

TOP PERFORMERS: Jack Eichel has 10 goals and 40 assists for the Golden Knights. Brett Howden has five goals and three assists over the past 10 games.

Zucker has 14 goals and 16 assists for the Sabres. Rasmus Dahlin has eight assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Knights: 8-2-0, averaging 3.7 goals, six assists, 2.4 penalties and 5.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.

Sabres: 3-6-1, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.9 assists, 3.8 penalties and 9.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.

INJURIES: Golden Knights: None listed.

Sabres: None listed.

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