BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers visit the Buffalo Sabres after the Sabres defeated the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 in overtime. Buffalo has a 6-8-4 record overall and a 5-3-2 record on its home ice. The Sabres have a -14 scoring differential, with 50 total goals scored and 64 given up.

With a 9-7-4 record, the Oilers now look ahead to their meeting at KeyBank Center with the Sabres, who showed desperation coming back from a three-goal deficit to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday to come away with a 5-4 overtime win that Mattias Samuelsson capped off at three-on-three.

The Buffalo Sabres and visiting Edmonton Oilers each come into their game on Monday night fresh off overtime wins. The Sabres got their first road victory of the season and broke a five-game losing streak (0-4-1) by scoring four unanswered goals in a 5-4 come-from-behind road win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.

The news keeps getting worse for the Edmonton Oilers, as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is set to miss some time with an injury.

Former Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner is set to miss some time, as he has been placed on injured reserve (IR) by the San Jose Sharks.

Would you ever believe that the Buffalo Sabres have what appears to be a promising prospect that they are mishandling and not developing properly? It’s a believable story?

Rasmus Dahlin returned from a personal leave and helped lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-4 overtime win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena. Buffalo trailed 4-1 late in the second period when Dahlin’s point shot deflected off Josh Doan and into the net,