Skinner registered two assists in a 3-2 win against the Jets on Thursday.
Skinner extended his point streak to six contests. He's up to 20 goals and 50 points in 45 games this season. Skinner's career high in points is 63, which was set in 2010-11 and matched in 2016-17, 2018-19 and last season. However, the 30-year-old is well on his way to surpassing that point total in the 2022-23 campaign.
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Sabres' Jeff Skinner: Extends point streak to five games
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Skinner contributed a goal and an assist in Buffalo's 5-3 win against St. Louis on Tuesday.
Skinner opened the scoring with his marker just 1:00 into the game. A mere 0:25 later, he provided the primary assist on Alex Tuch's goal. Skinner has 20 goals and 48 points in 44 games in 2022-23. The 30-year-old is on a five-game point streak and has recorded two markers and six points over that span.
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Sabres' Jeff Skinner: On four-game point streak
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Skinner registered an assist in Monday's 3-2 overtime win over the Stars.
Skinner has a goal and three helpers during his four-game point streak. He set up Victor Olofsson on a rapid-fire passing play for the Sabres' second goal of the contest. Skinner is up to 19 tallies, 27 helpers, 129 shots on net and a plus-12 rating through 43 appearances this season.
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Sabres' Jeff Skinner: Tallies in Saturday's win
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Skinner scored a goal on three shots in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Predators.
Skinner opened the scoring, scoring on a breakaway after a heads-up pass from Tage Thompson. This snapped a seven-game goal drought for Skinner, who posted four assists in that span. The slight downturn in offense doesn't take away from what's been a strong season for the winger -- he's up to 18 tallies, 42 points, 120 shots on net and a plus-14 rating through 38 appearances.
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Sabres' Jeff Skinner: Two helpers against Seattle
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Skinner picked up two assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Kraken.
The 30-year-old winger remains on pace for a career-best campaign as he thrives alongside the younger stars in Buffalo's top six. Since returning from a three-game suspension in mid-December, Skinner has piled up four goals and nine points in nine contests. He also has five goals and 12 points on the season with the man advantage, exceeding his total from last season in 44 fewer games.
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Sabres' Jeff Skinner: Converts unassisted tally
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Skinner scored a goal during a 6-3 victory over the visiting Red Wings on Thursday.
Skinner's second-period tally gave the Sabres a 2-0 advantage and extended his point streak to nine games. The 30-year-old left winger has compiled eight goals and eight assists during the run. Skinner paced the Sabres with six shots on goal during 20:26 of ice time, including 3:47 on the power play.
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Sabres' Jeff Skinner: Lights lamp again Monday
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Skinner scored a goal and went plus-2 in Monday's 3-2 win over the Golden Knights.
The teams played to a scoreless first period, but Skinner made some noise just 1:53 into the middle frame. He's scored three times and added an assist in two games since returning from a three-game suspension. Skinner has immediately resumed his incredibly productive role on the top line, which has seen him rack up 16 tallies, 36 points, 93 shots on net, 15 PIM and a plus-13 rating in 29 appearances. He's on pace to shatter his career high of 63 points, a mark he achieved four times in his first 12 campaigns.
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Sabres' Jeff Skinner: Stays hot Saturday
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Skinner, returning from a suspension, scored twice and registered an assist in a 5-2 win against Arizona on Saturday.
Skinner's first marker of the contest was contributed on a Sabres' power play. He's up to 15 goals and 35 points in 28 games this season. The 30-year-old has been red hot lately, recording 10 goals and 21 points in his last 10 contests.
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Sabres' Jeff Skinner: Suspended three games
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Skinner was suspended for three games for his cross-check on Pittsburgh's Jake Guentzel on Friday, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
The NHL Department of Player Safety handed out the suspension after a meeting via the phone Saturday. Skinner has been red hot of late, with four goals and 11 points during his current six-game point streak. Overall, Skinner has 13 goals and 32 points in 27 games. He'll be eligible to return in Arizona on Dec. 17.
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Sabres' Jeff Skinner: Set for hearing
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Skinner will have a hearing with the league Saturday after cross-checking Pittsburgh's Jake Guentzel.
As expected, Skinner will meet with the league after cross-checking Guentzel in the face. Assuming he's suspended, John-Jason Peterka could see a temporary bump to the top line.
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Sabres' Jeff Skinner: Untimely ejection Friday
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Skinner scored a goal on two shots before being ejected from Friday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Penguins.
With 22 seconds left in regulation, Jake Guentzel took a hack at Craig Anderson while the Buffalo netminder was covering up the puck. Skinner objected and cross-checked Guentzel in the face, and Pittsburgh wound up scoring the winner on the ensuing power play. Skinner has been lighting the lamp on a regular basis, scoring eight goals (and 18 points) over the last nine games, but his hot streak could be interrupted if he faces additional discipline from the league office following his match penalty.
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Sabres' Jeff Skinner: Thriving on Thompson's wing
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Skinner dished out four helpers to go with a plus-4 rating in Wednesday's 9-4 win over the Blue Jackets. Two of the assists came on the power play.
The first three of Skinner's assists came on Tage Thompson's natural hat trick as Buffalo doubled its 3-0 lead in the first period, and Skinner added a helper on Alex Tuch's second-period tally. Thompson blossoming into an elite center has benefited Skinner, who shares the ice with Thompson on the top line and No. 1 power-play unit. Skinner boosted his assist total to 19, and he's added 12 goals though 26 games. He has capped out at 63 points on four previous occasions, but this could be the year Skinner finally busts past that mark.
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Sabres' Jeff Skinner: One of each Sunday
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Skinner scored a goal on six shots, added an assist and went plus-2 in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Sharks.
Skinner is on an absolute tear right now with seven goals and five assists over his last seven games. His tally Sunday put the Sabres up 3-2 early in the second period, and they didn't look back. The 30-year-old winger has 12 goals, 26 points, 81 shots and a plus-5 rating through 25 contests while seeing steady usage on the top line alongside fellow surging forward Tage Thompson.
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Sabres' Jeff Skinner: Tallies on power play
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Skinner scored a power-play goal on four shots in Wednesday's 5-4 shootout win over the Red Wings.
Skinner is back on track after an unsteady stretch in mid-November. The winger has six goals and three assists, including four power-play points, over his last five contests while working well with Tage Thompson on the top line. The surge of offense has Skinner up to 11 tallies, 23 points (six on the power play), 70 shots on net and a plus-3 rating through 23 outings this season.
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Sabres' Jeff Skinner: Connects during third stanza
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Skinner scored a goal during Monday's 6-5 overtime loss to the visiting Lightning.
Skinner, who has five goals and eight points over his past four games, beat goalie Brian Elliott to give the Sabres a 5-3 advantage with 5:41 remaining Monday. It wasn't enough. Along with his 10th tally, the 30-year-old left winger added three shots in 17:45 of ice time against the Lightning. With 22 points in 22 games, Skinner is tied with Alex Tuch for third place in team scoring.
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Sabres' Jeff Skinner: Two more tallies in win
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Skinner scored two goals, one on the power play, in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Blues.
He opened the scoring just 18 seconds into the game for the only goal of the first period, then found the back of the net again midway through the second to give Buffalo a 4-1 lead. Skinner has three two-goal performances in his last five games, and on the season the veteran winger has racked up nine goals and 21 points through 20 contests.
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Sabres' Jeff Skinner: Erupts for five points
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Skinner scored two goals on five shots and added three helpers in Tuesday's convincing 7-2 win over the Canadiens.
Skinner had a busy night Tuesday, earning five points in only 14:56 of ice time. The 12-year-veteran now has 19 points in 19 contests in an offense that appears to be much improved from last season. The five-point outburst was easily Skinner's best night of the campaign, and he's now posted five multi-point games.
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Sabres' Jeff Skinner: Plays like plus player
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Skinner scored two goals, generated three shots and earned a plus-2 rating during Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the visiting Canucks.
Skinner, who entered Tuesday with a career rating of minus-144, delivered his first "plus" game in November, a span of seven outings. The 30-year-old left winger collected his first two-goal game since March 25 against the Capitals. Last season, Skinner notched seven two-goal games and one four-goal effort. Both of Skinner's tallies Tuesday cut into two-goal leads by the Canucks, but the Sabres never forged a lead, suffering their sixth straight loss.
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Sabres' Jeff Skinner: Explosive versus Hurricanes
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Skinner has six goals and 10 points in seven career games against his former team, Carolina, the Sabres' opponent Friday.
Skinner has been red hot of late as well, with eight points in his last four games while playing on the top line with Tage Thompson and Kyle Okposo.
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Sabres' Jeff Skinner: Extends point streak with pair
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Skinner dished out two assists -- one on the power play -- in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Penguins.
The Sabres reeled off five consecutive goals after falling behind 3-1 early in the third, and Skinner played an important role in the comeback. He assisted on Tage Thompson's power-play goal to begin the surge, then helped out on Alex Tuch's game-winner. Most of Skinner's production this season has come on his current four-game point streak, which has included two goals and six assists.
