GDT: 1/29/15: SABRES (14-31-3) at OILERS (12-27-9) TV: MSG-B, BELL TV, SNOL - 9:30 PM ET

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Season series: The Edmonton Oilers are going for a two-game sweep of the Buffalo Sabres; they rallied to win at Buffalo on Nov. 7 when Boyd Gordon scored the tie-breaking goal with 4:15 remaining. Goaltender Michal Neuvirth kept the Sabres in the game with 49 saves.

Sabres Digital Press Box Game Preview: 1/29/15 at EDM

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 172)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Marcus Foligno (undisclosed, Dec. 23; injured reserve) – 14 games
Cody McCormick (lower body, Jan. 13; injured reserve) – 5 games
Michal Neuvirth (lower body, Jan. 27) – 1 game

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
1/26: Recalled F Matt Ellis and G Matt Hackett from Rochester (AHL); Activated F Brian Gionta from IR

TONIGHT’S GAME
SABRES at OILERS
This is the second of two meetings between the Sabres and Oilers this season.
Last meeting: Edmonton defeated Buffalo, 3-2, in Buffalo on Nov. 7
The Sabres are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games vs. the Oilers; 5-4-1 on the road.
This is the 69th game all-time between Buffalo and Edmonton; Buffalo has a 22-36-10 series record.
The Sabres are 9-21-3 on the road against the Oilers all-time.

1/28/15: TBN Nolan Audio (7:17)

ZADOROV TO SIT AGAINST EDMONTON

WEDNEDAY’S PRACTICE
26 Matt Moulson – 28 Zemgus Girgensons – 63 Tyler Ennis
65 Brian Flynn – 17 Torrey Mitchell – 12 Brian Gionta
21 Drew Stafford – 19 Cody Hodgson – 80 Chris Stewart
44 Nicolas Deslauriers – 37 Matt Ellis – 36 Patrick Kaleta

4 Josh Gorges – 57 Tyler Myers
41 Andrej Meszaros – 55 Rasmus Ristolainen
6 Mike Weber – 24 Tyson Strachan
51 Nikita Zadorov – 61 Andre Benoit

1 Jhonas Enroth
31 Matt Hackett

Nolan said that Enroth will start against the Oilers.

The Tops Gamenight pregame show will begin at 9 p.m. EST on Thursday on MSG-B and Bell TV with faceoff scheduled for 9:30 p.m. EST. The game can also be heard live on WGR 550.

1/28/15: Tyler Ennis Audio (2:55)

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[jamers]

Here's a big one. Let's lose for a full 60 minutes!

 

[EichHart]

4-2 Oilers. Biggest game of the season my friends.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

It'll take the whole team working together to lose this one.

 

[Zman5778]

It'll take the whole team working together to lose this one.

Neuvirth nearly wrecked it against the Oilers last time........let's make sure Enroth is on the same page as the rest of the team.

 

[7 11 14]

Sabres/Oilers > Super Bowl

 

[Selanne00008]

I never really want to lose a game. But we need to do so against the oil.

 

[Gabrielor]

The first of the Big 3.

1/29 BUF@EDM
3/26 PHO@BUF
3/30 BUF@PHO

 

[gpearson1968]

Oilers Fan, coming in Peace.

I cannot believe our teams are doing as horrible as they are. I'm sort of used to saying "Well, there's always next year"....just not used to saying it in November........

Just trying to hope that the Oilers keep low enough to stay in the Mcdavid sweepstakes. Not that Edmonton has been able to accomplish much with our other 1st overall picks....

Buffalo 4-2.

Cheers,
gpearson1968

 

[FearTheBeard]

biggest game we've played in the last few years, lets make sure we're unfocused and come out flat tonight

 

[FearTheBeard]

Oilers Fan, coming in Peace.

I cannot believe our teams are doing as horrible as they are. I'm sort of used to saying "Well, there's always next year"....just not used to saying it in November........

Just trying to hope that the Oilers keep low enough to stay in the Mcdavid sweepstakes. Not that Edmonton has been able to accomplish much with our other 1st overall picks....

Buffalo 4-2.

Cheers,
gpearson1968

how dare you

 

[MayDayMayDay]

Biggest game of the year, boys. Don't even get off the bus.

Oilers 5-3.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Oilers take a 28-3 lead at the half, add a pick-six early in the third to make it 35-3, Sabres rally to win 41-38 in OT.

Oh, wait, wrong Oilers...

Sabres lose the battle 3-1, but win the war by drafting McDavid #1.

 

[MCDAVIDISH]

Go Buffalo go! I think this game will kick start the team and you guys will go on a nice winning streak.

 

[Clock]

This one's gonna be interesting.

 

[MayDayMayDay]

Oilers take a 28-3 lead at the half, add a pick-six early in the third to make it 35-3, Sabres rally to win 41-38 in OT.

Oh, wait, wrong Oilers...

Sabres lose the battle 3-1, but win the war by drafting McDavid #1.

One of the greatest days of my childhood.

 

[MackAttack26]

Derek Roy gets a hat trick. Oilers win 3-2.

Final points on the season:
Buffalo - 55
Edmonton - 56

Sabres win lottery and draft McDavid.
Derek Roy is deemed the savior of our franchise when McDavid leads us to a cup in 2020.

Book it. This game will be legendary.

 

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@BuffaloSabres

The #Sabres aim for their 5th straight win at Rexall Place, a building they haven't lost in since 2003.

The #Sabres have outscored the #Oilers 20-6 in their last 4 games at Edmonton.

Do these anti-tank trend numbers have anyone "worried"?

 

[Vito_81]

Hackett should get the start.

 

[OkimLom]

Biggest game of the year, boys. Don't even get off the bus.

Oilers 5-3.

No, we WANT to lose

Let's see which streak comes to and end:
Buffalo's winless streak
Buffalo's Undefeated streak in Edmonton since 2003

It's not exactly necessary to lose, but it would help in the cause.

 

[Dallas Eakins*]

The first of the Big 3.

1/29 BUF@EDM
3/26 PHO@BUF
3/30 BUF@PHO

It doesn't get much bigger than this.

 

[Chainshot]

All eyes turn to Alberta tonight, just like when driving past a car accident. This may be one of the ugliest games ever.

 

[Sean McG]

This one has been marked on the calendar all year... pretty much game 7 tonight. Oilers just posted that Taylor Hall missed the morning skate, still day-to-day with a bone bruise. However, the Hall-less Oilers put up 52 shots on the Sabres in their earlier meeting this season.

I'll go with a decisive 3-1 Oilers win. But losing 12 straight and beating Edmonton seems like something the Sabres would do.

 

[BakedBuffalo]

3-2 Oilers. Hodgson misses an open net with 10 seconds left to seal the loss