Flyers visit Sabres seeking third straight win

The Philadelphia Flyers visit the Buffalo Sabres on October 21 looking to extend a two-game winning streak, while Buffalo enters the matchup seeking a home win. The game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET at KeyBank Center in Buffalo. Philadelphia’s victories over Ottawa and Colorado were its first wins of the season, following eight consecutive losses to open the campaign. The Flyers beat Colorado 3-2, with Matvei Michkov scoring twice. The result gave Philadelphia a chance to win three straight for the first time this season. Buffalo had gone to overtime in three consecutive games, according to a game preview. The Sabres were listed at 4-3-2, while Philadelphia was listed at 2-6-3. The matchup was the teams’ first meeting of the season. Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said Jason Zucker was targeted to return against Philadelphia after missing the season’s opening games following hernia surgery. Ruff also said captain Rasmus Dahlin was not guaranteed to play. Dahlin had been out since leaving a game against Florida with a lower-body injury. The Sabres were also evaluating forwards Justin Danforth and Sam Carrick for upper-body injuries, with both described as day to day in the preview....