Sabres host the Hurricanes in Eastern Conference action

Carolina Hurricanes (26-15-3, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (16-22-5, in the Atlantic Division)

Buffalo, New York; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres face the Carolina Hurricanes in Eastern Conference play.

Buffalo has gone 8-11-3 in home games and 16-22-5 overall. The Sabres are third in league play with 181 total penalties (averaging 4.2 per game).

Carolina has a 26-15-3 record overall and a 9-10-2 record in road games. The Hurricanes are 25-4-2 in games they score at least three goals.

The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tage Thompson has scored 19 goals with 15 assists for the Sabres. Rasmus Dahlin has 12 assists over the past 10 games.

Jack Roslovic has 17 goals and eight assists for the Hurricanes. Jordan Staal has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 5-4-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.5 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.

Hurricanes: 5-3-2, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.8 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Sabres: None listed.

Hurricanes: None listed.

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