Sharpen Up: All the Sabres news you need to know on December 8, 2019

The Buffalo Sabres will look to close out their three-game road trip on a high note. They're in Edmonton tonight to play the Oilers at Rogers Place.
It's an 8 p.m. ET faceoff with the Buick Game Night pregame show kicking things off on MSG at 7:30.
Buffalo's next home game is Tuesday against St. Louis. That game will air on NBCSN.
Here's what you need to know.

Tonight's matchup

From @SabresPR's Game Notes…

A look back at last night

From the Postgame Report…
In the end, a game that went back and forth for three periods had one last twist.
After erasing three deficits in regulation, the Buffalo Sabres nearly defeated the Vancouver Canucks on a shot from Jack Eichel that found the back of the net in overtime. Instead, Henri Jokiharju was called for interference and J.T. Miller scored for the Canucks on the ensuing power play.
The result was a 6-5 victory for the Canucks and a road point for the Sabres on a night that could have seen them leave empty-handed.
"It's a big point," said Kyle Okposo, who scored in his return from a 10-game absence. "… We could have wilted, but we didn't. We found a way to tie the game and get a point. Obviously, we would have liked to get a second one, that's disappointing. But I liked the way we fought back and that's a huge point."

Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said he understood the penalty against Jokiharju, which came after the defenseman collided with Canucks forward Jake Virtanen as Eichel skated above them in the 3-on-3 extra period. Virtanen fell over Jokiharju's stick as he attempted to turn and switch onto Eichel.
The whistle sounded as Eichel skated alone to toward the right faceoff circle and buried a shot behind goaltender Thatcher Demko.
"I can understand the call because of it being literally a breakaway out of it," Krueger said. "It was definitely not intentional. Joki wasn't even looking in that direction, so in a normal moment of the game that might not get called. But I think in a 3-on-3 overtime when it leads to a breakaway, you can see both sides of it and you just have to swallow it down."

The Sabres erased deficits of 2-0, 3-2, and 5-3 in regulation. Okposo, Sam Reinhart, Victor Olofsson, Zemgus Girgensons, and Marcus Johansson all scored goals. Johansson's goal tied the score with 58.5 seconds remaining in the third period.
"We didn't quit or anything like that," Olofsson said. "I thought we just kept playing our game and we didn't panic, took it one goal at a time. I think it's great that we came back and I think we could've even got that last goal too."
Read the full recap here.