Sabres vs. Oilers — December 1, 2026: preview

BUFBUF
8-7-4
OT1 · L10: 4-4-2
OT
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
OT
L
Wed, Dec 2
@
Rogers Place
EDMEDM
14-3-3
W3 · L10: 6-2-2
W
W
W
L
SO
W
W
W
SO
L
PUCKLAB EDGEEDM 57%

Matchup: Buffalo Sabres (8-7-4) at Edmonton Oilers (14-3-3). PuckLab Edge: Oilers, 57% (better special teams, hotter recent form, better goal differential).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
BUFEDM
Scoring & Defense
2.89GF/GP4.05
3.58GA/GP2.90
−13Goal Diff+23
Analytics
53.95v5 CF%47.4
51.75v5 xGF%48.0
.870SV%.901
45.5FO %49.4
Special Teams & Discipline
15.9PP%33.3
69.7PK%76.9
9.2PIM / GP10.7
Record Splits
4-1-4Road / Home7-3-2

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
BUF

BUF Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Tage ThompsonC19129211.1553.0Jack QuinnR19910190.7356.9Owen PowerD19312150.1955.3Zach BensonL19213150.9262.6Noah OstlundC1947110.7856.5
EDM

EDM Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Connor McDavidC201138490.8461.3Leon DraisaitlC201819370.7761.3Evan BouchardD201122330.3158.8Vasily PodkolzinR2096150.8361.5Ryan Nugent-HopkinsC1147110.4347.7

Team Profile

BUF
Avg Age
26.5
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
202 lbs
EDM
Avg Age
28.2
Avg Height
6'2"
Avg Weight
203 lbs
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