| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 EDM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Game Leaders
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
· C
Mattias Ekholm
· D
Alex Tuch
· RW
Jason Zucker
· LW
Team Stats
7Blocked Shots16
29Hits15
7Takeaways5
41Shots34
0Power Play Goals0
3Power Play Opportunities1
0.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
32Faceoffs Won33
49.2Faceoff Win Percent50.8
16Giveaways15
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:51
JJ Peterka Slap Shot Wide Left
19:49
Giveaway by Zach Hyman
19:39
Tage Thompson Slap Shot Wide Left
19:22
JJ Peterka Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
19:13
Leon Draisaitl Snap Shot Hit Left Post
18:10
Takeaway by Alex Tuch
17:45
Bowen Byram hit Mattias Janmark
17:42
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
17:42
Puck in Netting
17:38
Viktor Arvidsson Snap Shot High and Wide Left
17:35
Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
17:16
Evan Bouchard Slap Shot Wide Right
17:10
Mattias Samuelsson hit Zach Hyman
16:58
Jack Quinn hit Evan Bouchard
16:50
Zach Hyman Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
16:45
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
16:45
Puck in Crowd
16:41
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
16:41
Goalie Stopped
16:39
Brett Kulak Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
16:17
Adam Henrique faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
16:17
On-Ice Official Video Review
16:14
Jiri Kulich Deflected saved by Stuart Skinner
16:13
Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
16:06
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
16:06
Icing
15:52
Jiri Kulich Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
15:19
Dylan Cozens hit Corey Perry
15:15
Dylan Cozens Backhand saved by Stuart Skinner
14:41
Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot Wide Right
14:19
Jack Quinn shot blocked by Jeff Skinner
14:15
Adam Henrique hit Owen Power
13:38
Connor Brown Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
13:30
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
13:27
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Mattias Janmark
13:21
Giveaway by Connor Brown
13:14
Bowen Byram Snap Shot High and Wide Left
13:12
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
13:12
Icing
13:05
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
13:05
Goalie Stopped
13:03
Jacob Bryson Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
12:40
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Noah Philp
12:40
Goalie Stopped
12:38
Leon Draisaitl Backhand saved by James Reimer
12:04
Mattias Ekholm Slap Shot saved by James Reimer
11:59
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
11:59
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Nugent-Hopkins scores twice as the Oilers beat the Sabres 3-2
— Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two goals to help the Edmonton Oilers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Saturday.
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