Sabres take on the Rangers on losing streak

New York Rangers (14-12-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (11-13-4, in the Atlantic Division)

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

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres come into a matchup with the New York Rangers after losing seven in a row.

Buffalo has gone 6-8-3 in home games and 11-13-4 overall. The Sabres have conceded 91 goals while scoring 84 for a -7 scoring differential.

New York is 7-5-0 on the road and 14-12-1 overall. The Rangers have given up 81 goals while scoring 86 for a +5 scoring differential.

Wednesday’s game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Sabres won 6-1 in the last meeting. Jason Zucker led the Sabres with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Zucker has seven goals and 13 assists for the Sabres. Tage Thompson has six goals over the last 10 games.

Adam Fox has 22 assists for the Rangers. Artemi Panarin has scored five goals with five assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 3-4-3, averaging 2.4 goals, 3.5 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

Rangers: 2-8-0, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.6 assists, 3.8 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.7 goals per game.

INJURIES: Sabres: None listed.

Rangers: None listed.

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