Game Night | Sabres at Wild

Buffalo Sabres (23-26-4) at Minnesota Wild (25-23-5)

Saturday, February 17 at 5 p.m.

The Sabres travel to Minnesota to take on the Wild after concluding a four-game homestand with a 4-0 loss to Florida on Thursday. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is expected to start in goal after missing the last game with a lower-body injury.

Get the latest on the team in Friday's practice report.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN

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

Streaming: Fubo (within Buffalo broadcast market), ESPN+ (out of market)

Radio: WGR 550

LAST TIME OUT

Buffalo

Panthers 4, Sabres 0 (Feb. 15)

Goaltending: Eric Comrie (L, 26/29)

Minnesota

Wild 3, Coyotes 1 (Feb. 14)

Goal scorers: Joel Eriksson Ek, Jonas Brodin, Matt Boldy

Goaltending: Marc-Andre Fleury (W, 25/26)

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Buffalo 

• Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen leads the NHL with a .944 save percentage since the start of January (minimum two games played). He posted a 33-save shutout in his last start against Los Angeles on Tuesday. 
• JJ Peterka has five goals in the last six games. He leads the Sabres with 19 goals this season.

Minnesota

• Forward Matt Boldy is tied for 10th in the NHL with 18 goals since Nov. 28. He enters Saturday on a three-game point streak, with three goals and four assists in that span.
• Forward Kirill Kaprizov with 50 points in 46 games.

THE ROAD AHEAD

Monday, Feb. 19: Buffalo vs. Anaheim, 12:30 p.m. | Tickets

Wednesday, Feb. 21: Buffalo at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 23: Buffalo at Columbus, 7 p.m.