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Winnipeg Jets vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Monday, January 4, 2027 · KeyBank Center

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SN+ · MSG-B

Game preview

The Winnipeg Jets visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Monday, January 4, 2027, with puck drop at 7:30 PM ET. The game is on SN+ and MSG-B.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Jets

First game of a road trip.

  1. 252026-12-25: no game
  2. 262026-12-26: at MIN
  3. 272026-12-27: no game
  4. 282026-12-28: vs SJS
  5. 292026-12-29: no game
  6. 302026-12-30: no game
  7. 312026-12-31: at CGY
  8. 12027-01-01: no game
  9. 22027-01-02: vs CGY
  10. 32027-01-03: no game
  11. 42027-01-04: at BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~992 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~992 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Sabres

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Florida and Tampa Bay).

  1. 252026-12-25: no game
  2. 262026-12-26: vs NJD
  3. 272026-12-27: no game
  4. 282026-12-28: vs DET
  5. 292026-12-29: no game
  6. 302026-12-30: at FLA
  7. 312026-12-31: no game
  8. 12027-01-01: no game
  9. 22027-01-02: at TBL
  10. 32027-01-03: no game
  11. 42027-01-04: vs WPG
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,051 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,389 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Winnipeg JetsJetsTue, Oct 13 vs MIN
  1. L1Connor#81Scheifele#55Perfetti#91
    11:17 together at 5v5
  2. L2Iafallo#9Lowry#17Rosen#27
    11:14 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewVilardi#13Björck#61Niederreiter#62
    11:00 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKoepke#45Namestnikov#7Barron#36
    8:43 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamberg#54Pionk#4
    12:47 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewDeMelo#2Ferraro#38
    11:16 together at 5v5
  3. D3Fleury#24Bauer#77
    10:38 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connor LScheifele CVilardi CPerfetti CPionk D1:36

Penalty kill

  1. 1Connor LIafallo LDeMelo DFerraro D0:43
  2. 2Lowry CBarron CDeMelo DSamberg D0:42
Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

WPGBUF

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

WPG 76% (4th most settled)BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

WPG 1:35 left (7th latest · 20 pulls)BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

WPG 48.8s (12th longest)BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

WPG 27% (9th least often)BUF 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series