"We come into this road trip, we've got five games, it's going to be a real hard trip, a real test for our team. We've got to be a strong defending team, make sure we're taking care of our own end and just play real solid. The structure we want to play with and the work ethic have to be there, and hopefully we can grind out some results." -- Oilers coach Dave Tippett
"They are as strong up the middle maybe as any team we've seen here with McDavid, [Leon] Draisaitl, [Ryan Nugent-Hopkins] and Gaetan Haas. That's a really good group up the middle. We'll see them here and there together or on power play, McDavid and Draisaitl, but I think it's more important to concentrate on our team game." -- Sabres coach Ralph Krueger
