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2008-09 regular season

Sabres at Oilers

🗓 📍 Rogers Place, Edmonton 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Sabres beat Oilers 10–2 at Rogers Place on January 27, 2009.

BUF – EDM
37–38
Shots on goal
3/6–1/8
Power play
5–11
Hits
21–7
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Drew Stafford
3 G
4 shots · 13:12 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Tim Connolly
2 G, 1 A
2 shots · 20:41 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Ryan Miller
36 saves
0.947 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

12 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Drew Stafford Go-ahead 1st · 00:10
Assists: Thomas Vanek · beat Dwayne Roloson
1–0
⚔️ Nathan Paetsch 1st · 01:11
Assists: Clarke MacArthur · beat Dwayne Roloson
2–0
⚔️ Derek Roy 1st · 10:17
Assists: Nathan Paetsch, Jason Pominville · beat Dwayne Roloson
3–0
2nd period
⚔️ Jochen Hecht 2nd · 02:02
Assists: Jason Pominville, Derek Roy · beat Jeff Deslauriers
4–0
🛢️ Erik Cole PP 2nd · 13:23
Assists: Robert Nilsson, Denis Grebeshkov · beat Ryan Miller
4–1
⚔️ Tim Connolly PP 2nd · 14:19
Assists: Thomas Vanek, Derek Roy · beat Jeff Deslauriers
5–1
⚔️ Thomas Vanek 2nd · 17:40
Assists: Craig Rivet · beat Jeff Deslauriers
6–1
⚔️ Jaroslav Spacek PP 2nd · 18:59
Assists: Craig Rivet, Ales Kotalik · beat Jeff Deslauriers
7–1
3rd period
⚔️ Drew Stafford PP 3rd · 11:22
Assists: Paul Gaustad, Ales Kotalik · beat Jeff Deslauriers
8–1
⚔️ Drew Stafford 3rd · 12:40
Assists: Tim Connolly, Clarke MacArthur · beat Jeff Deslauriers
9–1
🛢️ Robert Nilsson 3rd · 17:52
Assists: Sheldon Souray, Tom Gilbert · beat Ryan Miller
9–2
⚔️ Tim Connolly SH 3rd · 18:45
Assists: Jochen Hecht · beat Jeff Deslauriers
10–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Connolly · Roy · Pominville 20:41
L2 Vanek · Gaustad · Hecht 15:49
L3 MacArthur · Kotalik · Stafford 13:12
L4 Ellis · Paille · Mair 8:44
D1 Lydman · Rivet 22:31
D2 Spacek · Butler 21:24
D3 Paetsch · Gragnani 12:56
🛢️Oilers
L1 Cole · Horcoff · Hemsky 18:03
L2 Penner · Cogliano · Nilsson 17:18
L3 Moreau · Brodziak · Pouliot 11:41
L4 Reddox · Stortini 9:34
D1 Souray · Visnovsky 23:06
D2 Grebeshkov · Gilbert 20:20
D3 Staios · Smid 16:38
D4 Strudwick 8:40

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF EDM🛢️
37 Shots on goal 38
3/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8
5 Hits 11
21 Blocked shots 7
8 Takeaways 7
14 Giveaways 17
16 Penalty minutes 12
BUF shooting 27.0% (10/37) EDM shooting 5.3% (2/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
36/38
.947 SV% · 2 GA · 59:27 TOI
🛢️Oilers
Jeff Deslauriers
22/29
.759 SV% · 7 GA · 49:30 TOI
Dwayne Roloson
5/8
.625 SV% · 3 GA · 10:17 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–0
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
Oilers
Oilers — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
After 2nd — 7–1
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
Oilers
Oilers — trailing by 6 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Feb 152007 🛢️EDM @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 OT Jan 162006 ⚔️BUF @ 🛢️EDM 3–1 Oct 162003 ⚔️BUF @ 🛢️EDM 1–4 Nov 12002 ⚔️BUF @ 🛢️EDM 1–1 OT Mar 42002 🛢️EDM @ ⚔️BUF 3–0
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Who won Sabres vs Oilers on January 27, 2009?

Sabres won 10–2. The final score was Sabres 10, Oilers 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Drew Stafford (3), Tim Connolly (2), Derek Roy, Jaroslav Spacek, Jochen Hecht, Nathan Paetsch, Thomas Vanek.

Who scored for Oilers?

Erik Cole, Robert Nilsson.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 36 saves on 38 shots (.947 save percentage).

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Jeff Deslauriers made 22 saves on 29 shots (.759 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Oilers played?

At Rogers Place in Edmonton, the Oilers home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Oilers season series?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeJan 21 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 3–5 AfterJan 28 ⚔️BUF @ 🔥CGY 2–5
🛢️ Oilers
BeforeJan 20 🧥CBJ @ 🛢️EDM 3–4 AfterJan 30 🌲MIN @ 🛢️EDM 1–3
Also on January 27
🐙DET 2–3 🧥CBJ 🌪️CAR 2–3 🗽NYR 🦅WSH 2–3 🐻BOS 🔔PHI 2–3 🐆FLA 😈NJD 4–1 🏛️OTT 🇨🇦MTL 3–5 ⚡TBL 🍁TOR 1–6 🌲MIN 🐦ATL 0–2 ⭐DAL
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