Utah Mammoth (3-2, in the Central Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (2-2, in the Atlantic Division)

Buffalo, New York; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres and the Utah Mammoth take the ice in an out-of-conference matchup.

Buffalo had a 50-23-9 record overall and a 28-13-7 record at home last season. The Sabres committed 316 total penalties last season, averaging 3.9 per game and serving 9.7 penalty minutes per game.

Utah had a 43-33-6 record overall and a 22-18-4 record in road games last season. The Mammoth scored 46 power-play goals last season on 232 total chances (2.8 chances per game).

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

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).

Mammoth: Maveric Lamoureux: out (shoulder).

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