Columbus – Elvis Merzlikins (19-12-3, 2.96 GAA, .895 save %) Buffalo’s penalty kill has killed off its last nine penalties and the team has gone 14-for-15 on the penalty kill in the last six games.

New Jersey – Jake Allen (8-9-1, 2.49 GAA, .908 save %) Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 18 assists in his last 17 games and an assist in today’s game would give him a three-game assist streak. Today, Dahlin ...

The Sabres scored 3.31 goals per game in January, sixth best in the NHL. Their 29.5 shots on goal per game ranked eighth.

Kulich scored at 17:56 to give the Sabres a 4-3 lead. He raced down the left side, received Tage Thompson’s feed from the right point and ripped his second goal of the night – and 11th of the season – ...