Sabres face Oilers in a clash of Atlantic vs Pacific. Edmonton (41-21-4) seeks to continue their home streak; Buffalo (33-32-5) aims to bolster their away record. Stars: Hyman, Draisaitl, Skinner.
Zach Hyman scored twice, leading the Oilers to an 8-3 win over the Sabres. Ekholm had 2 goals, Draisaitl scored and assisted twice. Edmonton now 42-21-4.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers
Team
1st1st period
2nd2nd period
3rd3rd period
Total
Buffalo Sabres
2
1
0
3
Edmonton Oilers
1
2
5
8
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
13
11
5
29
Edmonton Oilers
16
8
15
39
Three stars
M. Ekholm, Edmonton Oilers (2 goals, 1 assist)
C. McDavid, Edmonton Oilers (4 assists)
L. Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers (1 goal, 2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period
Time
Team
Goal
Assists
Type
Score
1st
01:38
Buffalo Sabres
JJ Peterka (22)
Alex Tuch (28), Tage Thompson (22)
Even strength
BUF 1, EDM 0
1st
16:34
Buffalo Sabres
Victor Olofsson (7)
Bowen Byram (15), Lukas Rousek (1)
Even strength
BUF 2, EDM 0
1st
18:55
Edmonton Oilers
Leon Draisaitl (35)
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (43), Evan Bouchard (51)
Power play
BUF 2, EDM 1
2nd
04:26
Edmonton Oilers
Mattias Ekholm (6)
Connor McDavid (83), Evan Bouchard (52)
Even strength
BUF 2, EDM 2
2nd
16:56
Buffalo Sabres
JJ Peterka (23)
Connor Clifton (13)
Even strength
BUF 3, EDM 2
2nd
19:12
Edmonton Oilers
Zach Hyman (47)
Mattias Ekholm (26), Connor McDavid (84)
Even strength
BUF 3, EDM 3
3rd
04:38
Edmonton Oilers
Darnell Nurse (9)
Troy Stecher (5)
Even strength
BUF 3, EDM 4
3rd
05:40
Edmonton Oilers
Mattias Ekholm (7)
Leon Draisaitl (54), Connor McDavid (85)
Even strength
BUF 3, EDM 5
3rd
15:18
Edmonton Oilers
Zach Hyman (48)
Connor McDavid (86), Leon Draisaitl (55)
Even strength
BUF 3, EDM 6
3rd
16:58
Edmonton Oilers
Ryan McLeod (12)
Connor Brown (6)
Even strength
BUF 3, EDM 7
3rd
19:51
Edmonton Oilers
Connor Brown (2)
Sam Carrick (4), Cody Ceci (17)
Even strength
BUF 3, EDM 8
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
29
39
Power play
0 of 3
1 of 2
Penalty minutes
4
6
Hits
28
32
Blocked shots
20
17
Giveaways
5
9
Takeaways
8
12
Faceoffs won
23/57 (40.4%)
34/57 (59.6%)
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 9 Z. Benson
L
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0
0
0
19:39
Number 12 J. Greenway
L
0
0
0
-1
0
1
2
4
0
22:38
Number 13 L. Rousek
R
0
1
1
+1
0
1
0
0
0
100%
07:54
Number 17 T. Jost
C
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
66.7%
08:54
Number 19 P. Krebs
C
0
0
0
-1
0
0
5
0
0
33.3%
10:50
Number 24 D. Cozens
C
0
0
0
-2
0
2
2
0
0
29.4%
20:42
Number 28 Z. Girgensons
C
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
1
0
33.3%
09:06
Number 53 J. Skinner
L
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
1
0
100%
11:21
Number 71 V. Olofsson
L
1
0
1
-1
0
1
1
1
0
10:21
Number 72 T. Thompson
C
0
1
1
-1
0
5
1
0
0
40.9%
19:09
Number 77 J. Peterka
R
2
0
2
-1
2
5
0
0
0
19:15
Number 89 A. Tuch
R
0
1
1
-1
0
4
3
1
0
100%
22:42
Number 4 B. Byram
D
0
1
1
-1
0
0
3
8
0
22:01
Number 10 H. Jokiharju
D
0
0
0
-2
0
0
3
1
0
17:19
Number 25 O. Power
D
0
0
0
-2
0
2
1
0
0
25:38
Number 26 R. Dahlin
D
0
0
0
-1
0
5
3
2
0
22:42
Number 75 C. Clifton
D
0
1
1
-1
2
1
3
1
0
15:20
Number 78 J. Bryson
D
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0
0
0
12:21
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
SAShots against
SVSaves
GAGoals against
SV%Save percentage
TOITime on ice
DECDecision
Number 1 U. Luukkonen
39
31
8
.795
59:27
Loss
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 13 M. Janmark
C
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
10:54
Number 18 Z. Hyman
L
2
0
2
+2
2
8
2
0
0
17:30
Number 19 A. Henrique
C
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
58.8%
14:08
Number 28 C. Brown
R
1
1
2
+1
0
1
0
1
0
13:09
Number 29 L. Draisaitl
C
1
2
3
+3
0
3
0
1
1
66.7%
18:57
Number 37 W. Foegele
L
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
13:06
Number 39 S. Carrick
C
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
50%
09:11
Number 71 R. McLeod
C
1
0
1
+1
0
2
0
0
0
85.7%
14:48
Number 90 C. Perry
R
0
0
0
+1
2
2
2
0
0
14:41
Number 91 E. Kane
L
0
0
0
+1
0
4
3
1
0
13:39
Number 93 R. Nugent-Hopkins
C
0
1
1
0
0
4
1
0
0
17:03
Number 97 C. McDavid
C
0
4
4
+2
0
0
4
0
0
40%
19:41
Number 2 E. Bouchard
D
0
2
2
+3
0
3
0
3
0
23:53
Number 5 C. Ceci
D
0
1
1
+1
2
0
1
1
0
18:13
Number 14 M. Ekholm
D
2
1
3
+2
0
5
2
1
0
21:49
Number 25 D. Nurse
D
1
0
1
+1
0
3
8
4
0
20:48
Number 27 B. Kulak
D
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
17:50
Number 51 T. Stecher
D
0
1
1
+1
0
0
2
2
0
15:04
Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie
SAShots against
SVSaves
GAGoals against
SV%Save percentage
TOITime on ice
DECDecision
Number 74 S. Skinner
29
26
3
.897
59:36
Win
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers
Period
Time
Team
Player
Infraction
Minutes
1st
08:26
Edmonton Oilers
Zach Hyman
Tripping
2
1st
18:14
Buffalo Sabres
Connor Clifton
Interference
2
2nd
04:32
Edmonton Oilers
Cody Ceci
Hooking
2
3rd
02:02
Buffalo Sabres
JJ Peterka
Hooking
2
3rd
11:56
Edmonton Oilers
Corey Perry
Tripping
2
Game information
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Don Granato
Edmonton Oilers head coach
Kris Knoblauch
Referees
Tom Chmielewski, Corey Syvret
Linesmen
Brandon Gawryletz, Travis Toomey
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Eric Comrie, Kale Clague, Eric Robinson
Edmonton Oilers scratches
Derek Ryan, Vincent Desharnais
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