Sabres Host the Avs on Thursday Night

Buffalo Sabres are playing against the injured Colorado Avalanche tonight. The Avs lost 5-0 to Winnipeg last night. Buffalo won last game against Detroit in a shootout. The Sabres have a chance to turn the result into a winning streak.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has been playing poorly lately. His best game was against the St. Louis Blues, when he stopped 34 of 36 shots and helped Buffalo clinch a 6-2 victory. Buffalo hosts the Avs on Thursday night.

The Colorado Avalanche are -250 moneyline favorites in the Moneyline Matchup against the Buffalo Sabres. The best available odds are now -175 ML, -1 ML and a 6.5 O/U. Shane Mickle of PickDawgz.com doesn't trust the Avs to win, but he gives Buffalo a chance to do so.

Sabres host the Avs on Thursday night.

Ilya Lyubushkin, Jacob Bryson and Eric Comrie are injured for the game against the Avs.

Goaltenders: Alexandar Georgiev and Pavel Francouz. Injuries: Bowen Byram, Martin Kaut, Evan Rodrigues, Kurtis MacDermid, Shane Bowers, Gabriel Landeskog, Darren Helm, Valeri Nichushkin. Sabres Host the Avs on Thursday Night.