Jets at Sabres preview

JETS (32-26-5) at SABRES (28-25-8)
3 p.m. ET; MSG-B, TSN3, NHL.TV

Eakin, a center, was traded from the Vegas Golden Knights for a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft on Friday.
The Jets had their three-game winning streak end in a 4-2 loss at the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. They are 6-3-1 in their past 10 games.
The Sabres, who won 5-2 at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, are 4-1-0 in their past five games and have scored at least three goals in each. They are 6-3-1 in their past 10.

Players to watch

Jets center Mark Scheifele has three goals and four assists during a three-game point streak.
Sabres center Jack Eichel has a seven-game point streak (four goals, seven assists).

They said it

"He's one of those, I would not say grinders, but he gets under your skin. He's not a dirty player. He plays hard, kind of probably chirps everyone once and a while. He'll be a good guy for our team. He'll fit the way we play hockey. He's very welcomed here." -- Jets forward Patrik Laine on center Cody Eakin
"A year ago, I don't think we would have had an effort like that in this situation, and I think we've all grown up a little bit. It's just about that consistency. Obviously, we play again [Sunday] at 3 [o'clock]. It's important to come back with another great effort." -- Sabres captain Jack Eichel

Jets projected lineup

Nikolaj Ehlers -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Kyle Connor -- Andrew Copp -- Patrik Laine
Jansen Harkins -- Jack Roslovic -- Mason Appleton
Gabriel Bourque -- Cody Eakin -- Logan Shaw
Josh Morrissey -- Tucker Poolman
Dmitry Kulikov -- Neal Pionk
Nathan Beaulieu -- Dylan DeMelo
Laurent Brossoit
Connor Hellebuyck
Scratched:Anthony Bitetto, Sami Niku, Nicholas Shore
Injured: Bryan Little (head), Mathieu Perreault (upper body), Adam Lowry (upper body), Carl Dahlstrom (broken hand), Mark Letestu (heart virus), Luca Sbisa (upper body)

Sabres projected lineup

Victor Olofsson -- Jack Eichel -- Sam Reinhart
Jeff Skinner -- Curtis Lazar - Michael Frolik
Jimmy Vesey -- Marcus Johansson -- Conor Sheary
Zemgus Girgensons -- Johan Larsson -- Kyle Okposo
Brandon Montour -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Rasmus Dahlin -- Colin Miller
Jake McCabe -- Henri Jokiharju
Jonas Johansson
Carter Hutton
Scratched: John Gilmour, Evan Rodrigues
Injured: Linus Ullmark (lower body), Tage Thompson (upper body), Vladimir Sobotka (lower body)

Status report

Beaulieu will play his first game against the Sabres since being traded to the Jets prior to the 2019 NHL Trade Deadlinel he played 89 games for Buffalo from 2017-19. … Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice said he has not decided on a starting goalie. … Johansson is expected to make his first start for the Sabres since Feb. 9.

Stat pack

Dahlin has one goal and six assists in a six-game point streak, an NHL career high. … Jokiharju will play his 100th NHL game. … Laine has six points (two goals, four assists) in a four-game point streak; Wheeler has seven points (three goals, four assists) in his past five games.