Zucker notched an assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Oilers.

Buffalo Sabres left wing Jason Zucker (illness) practiced on Friday and may be ready to return to the lineup on Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers. The veteran has missed a couple of games due to an illness.

The Buffalo Sabres visit the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Saturday afternoon. It concludes a four-game road trip for Buffalo which has seen losses in Seattle and Calgary sandwich Tuesday’s comeback victory in Vancouver.

A big week in NHL 25 as the first Team of the Year cards and a new 4 Nations Face-Off Event went live, there were also big upgrades for Fantasy Hockey cards. After a big week Jason Zucker is now the third-highest rated player in Hockey Ultimate Team, while Megan Keller is tied with Travis Sanheim as the fourth.

Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 15 assists in his last 15 games. Dahlin is two assists away from tying Mike Ramsey for the second-most assists (256) by a Sabres defenseman alltime. Dahlin is one goal away from tying Ramsey for the second-most goals by a defenseman in franchise history (73).

Zucker is an influential voice in the locker room and wants to make Buffalo better despite knowing he could be traded at the deadline.

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Zucker (illness) is considered a game-time decision for Saturday's road matchup against the Oilers, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports. Zucker has missed the last two games due to an illness,

The Sabres outshot the Oilers 41-34 in the 3-2 loss. EDMONTON – Jiri Kulich appeared to score the game-tying goal late in the third period, but a video review stifled the Buffalo Sabres' comeback effort in their 3-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Saturday.

Buffalo Sabres left wing Jason Zucker (illness) is questionable to play against Vancouver on Tuesday. He is feeling under the weather and might sit out his first game of the season. Zucker's play has been one of only a few bright spots this season for Buffalo.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two goals to help the Edmonton Oilers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2. Edmonton improved to 21-6-1 in its last 28 games.

Buffalo Sabres winger Jason Zucker hopes his tenure in Western New York isn't cut short by a deadline deal. He's hoping to stay with the club beyond this season."I would love it," Zucker said of a potential extension,