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Edmonton Oilers vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Thursday, December 10, 2026 · KeyBank Center

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Buffalo SabresBuffaloSabresHome

SN · MSG-B

Game preview

The Edmonton Oilers visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Thursday, December 10, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN and MSG-B.

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

Rest and travel

Oilers

Game 3 of a road trip: Chicago and Minnesota, now Buffalo.

  1. 302026-11-30: no game
  2. 12026-12-01: vs BUF
  3. 22026-12-02: no game
  4. 32026-12-03: vs WSH
  5. 42026-12-04: no game
  6. 52026-12-05: no game
  7. 62026-12-06: at CHI
  8. 72026-12-07: no game
  9. 82026-12-08: at MIN
  10. 92026-12-09: no game
  11. 102026-12-10: at BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~721 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,500 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Sabres

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver and Seattle).

  1. 302026-11-30: no game
  2. 12026-12-01: at EDM
  3. 22026-12-02: no game
  4. 32026-12-03: at CGY
  5. 42026-12-04: at VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 52026-12-05: no game
  7. 62026-12-06: at SEA
  8. 72026-12-07: no game
  9. 82026-12-08: no game
  10. 92026-12-09: no game
  11. 102026-12-10: vs EDM
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~2,111 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,559 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

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

EDMBUF

Settled lines

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

EDM 76% (3rd most settled)BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)
← 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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

Season series