The Edmonton Oilers (1-1-0) welcome the Buffalo Sabres (1-1-0) at Rogers Place on Tuesday. Buffalo is kicking off a five-game road trip coming off a 4-3 loss against the Panthers on Saturday. The Sabres committed eight penalties in the game, conceding two power play goals. Alex Tuch, Rasmus Dahlin, and Zemgus Girgensons each scored once for the Sabres. Tuch and Dahlin both added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Eric Comrie only had 33 saves on 37 shots against (.891%) in the loss. Edmonton fell 4-3 to the Flames on Saturday. Connor McDavid, Ryan McLeod, and Cody Ceci scored one apiece for the Oilers. Leon Draisaitl had two assists to lead the team in scoring. Jack Campbell saved only seven of 11 shots (.636%) after starting in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams split their two meetings last season, the last of which was a 6-1 victory for the Oilers in March. Five players had two points for Edmonton. Mike Smith got the win, saving 27 of 28 shots (.964%).
FACING OFF
Buffalo is averaging 3.50 goals per game so far this season, 15th in the NHL, and they are taking on an Oilers team that is allowing 3.50 goals a game (20th). Meanwhile, Edmonton has found the net 4.00 times a game on average, seventh in the league, and the Sabres are allowing opponents to score 2.50 goals per game (11th).Look for lots of power play opportunities between the teams, as the Sabres and Oilers have more penalties per game than most teams in the NHL. The Sabres are averaging 6.00 penalties/game, 29th-most in the league, while the Oilers have been penalized 6.50 times a game on average (30th).
TOP PERFORMERS:
With three points already this season, Dahlin is the top skater for the Sabres. He has two goals and one assist in two games. In the net, Craig Anderson (1-0-0) is Buffalo’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 1.00 GAA, third-best in the league, and a .972% save percentage, fifth-best. McDavid (4G 1A) and Draisaitl (1G 4A) lead the Oilers in scoring on the season with five points apiece. Stuart Skinner (0-0-0) has the best goals against average for Edmonton at 0.00, best in the league. He has a save percentage of .1,000%, also best. Campbell (1-1-0) has played the most games in net for the Oilers this season. He has a 6.00 GAA and a .851% save percentage.
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