Huberdeau and Florida take on Buffalo

Florida Panthers (37-13-5, second in the Atlantic) vs. Buffalo Sabres (18-31-8, sixth in the Atlantic)

Buffalo, New York; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

LINE: Sabres +226, Panthers -279; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: Jonathan Huberdeau and Florida hit the ice against Buffalo. He currently ranks third in the in the league with 76 points, scoring 18 goals and totaling 58 assists.

The Sabres are 6-9-4 against the rest of their division. Buffalo is eighth in the Eastern Conference with 29.7 shots per game and is averaging 2.6 goals.

The Panthers are 22-6-3 in Eastern Conference play. Florida averages 9.5 penalty minutes per game, the fifth-most in the Eastern Conference. Radko Gudas leads the team serving 73 total minutes.

In their last meeting on Dec. 2, Florida won 7-4. Aaron Ekblad scored a team-high two goals for the Panthers in the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rasmus Dahlin leads the Sabres with 29 assists and has 37 points this season. Dylan Cozens has seven assists over the last 10 games for Buffalo.

Huberdeau has 76 total points while scoring 18 goals and totaling 58 assists for the Panthers. Mason Marchment has seven goals and seven assists over the last 10 games for Florida.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 3-7-0, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.4 assists, 2.8 penalties and 8.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game with an .896 save percentage.

Panthers: 6-4-0, averaging 4.3 goals, 7.7 assists, four penalties and 9.7 penalty minutes while allowing three goals per game with an .885 save percentage.

INJURIES: Sabres: Zemgus Girgensons: out (undisclosed), Alex Tuch: day to day (undisclsoed), Henri Jokiharju: out (lower body).

Panthers: Jonas Johansson: out (covid-19), Markus Nutivaara: out (undisclosed).

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