Game Preview | 5 things to know ahead of Sabres vs. Canucks
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1. Injury updates
The Sabres will be without their leading goal scorer Jeff Skinner, who is week to week with an upper-body injury.
Fellow forward Tage Thompson did not play in the final six minutes of Buffalo’s game against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday and missed Friday’s practice due to an injury of his own.
Thompson has not been ruled out for Saturday’s game versus the Canucks.
“In the past, we’ve had situations like this with him, and you don’t know (if he’s going to play) and, boom, he’s ready to go,” Sabres coach Don Granato said after Friday’s practice. “So, he’s ultra-competitive. He’s played lots of games not at 100 percent and below. Tomorrow it could resolve.”