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Game 4
Buffalo Sabres (2-1-0) vs Colorado Avalanche (2-1-0)
Puck Drop: 7:00 PM | KeyBank Center | Buffalo, NY
TV: MSG-B
Radio: WGR 550
SB Nation Avalanche Blog: Mile High Hockey
Know Your Opponent
Colorado Avalanche
Record: (2-1-0) | 4 PTS
Last 10: 2-1-0
Division Ranking: 3rd in the Central Division
Conference Ranking: 3rd in the Western Conference
PP: 10th (27.3%)
PK: 7th (91.7%)
What to Watch
1. Larsson is Back
Johan Larsson will make his return to the lineup tonight it appears. He’ll be in for Remi Elie and play on a line with Casey Mittelstadt and Tage Thompson.
2. Old Friends
The Avalanche bring a few old friends to town tonight. Former Sabres first-round pick and defenseman Nikita Zadorov will be in the lineup. J.T. Compher is the other former Sabres draft pick that we could see tonight.
3. Three in a row
Sabres look to win their third straight game before they head out West for a five-game road trip. Winning three of four at home to start the season would be ideal.
Projected Lineup
Buffalo Sabres
Forwards
Conor Sheary - Jack Eichel - Sam Reinhart
Jeff Skinner - Patrik Berglund - Kyle Okposo
Johan Larsson - Casey Mittelstadt - Tage Thompson
Zemgus Girgensons - Evan Rodrigues - Jason Pominville
Defense
Marco Scandella - Rasmus Ristolainen
Jake McCabe - Rasmus Dahlin
Nathan Beaulieu - Casey Nelson
Starting Goaltender: Carter Hutton
Colorado Avalanche
Forwards
Gabriel Landeskog - Nathan MacKinnon - Mikko Rantanen
Alexander Kerfoot - Tyson Jost - Colin Wilson
Gabriel Bourque - Carl Soderberg - Matt Nieto
Matt Calvert - Vladislav Kamenev - Sheldon Dries
Defense
Sam Girard - Erik Johnson
Ian Cole - Tyson Barrie
Nikita Zadorov - Patrik Nemeth
Starting Goaltender: Semyon Varlamov
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