Game Night | Sabres vs. Blue Jackets

Buffalo Sabres (13-16-3) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (10-17-5)

Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m.

The Sabres return home from a three-game road trip for the first of two meetings with the Blue Jackets at KeyBank Center before the end of December.

Forward Jack Quinn is expected to make his season debut after missing the start of the season to recover from offseason surgery. Read more in Monday's practice report.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN

TV: MSG/MSG+  (Pregame coverage begins at 6:30 p.m.)

Radio: WGR 550

LAST TIME OUT

Buffalo

Coyotes 2, Sabres 0 (Dec. 16)

Goaltending: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (L, 20/22)

Columbus

Devils 6, Blue Jackets 3 (Dec. 16)

Goal scorers: Kirill Marchenko, Yegor Chinakov, Alexandre Texier

Goaltending: Daniil Tarasov (L, 24/29)

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Buffalo

• Tage Thompson has earned a point in seven consecutive games against Columbus, the longest streak ever by a Sabres player against the Blue Jackets.
• Devon Levi has made 114 saves on 121 shots in his last four starts, a save percentage of .941.

Columbus

• Forward Yegor Chinakov enters Tuesday on a four-game point streak, with five goals and two assists in that span. The 22-year-old is tied for second on the Blue Jackets with eight goals this season.
• Defenseman Zach Werenski leads the Blue Jackets with 23 points. His 22 assists are tied for seventh among NHL defensemen.

THE ROAD AHEAD

Thursday, Dec. 21: Buffalo vs. Toronto, 7 p.m. (WinterFest) | Tickets

Saturday, Dec. 23: Buffalo at New York Rangers, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 27: Buffalo vs. Boston, 7:30 p.m. (WinterFest) | Tickets