Game 4
Buffalo Sabres (2-0-1) vs. Montreal Canadiens (1-0-1)
Puck Drop: 7:00 PM EST | KeyBank Center | Buffalo, NY
TV: MSG-B
Radio: WGR 550
SB Nation Canadiens blog: Habs Eyes on the Prize
Know Your Opponent
Montreal Canadiens
Record: (1-0-1) | 3 points
Last 10: 1-0-1
Division Ranking: 5th in Atlantic Division
Conference Ranking: 8th in Eastern Conference
PP: tied-4th (33.3%)
PK: 16th (75.0%)
What to Watch
Sheary Week-to-Week & Injury Updates
Forward Conor Sheary has been downgraded and is now week-to-week with an upper body injury. This likely means that Evan Rodrigues will slot into the lineup tonight, and the Sabres will recall a forward from Rochester (perhaps Tage Thompson or Curtis Lazar) ahead of their upcoming Western road trip.
Elsewhere, Brandon Montour is still expected to miss about three weeks with a hand injury, while Zach Bogosian and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen remain out indefinitely.
Three-Game Homestand
Tonight’s game opens a three-game homestand for the Sabres. Following this evening’s game, the Florida Panthers come to town on Friday night, followed by the Dallas Stars on October 14. The homestand leads into a three-game road trip as the Sabres visit Anaheim, Los Angeles and San Jose.
Every Point Matters!
The Sabres have garnered at least a point in all three games so far, though they were admittedly quite lucky to steal a point Monday night in Columbus. Tonight’s game against a division rival is a big one, and the Sabres need to perform better than they did on Monday if they hope to skate off with one – or ideally, two – points.
Buffalo Sabres
Forwards
Victor Olofsson – Jack Eichel – Sam Reinhart
Jeff Skinner – Marcus Johansson – Vladimir Sobotka
Jimmy Vesey – Casey Mittelstadt – Evan Rodrigues
Zemgus Girgensons – Johan Larsson – Kyle Okposo
Defense
Jake McCabe – Rasmus Ristolainen
Marco Scandella – Henri Jokiharju
Starting Goaltender (projected): Carter Hutton
Montreal Canadiens
Forwards
Tomas Tatar – Phillip Danault – Brendan Gallagher
Artturi Lehkonen – Maxi Domi – Nicholas Suzuki
Jonathan Drouin – Jesperi Kotkaniemi – Joel Armia
Paul Byron – Nate Thompson – Jordan Weal
Defense
Victor Mete – Shea Weber
Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry
Brett Kulak – Cale Fleury
Mike Reilly – Christian Folin
Starting Goaltender (projected): Keith Kinkaid