Sabres Host the Avs on Thursday Night

Photo by Ben Green/NHLI via Getty ImagesGame 24

Buffalo Sabres (10-12-1) vs. Colorado Avalanche (12-7-1)

Puck Drop: 7:00 PM EST, KeyBank Center

TV: MSG

Radio: WGR 550

Know Your Opponent

Colorado Avalanche

Record: 12-7-1

Last Game: 5-0 loss to the Winnipeg Jets

Division Ranking: 3rd in the Central Division

PP: 1st (32.39%)

PK: 21st (76.81%)

What to Watch

1. Injury-Ridden Avs an Opportunity for the Sabres

We’ve all seen how injuries can cripple a team’s winning record. Look at the Sabres in the month just ended. Fortunately for Buffalo, the Blue and Gold aren’t the only franchise suffering from the IR curse.

Evan Liu of SB Nation’s Avs blog Mile High Hockey recently examined how Colorado’s weakened roster…