It will be the first time the Wild, who are 3-1-0 in their past four games and 10-1-1 in their past 12 at home, will have a full roster. The Sabres are 1-1-2 in their past four games and 2-3-3 in their past eight. They've scored two goals or fewer in 11 of their past 16 games and have been shut out four times in that span.
Players to watch
Center Jack Eichel has 11 points (seven goals, four assists) in his past seven games. He leads the Sabres with 35 points and 15 goals are tied for first with forward Evander Kane. Forward Eric Staal has 12 points (seven goals, five assists) in his past 12 games and leads the Wild in points (35) and goals (17).
They said it
"This is a big test for us. I think that we've come together a bit and started to find our game so [we'll] try and continue it tonight." -- Sabres forward Jack Eichel "I think everybody's very happy that we have a healthy squad back right now. It's just one game at a time and we know we have to have a big push to make the playoffs. It's the little details that make the difference." -- Wild forward Nino Niederreiter
Antipin remains ill and did not make the trip. … Lehner has held opponents to 10 goals or fewer in 10 straight starts (4-2-4). … Dubnyk is 2-0-0 with three goals allowed in his past two starts since returning from a lower-body injury and 10-2-1 in his past 14. … Reilly is a healthy scratch for the third straight game.
Stat pack
Okposo has five points (goal, four assists) in his past five games. … Granlund has five points (four goals, assist) in his past four.
