The Buffalo Sabres will try to turn their road record around when they visit the Winnipeg Jets on Friday.

The Sabres arrive in Winnipeg after a 5-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday in the opener of their season-long six-game road trip that stretches over 12 days. After facing the Jets, the Sabres will continue through Western Canada before wrapping it up in Seattle on Dec. 14.

"It's a big road trip with a lot of points up for grabs that we need," forward Tage Thompson said. "This is one we've just got to shake off and get ready for the rest of the trip."

Buffalo dropped to 2-7-2 on the road with the setback to the Flyers. The team appeared to be getting back on track away from home in winning two of its previous three road games (5-4 in overtime at Detroit on Nov. 15; 3-2 in

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