Ducks at Sabres preview

DUCKS (19--13--5) at SABRES (20--11--5)
7 p.m. ET; MSG-B, FS-W, NHL.TV

Anaheim, which will close out a five-game road trip, has lost two in a row after going 9-1-0 in its previous 10 games.
Buffalo is 3-5-3 in its past 11 games after its 10-game winning streak. The Sabres have yet to lose three straight in regulation this season.
Players to watch
Ducks forward Ondrej Kase has eight points (five goals, three assists) in his past six games.
Sabres defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen has eight points (one goal, seven assists) in his past eight games.

They said it

"He was a guy that, in that game and that era, he was a modern-day player. Very fluid with the puck, puck-mover, good first pass, very mobile, retrieve pucks, wanted the puck all the time. That's one thing you learn: The best players in the League have the puck a lot and he was one of those players that wanted the puck all the time." -- Ducks coach Randy Carlyle on Sabres coach Phil Housley, his defense partner with the Winnipeg Jets from 1990-93
"We had a lot of good looks but we just couldn't find the net." -- Sabres coach Phil Housley on the 2-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Friday

Ducks projected lineup

Pontus Aberg -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Ondrej Kase
Andrew Cogliano -- Ryan Kesler -- Jakob Silfverberg
Nick Ritchie -- Adam Henrique -- Daniel Sprong
Kiefer Sherwood -- Carter Rowney -- Brian Gibbons
Hampus Lindholm -- Brandon Montour
Jacob Larsson -- Josh Manson
Josh Mahura -- Jake Dotchin
John Gibson
Chad Johnson
Scratched: Ben Street, Andrej Sustr
Injured: Corey Perry (knee), Korbinian Holzer (wrist), Patrick Eaves (broken rib), Cam Fowler (facial fracture), Rickard Rakell (ankle sprain), Ryan Miller (MCL sprain)

Sabres projected lineup

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

Status report

The Sabres did not skate while Anaheim had an optional morning skate. … Buffalo sent defenseman Brendan Guhle to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

Stat pack

Aberg will play in his 100th NHL game. … Elie is expected to play in his 100th game.