The Buffalo Sabres are entering a pivotal game on Saturday against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. This is an intriguing game as the Sabres are looking to keep their momentum going coming off their first win of the season, an 8-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators.
Meanwhile the Panthers are trying to end a three-game losing streak that has largely been impacted by a growing list of injuries they are trying to navigate through.
For the Sabres, they are starting to get healthy as they had the regular season debut of Zach Benson against the Senators and appear set to welcome back another player against the Panthers in Mattias Samuelsson.