The Sabres previously beat the Wild 3-2 in a shootout on Nov. 29. The Wild made one franchise-altering change since then, with the blockbuster acquisition of Quinn Hughes in December. The defenseman has 16 points (1+15) in 16 games since the trade.

Filip Gustavsson faces the scorching Sabres, boasting incredible career numbers against them. Luukkonen counters, seeking to extend Buffalo's winning streak.

Josh Norris left midway through the second period against the Flyers with an upper-body injury and did not return.

The Montreal Canadiens (26-14-7) are set to the Buffalo Sabres (25-16-4), with the puck drop scheduled for 7:00 pm ET. […]

Our Canadiens vs. Sabres predictions expect Habs second-liner Oliver Kapanen to keep shooting in a friendly matchup.

The surging Buffalo Sabres (25-16-4, 54 points) play the back end of a home back-to-back on Thursday night when they host the Montreal Canadiens (26-14-7, 59 points) at KeyBank Center in an Atlantic Division matchup.

The Vancouver Canucks begin the longest road trip of their season Tuesday night with a matchup against the Buffalo Sabres, a team that has surged up the standings in recent weeks.Vancouver

The Buffalo Sabres host the Anaheim Ducks at KeyBank Center on Saturday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. ET. The matchup will air on ESPN+. Buffalo secured a 5-2 road victory over the New York Rangers in its last game on Jan. 8.

Montreal has been one of the league’s highest-scoring teams this season, driven by captain Nick Suzuki and a group of up-and-coming players. After Suzuki, their point leaders are defenseman Lane Hutson (age 21) and forwards Cole Caufield (25), Ivan Demidov (20) and Juraj Slavkovsky (21).