Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers

Tuesday, December 28, 2010, 9:00 PM ET Rexall Place, Edmonton Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Edmonton Oilers 4–2 on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	43-29-10
at Edmonton Oilers	2	25-45-12

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	1	1	2	4
Edmonton Oilers	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	11	5	5	21
Edmonton Oilers	11	7	13	31

Three stars

M. Weber, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals, 1 assist)
T. Gilbert, Edmonton Oilers (1 assist)
J. Hecht, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:27	Edmonton Oilers	Dustin Penner (1)	Ales Hemsky (1)	Even strength	BUF 0, EDM 1
1st	17:48	Buffalo Sabres	Luke Adam (1)	Patrick Kaleta (1), Steve Montador (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, EDM 1
2nd	03:33	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Weber (1)	Jochen Hecht (1), Jason Pominville (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, EDM 1
3rd	02:45	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (1)	Nathan Gerbe (1), Mike Weber (1)	Even strength	BUF 3, EDM 1
3rd	06:18	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Jones (1)	Tom Gilbert (1), Jeff Petry (1)	Even strength	BUF 3, EDM 2
3rd	19:08	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Weber (2)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 4, EDM 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	Edmonton Oilers
Shots on goal	21	31
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	2
Hits	18	17
Blocked shots	18	11
Giveaways	14	17
Takeaways	6	11
Faceoffs won	23/43 (53.5%)	20/43 (46.5%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	28.6%	12:38
Number 20 R. Niedermayer	C	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0		15:49
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:45
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		17:20
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		12:33
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	58.3%	16:18
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	2	100%	17:35
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	2		12:54
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		11:29
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0	56.3%	18:06
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		11:44
Number 72 L. Adam	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	57.1%	12:40
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2		25:37
Number 4 S. Montador	D	0	1	1	+3	0	1	1	1		21:18
Number 6 M. Weber	D	2	1	3	+4	0	2	3	5		21:00
Number 27 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		12:25
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		25:23
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	1		14:26

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	31	29	2	.936	60:00	Win

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 T. Hall	L	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0		21:17
Number 13 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	55.6%	16:50
Number 14 J. Eberle	R	0	0	0	-1	0	6	0	0		19:38
Number 16 C. Fraser	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	11:33
Number 22 J. Jacques	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0		07:18
Number 23 L. Omark	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		10:06
Number 27 D. Penner	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	55.6%	20:26
Number 28 R. Jones	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	4	0		12:02
Number 42 R. O'Marra	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	06:38
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	0	1	1	-1	2	2	2	0		21:00
Number 89 S. Gagner	C	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	0	33.3%	21:07
Number 91 M. Paajarvi	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		11:02
Number 5 L. Smid	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		20:14
Number 6 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		03:48
Number 26 K. Foster	D	0	0	0	+2	0	4	0	1		22:18
Number 49 T. Peckham	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2		20:29
Number 58 J. Petry	D	0	1	1	-3	0	2	1	3		22:51
Number 77 T. Gilbert	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	2		30:20

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	20	17	3	.850	59:03	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	04:16	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	Hooking	2
2nd	10:02	Buffalo Sabres	Cody McCormick	Slashing	2
2nd	13:21	Edmonton Oilers	Ales Hemsky	Hooking	2
2nd	17:07	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	Cross checking	2
3rd	11:06	Buffalo Sabres	Cody McCormick	Slashing	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Edmonton Oilers head coach: Tom Renney
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Thor Nelson
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Derek Roy, Chris Butler, Tyler Myers
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Jason Strudwick, Zack Stortini, Steve MacIntyre

Other NHL games on Dec 28

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Dec 28, 2010
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Dec 28, 2010
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Tue, Dec 28, 2010
Boston Bruins 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Dec 28, 2010
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Dec 28, 2010
Dallas Stars 4 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Tue, Dec 28, 2010
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Dec 28, 2010
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Dec 28, 2010

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