Zucker notched an assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Oilers.

Tuch entered Monday's play with 14 goals and 19 assists in 45 games – and holding a team-best rating of plus-15. HE had three short-handed goals, no power-play goals and scored just once over an 11-game stretch during the club's 13-game winless streak.

McLeod will return to the lineup for the Sabres on Saturday, just in time to make his return to Rogers Place and play his former team, the Edmonton Oilers, for the first time. McLeod has missed the past three games with what he described as a “nagging” upper-body injury.

Brock Boeser has two goals and two assists over the last 10 games. Alex Tuch has 14 goals and 19 assists for the Sabres. Jason Zucker has seven goals and five assists over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 3-5-2, averaging 1.7 goals, 2.9 assists ...

A rebuild in the NHL can be a grueling process. With the patience needed to develop prospects, and decide whether to add or subtract to the team and what each offseason has to offer, there aren’t many situations for a team to be in that are more stressful than this.

Michael Finewax suggests trading for Linus Ullmark in fantasy hockey leagues, who is close to returning to the Ottawa lineup from a back injury.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice to help the Edmonton Oilers rally for a 3-2 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. Jeff Skinner added a goal in his first game against the Sabres since the club bought out his contract in the offseason,

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice to help the Edmonton Oilers rally for a 3-2 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.

The Buffalo Sabres (18-26-5) fell 3-2 to the Edmonton Oilers (31-15-3) at Rogers Place on Saturday afternoon, dropping to 1-4 in their last five games. Buffalo’s Alex Tuch opened the scoring late in the first period, converting on a sharp pass from Jason Zucker, but the Oilers responded just 17 seconds later, thanks to former Sabre Jeff Skinner.

The Buffalo Sabres concluded their four-game road trip through Seattle and Western Canada with a stop in Edmonton for a Saturday matinee against the Oilers.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two goals to help the Edmonton Oilers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2. Edmonton improved to 21-6-1 in its last 28 games.

Matinee game? No problem. On Saturday afternoon, the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Buffalo Sabres in their third of six games on this home stand. They picked up their second consecutive win, overcoming two separate one-goal leads to defeat the Sabres 3-2.