Oilers 3–4 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Jan 3, 2012)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Drew Stafford

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 18:48 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Nathan Gerbe

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 17:03 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Brayden McNabb

2 A

19:51 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Taylor Hall Go-ahead 1st · 10:33

Assists: Ales Hemsky, Sam Gagner · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

⚔️ Jason Pominville Tying 1st · 14:23

Assists: Jochen Hecht, Brayden McNabb · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Jordan Leopold Go-ahead 2nd · 05:10

Assists: Drew Stafford, Brayden McNabb · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–2

🛢️ Sam Gagner PP Tying 2nd · 09:24

Assists: Jeff Petry, Ales Hemsky · beat Ryan Miller

2–2

3rd period

⚔️ Drew Stafford Go-ahead 3rd · 14:34

Assists: Nathan Gerbe, Derek Roy · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

2–3

⚔️ Nathan Gerbe 3rd · 16:38

Assists: Drew Stafford · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

2–4

🛢️ Corey Potter 3rd · 18:10

Assists: Jordan Eberle, Anton Lander · beat Ryan Miller

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 Hall · Gagner · Hemsky 19:45

L2 Smyth · Horcoff · Eberle 16:21

L3 Jones · Belanger · Hartikainen 13:27

L4 Eager · Lander · Green 11:17

D1 Petry · Potter 23:11

D2 Smid · Sutton 20:38

D3 Teubert · Peckham 13:28

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Gerbe · Stafford 18:44

L2 Vanek · Hecht · Pominville 15:18

L3 Gaustad · Adam · Boyes 14:00

L4 Ellis · Kaleta · Kassian 11:25

D1 Leopold · Regehr 21:12

D2 Weber · McNabb 19:56

D3 Brennan · Gragnani 18:12

Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM BUF⚔️

26 Shots on goal 33

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

23 Hits 16

12 Blocked shots 12

3 Takeaways 9

7 Giveaways 11

4 Penalty minutes 6

EDM shooting 11.5% (3/26) BUF shooting 12.1% (4/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Nikolai Khabibulin

29/33

.879 SV% · 4 GA · 58:48 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 59:57 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

EDM BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 8-8 (50% win rate, 16 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 6-7 (46% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 0-5-2 (0% win rate, 7 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 3-2-1 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Dec 282010 ⚔️BUF @ 🛢️EDM 4–2 Nov 112009 🛢️EDM @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 Jan 272009 ⚔️BUF @ 🛢️EDM 10–2 Feb 152007 🛢️EDM @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 OT Jan 162006 ⚔️BUF @ 🛢️EDM 3–1

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Who won Oilers vs Sabres on January 3, 2012?

Sabres won 4–3. The final score was Oilers 3, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Oilers?

Corey Potter, Sam Gagner, Taylor Hall.

Who scored for Sabres?

Drew Stafford, Jason Pominville, Jordan Leopold, Nathan Gerbe.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Oilers vs Sabres 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

🛢️ Oilers

BeforeJan 2 🛢️EDM @ 🪶CHI 4–3 AfterJan 5 🛢️EDM @ 🎵STL 3–4

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 31 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 AfterJan 6 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 2–4

Also on January 3

⚡TBL 3–7 🍁TOR 🔥CGY 1–3 🦅WSH 🏝️NYI 4–3 🌪️CAR 🌵PHX 1–4 🎵STL 🐙DET 5–4 ⭐DAL

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