Can The Sabres Finish Off Road Trip With A Win In Winnipeg?
Buffalo Sabres – Winnipeg Jets
3/23/25 – 3:00 pm EST at Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Record
Buffalo – 27-35-6 | 60 points – 8th place in the Atlantic Division
Winnipeg – 48-18-4 | 100 points – 1st place in the Central Division
Special Teams
Buffalo
Power Play – 17.8% (26th)
Penalty Kill – 77.1% ()
Winnipeg
Power Play – 30.0% (1st)
Penalty Kill – 79.0% (15th)
Top Scorers
Buffalo
Tage Thompson: 62 GP, 34 G, 26 A, 60 PTS
Rasmus Dahlin: 60 GP, 12 G, 41 A, 53 PTS
JJ Peterka: 63 GP, 21 G, 32 A, 53 PTS
Winnipeg
Kyle Connor: 70 GP, 37 G, 49 A, 86 PTS
Mark Scheifele: 70 GP, 35 G, 41 A, 76 PTS
Gabriel Vilardi: 70 GP, 27 G, 34 A, 61 PTS
Starting Goalies
Buffalo – James Reimer (2-6-2, 2.72 GAA, .902 save %)
Winnipeg – Eric Comrie (8-8-1, 2.39 GAA, .914 save %)
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Line Combinations and Pairings
Forwards
JJ Peterka - Tage Thompson - Alex Tuch
Jordan Greenway - Ryan McLeod - Jason Zucker
Zach Benson – Peyton Krebs - Jack Quinn
Beck Malenstyn – Tyson Kozak -Brett Murray
Defense
Mattias Samuelsson - Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power - Connor Clifton
Bowen Byram - Jacob Bryson
Ex. Jacob Bernard-Docker
Goaltenders
James Reimer
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Injuries
Jiri Kulich (day-to-day – concussion protocol)
Josh Norris (day-to-day – mid-body)
Sam Lafferty (day-to-day – groin)
Notes
Tage Thompson has posted 35 points (18+17) in his last 33 games, including 20 points (12+8) in his last 18.
JJ Peterka has tallied 21 points (11+10) in his last 19 games and he has registered nine points (4+5) in his last eight games. Peterka has registered seven points (4+3) in his last six road games. A goal in today’s game would give Peterka his third goal streak of three or more games in his career.
Owen Power has collected five points (1+4) in his last five games. Josh Norris has notched one point in two consecutive games (1+1) and a goal today would give him his third three-game point streak this season.
Rasmus Dahlin has recorded six points (2+4) in his last six games against Winnipeg. In four career games against the Jets,
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has recorded a save percentage of .913 and a goals-against average of 2.73. In his last eight games against Winnipeg,
James Reimer has made 261 saves on 284 shots (.919).
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