Eichel went to the locker room with an undisclosed injury in the third period of Saturday's game against the Devils, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

EDGE Analysis

Eichel skated off the ice and went directly to the locker room. There's no indication of what caused him to leave the ice, but there should be some update following the game. The 24-year-old logged two shots on net over 15:55 of ice time before his departure.

Eichel scored a power-play goal to go with three shots, a blocked shot and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

Eichel was on the ice for both of New York's goals in the first period but made amends by potting his first of the season on the power play to take a 3-2 lead 7:31 into the middle frame. That goal stood up as the game-winner, as neither team scored the rest of the way. Eichel will be happy to have the goal monkey off his back, but he's been far from unproductive in the early going, as his seven assists through seven games rank Buffalo's top-line center among the league leaders in helpers.

Eichel picked up an assist in Sunday's win over the Capitals.

EDGE Analysis

The apple snapped a mini two-game pointless drought. Eichel is now up to seven assists in six games, but he is still searching for his first goal. It wasn't for a lack of effort in Sunday's meeting, as he fired eight shots on net. The goals are sure to come, but it's good to see Eichel providing offense even if it is purely in the form of assists.

Eichel dished out three assists and had three shots in Monday's 6-1 win at Philadelphia. He also went 14-for-25 (56.0 percent) in the faceoff circle.

EDGE Analysis

Eichel has yet to score a goal through three games, but he's already managed to pile up six assists. He was in on back-to-back Sam Reinhart goals in the second period and drew the second assist on Victor Olofsson's power-play tally late in the third. It's just a matter of time before Eichel finds the net -- he scored a career-high 36 times last season -- but it's good to see him being productive for managers in the meantime.

Eichel set up two goals in Thursday's 6-4 loss to Washington.

EDGE Analysis

Eichel led all forwards in the game in ice time with 22:12. And one of his helpers came on the power play, where he worked alongside newcomer Taylor Hall. Eichel delivered at a 1.15 point-per-game pace in 2019-20 and his game is headed to even higher levels. We can't wait to see what Hall and Eichel can do together. Thursday was a solid start.

As expected, Eichel (upper body) is on the ice for Wednesday's practice, Martin Biron of MSG Western New York reports.

EDGE Analysis

An upper-body injury kept Eichel off the ice for the first few days of Buffalo's training camp, but he'll have plenty of time to get up to speed ahead of the Sabres' regular-season opener against Washington on Jan. 14. He'll be centering what could end up being one of the more dangerous lines in the NHL with Taylor Hall and Victor Olofsson set to skate on his wings.

Eichel (upper body) is expected to return to practice Wednesday, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.

EDGE Analysis

Eichel has been unavailable up to this point, but the team didn't sound overly concerned about the star player's injury and listed him as day-to-day. A Wednesday return would give Eichel more than a week to prepare for Buffalo's Jan. 14 season opener against the Capitals. Teammates Victor Olofsson (upper body) and Linus Ullmark (quarantine) are also expected back Wednesday.

Eichel (upper body) won't practice Sunday, but coach Ralph Krueger isn't concerned about his availability for the Sabres' regular-season opener against the Capitals on Jan. 14, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Sabres are being extremely cautious with their franchise cornerstone, but it sounds like Eichel should make his training camp debut sooner rather than later. The 24-year-old pivot will be skating with the best linemates of his career in Taylor Hall and Victor Olofsson (arm) in 2020-21, so he's poised to have his best season yet.

Eichel will miss Friday's training camp session due to an upper-body issue.

EDGE Analysis

According to the team's release, Eichel is considered day-to-day so it's unlikely that this injury will affect his availability for Opening Night against Washington on Jan. 14. Still, the elite center will need time to get acclimated to playing alongside offseason addition Taylor Hall. Despite the shortened campaign, Eichel could still push for the 20-goal mark this year, which would extend his streak to six straight seasons.

Eichel has racked up 36 goals and 78 points in 68 games this campaign.

EDGE Analysis

Eichel has already set a new career high in goals, game-winning goals (9) and power-play points (27) this year, and if the NHL ultimately resumes regular-season play, he won't have any trouble eclipsing the personal best in points (82) he set in 2018-19, too. At just 23 years old, Eichel's best years are still ahead of him.