Buffalo Sabres (8-7-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (4-13-1, in the Central Division)

Chicago; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST

LINE: Sabres -155, Blackhawks +126; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks look to stop their six-game losing streak when they take on the Buffalo Sabres.

Chicago is 4-5-0 in home games and 4-13-1 overall. The Blackhawks have gone 1-7-0 when they commit more penalties than their opponent.

Buffalo has gone 4-1-3 in road games and 8-7-3 overall. The Sabres have a 7-1-3 record in games they score three or more goals.

The teams match up Thursday for the second time this season. The Sabres won the previous matchup 4-3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Roman Kantserov has nine goals and two assists for the Blackhawks. Connor Bedard has four goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.

Zachary Benson has two goals and 13 assists for the Sabres. Tage Thompson has scored seven goals with five assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blackhawks: 1-8-1, averaging 1.8 goals, 3.1 assists, four penalties and 8.5 penalty minutes while giving up four goals per game.

Sabres: 4-4-2, averaging 2.9 goals, 5.3 assists, 4.3 penalties and 9.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Blackhawks: Patrick Kane: out (upper-body), Ryan Ellis: out for season (back), Bowen Byram: out (upper-body).

Sabres: Louis Crevier: day to day (undisclosed), Matt Grzelcyk: out (lower-body), Konsta Helenius: out (upper-body), Justin Danforth: out (upper-body), Alex Lyon: out (upper-body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.