Sabres play the Senators after Thompson's 2-goal performance

Ottawa Senators (9-6-1, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (7-4-3, in the Atlantic Division)

Buffalo, New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres host the Ottawa Senators after Tage Thompson scored two goals in the Sabres' 3-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings.

Buffalo has a 7-4-3 record overall and a 2-0-2 record in Atlantic Division play. The Sabres have a 5-0-2 record in one-goal games.

Ottawa has gone 9-6-1 overall with a 3-1-0 record against the Atlantic Division. The Senators have a 6-2-1 record when scoring three or more goals.

The teams meet Wednesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Thompson has scored 10 goals with seven assists for the Sabres. Zachary Benson has two goals and 10 assists over the last 10 games.

Tim Stutzle has nine goals and 12 assists for the Senators. Drake Batherson has scored six goals with eight assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 5-2-3, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.9 assists, 4.8 penalties and 11.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.

Senators: 4-5-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.5 assists, five penalties and 14.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.

INJURIES: Sabres: Matt Grzelcyk: out (lower-body), Konsta Helenius: out (upper-body), Zach Benson: day to day (undisclosed), Conor Timmins: out (lower-body), Justin Danforth: out (upper-body), Alex Lyon: out (upper-body), Jack Rathbone: out (undisclosed).

Senators: Warren Foegele: out (knee), Linus Ullmark: out (lower body), William Eklund: out (ankle), Andre Burakovsky: out (lower body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.