Dallas represents yet another team coming to KeyBank Center looking for a course correction after a troubling start. The Stars are 1-4-1 coming off a loss to Washington on Saturday. They rank 28th in goals per game (2.17) and 27th on the power play (1-for-27).
"We're expecting, if you look at their record, they're a much, much better team than their record and we're expecting them to come out fighting hard to try to forecheck us aggressively with two guys," Krueger said. The puck movement, puck management will be important today.
"We want to move the puck quick; we want to be supporting each other to maintain possession and get down to their end. It will be a physical game, but we're not afraid of that. We can be physical too, and we're expecting to today."
The Sabres, meanwhile, are looking to snap a five-game winless streak against the Stars. Goalie Ben Bishop - a Vezina Trophy finalist last spring - has won 12 straight contests against the Sabres, including a pair of shutouts last season.
"He's outstanding with the puck to top it off, too," Krueger said. "There's no question that goalies that size on initial shots, if they can see them, it's difficult to get through. You need to create chaos, you need to create second chances, and for that you need to sacrifice ahead of time. For sure, that net presence with a battle in mind needs to be there tonight."
