McLeod has 10 goals and 14 assists for the Sabres and is on pace to shatter the career highs of 12 goals and 30 points he set last year for

The Sabres were properly pleased with their 5-on-5 play but were as aghast as they should have been with their power play – which went 0 for 6 in the

McLeod will return to the lineup for the Sabres on Saturday, just in time to make his return to Rogers Place and play his former team, the Edmonton Oilers, for the first time. McLeod has missed the past three games with what he described as a “nagging” upper-body injury.

40 PTS Jason Zucker: 46 GP, 16 G, 19 A, 35 PTS JJ Peterka: 46 GP, 11 G, 24 A, 35 PTS Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 15 assists in his last 14 games, including three assists in his last three games. • Dahlin has posted 17 points (3+14) in his last 15 road ...

Jiri Kulich had a goal and two assists and the Buffalo Sabres rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Tuesday night. JJ Peterka also scored and had an assist for the Sabres, while Tage Thompson scored his team-leading 21st of the season.

Jiri Kulich had a goal and two assists and the Buffalo Sabres rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Tuesday night.JJ P

Rasmus Dahlin has six goals and 28 assists for the Sabres. Jason Zucker has scored six goals with four assists over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Flames: 5-5-0, averaging 2.2 goals ...

Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 15 assists in his last 15 games. Dahlin is two assists away from tying Mike Ramsey for the second-most assists (256) by a Sabres defenseman alltime. Dahlin is one goal away from tying Ramsey for the second-most goals by a defenseman in franchise history (73).

Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman could be in the lineup today after missing Thursday’s game with an upper-body injury. Mike Harrington: Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin didn’t practice yesterday.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two goals to help the Edmonton Oilers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2. Edmonton improved to 21-6-1 in its last 28 games.

The Buffalo Sabres’ four-game road trip now takes them to Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome for a Thursday night matchup with the Flames. On Tuesday, the Sabres rode their top line to a 3-2 comeback victory in Vancouver, their third win of the season when trailing after two periods.

The Buffalo Sabres fell 5-2 to the Calgary Flames on Thursday at Scotiabank Saddledome. Buffalo took a 2-1 lead with an early second-period surge, but the Flames fought back and successfully defended a one-goal lead for much of the final frame. They eventually secured the victory with two empty-net goals.