Game Thread: Buffalo Sabres (13-15-3) at Arizona Coyotes (14-13-2) – 16 Dec 2023 – 9:00PM EST

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# Buffalo [](/r/sabres) Sabres (13-15-3) at Arizona [](/r/coyotes) Coyotes (14-13-2)

#Mullett Arena

##In-Game Updates

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|Time Clock|
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|FINAL|

|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|0|0|0|0|
|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|0|1|1|2|

##Team Stats

|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|28|15|20|47.4%|7|4|0/1|6|
|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|22|20|19|52.6%|15|6|0/2|4|

##Goals

|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|2nd|15:12|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|Even|[Clayton Keller (10) wrist shot, assist(s): Alex Kerfoot (14)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343354854112)|
|3rd|09:36|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|Even|[Liam O’Brien (3) backhand shot, assist(s): Logan Cooley (13)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343358662112)|

##Penalties

|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|10:43|[BUF](/r/sabres)|MIN|2|Casey Mittelstadt holding against Nick Schmaltz|
|2nd|07:36|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|MIN|2|Troy Stecher tripping against Rasmus Dahlin|
|2nd|18:16|[BUF](/r/sabres)|MIN|2|Mattias Samuelsson holding against Clayton Keller|
|3rd|19:34|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|MIN|2|Matt Dumba roughing against Zach Benson|
|3rd|19:34|[BUF](/r/sabres)|MIN|2|Zach Benson roughing against Matt Dumba|

**Officials**

* Referees: Trevor Hanson, Tom Chmielewski
* Linesmen: Brandon Grillo, Ryan Galloway

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##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
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|6:00PM|7:00PM|8:00PM|9:00PM|10:00PM|2:00AM|##Game Info:

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|TV|MSG-B, SCRIPPS|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020470) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020470/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020470/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020470/playbyplay)|

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##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|Clayton Keller|Nick Schmaltz|Jason Zucker|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zach Benson|Tage Thompson|Alex Tuch|
|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|Matias Maccelli|Nick Bjugstad|Lawson Crouse|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Casey Mittelstadt|Dylan Cozens|JJ Peterka|
|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|Michael Carcone|Jack McBain|Alex Kerfoot|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Brett Murray|Tyson Jost|Victor Olofsson|
|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|Zach Sanford|Logan Cooley|Liam O’Brien|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Eric Robinson|Peyton Krebs|Kyle Okposo|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|J.J. Moser|Mathew Dumba|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|Mattias Samuelsson|
|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|Juuso Valimaki|Troy Stecher|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Owen Power|Henri Jokiharju|
|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|Travis Dermott|Michael Kesselring|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ryan Johnson|Connor Clifton|

||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|Connor Ingram|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|
|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|Karel Vejmelka|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|

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

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##Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|Sean Durzi|11 Dec 2023|Lower Body|OUT|Durzi (lower body) isn’t expected to return Friday against the San Jose Sharks, per Craig Morgan of PHNX Sports.|unknown|
|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|Travis Boyd|02 Dec 2023|Upper Body|IR|Boyd will be out week-to-week with an upper-body injury, Craig Morgan of PHNX Sports reports.|19 Dec 2023|
|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|Vladislav Kolyachonok|25 Nov 2023|Lower Body|IR|Kolyachonok (lower body) is considered week-to-week. He was placed on injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site.|19 Dec 2023|
|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|Barrett Hayton|16 Nov 2023|Upper Body|IR|Hayton (upper body) is considered week-to-week.|19 Dec 2023|
|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|Jakub Voracek||Concussion|IR||01 Jul 2024|
|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|Bryan Little||Head|IR-LT|Not Specified|01 Jul 2024|
|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|Shea Weber||Ankle|IR-LT|Not Specified|15 Sep 2024|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jeff Skinner|13 Dec 2023|Upper Body|IR|Not Specified|21 Dec 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jordan Greenway|02 Dec 2023|Upper Body|IR|Greenway (upper body) traveled with the Buffalo Sabres to Colorado ahead of Wednesday’s game versus the Colorado Avalanche but didn’t participate in the morning skate, according to Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.|unknown|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zemgus Girgensons|24 Nov 2023|Lower Body|IR|Girgensons (lower body) is considered week-to-week, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.|21 Dec 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jack Quinn|21 Sep 2023|Achilles|IR-NR|Surgery|04 Jan 2024|

[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/arizona-coyotes/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%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|29|14|13|2|30|0.517|3.07|2.97|23.53|80.00|26.86|31.90|47.05|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|31|13|15|3|29|0.468|2.90|3.29|13.48|80.81|30.19|29.87|45.73|

[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%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|Connor Ingram|19|18|12|6|0|3|2.41|0.923|
|[ARI](/r/coyotes)|Karel Vejmelka|12|11|2|7|2|0|3.50|0.892|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|14|12|6|6|1|1|2.98|0.901|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|13|12|6|4|2|0|3.07|0.898|

[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=53 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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