Buffalo hoping to snap their two-game losing skid against Connor McDavid’s Oilers
3/9/24 at 12:30pm at Key Bank Center in Buffalo, NY
Record
Buffalo – 29-30-5 | 63 points – 6th place in Atlantic Division
Edmonton – 38-21-2 | 78 points – 2nd place in Pacific Division
Special Teams
Buffalo
Power Play – 16.5% (26th)
Penalty Kill – 78.2% (20th)
Edmonton
Power Play – 26.7% (3rd)
Penalty Kill - 79.8% (14th)
Top Scorers
Buffalo
Rasmus Dahlin: 63 GP, 15 G, 32 A, 47 PTS
Jeff Skinner: 56 GP, 20 G, 20 A, 40 PTS
Alex Tuch: 57 GP, 17 G, 23 A, 40 PTS
Edmonton
Connor McDavid: 59 GP, 23 G, 77 A, 100 PTS
Leon Draisaitl: 61 GP, 32 G, 49 A, 81 PTS
Zach Hyman: 60 GP, 43 G, 19 A, 62 PTS
Starting Goalies
Buffalo – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (19-16-3, 2.44 GAA, .914 save %)
Edmonton – Stuart Skinner (29-13-2, 2.60 GAA, .906 save %)
Line Combinations and Pairings
Buffalo
Forwards
Jeff Skinner-Tage Thompson-Alex Tuch
Jordan Greenway-Dylan Cozens-Victor Olofsson
Zach Benson-Peyton Krebs-JJ Peterka
Zemgus Girgensons-Tyson Jost-Eric Robinson
Defense
Rasmus Dahlin-Bowen Byram
Owen Power-Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson-Connor Clifton
Ex. Kale Clague
Goaltenders
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Eric Comrie
Injuries
Jack Quinn - IR (lower body)
Notes
In Buffalo’s last 22 games, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has made 19 starts and has recorded 478 saves on 514 shots (.930) in that span. Luukkonen has allowed two or fewer goals in six of his last eight games.
Bowen Byram recorded two points (1+1) in his Sabres debut on March 7. If he records a point in today’s game, he will become the fourth defenseman in Sabres history to record three or more points in their first two games with Buffalo. Jordan Leopold (Oct. 8 to 9, 2010; 2+1), Lindy Ruff (Oct. 11 to 13, 1979; 1+2) and John Van Boxmeer (Oct. 11 to 13, 1979; 0+4) are the last three Sabres defensemen who have done so.
Jeff Skinner has tallied four points (1+3) in his last four games. In his last two games against the Oilers, Jeff Skinner has posted two points (1+1).
Dylan Cozens has registered four points (3+1) in four career games against Edmonton, including one point in each of his last two against the Oilers (1+1). In seven games since returning from injury,
Owen Power has notched six points (3+3).
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