Game Thread: Buffalo Sabres (7-8-1) at Winnipeg Jets (8-5-2) – 17 Nov 2023 – 8:00PM EST

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# Buffalo [](/r/sabres) Sabres (7-8-1) at Winnipeg [](/r/winnipegjets) Jets (8-5-2)

#Canada Life Centre

##In-Game Updates

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##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
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|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|8:00PM|9:00PM|1:00AM|##Game Info:

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|TV|MSG-B, TSN3, NHLN|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020252) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020252/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020252/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020252/playbyplay)|

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##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Kyle Connor|Mark Scheifele|Alex Iafallo|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jeff Skinner|Dylan Cozens|Alex Tuch|
|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Cole Perfetti|Vladislav Namestnikov|Nikolaj Ehlers|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zach Benson|Casey Mittelstadt|John Jason Peterka|
|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Nino Niederreiter|Adam Lowry|Mason Appleton|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jordan Greenway|Tyson Jost|Victor Olofsson|
|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Morgan Barron|David Gustafsson|Axel Jonsson-Fjallby|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zemgus Girgensons|Lukas Rousek|Kyle Okposo|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Josh Morrissey|Dylan DeMelo|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|Mattias Samuelsson|
|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Brenden Dillon|Neal Pionk|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ryan Johnson|Owen Power|
|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Dylan Samberg|Nate Schmidt|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Connor Clifton|Erik Johnson|

||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Connor Hellebuyck|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Eric Comrie|
|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Laurent Brossoit|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/winnipeg-jets/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/buffalo-sabres/line-combinations/)

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##Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
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|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Rasmus Kupari|14 Nov 2023|Shoulder|IR|Kupari (shoulder) is facing a 4-6 week absence according to associate coach Scott Arniel, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports Wednesday.|16 Dec 2023|
|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Gabriel Vilardi|17 Oct 2023|Knee|IR|Vilardi (knee) isn’t ready to participate in practices, but that’s expected to change next week, John Lu of TSN reports Wednesday.|22 Nov 2023|
|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Ville Heinola|05 Oct 2023|Ankle|IR-NR|The Jets placed Heinola (fractured ankle) on injured reserve Friday.|30 Nov 2023|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jordan Greenway|15 Nov 2023|Undisclosed|DTD|Greenway is sore after blocking a shot during Tuesday’s 5-2 loss to Boston, but he’s still expected to practice Thursday in the hope that the 26-year-old will be available Friday versus Winnipeg, per Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.|unknown|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Tage Thompson|14 Nov 2023|Upper Body|OUT|Thompson (upper body) is week-to-week but not month-to-month, coach Don Granato told Joe Yerdon of the Bleacher Report on Wednesday.|02 Dec 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Henri Jokiharju|14 Nov 2023|Illness|DTD|Jokiharju (illness) won’t play Tuesday against the Boston Bruins, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.|unknown|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zach Benson|31 Oct 2023|Lower Body|IR|Benson (lower body) has a “good chance” to play during the Buffalo Sabres’ upcoming three-game road trip according to coach Don Granato, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports Wednesday.|unknown|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Eric Comrie|27 Oct 2023|Lower Body|IR|Comrie (lower body) is close to returning and will travel with the Buffalo Sabres on their upcoming road trip, which begins with a contest in Winnipeg on Friday, according to Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.|unknown|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jack Quinn|21 Sep 2023|Achilles|IR-NR|Surgery|22 Nov 2023|

[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/winnipeg-jets/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/buffalo-sabres/injuries)

##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
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|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|15|8|5|2|18|0.600|3.67|3.27|19.64|72.22|32.93|28.07|47.37|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|16|7|8|1|15|0.469|2.88|3.25|10.64|83.61|28.94|30.81|43.50|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

## Goalie Breakdown

||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
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|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Connor Hellebuyck|12|12|7|4|1|0|2.99|0.894|
|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Laurent Brossoit|3|3|1|1|1|0|3.25|0.872|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|8|6|3|3|1|1|2.92|0.909|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|7|7|3|4|0|0|3.65|0.881|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=52 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=7 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

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