Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers
· Rogers Place, Edmonton · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Edmonton Oilers 6–2 on Sunday, October 16, 2016 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
| Edmonton Oilers |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
10 |
6 |
8 |
24 |
| Edmonton Oilers |
10 |
11 |
12 |
33 |
Three stars
- R. O'Reilly, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals, 2 assists)
- B. Gionta, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
- L. Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers (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 |
02:37 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Kyle Okposo (1) |
Sam Reinhart (2), Ryan O'Reilly (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, EDM 0 |
| 1st |
07:14 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan O'Reilly (1) |
Kyle Okposo (1), Rasmus Ristolainen (2) |
Power play |
BUF 2, EDM 0 |
| 1st |
17:20 |
Edmonton Oilers |
Benoit Pouliot (1) |
Zack Kassian (1), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, EDM 1 |
| 1st |
19:00 |
Edmonton Oilers |
Milan Lucic (1) |
Leon Draisaitl (3), Jordan Eberle (2) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, EDM 2 |
| 2nd |
03:53 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan O'Reilly (2) |
Rasmus Ristolainen (3), Cody Franson (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, EDM 2 |
| 2nd |
09:22 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Brian Gionta (1) |
Jake McCabe (1), Marcus Foligno (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 4, EDM 2 |
| 3rd |
00:37 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Brian Gionta (2) |
Johan Larsson (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 5, EDM 2 |
| 3rd |
04:36 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Matt Moulson (2) |
Ryan O'Reilly (2), Rasmus Ristolainen (4) |
Power play |
BUF 6, 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 |
24 |
33 |
| Power play |
2 of 6 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
16 |
| Hits |
14 |
32 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
5 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
1 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
31/60 (51.7%) |
29/60 (48.3%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 12 B. Gionta |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:04 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:13 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
38.5% |
20:09 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
18:20 |
| Number 26 M. Moulson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
13:19 |
| Number 27 D. Grant |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
64.3% |
09:04 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
12:12 |
| Number 44 N. Deslauriers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:39 |
| Number 52 H. Fasching |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:08 |
| Number 63 T. Ennis |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:56 |
| Number 82 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:58 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
2 |
2 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
54.2% |
20:32 |
| Number 4 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:44 |
| Number 6 C. Franson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:22 |
| Number 29 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:24 |
| Number 47 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:02 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
26:43 |
| Number 77 D. Kulikov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:11 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 R. Lehner |
33 |
31 |
2 |
.939 |
60:00 |
Win |
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 14 J. Eberle |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:51 |
| Number 15 T. Pitlick |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:08 |
| Number 19 P. Maroon |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:04 |
| Number 27 M. Lucic |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:13 |
| Number 29 L. Draisaitl |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
70% |
17:17 |
| Number 44 Z. Kassian |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:43 |
| Number 51 A. Lander |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
11:01 |
| Number 55 M. Letestu |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
38.5% |
14:33 |
| Number 67 B. Pouliot |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:34 |
| Number 93 R. Nugent-Hopkins |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
47.4% |
19:28 |
| Number 97 C. McDavid |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
36.4% |
18:43 |
| Number 98 J. Puljujarvi |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:16 |
| Number 2 A. Sekera |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:56 |
| Number 4 K. Russell |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:53 |
| Number 6 A. Larsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:39 |
| Number 25 D. Nurse |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:32 |
| Number 62 E. Gryba |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:45 |
| Number 77 O. Klefbom |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:15 |
Edmonton Oilers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 33 C. Talbot |
23 |
17 |
6 |
.739 |
49:56 |
Loss |
| Number 50 J. Gustavsson |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
10:04 |
|
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
06:25 |
Edmonton Oilers |
Benoit Pouliot |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
19:21 |
Edmonton Oilers |
Benoit Pouliot |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:16 |
Edmonton Oilers |
Eric Gryba |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:16 |
Edmonton Oilers |
Eric Gryba |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:16 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jake McCabe |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:23 |
Edmonton Oilers |
Patrick Maroon |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:59 |
Edmonton Oilers |
Eric Gryba |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:29 |
Edmonton Oilers |
Anton Lander |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:58 |
Edmonton Oilers |
Darnell Nurse |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:58 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Derek Grant |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:25 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Cody Franson |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- Edmonton Oilers head coach
- Todd McLellan
- Referees
- Tim Peel, Brad Watson
- Linesmen
- Ryan Gibbons, Devin Berg
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Evander Kane, Nick Baptiste, Casey Nelson
- Edmonton Oilers scratches
- Mark Fayne, Matt Benning, Anton Slepyshev
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