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2016-17 regular season

Sabres at Oilers

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

Sabres beat Oilers 6–2 at Rogers Place on October 16, 2016.

BUF – EDM
24–33
Shots on goal
2/6–0/1
Power play
14–32
Hits
15–11
Blocked shots
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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
Ryan O'Reilly
2 G, 2 A
2 shots · 20:32 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Rasmus Ristolainen
3 A
2 shots · 26:43 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Robin Lehner
31 saves
0.939 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Kyle Okposo Go-ahead 1st · 02:37
Assists: Sam Reinhart, Ryan O'Reilly · beat Cam Talbot
1–0
⚔️ Ryan O'Reilly PP 1st · 07:14
Assists: Kyle Okposo, Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Cam Talbot
2–0
🛢️ Benoit Pouliot 1st · 17:20
Assists: Zack Kassian, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · beat Robin Lehner
2–1
🛢️ Milan Lucic Tying 1st · 19:00
Assists: Leon Draisaitl, Jordan Eberle · beat Robin Lehner
2–2
2nd period
⚔️ Ryan O'Reilly Go-ahead 2nd · 03:53
Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Cody Franson · beat Cam Talbot
3–2
⚔️ Brian Gionta 2nd · 09:22
Assists: Jake McCabe, Marcus Foligno · beat Cam Talbot
4–2
3rd period
⚔️ Brian Gionta 3rd · 00:37
Assists: Johan Larsson · beat Cam Talbot
5–2
⚔️ Matt Moulson PP 3rd · 04:36
Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Cam Talbot
6–2

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Larsson · O'Reilly · Okposo 20:09
L2 Foligno · Reinhart · Gionta 17:58
L3 Moulson · Deslauriers · Ennis 13:19
L4 Girgensons · Grant · Fasching 9:04
D1 Ristolainen · McCabe 23:04
D2 Kulikov · Bogosian 19:06
D3 Gorges · Franson 15:03
🛢️Oilers
L1 Lucic · Nugent-Hopkins · McDavid 19:13
L2 Maroon · Draisaitl · Eberle 17:17
L3 Letestu · Kassian · Puljujarvi 12:43
L4 Pouliot · Lander · Pitlick 8:08
D1 Russell · Sekera 22:24
D2 Nurse · Larsson 19:06
D3 Gryba · Klefbom 17:30

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF EDM🛢️
24 Shots on goal 33
2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1
14 Hits 32
15 Blocked shots 11
1 Takeaways 7
5 Giveaways 12
6 Penalty minutes 16
BUF shooting 25.0% (6/24) EDM shooting 6.1% (2/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Robin Lehner
31/33
.939 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🛢️Oilers
Cam Talbot
17/23
.739 SV% · 6 GA · 49:56 TOI
Jonas Gustavsson Shutout
1/1
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 10:04 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Kyle Okposo · 1st 02:37 · 1–0 Ryan O'Reilly · 1st 07:14 · 2–0 Benoit Pouliot · 1st 17:20 · 2–1 Milan Lucic · 1st 19:00 · 2–2 Ryan O'Reilly · 2nd 03:53 · 3–2 Brian Gionta · 2nd 09:22 · 4–2 Brian Gionta · 3rd 00:37 · 5–2 Matt Moulson · 3rd 04:36 · 6–2
BUF EDM
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Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Mar 12016 🛢️EDM @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 OT Dec 62015 ⚔️BUF @ 🛢️EDM 2–4 Jan 292015 ⚔️BUF @ 🛢️EDM 2–3 Nov 72014 🛢️EDM @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Mar 202014 ⚔️BUF @ 🛢️EDM 3–1
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Who won Sabres vs Oilers on October 16, 2016?

Sabres won 6–2. The final score was Sabres 6, Oilers 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Brian Gionta (2), Ryan O'Reilly (2), Kyle Okposo, Matt Moulson.

Who scored for Oilers?

Benoit Pouliot, Milan Lucic.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Robin Lehner made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Cam Talbot made 17 saves on 23 shots (.739 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
BeforeOct 13 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 4–1 AfterOct 18 ⚔️BUF @ 🔥CGY 3–4
🛢️ Oilers
BeforeOct 14 🛢️EDM @ 🔥CGY 5–3 AfterOct 18 🌪️CAR @ 🛢️EDM 2–3
Also on October 16
🦆ANA 2–3 🏝️NYI 🌪️CAR 3–4 🐋VAN
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