Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers

Thursday, January 29, 2015, 9:30 PM ET Rexall Place, Edmonton Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	23-51-8
at Edmonton Oilers	3	24-44-14

Goals by period

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

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	8	8	4	20
Edmonton Oilers	12	12	10	34

Three stars

A. Lander, Edmonton Oilers (1 goal, 2 assists)
L. Gazdic, Edmonton Oilers (1 assist)
T. Myers, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:22	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Myers (2)	Torrey Mitchell (4), Brian Gionta (8)	Even strength	BUF 1, EDM 0
1st	12:27	Edmonton Oilers	Matt Fraser (6)	Anton Lander (5), Luke Gazdic (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, EDM 1
1st	15:02	Edmonton Oilers	Oscar Klefbom (1)	Anton Lander (6), Matt Fraser (3)	Even strength	BUF 1, EDM 2
3rd	07:52	Edmonton Oilers	Anton Lander (1)	Teddy Purcell (15), Matt Fraser (4)	Even strength	BUF 1, EDM 3
3rd	17:58	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Ristolainen (4)	Brian Gionta (9), Zemgus Girgensons (10)	Even strength	BUF 2, EDM 3

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	20	34
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	11	9
Hits	33	33
Blocked shots	22	9
Giveaways	14	12
Takeaways	5	5
Faceoffs won	23/46 (50%)	23/46 (50%)

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 12 B. Gionta	R	0	2	2	+2	2	3	2	1		17:31
Number 17 T. Mitchell	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	50%	17:52
Number 19 C. Hodgson	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	1	60%	16:14
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0		18:09
Number 26 M. Moulson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:00
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	45.5%	20:18
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1		04:42
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	33.3%	03:58
Number 44 N. Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	-1	5	0	5	1		06:57
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	5	0		18:20
Number 65 B. Flynn	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	33.3%	18:55
Number 80 C. Stewart	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		16:07
Number 4 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	0		26:21
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	0		18:16
Number 24 T. Strachan	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3		19:51
Number 41 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	6		17:30
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	1		16:32
Number 57 T. Myers	D	1	0	1	-1	2	1	1	7		21:33

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Enroth	34	31	3	.912	59:23	Loss

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 8 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	55.6%	15:19
Number 10 N. Yakupov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0		15:15
Number 12 R. Klinkhammer	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	8	0		13:58
Number 14 J. Eberle	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		18:09
Number 16 T. Purcell	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0		16:56
Number 20 L. Gazdic	L	0	1	1	+2	5	1	4	0		07:35
Number 23 M. Hendricks	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	8	0		14:31
Number 27 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	1	72.7%	13:05
Number 28 M. Fraser	R	1	2	3	+3	0	1	0	0		12:44
Number 51 A. Lander	C	1	2	3	+3	0	2	1	1	45.5%	13:27
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		20:38
Number 93 R. Nugent-Hopkins	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	33.3%	20:03
Number 2 J. Petry	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2		23:20
Number 5 M. Fayne	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		16:49
Number 19 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+3	0	0	0	0		20:45
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	1		20:21
Number 84 O. Klefbom	D	1	0	1	+3	0	3	0	1		19:59
Number 86 N. Nikitin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:56

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 B. Scrivens	20	18	2	.900	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:31	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Myers	Holding	2
2nd	03:45	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Gionta	Tripping	2
2nd	11:29	Edmonton Oilers	Boyd Gordon	Tripping	2
3rd	05:48	Buffalo Sabres	Nicolas Deslauriers	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	05:48	Edmonton Oilers	Luke Gazdic	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	18:29	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Weber	Holding	2
3rd	19:50	Edmonton Oilers	Matt Hendricks	Tripping	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Ted Nolan
Edmonton Oilers head coach: Todd Nelson
Referees: Chris Lee, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Trent Knorr
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Andre Benoit, Michal Neuvirth, Nikita Zadorov
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Keith Aulie, Taylor Hall

2014-2015 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Edmonton Oilers game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 7, 2014
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Jan 29, 2015

Other NHL games on Jan 29

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 29, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 5 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Islanders, Thu, Jan 29, 2015
Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Rangers 0	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Thu, Jan 29, 2015
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Jan 29, 2015
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Jan 29, 2015
Dallas Stars 6 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Jan 29, 2015
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Jan 29, 2015
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers, Thu, Jan 29, 2015
Nashville Predators 4 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final/SO	Game page: Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Jan 29, 2015
Minnesota Wild 1 at Calgary Flames 0	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames, Thu, Jan 29, 2015
Anaheim Ducks 3 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 29, 2015

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