The Utah Hockey Club (10-11-4, 24 points, 6th Central) visits Upstate New York on Saturday to play the Buffalo Sabres (11-12-3, 25th points, 5th Atlantic) in an inter-conference showdown. Utah was defeated by the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Monday night and has lost two of the last three. Utah is sixth in the Central division and will play on five days rest. Buffalo was defeated in overtime by the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Thursday night. Buffalo has lost each of the last five and is 5th in the Atlantic division. Utah will play without Connor Ingram, John Marino, Sean Durzi and Maveric Lamoureux. Buffalo will play without Jordan Greenway, Sam Lafferty, Rasmus Dahlin and Mattias Samuelsson.
Utah needs more from its attackers and to give up less at its own end
The Utah Hockey Club has a goals for average of 2.8 and a goals against average of 3.0, which are 23rd and 18th respectively. Utah is averaging 27.0 (28th) shots per game and allowing an average of 28.6 (16th). Utah’s power play is scoring 16.9% of the time the Hockey Club has the man advantage, which is 24th and the penalty kill is successful 76.6% of the time Utah is shorthanded, which is also 24th.
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Dylan Guenther is the leading goal scorer for Utah with 10 and Jack McBain is second with eight. Nick Schmaltz is the leader in assists with 17 and Clayton Keller is second with 15. Keller is the leader in points with 22, Guenther is second with 21, and two others have 20 points each. Utah has nine players with double digits in points. Michael Kesselring is the leader in plus/minus at 9. Karel Vejmelka is playing in place of the injured Connor Ingram in goal. Vejmelka is 3-7-1 with a 2.38 goals against average and .917 save percentage.
Buffalo is average or below average at both ends of the ice
The Buffalo Sabres have a goals for average of 3.0 and a goals against average of 3.1 which are 17th and 21st respectively. The Sabres are averaging 28.5 (20th) shots per game and allowing an average of 29.0 (22nd). Buffalo’s power play scores 15.4% of the time with the man advantage, which is 29th and its penalty kill is successful 80.2% of the time the Sabres are short-handed which is 16th.
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Tage Thompson is the leading goals scorer for Buffalo with 14. Alex Tuch and JJ Peterka are second in goals scored with eight. Tuch is the leader in assists with 16 and in points with 24. Rasmus Dahlin (out injured) is second in assists with 13. Thompson is second in points with 21. The Sabres have nine players with double digits in points. Alex Tuch is the leader in plus/minus at 10. Buffalo goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is 8-6-3 with a 2.70 GAA and .906 SV%.
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In what should be a tightly contested NHL matchup, Utah will come out on top. Utah has a solid road record of 6-6-2 and Buffalo is not that strong at home with a record of 6-7-2. Utah goalie Karel Vejmelka has a 2.38 goals against average and .917 save percentage. Utah has won 12 of the last 16 games against a team from the Eastern Conference. Buffalo is struggling at the moment, losing each of the last five games. The Sabres have lost five of the last six played on their home ice. Buffalo has lost 4 of the last five games against a team from the Western Conference.
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Buffalo goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has a 2.70 goals against average and Utah’s goalie Karel Vejmelka has a 2.38 GAA. The total has been under in four of the Hockey Club’s last five games and the total has been under in five of Utah’s last six games on the road. Buffalo has had the total finish under in 8 of the Sabres last 11 games.
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