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Buffalo Sabres vs Edmonton Oilers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Oilers · THU · DEC 10 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
THU · DEC 10 · 6:00 PM CT
KeyBank Center
MSG-B
Buffalo Sabres
Sabres
1–1–0
VS
Edmonton Oilers
Oilers
2–0–1
Upcoming
THU · DEC 10 · 6:00 PM CT
MSG-B
Buffalo Sabres
Home · Sabres
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
The man to watch is Tage Thompson: 6 points in his last 4 against Edmonton.
KeyBank Center
Edmonton Oilers
Away · Oilers
2–0–1
5 PTS
Sabres
GOALIES
Oilers
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Expected
.784 SV% · 4.03 GAA · 1W
.847 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Devon Levi
Devon Levi
Expected
.810 SV% · 4.02 GAA · 2W
.850 SV% L5 · Cooling
Sabres
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Oilers
L1
Josh Norris · Tage Thompson · Josh Doan
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Zach Benson · Noah Ostlund · Jack Quinn
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Peyton Krebs · Ryan McLeod · Konsta Helenius
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Jiri Kulich · Sam Carrick · Beck Malenstyn
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Rasmus Dahlin · Mattias Samuelsson
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Owen Power · Olen Zellweger
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Louis Crevier · Zach Metsa
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
Jack Quinn · Zach Benson · Josh Doan · Tage Thompson · Rasmus Dahlin
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Konsta Helenius · Ryan McLeod · Noah Ostlund · Owen Power · Josh Norris
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Ryan McLeod · Beck Malenstyn · Owen Power · Mattias Samuelsson
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Josh Norris · Zach Benson · Rasmus Dahlin · Louis Crevier
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
SabresProjected lines
L1
Josh Norris · Tage Thompson · Josh Doan
L2
Zach Benson · Noah Ostlund · Jack Quinn
L3
Peyton Krebs · Ryan McLeod · Konsta Helenius
L4
Jiri Kulich · Sam Carrick · Beck Malenstyn
D1
Rasmus Dahlin · Mattias Samuelsson
D2
Owen Power · Olen Zellweger
D3
Louis Crevier · Zach Metsa
PP1
Jack Quinn · Zach Benson · Josh Doan · Tage Thompson · Rasmus Dahlin
PP2
Konsta Helenius · Ryan McLeod · Noah Ostlund · Owen Power · Josh Norris
PK1
Ryan McLeod · Beck Malenstyn · Owen Power · Mattias Samuelsson
PK2
Josh Norris · Zach Benson · Rasmus Dahlin · Louis Crevier
OilersProjected lines
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:06 AM CT Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
Sabres
INJURY REPORT
Oilers
Alex Lyon
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Conor Timmins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 17
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Topias Leinonen
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 10
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Jack Rathbone
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Zucker
IR · Abdomen (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
SabresInjury report
Alex Lyon
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Conor Timmins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 17
Topias Leinonen
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 10
Jack Rathbone
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Jason Zucker
IR · Abdomen (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
OilersInjury report
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:06 AM CT Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Sabres won their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Oilers have won 2 straight and are 2-0-1 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

The man to watch is Tage Thompson: 6 points in his last 4 against Edmonton.

The numbers behind it
Player
Tage Thompson has 6 points in his last 4 games against Edmonton. See the games →
(Buffalo)
6 pts, last 4 vs EDM
Player
Rasmus Dahlin has 5 points in his last 4 games against Edmonton. See the games →
(Buffalo)
5 pts, last 4 vs EDM