Blackhawks seek to end six-game skid against Sabres

The Chicago Blackhawks welcome the Buffalo Sabres for an 8 p.m. EST game on November 12, looking to halt a six-game run of defeats. Buffalo is 8-7-3, compared with Chicago’s 4-13-1 record. The Sabres are favored at -155, with the Blackhawks listed at +126; the over/under is 6.5 goals.

Buffalo won the teams’ first meeting this season, 4-3. The Sabres are 4-1-3 on the road and have a 7-1-3 record when scoring at least three goals. Chicago is 4-5-0 at home. Over its last 10 games, Buffalo has gone 4-4-2, averaging 2.9 goals scored and 3.5 allowed. The Blackhawks are 1-8-1 in that span, scoring 1.8 goals and conceding four per game.

Roman Kantserov leads Chicago with nine goals and two assists, while Connor Bedard has recorded 11 points in his past 10 games. Buffalo’s Zachary Benson has 15 assists, and Tage Thompson has 12 points over his last 10 games. Chicago lists Patrick Kane, Ryan Ellis and Bowen Byram as out; Ellis is out for the season. Buffalo lists Louis Crevier as day to day and four players as out.