<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3Wnhi0_0wPfie6r00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3Wnhi0_0wPfie6r00" width="1331" height="842" > Buffalo, NY (WGR 550) – The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers on Oct. 12, 5-2. That started the Sabres current 4-1-1 streak where they’ve scored 27 goals in six games. The Panthers will be a different team as they will have their captain Aleksander Barkov back. He’s missed eight games after crashing into the back wall during a game. Matthew Tkachuk is back after missing five games due to illness. Also goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky got the game off against Buffalo. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> The Sabres and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen have won three straight games. Buffalo never won four in a row last season. In those three games Luukkonen has a 2.33 goals against and .924 save percentage. Overall he’s 3-2-1 with a 3.01 goals against and .899 save percentage. Tage Thompson has six goals in six games since Oct. 12 which is third in the NHL. His seven goals overall is fifth in the league. Thompson has 11 points which ranks him 16 th in the NHL. The Atlantic Division is a crazy mess. Five teams including Buffalo are 4-4-1 while the Ottawa Senators are 4-4-0. The Panthers are in first place at 6-3-1 for 13 points while the Tampa Bay Lightning are second at 5-3-0 for 10 points. After scoring just three total goals in their first three games, Buffalo is now 13 th overall in the league averaging 3.33 goals per game. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Buffalo has gone three straight games not giving up a power play goal. The Sabres have killed off eight straight penalties, and have risen to 16 th overall at 77.8%. Nic Aube-Kubel is returning Monday after missing eight games. He injured himself on opening day trying to check one of the New Jersey Devils. Buffalo will have to open up a roster which could include putting Zach Benson on IR. On Sunday Aube-Kubel was skating on the left wing with Dylan Cozens and Jack Quinn. Jiri Kulich is likely the healthy scratch. On Saturday I can’t imagine he endeared himself to Lindy Ruff extending his shifts. Kulich had shifts of 1:20, 1:07 and 1:03. Ruff wants shifts of 45 seconds or shorter. The rookie had seven shifts of 45 second or longer. He also wasn’t real strong on the goal by Alex DeBrincat. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Owen Power was sick on Saturday and only played one shift in the third period and 10:37 overall. Ruff said he expects the defenseman to be available for the game. Florida is 5-1-1 in its last seven games. Sam Bennett has four goals and five points in his last four games. Carter Verhaeghe has points in six straight games scoring a goal and five assists. Bobrovsky is 4-2-1 with a 3.11 goals against and .886 save percentage. Join Schopp and the Bulldog for the pregame starting at 6:00 when you’ll hear from Ruff, Aube-Kubel and Connor Clifton. </div></body>

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The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 5-2. That started the Sabres current 4-1-1 streak where they’ve scored 27 goals. The Panthers will be a different team as they will have Aleksander Barkov back. He’s missed eight games due to injury.