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The day will kick off with Hocktoberfest, a special Party in the Plaza beginning at 11 a.m. Enjoy live music, a Hatchets and Hops Wagon, beer specials and even activities for the kids.
Tickets are on sale now. Family Packs are also available.
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The lines and defense pairs will be revealed in warmups, though the Sabres did practice Friday with the same lineup they used for their season opener:
| October 14 (Practice) |
| --- |
| LW | C | RW |
| 53 Jeff Skinner | 72 Tage Thompson | 71 Victor Olofsson |
| 22 Jack Quinn | 37 Casey Mittelstadt | 89 Alex Tuch |
| 19 Peyton Krebs | 24 Dylan Cozens | 77 JJ Peterka |
| 28 Zemgus Girgensons | 74 Rasmus Asplund | 21 Kyle Okposo |
| | | |
| LD | RD | G |
| 23 Mattias Samuelsson | 26 Rasmus Dahlin | 41 Craig Anderson |
| 25 Owen Power | 10 Henri Jokiharju | 31 Eric Comrie |
| 78 Jacob Bryson | 46 Ilya Lyubushkin | |
| | | |
Eric Comrie is expected to make his Sabres debut in goal. It will be his introduction to the KeyBank Center crowd, having made both of his preseason starts on the road.
"I talked to him about games in the preseason and talked to him about playing a couple on the road," Sabres coach Don Granato said. "He said, 'I would prefer to play a couple on the road, that's usually a better lineup, a better challenge, and I want that.'"
Video: AFTER PRACTICE: Granato
The Sabres are 1-0-0 on the season following their 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. JJ Peterka, Rasmus Dahlin and Victor Olofsson scored for the Sabres. Both of Olofsson's goals were empty netters in the final minute. Craig Anderson earned First Star honors after making 35 saves.
Florida also won on Thursday. They defeated the Islanders 3-1 at UBS Arena. Sergei Bobrovsky made 32 saves and Matthew Tkachuk scored in his Panthers debut.
