Coyotes at Sabres preview

COYOTES (13-14-2) at SABRES (18-9-4)
7 p.m. ET; MSG-B, FS-A, NHL.TV

Reinhart has 10 points (five goals, five assists) during his seven-game streak, which is the second-longest active streak in NHL after Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen and Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin, who each has a 12-game point streak.
The Coyotes have lost three straight games (0-3-0) and have allowed at least four goals in each of those games.

Players to watch

Coyotes forward Clayton Keller has seven points (two goals, five assists) in his past six games.
Sabres forward Jack Eichel has 19 points (six goals, 13 assists) in his past 13 games.

They said it

"We have some breakdowns for five or 10 minutes. It's going to happen in games. But at the same time, we need to find a way to not get scored on or find a way to get out of that. We haven't been able to do that." -- Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson
"He's playing some terrific hockey right now and he's a very confident player, but I think his body of work, it started in training camp, just leading by example. … When he's moving his feet and he's working hard, he's a force out there, not only in the games but in the practices. He's a great example for our team." -- Sabres coach Phil Housley on forward Jack Eichel

Coyotes projected lineup

Lawson Crouse -- Nick Schmaltz -- Clayton Keller
Richard Panik -- Derek Stepan -- Christian Fischer
Nick Cousins -- Brad Richardson -- Josh Archibald
Michael Bunting -- Mario Kempe -- Conor Garland
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Alex Goligoski -- Niklas Hjalmarsson
Jordan Oesterle -- Jakob Chychrun
Darcy Kuemper
Adin Hill
Scratched:Calvin Pickard, Kevin Connauton
Injured:Alex Galchenyuk (lower body), Christian Dvorak (upper body), Jason Demers (lower body), Antti Raanta (lower body), Michael Grabner (upper body), Vinnie Hinostroza (lower body)

Sabres projected lineup

Jeff Skinner -- Jack Eichel -- Sam Reinhart
Conor Sheary -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Kyle Okposo
Tage Thompson -- Vladimir Sobotka -- Jason Pominville
Evan Rodrigues -- Johan Larsson -- Zemgus Girgensons
Lawrence Pilut -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Rasmus Dahlin -- Zach Bogosian
Nathan Beaulieu -- Matt Tennyson
Carter Hutton
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Remi Elie
Injured: Patrik Berglund (illness), Marco Scandella (upper body), Jake McCabe (lower body), Casey Nelson (upper body), Scott Wilson (ankle), Matt Hunwick (neck)

Status report

Galchenyuk is questionable. He took part in an optional morning skate Thursday after not practicing Wednesday. … Housley said he wants to see Scandella in another practice and said it's possible Scandella can play against the Washington Capitals on Saturday. He'll miss his eighth straight game Thursday.

Stat pack

Schmaltz is two points from 100 in the NHL. … Ristolainen has 11 points (one goal, 10 assists) in his past 11 games.