Buffalo @ Ottawa preview

Last Meeting ( Nov 3, 2018 ) Ottawa 2, Buffalo 9

The Buffalo Sabres can point to their play away from home as one of the reasons they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth straight season. Buffalo attempts to halt its 12-game road slide when it visits the league-worst Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.

The Sabres have gone 0-10-2 in opposing arenas since posting a 5-4 victory at Columbus on Jan. 29 after dropping a 3-1 decision in New Jersey on Monday. Sam Reinhart scored for Buffalo, which is 1-9-1 in its last 11 overall contests. Ottawa is beginning a four-game homestand after concluding a 1-2-0 road trip with a 4-3 overtime victory in Edmonton on Saturday. Rookie Brady Tkachuk completed his third career two-goal performance - and first against a team other than Philadelphia - at 2:09 of the extra session for the Senators, who look to move over the NHL's version of .500 at home (16-16-4).

TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, MSG (Buffalo), TSN5, RDS2 (Ottawa)

ABOUT THE SABRES (31-35-9): Captain Jack Eichel was held in check Monday, keeping him at 99 career goals. The 22-year-old center ended a five-game drought in Saturday's loss at Montreal. Kyle Okposo, who needs one assist to reach 300 for his career, has registered only 25 points this season and enters Tuesday having been kept off the scoresheet in eight consecutive contests.

ABOUT THE SENATORS (26-43-6): Bobby Ryan scored for the first time since Feb. 18 in the win over the Oilers, ending his 15-game drought. The 32-year-old right wing, who registered four straight 30-goal seasons with Anaheim from 2008-12, has netted 20 tallies only twice in six campaigns with Ottawa and has recorded 14 in 2018-19. Chris Tierney was kept off the scoresheet Saturday following a five-game point streak during which he reached career milestones of 50 goals, 100 assists and 150 points.

OVERTIME

1. Tkachuk has recorded three goals in as many games and is one shy of 20 for the season.

2. Reinhart became the third member of the Sabres to reach the 20-goal plateau this campaign, joining LW Jeff Skinner (37) and Eichel (26).

3. Ottawa LW Zack Smith (back), who is one assist away from 100 for his career, sat out Saturday's game and is day-to-day.

PREDICTION: Sabres 4, Senators 3