Florida Panthers (2-1-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (2-3, in the Atlantic Division)

Buffalo, New York; Monday, 1 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers take on the Buffalo Sabres for a matchup within the Atlantic Division Monday.

Buffalo is 2-3 overall with a -- record against the Atlantic Division. The Sabres have allowed 19 goals while scoring 11 for a -8 scoring differential.

Florida is 2-1-2 overall with a -- record against the Atlantic Division. The Panthers rank second in the league serving 16.6 penalty minutes per game.

The matchup Monday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

INJURIES: Sabres: Conor Timmins: out (lower-body), Jason Zucker: out (abdomen), Alex Lyon: out (upper-body), Topias Leinonen: out (lower-body), Jack Rathbone: out (undisclosed).

Panthers: Jonah Gadjovich: out (upper-body), Brad Marchand: out (leg), Aleksander Barkov: out (lower body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.