BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:
LAST GAME
Tuesday, Jan. 24
Buffalo 5 at St. Louis 3
Goals: Skinner, Tuch, Power, Thompson, Cozens
Goalie: Luukkonen (25 saves/28 shots)
PP: 0/2; PK: 2/2; Shots: Buffalo 31 – St. Louis 28
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 99)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
N/A
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
N/A
UPCOMING GAMES
Saturday, Jan. 28: Buffalo at Minnesota, 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 1: Carolina at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11: Calgary at Buffalo, 12:30 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 13: Buffalo at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 15: Buffalo at Anaheim, 10:00 p.m.
TODAY’S GAME
SABRES AT JETS
• This is the second and final meeting between the Sabres and Jets this season.
• Last meeting: Winnipeg defeated Buffalo 4-2 in Buffalo on Jan. 12, 2023.
• The Sabres are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games against the Jets; 4-6-0 on the road.
• This is the 69th game all-time between Buffalo and Winnipeg; Buffalo has a 29-27-12 series record.
• The Sabres are 11-15-7 on the road against the Jets all-time.
FIGHTER JETS
• Kyle Okposo has tallied eight points (2+6) in his last eight games against Winnipeg.
• Victor Olofsson has totaled four points (1+3) in his last three games against the Jets, including two assists in his last road contest in Winnipeg.
• Rasmus Dahlin has recorded three points (2+1) in three games against Winnipeg on the road in his career.
• In his last five games against the Jets, Zemgus Girgensons has notched four points (2+2).
ROAD WARRIORS
• The Sabres are 14-7-1 on the road this season and rank eighth in the NHL in road points percentage (.659). Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes
• .659 is the highest road points percentage in franchise history.
• Since Nov. 22, Buffalo has gone 11-2-1 in away games and is ranked second in points percentage (.821) in that span among all NHL teams.
• Buffalo is currently scoring 3.82 goals per game on the road this season, which would rank second all-time in Sabres franchise history for the most goals scored per game on the road in a single season, trailing just the 1974-75 Sabres (3.88 goals per road game played).
• The Sabres also currently have the second-highest road power-play percentage (24.4) in franchise history. Only the 1979-80 Sabres (26.0 percent) scored on a higher percentage of power-play goals on the road.
• The Sabres currently hold the franchise record for the highest road winning percentage when scoring first (.900).
• This season, the Sabres have gone 9-1-1 against Western Conference opponents on the road.
• Entering play on Jan. 25, Tage Thompson ranked second among all NHL skaters in road points this season (34) and Rasmus Dahlin led all NHL defensemen in road points (25).
WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets start a three-game homestand on Thursday night when they host the Buffalo Sabres for the only time this season. The Jets are coming off a 2-3-0 road trip, which ended with a 2-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. Winnipeg plays the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday and St. Louis Blues on Monday in the other games of the homestand, which leads into Winnipeg’s 11-day break for the NHL’s all-star weekend and player break.
Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat BUF
49 GP 47
31 W 25
17 L 19
1 OT 3
63 PTS 54
160 GF 180
128 GA 160
23.4% PP 25.8%
84.1% PK 73.8%
Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Jan. 26 BUF TSN CJOB/Power 97
Jan. 28 PHI SN CJOB/Power 97
Jan. 30 STL SN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 11 CHI SN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 14 SEA TSN CJOB/Power 97
Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Jan. 17 At MTL 4-1 L 1L
Jan. 19 At TOR 4-1 L 2L
Jan. 21 At OTT 5-1 W 1W
Jan. 22 At PHI 5-3 W 2W
Jan. 24 At NSH 2-1 L 1L
Broadcast Information
TV: TSN
Play-By-Play: Dan Robertson
Analyst: Kevin Sawyer
Rinkside: John Lu
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Derek Taylor
Upcoming Schedule
Thursday, Jan. 24
Morning Skate 10:30 p.m.
Jets vs. Buffalo Sabres 7:00 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 25
Practice – Canada Life Centre 12:00 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 26
Morning Skate 9:30 a.m.
Jets vs. Philadelphia Flyers 6:00 p.m.
All Times Local
Last Game
Nashville Predators 2
Winnipeg Jets 1
Jets Scorer: Dubois (21)
Predators Scorers: Glass (6), Jeannot (4)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (39 sv, 2 ga)
Predators Goaltender: Juuse Saros (32 sv, 1 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-3
Jets PK: 2-for-2
Recap: Pierre-Luc Dubois scored just 48 seconds in the first period, but that was the only one of Winnipeg’s 33 shots to find the back of the net in a 2-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. Dubois also paced the Jets with seven shots, while Neal Pionk had a team high five hits. Connor Hellebuyck made 39 saves in a losing effort.
Super 7
The Jets are seventh in the NHL with a .643 points percentage, which ranks second in the Central Division and Western Conference… Winnipeg’s best points percentage in franchise history was in 2017-18 when the team finished at .695… The franchise has finished a season with a points percentage better than .600 four times.
The January Upon Us
The Jets are 8-4-0 in January for a .667 points percentage, which is tied for sixth in the NHL… The eight victories are tied with the 2018-19 season for the most wins the Jets have had in January… Kyle Connor (8G, 6A) and Nikolaj Ehlers (4G, 10A) lead the Jets in scoring in January with 14 points… After playing 16 games in 30 days in December, the Jets play 15 games in 29 days from Jan. 2-30, but opened the month with two games in the first seven days… Seven of the 15 games are at home… Winnipeg’s eight road games in January came in the form of a three-game road trip and five-game road trip… The Jets are 19-20-3 in January during the past four seasons.
Facing the East
The Jets are in the midst of playing 10 of 13 games against Eastern Conference opponents… Winnipeg is 10-9-0 against the Eastern Conference this season… Kyle Connor (11G, 9A) leads the Jets in scoring against the east with 20 points in 19 games.
Home Comforts
The Jets are 17-6-0 at Canada Life Centre this season… Winnipeg has won five consecutive home games for the second time this season… The longest home winning streak in franchise history is nine games (Mar. 2-Apr. 7/18)… Kyle Connor (14G, 19A) leads the team with 33 points in 23 home games… Mark Scheifele’s 15 goals at home has him nine goals behind his career high 24 goals he had at home during the 2018-19 season… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 14-5-0 with a 1.84 goals-against average, .938 save percentage and three shutouts… Winnipeg is 246-155-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.
PK Prowess
Winnipeg is second in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 84.1% of the time… The Jets are 39-for-43 (90.7%) on the penalty kill in their past 14 games … Winnipeg hasn’t allowed a power play goal in seven of their past eight games… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%… The franchise record for penalty kill percentage in a season is 85.2%, which occurred in Atlanta during the 2003-04 season.
Jets vs. BUF Notes
Season Series
This is the second and final meeting between the Jets and Sabres this season… Winnipeg won the first game 4-2 on Jan. 12 in Buffalo.
Recent History
Winnipeg is 6-2-1 in their past nine games against Buffalo, including winning the past two games… The Jets are 20-for-22 (90.9%) on the penalty kill in their past seven games against the Sabres, but also 1-for-12 on the power play… The past seven games between Winnipeg and Buffalo have been decided by two goals or less.
In Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 2-1-1 in their past four games at Canada Life Centre against Buffalo and are 3-for-11 (27.3%) on the power play.
Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against the Sabres with 26 points (9G, 17A) in 42 games, including 15 points (5G, 10A) in his past 13 games.. Wheeler has a point in 11 of his past 13 games against Buffalo… Pierre-Luc Dubois is averaging more than a point per game against Buffalo with 14 points (5G, 9A) in 12 games… Mark Scheifele has 12 points (5G, 7A) in 14 games when facing the Sabres… All three of Sam Gagner’s career goals against Buffalo are power play goals.
Jets vs. BUF Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
01/07/2017 @Buf L 3 4 35 3 1 26 36 4 0 10
01/05/2018 Buf W 4 3 29 4 2 10 29 5 0 8
01/09/2018 @Buf W 7 4 37 4 2 6 34 3 1 18
11/16/2018 Buf SOL 1 2 26 1 0 6 32 3 1 2
02/10/2019 @Buf W 3 1 29 1 0 10 36 5 0 2
02/23/2020 @Buf L 1 2 26 1 0 6 25 3 0 2
03/03/2020 Buf W 3 1 35 3 1 4 26 2 0 6
12/14/2021 Buf L 2 4 36 3 0 4 27 2 1 6
03/30/2022 @Buf SOW 3 2 27 1 0 6 37 2 0 4
01/12/2023 @Buf W 4 2 27 2 0 10 41 5 0 6
