Columbus – Elvis Merzlikins (19-12-3, 2.96 GAA, .895 save %) Buffalo’s penalty kill has killed off its last nine penalties and the team has gone 14-for-15 on the penalty kill in the last six games.

New Jersey – Jake Allen (8-9-1, 2.49 GAA, .908 save %) Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 18 assists in his last 17 games and an assist in today’s game would give him a three-game assist streak. Today, Dahlin ...

“Those are blocks that help you win games,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. “He’s been the one defenseman that’s been in a lot of big blocks on broken plays where he’s been able to sacrifice his body ...

‘There’s a lot that goes into that I don’t really think about,” Kozak said after Thursday’s practice at KeyBank Center, ...