Sabres bring losing streak into home matchup against the Oilers
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Edmonton Oilers (37-22-4, in the Pacific Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (24-32-6, in the Atlantic Division)
Buffalo, New York; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres head into a matchup against the Edmonton Oilers after losing six in a row.
Buffalo is 15-14-3 at home and 24-32-6 overall. The Sabres have gone 9-14-4 in games they have more penalties than their opponent.
Edmonton is 37-22-4 overall and 17-11-2 on the road. The Oilers have given up 185 goals while scoring 205 for a +20 scoring differential.
The teams match up Monday for the second time this season. The Oilers won the previous matchup 3-2. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two goals in the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tage Thompson has scored 31 goals with 23 assists for the Sabres. Jason Zucker has six assists over the last 10 games.
Leon Draisaitl has 46 goals and 49 assists for the Oilers. Corey Perry has scored four goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 3-6-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.1 assists, 4.2 penalties and 10.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.
Oilers: 4-6-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.2 assists, 3.3 penalties and 6.9 penalty minutes while giving up four goals per game.
INJURIES: Sabres: None listed.
Oilers: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.