Edmonton 3, Buffalo 2
When: 9:30 PM ET, Thursday, January 29, 2015
Where: Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees:
Chris Lee, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen:
Trent Knorr, Shane Heyer
Attendance:
16839
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Oilers 3, Sabres 2: Anton Lander and Matt Fraser each recorded a goal and two assists as host Edmonton extended Buffalo's franchise-worst losing streak to 13 games.
Defenseman Oscar Klefbom also scored for the Oilers, who have won three of four following a three-game losing streak. Ben Scrivens stopped 18 shots en route to his first win in four starts.
Blue-liners Tyler Myers and Rasmus Ristolainen tallied for the Sabres, who haven't earned a point since posting a shootout win over the New York Islanders on Dec. 27. Jhonas Enroth made 31 saves in defeat.
Myers opened the scoring 2:22 into the contest, gathering Torrey Mitchell's pass and firing a shot past Scrivens from the top of the left faceoff circle. Fraser evened things just over 10 minutes later as he one-timed Lander's feed after Luke Gazdic forced a turnover deep in Buffalo territory.
Klefbom put Edmonton ahead for good with 4:58 left in the first with a one-timer from the point for his first goal of the season. Lander made it 3-1 less than eight minutes into the third period with a tap-in during a 2-and-none rush, and Edmonton overcame Ristolainen's conversion of a rebound with 2:02 left to complete a sweep of the season series.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Edmonton D Nikita Nikitin left in the third period and didn't return after taking a hard hit from Sabres All-Star C Zemgus Girgensons. ... Ristolainen's goal was his first since Nov. 13. ... Buffalo went 0-for-1 with the man advantage and had its streak of games with at least one power-play goal snapped at three.
Top Game Performances
Buffalo |
|
Edmonton |
Brian Gionta 2 |
Points |
Matt Fraser 3 |
Tyler Myers 1 |
Goals |
Matt Fraser 1 |
Brian Gionta 2 |
Assists |
Matt Fraser 2 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Jhonas Enroth .912 |
Save Percentage |
Ben Scrivens .900 |
Jhonas Enroth 31 |
Saves |
Ben Scrivens 18 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Buffalo
|
20 |
2 |
0-1 |
3-3 |
11 |
23 |
Edmonton
|
34 |
3 |
0-3 |
1-1 |
9 |
23 |
Upcoming Games
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Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Oilers have a W/L % of .417 after a win and .216 after a loss.
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Buffalo will play their next game on the road against Vancouver. The Sabres have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .200 after a loss.