JANUARY 15

Buffalo Sabres (18-21-4) vs. San Jose Sharks (10-30-3)

Monday, Jan. 15 at 12 p.m.

The Sabres begin the second half of their season-long, six-game homestand with a matinee against the Sharks. The team is 1-2-0 so far on the homestand, coming off a 1-0 loss to Vancouver on Saturday.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN

TV: MSG/MSG+ (Pregame coverage begins at 11:30 a.m.)

Radio: WWKB 1520 AM

LAST TIME OUT

Buffalo

Canucks 1, Sabres 0 (Jan. 13)

Goaltending: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (L, 22/23)

San Jose

Senators 5, Sharks 4 (Jan. 13)

Goal scorers: Anthony Duclair, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Kevin Labanc, Filip Zadina

Goaltending: Mackenzie Blackwood (L, 36/41)

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Buffalo

  • Tage Thompson has recorded at least one point in each of his last five games played against the Sharks.
  • Casey Mittelstadt has 13 points in his last 13 games and leads the Sabres with 35 points this season.

San Jose

  • Forward Tomas Hertl leads the Sharks in goals (13) and points (30) through 42 games.
  • Forward Mikael Granlund enters Sunday on a four-game point streak. Granlund leads the Sharks with 24 assists and ranks second on the team with 29 points.

THE ROAD AHEAD

Wednesday, Jan. 17: Buffalo vs. Chicago, 7:30 p.m. | Tickets 

Saturday, Jan. 20: Buffalo vs. Tampa Bay, 12:30 p.m. | Tickets

Tuesday, Jan. 23: Buffalo at Anaheim, 10 p.m.