WINNIPEG -- A 10-game road losing streak has left the Buffalo Sabres' season barely clinging to life.
What has been a disastrous week for the Sabres (19-22-5) continues tonight in Winnipeg. The Sabres followed a 5-0 loss to the Detroit Red Wings with a 6-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks before heading to Winnipeg having lost three consecutive games. With just two wins in January and in the midst of a seven-game road trip, the Sabres are nine points behind the eighth-place Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference race.
Injures have battered the Buffalo lineup. The Sabres’ blue line is missing three regulars in Christian Ehrhoff, Brayden McNabb and Robyn Regehr. Up front, Tyler Ennis and Colin Stuart both have missed 14 games.
The Sabres did not hold a morning skate in Winnipeg, but Ryan Miller is expected to return to the Buffalo net.
Here are the projected lines and pairings for Buffalo:
SABRES
Thomas Vanek - Jochen Hecht - Jason Pominville
Drew Stafford - Derek Roy - Nathan Gerbe
Luke Adam - Brad Boyes - Ville Leino
Matt Ellis - Paul Gaustad - Patrick Kaleta
Andrej Sekera - Tyler Myers
T.J. Brennan - Jordan Leopold
Mike Weber - Marc-Andre Gragnani
Ryan Miller
Jhonas Enroth
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Sabres aim to snap 10-game road losing streak
Thursday, 01.19.2012 / 2:40 PM
By Patrick Williams - NHL.com Correspondent / At the Rink blog
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