Skinner, Eichel, and Reinhart spent the majority of their ice time together last season, outscoring opponents 30-22 in 541:21 of shared ice time at 5-on-5 (data from Natural Stat Trick). The Sabres held a 52.22-percent share of shot attempts in those minutes.
The duo of Eichel and Skinner alone shared the ice for 845:28 at 5-on-5, with the Sabres outscoring opponents 53-43.
"I thought we worked," Eichel said when asked what drove that success. "I thought we had a good team game. I thought we were able to play different styles. We grinded at times when we needed to and obviously, we could make the pretty play. So, it worked last year, hopefully it works tomorrow."
Skinner has seen a resurgence in his game of late after snapping a 22-game goal scoring drought on Feb. 22. He has three goals in his last seven games and has accounted for at least three scoring chances in each of his last four contests (according to Natural Stat Trick), including six against Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Skinner credited recent linemates Lazar and Wayne Simmonds with helping spark the change in his play.
"I think playing with those two guys, I think we got on a little bit of a positive run there," he said. "We were able to feed off each other and make plays with each other. I thought the line clicked pretty well. Whenever you're going to have success in this league, I think it's going to be a result of all five guys - more specifically as a forward, all three guys playing well together."
Olofsson, meanwhile, will look to join in on the chemistry developed recently between Johansson and Kahun, who have connected on three goals since the latter was acquired from Pittsburgh last Monday.
Olofsson tallied five points (3+2) in three games upon returning from a lower-body injury on Feb. 13 but has gone without a point in seven contests since.
"We have to realize with that lower-body injury that it's difficult," Krueger said. "It takes time to get back right up to speed. But he's not complaining about anything and working through it and Victor Olofsson will get back to his pace."