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Sabres visit the Flyers on 3-game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres (30-35-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (29-36-9, in the Metropolitan Division) Philadelphia; Saturday, 1 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres (30-35-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (29-36-9, in the Metropolitan Division)

Philadelphia; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres are looking to extend a three-game win streak with a victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Philadelphia has a 29-36-9 record overall and a 17-19-1 record in home games. The Flyers are 9-14-3 in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents.

Buffalo has gone 11-21-3 on the road and 30-35-6 overall. The Sabres rank 10th in league play with 224 total goals (averaging 3.2 per game).

The teams square off Saturday for the second time this season. The Flyers won the last meeting 5-2. Travis Konecny scored two goals in the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Owen Tippett has scored 19 goals with 18 assists for the Flyers. Sean Couturier has four goals and four assists over the last 10 games.

Rasmus Dahlin has 13 goals and 43 assists for the Sabres. Ryan McLeod has three goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 2-7-1, averaging 2.2 goals, 3.7 assists, 2.9 penalties and six penalty minutes while giving up 3.9 goals per game.

Sabres: 6-4-0, averaging three goals, 4.8 assists, 4.9 penalties and 17.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.

INJURIES: Flyers: None listed.

Sabres: None listed.

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

The Associated Press

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