Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 7:00 PM ET First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Edmonton Oilers 4–3 on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at home.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Edmonton Oilers	3	32-40-10
at Buffalo Sabres	4	39-32-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	14	5	7	26
Buffalo Sabres	8	12	13	33

Three stars

D. Stafford, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)
N. Gerbe, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
B. McNabb, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:33	Edmonton Oilers	Taylor Hall (1)	Ales Hemsky (1), Sam Gagner (1)	Even strength	EDM 1, BUF 0
1st	14:23	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (1)	Jochen Hecht (1), Brayden McNabb (1)	Even strength	EDM 1, BUF 1
2nd	05:10	Buffalo Sabres	Jordan Leopold (1)	Drew Stafford (1), Brayden McNabb (2)	Even strength	EDM 1, BUF 2
2nd	09:24	Edmonton Oilers	Sam Gagner (1)	Jeff Petry (1), Ales Hemsky (2)	Power play	EDM 2, BUF 2
3rd	14:34	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (1)	Nathan Gerbe (1), Derek Roy (1)	Even strength	EDM 2, BUF 3
3rd	16:38	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe (1)	Drew Stafford (2)	Even strength	EDM 2, BUF 4
3rd	18:10	Edmonton Oilers	Corey Potter (1)	Jordan Eberle (1), Anton Lander (1)	Even strength	EDM 3, BUF 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	Edmonton Oilers	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	26	33
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	6
Hits	23	16
Blocked shots	12	12
Giveaways	7	11
Takeaways	3	9
Faceoffs won	25/45 (55.6%)	20/45 (44.4%)

Box score

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 T. Hall	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	33.3%	21:37
Number 10 S. Horcoff	C	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	100%	16:21
Number 12 J. Green	C	0	0	0	-4	0	1	0	0	0	62.5%	11:17
Number 14 J. Eberle	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		15:04
Number 20 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	75%	13:27
Number 28 R. Jones	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0		14:01
Number 55 B. Eager	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		08:31
Number 56 T. Hartikainen	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	2	1	0		12:43
Number 57 A. Lander	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0	40%	12:20
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	0	2	2	+1	2	1	1	0	0		18:59
Number 89 S. Gagner	C	1	1	2	+1	0	5	0	0	1	46.2%	19:45
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0	50%	18:31
Number 5 L. Smid	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		20:55
Number 24 T. Peckham	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	0	0		13:28
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	2	0		20:22
Number 33 C. Teubert	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0		13:29
Number 44 C. Potter	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		23:08
Number 58 J. Petry	D	0	1	1	-3	0	0	1	1	0		23:14

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	33	29	4	.879	58:48	Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	1	1	+3	0	2	1	1	0	25%	18:44
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	1	2	3	+3	0	2	0	2	0		18:48
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	14:00
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		15:18
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	46.2%	14:38
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	50%	15:05
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	3	1	0		12:06
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		10:28
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	1	1	2	+3	0	5	2	0	0		17:03
Number 54 Z. Kassian	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		11:25
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	47.1%	15:51
Number 72 L. Adam	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	50%	12:38
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	0		21:30
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	1	0		20:02
Number 17 M. Gragnani	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	1	0		17:36
Number 24 R. Regehr	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:53
Number 33 T. Brennan	D	0	0	0	+1	0	5	2	2	0		18:47
Number 81 B. McNabb	D	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0		19:51

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	26	23	3	.885	59:57	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:26	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Weber	Tripping	2
2nd	05:34	Edmonton Oilers	Ales Hemsky	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	08:04	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Charging	2
2nd	09:10	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	10:54	Edmonton Oilers	Theo Peckham	Holding	2

Game information

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Tom Renney
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Tony Sericolo, David Brisebois
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Darcy Hordichuk, Tom Gilbert, Ryan Whitney
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Christian Ehrhoff, Cody McCormick, Tyler Ennis

Other NHL games on Jan 3

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Jan 3, 2012
Calgary Flames 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Washington Capitals, Tue, Jan 3, 2012
New York Islanders 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/SO	Game page: New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Jan 3, 2012
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Jan 3, 2012
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Dallas Stars, Tue, Jan 3, 2012

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