CALGARY, AB - DECEMBER 05: Buffalo Sabres Left Wing Jeff Skinner (53) warms up before an NHL game where the Calgary Flames hosted the Buffalo Sabres on December 5, 2019, at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB.

Sabres to get Skinner back after 10-game absence

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One of the Buffalo Sabres' key offensive weapons will return to the lineup Tuesday night.

Jeff Skinner "is a go" against the Ottawa Senators, Sabres head coach Ralph Krueger said Monday.

The 27-year-old winger has missed the last 10 games with what the club called an upper-body injury. He was hurt Dec. 27 and was expected to miss three-to-four weeks.

Skinner has collected 11 goals and 19 points in 39 games this season, but he's gone 11 games without scoring.

He signed an eight-year, $72-million extension with the Sabres in June 2019 after pouring in a career-high 40 goals and tying a career best with 63 points in 2018-19.

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