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Buffalo Sabres vs Edmonton Oilers

Regular season · Tuesday, December 1, 2026 · Rogers Place

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SNO · SN1 · TVAS2 · MSG-B

Game preview

The Buffalo Sabres visit the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Tuesday, December 1, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on SNO, SN1, TVAS2 and MSG-B.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Sabres

First game of a road trip.

  1. 212026-11-21: at FLA
  2. 222026-11-22: at TBL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 232026-11-23: no game
  4. 242026-11-24: no game
  5. 252026-11-25: vs NYR
  6. 262026-11-26: no game
  7. 272026-11-27: vs PIT
  8. 282026-11-28: no game
  9. 292026-11-29: no game
  10. 302026-11-30: no game
  11. 12026-12-01: at EDM
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,734 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,734 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Oilers

Back home after a game in Seattle.

  1. 212026-11-21: at CAR
  2. 222026-11-22: at STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 232026-11-23: no game
  4. 242026-11-24: vs VGK
  5. 252026-11-25: no game
  6. 262026-11-26: no game
  7. 272026-11-27: vs SEA
  8. 282026-11-28: at SEA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 292026-11-29: no game
  10. 302026-11-30: no game
  11. 12026-12-01: vs BUF
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~564 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,127 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49
Edmonton OilersOilersTue, Oct 13 at LAK
  1. L1Draisaitl#29McDavid#97Podkolzin#92
    13:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2Formenton#26Joseph#21Michaels#43
    10:40 together at 5v5
  3. L3Dickinson#16Hallander#19Kapanen#42
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4Howard#53Frederic#10Samanski#81
    5:05 together at 5v5
  1. D1Ekholm#14Bouchard#2
    14:21 together at 5v5
  2. D2Murphy#5Shea#6
    13:51 together at 5v5
  3. D3Emberson#49Mukhamadullin#85
    8:38 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Draisaitl CMcDavid CKapanen RPodkolzin RBouchard D2:14

Penalty kill

  1. 1Formenton LMichaels RMurphy DShea D1:03
  2. 2Formenton LMcDavid CEkholm DMurphy D0:44

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

BUFEDM

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)EDM 76% (3rd most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)EDM 1:33 left (6th latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)EDM 49.5s (10th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

BUF 28% (14th least often)EDM 30% (16th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series