Overview
- Puck drop is 6:45 p.m. ET at KeyBank Center, with coverage on MSG SportsNet in Buffalo and FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, plus streaming options via DirecTV and fuboTV.
- Columbus is 3-1-0 on the road after a 5-4 shootout win in Pittsburgh and looks to extend its away streak to four.
- Dmitri Voronkov has points in seven of eight games, riding a four-game streak and sharing the team lead with five goals and four assists.
- Coach Dean Evason has alternated goaltenders, indicating either Elvis Merzlikins or Jet Greaves could start, while Buffalo may turn to Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen again after his injury-delayed season debut as Colten Ellis manages a back issue.
- Buffalo has earned points in five of its last six games (4-1-1) and carries a four-game home winning streak, with Thompson tied for the team lead in goals (4) and points (8) after a two-goal outing in Toronto.