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Buffalo Sabres 4, Edmonton Oilers 3 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 4, Edmonton Oilers 3 (overtime). Shots on goal: BUF 28, EDM 30. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 1-0 EDM; P2 BUF 2-0 EDM; P3 BUF 0-3 EDM; OT BUF 1-0 EDM.

Scoring plays: P1 19:01 Josh Doan (assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson) to make it BUF 1-0 EDM; P2 11:03 Tage Thompson to make it BUF 2-0 EDM; P2 11:59 Josh Doan (assists: Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin) to make it BUF 3-0 EDM; P3 00:10 Connor McDavid (assists: Mattias Ekholm) to make it BUF 3-1 EDM; P3 01:56 Vasily Podkolzin (assists: Leon Draisaitl, Ty Emberson) to make it BUF 3-2 EDM; P3 19:58 Connor McDavid (assists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Evan Bouchard) to make it BUF 3-3 EDM; OT 00:33 Alex Tuch (assists: Ryan McLeod, Rasmus Dahlin) to make it BUF 4-3 EDM. Top skaters: Tage Thompson (BUF) 1 G, 2 A; Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) 0 G, 3 A; Connor McDavid (EDM) 2 G, 0 A; Josh Doan (BUF) 2 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Alex Lyon (BUF) 21 saves on 24, decision W; Stuart Skinner (EDM) 24 saves on 28, decision O; Colten Ellis (BUF) 6 saves on 6.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Tage Thompson
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 4 SOG · 19:11 TOI
Goals · EDM
Connor McDavid
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 6 SOG · 25:51 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Alex Lyon
21 saves on 24 shots (.875) · W
Season highs
Leon Draisaitl · Season-high 7 shots on goalTage Thompson · Season-high 3 pointsRasmus Dahlin · Season-high 3 points

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BUF 3 largest lead P2 11:59 (BUF 3, EDM 0) · 3-0 run, P1 19:01–P2 11:59
EDM 0 largest lead Never led · 3-0 run, P3 0:10–P3 19:58
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 19:01 Josh Doan (Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson) BUF · Power play · tip-in shot · BUF 1, EDM 0
  • P2 11:03 Tage Thompson BUF · snap shot · BUF 2, EDM 0
  • P2 11:59 Josh Doan (Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin) BUF · Power play · between-legs shot · BUF 3, EDM 0
  • P3 0:10 Connor McDavid (Mattias Ekholm) EDM · wrist shot · BUF 3, EDM 1
  • P3 1:56 Vasily Podkolzin (Leon Draisaitl, Ty Emberson) EDM · wrist shot · BUF 3, EDM 2
  • P3 19:58 Connor McDavid (Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Evan Bouchard) EDM · Power play · snap shot · BUF 3, EDM 3
  • OT 0:33 Alex Tuch (Ryan McLeod, Rasmus Dahlin) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 4, EDM 3

Linescore

123OT T
BUF 1201 4
EDM 0030 3

Shots on goal: BUF 28, EDM 30

Biggest Period

The Edmonton Oilers scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BUFEDM
28Shots on goal30
50Shot attempts61
21Faceoff wins34
14Hits17
12Blocked shots15
2Power-play goals0
6Takeaways3
9Giveaways14
8Penalty minutes12
90.0%Save %85.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
BUF7146128
EDM81012030

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres4 G · 36 attempts
Bowen Byram: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (slap)Alex Tuch: missed the netOwen Power: saved (snap)Isak Rosen: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (tip-in)Josh Doan: saved (deflected)Josh Doan: goal (tip-in)Bowen Byram: missed the netRyan McLeod: saved (wrist)Beck Malenstyn: missed the netJosh Doan: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (wrist)Owen Power: saved (slap)Josh Doan: saved (snap)Jacob Bryson: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (deflected)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: goal (snap)Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: goal (between-legs)Jordan Greenway: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Peyton Krebs: saved (tip-in)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Beck Malenstyn: missed the netRyan McLeod: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (slap)Alex Tuch: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals11% of attempts
  • 24Saved67% of attempts
  • 8Missed the net22% of attempts
Edmonton Oilers3 G · 44 attempts
Darnell Nurse: saved (backhand)Mattias Ekholm: saved (slap)Adam Henrique: saved (wrist)Darnell Nurse: saved (wrist)Leon Draisaitl: missed the netConnor McDavid: saved (backhand)Brett Kulak: missed the netMattias Janmark: missed the netMattias Ekholm: saved (wrist)Zach Hyman: saved (wrist)Zach Hyman: saved (wrist)Connor McDavid: saved (wrist)Leon Draisaitl: saved (snap)Leon Draisaitl: saved (wrist)Evan Bouchard: saved (slap)Leon Draisaitl: saved (slap)Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: missed the netLeon Draisaitl: saved (snap)Leon Draisaitl: saved (wrist)Andrew Mangiapane: missed the netDarnell Nurse: saved (slap)Mattias Ekholm: missed the netEvan Bouchard: saved (slap)Leon Draisaitl: saved (snap)Connor McDavid: goal (wrist)Leon Draisaitl: saved (wrist)Vasily Podkolzin: saved (wrist)Vasily Podkolzin: goal (wrist)Connor McDavid: missed the netMattias Ekholm: missed the netEvan Bouchard: missed the netVasily Podkolzin: saved (tip-in)Evan Bouchard: missed the netConnor McDavid: saved (backhand)Zach Hyman: missed the netMattias Ekholm: missed the netMattias Ekholm: saved (wrist)Connor McDavid: saved (backhand)Trent Frederic: saved (tip-in)Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: saved (wrist)Leon Draisaitl: missed the netLeon Draisaitl: missed the netRyan Nugent-Hopkins: saved (wrist)Connor McDavid: goal (snap)
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 27Saved61% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net32% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tage Thompson C 123+140019:11
Rasmus Dahlin D 033040022:58
Josh Doan R 202-251015:07
Alex Tuch R 101+220122:37
Ryan McLeod C 011-120122:37
Mattias Samuelsson D 000011226:09
Conor Timmins D 000-100022:09
Bowen Byram D 000-100321:14
Owen Power D 000021117:54
Zach Benson L 000-120216:50
Peyton Krebs C 000+112016:10
Jack Quinn R 000-120015:07
Tyson Kozak C 000-103011:35
Beck Malenstyn L 000-104011:23
Jordan Greenway L 000010009:40
Isak Rosen R 000-110009:05
Josh Dunne C 000001107:45
Jacob Bryson D 000-111106:08
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon W 212487.5341:32
Colten Ellis — 66100.0019:01
EDM skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Connor McDavid C 202+160125:51
Vasily Podkolzin R 101+233015:08
Evan Bouchard D 011021028:34
Leon Draisaitl C 011+170024:19
Mattias Ekholm D 011032122:40
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C 011+220121:29
Ty Emberson D 011+101313:22
Zach Hyman L 000+220023:24
Darnell Nurse D 000+130019:28
Matt Savoie C 000001117:27
Alec Regula D 000001214:46
Brett Kulak D 000000314:35
Adam Henrique C 000-112112:32
Mattias Janmark C 000000010:07
Andrew Mangiapane L 000-100109:00
Curtis Lazar C 000004008:17
Trent Frederic C 000012006:57
David Tomasek R 000000105:41
EDM goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Stuart Skinner O 242885.7459:22

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series BUF 2 – 0 EDM
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