OILERS (23-34-7) at SABRES (25-31-7)
TV: 7:30 p.m. ET; SNW, MSG-B, NHL.TV
Season series: Forward Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist to help the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Dec. 6 at Rexall Place. Rookie forward Jack Eichel opened the scoring for the Sabres.
Oilers team scope: Forward Connor McDavid, the No. 1 pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, was sidelined by a fractured clavicle the first time these teams played, so this will be his first showdown with Eichel, the No. 2 pick. Edmonton begins a four-game road trip fresh off a flurry of activity Monday. The Oilers acquired forward Patrick Maroon from the Anaheim Ducks for a minor league player and a draft pick, and claimed forward Adam Cracknell on waivers from the Vancouver Canucks and defenseman Adam Pardy from the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. "I know (Todd McLellan) is a coach that likes hard work and that's what I want to bring," Cracknell told the Oilers website. Defenseman Brandon Davidson and goaltender Laurent Brossoit were signed to new two-year contracts. Davidson had a goal and an assist when Edmonton ended a seven-game losing streak (0-5-2) with a 3-1 win against the New York Islanders on Sunday. Forward Benoit Pouliot sustained a shoulder injury against the Islanders; McLellan said Pouliot would have tests to determine its severity but is out long-term.
Sabres team scope: This is the start of a three-game homestand for Buffalo, which traded forward Jamie McGinn to the Ducks on Monday for a conditional third-round draft pick. The Sabres allowed four goals on a three-game California road trip but won once; they were shut out in each of the losses. "We played well but not good enough," Eichel told the Buffalo News. "We weren't opportunistic at the times we needed to be. You come away from three games only scoring two goals and an empty-netter. Not enough. Puck possession needs to get better. We threw too many pucks away." Eichel is second on Buffalo in goals (17, three-way tie) and points (41), but doesn't have a point in his past four games and has one goal in his past 13 games. "He wants to be able to put the puck in the net for our team and help us win," coach Dan Bylsma said. "That's where the frustration level is for Jack. He's played three games in California against three big teams and some tough centermen to play, and he's felt that."
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