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.

Nashville – Justus Annunen (6-2-0, 2.65 GAA, .914 save %)

On Tuesday, Thompson and Peterka became the first Sabres teammates with hat tricks in the same game since Derek Roy and Drew Stafford on Jan. 18, 2008. They finished the night with plus-six ratings, a feat no Sabres skater had accomplished since Richard Smehlik on Feb. 2, 1998.

Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka had hat tricks, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves as Buffalo rolled to a 7-2 win over Boston.

Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka had hat tricks, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 26 saves as Buffalo rolled to a 7-2 win over Boston.

Nylander was moved a couple of years after being drafted to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenceman Henri Jokiharju ... in the off-season with Ryan McLeod and prospect Tyler Tullio ...

but Ryan McLeod and Beck Malenstyn do a great job of playing those roles. On defense, Jacob Bryson, Connor Clifton, and Henri Jokiharju are all solid depth defensemen and get their job done well.

Ryan Reynolds showered his “Deadpool & Wolverine” costar, friend and former frenemy Hugh Jackman in praise on Friday night at Jackman’s show in New York City, but as always, he made sure to ...

Seven days after his Ohio State team won the College Football Playoff championship, Ryan Day will be returning to the national spotlight — albeit on a very different kind of stage. The Buckeyes ...

After All-Star reliever Ryan Pressly waived his no-trade clause, the Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs finalized the trade Tuesday, a significant move but one that still left each team with work to ...

The Sabres return home for an Atlantic Division showdown. The Buffalo Sabres face the Boston Bruins on Tuesday at KeyBank Center, aiming to put their 1-3-0 road trip, which ended with a 3-2 loss Saturday in Edmonton, behind them.

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).