The Buffalo Sabers and Florida Panthers meet Friday in NHL action at the BB&T Center.

The Buffalo Sabers could use a spark of consistency after splitting their last 12 games. The Buffalo Sabers are averaging 2.4 goals per game and are scoring on 17.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Jack Eichel leads Buffalo with 22 goals, Evander Kane has 20 assists and Ryan O'Reilly has 172 shots on goal. Defensively, the Buffalo Sabers are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 79.4 percent of their opponents power plays. Robin Lehner has given up 123 goals on 1,367 shots faced and Chad Johnson has allowed 67 goals on 646 shots. The Buffalo Sabers have allowed three or less goals in eight of their last 11 games.

The Florida Panthers look for another victory after winning seven of their last nine games. The Florida Panthers are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 19.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Vincent Trocheck leads Florida with 24 goals, Aleksander Barkov has 38 assists and Jonathan Huberdeau has 149 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 79 percent of their opponents power plays. Roberto Luongo has given up 50 goals on 687 shots faced and James Reimer has allowed 102 goals on 1,077 shots. The Florida Panthers have allowed three or less goals in six of their last eight games.

The Sabres are 18-37 in their last 55 vs. Eastern Conference, 6-14 in their last 20 Friday games and 20-47 in their last 67 road games. The Panthers are 1-4 in their last 5 games playing on 0 days rest, 5-1 in their last 6 home games and 10-3 in their last 13 overall. The Sabres are 1-6 in the last 7 meetings in Florida, 1-4 in the last 5 meetings and the under is 17-7-4 in the last 28 meetings in Florida.

This price is pretty steep, but the Florida Panthers should get the job done based on their current form. The Panthers are putting together their best stretch of hockey right now and have their eyes on sneaking into the playoffs. The Buffalo Sabers can't string wins together and are almost an automatic fade when playing on the road. The Panthers should be able to win their fifth straight game.