McLeod will return to the lineup for the Sabres on Saturday, just in time to make his return to Rogers Place and play his former team, the Edmonton Oilers, for the first time. McLeod has missed the past three games with what he described as a “nagging” upper-body injury.

Thompson earned his seventh career hat trick by producing three goals – beginning with his 102.5 mph slap shot in the first period – and he added an assist to lead the Sabres to a resounding 7-2 win over the Bruins in KeyBank Center.

Zucker notched an assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Oilers. Zucker missed two games due to an illness and logged just 15:05 of ice time in his return. He was still able ...