Byram notched a power-play assist and three shots on goal in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Penguins. Byram ended a five-game point drought when he helped out on Owen Power's first-period tally.

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.