Sabres and Golden Knights meet for non-conference matchup

Vegas Golden Knights (39-19-7, in the Pacific Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (25-33-6, in the Atlantic Division)

Buffalo, New York; Saturday, 12:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres face the Vegas Golden Knights in a non-conference matchup.

Buffalo has a 16-14-3 record at home and a 25-33-6 record overall. The Sabres have given up 226 goals while scoring 200 for a -26 scoring differential.

Vegas is 39-19-7 overall and 15-12-4 on the road. The Golden Knights have conceded 175 goals while scoring 218 for a +43 scoring differential.

The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams meet this season. The Golden Knights won 3-1 in the last meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tage Thompson has 34 goals and 24 assists for the Sabres. Alex Tuch has six goals over the last 10 games.

Tomas Hertl has 27 goals and 27 assists for the Golden Knights. Pavel Dorofeyev has four goals and three assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 3-6-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 4.4 assists, 5.7 penalties and 18.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.8 goals per game.

Golden Knights: 7-2-1, averaging 3.8 goals, seven assists, 2.6 penalties and 6.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Sabres: None listed.

Golden Knights: None listed.

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