SABRES (4-4-0) at DUCKS (5-2-1) 8 p.m. ET, FS-W, MSG-B, NHL.TV
The Sabres are 2-2-0 on a five-game West Coast trip following a 5-1 victory at the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. They have yet to play back-to-back games this season. The Ducks are coming off a 3-1 loss at the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday. They gave up 44 shots on goal for the second time in the past three games.
Player to watch
Buffalo forward Jeff Skinner moved onto the top line with center Jack Eichel and scored three goals in the win against the Kings. He had one of his five NHL hat tricks in Anaheim as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes in a 5-1 victory Dec. 11, 2015. Anaheim forward Ben Street did not score a goal in his first 39 NHL games, but the 31-year-old has three goals in his past five games.
They said it
"When you're playing on his wing, you've got to be ready. Sometimes you think they're going to break out and, somehow, he wins the puck back and you find it on your tape when you open your eyes." -- Sabres forward Jeff Skinner on playing with Jack Eichel "We have to have more people engaged in the game," -- Ducks coach Randy Carlyle
Beaulieu was struck by a puck in a 5-1 loss at the San Jose Sharks on Thursday and is a game-time decision after sitting out Saturday.
Stat pack
Skinner leads all Sabres with six points (four goals, two assists) on the road trip. … Carlyle needs one win to tie Roger Neilson for 30th all-time among NHL coaches (460).
