Ducks at Sabres preview

DUCKS (22-26-7) at SABRES (24-23-8)
3 p.m. ET; TVAS, MSG-B, PRIME, NHL.TV

Anaheim is 2-0-2 on the road trip and 5-2-2 in its past nine games
Buffalo is coming off a 3-2 win at the New York Rangers on Friday and is 2-1-1 in its past four games after losing its previous three.

Players to watch

Ducks forward Rickard Rakell has five points (one goal, four assists) in his past five games.
Sabres center Jack Eichel has six points (three goals, three assists) in his past six games and nine points (three goals, six assists) in nine games against Anaheim.

They said it

"I think we learned from our mistakes and that third period (against Toronto) is what we need to base our game off of. It's a template for us to use for a full 60 minutes. Our puck management was simple, and it led to turnovers on their part. It's the type of play we need to keep on showing." -- Ducks forward Max Jones
"We've seen him in and out of different opportunities this season, but to be able to play with Jack Eichel] and Sam [Reinhart
Jonas Johansson
Andrew Hammond
Scratched:Carter Hutton, Zach Bogosian
Injured: Marcus Johansson (illness), Kyle Okposo (upper body), Linus Ullmark (lower body), Victor Olofsson (lower body), Tage Thompson (upper body), Vladimir Sobotka (lower body)

Status report

Kase will play after leaving a 5-4 overtime loss at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday with an upper-body injury. ... Defensemen Guhle and Mahura were recalled from San Diego of the American Hockey League. ... Gudbranson, a defenseman, was sent back to Anaheim. ... Johansson is unavailable, so the Sabres will play 11 forwards and seven defensemen with Pilut recalled from Rochester of the AHL. Hutton is not available because of family circumstances. Hammond was recalled from Rochester. ... Olofsson practiced with the Sabres on Saturday but is still at least a week away from returning.

Stat pack

Reinhart has eight points (one goal, seven assists) in his past five games against Anaheim. … Skinner hasn't scored since Dec. 2 (17 games). … The Ducks are 3-for-29 (10.3 percent) on the power play in their past 13 games.