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