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2019-20 regular season

Oilers at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0

Sabres beat Oilers 3–2 in overtime at KeyBank Center on January 2, 2020.

EDM – BUF
27–26
Shots on goal
19–19
Hits
9–5
Blocked shots
5–5
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

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
Sam Reinhart
1 G
5 shots · 22:16 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Curtis Lazar
1 G
2 shots · 10:39 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Jack Eichel
1 G
1 shots · 23:56 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🛢️ Riley Sheahan Go-ahead 1st · 05:06
Assists: Josh Archibald, Adam Larsson · beat Linus Ullmark
1–0
🛢️ Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 1st · 07:00
Assists: Kailer Yamamoto, Leon Draisaitl · beat Linus Ullmark
2–0
⚔️ Curtis Lazar 1st · 08:39
Assists: Marcus Johansson · beat Mike Smith
2–1
3rd period
⚔️ Sam Reinhart Tying 3rd · 03:53
Assists: Zach Bogosian, Victor Olofsson · beat Mike Smith
2–2
Overtime
⚔️ Jack Eichel Go-ahead OT · 01:09
Unassisted · beat Mike Smith
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🛢️Oilers
L1 Draisaitl · McDavid · Nugent-Hopkins 20:52
L2 Neal · Kassian · Yamamoto 17:30
L3 Khaira · Sheahan · Chiasson 11:27
L4 Nygard · Haas · Archibald 9:27
D1 Klefbom · Nurse 25:58
D2 Bear · Russell 22:58
D3 Larsson · Lagesson 10:46
⚔️Sabres
L1 Johansson · Eichel · Reinhart 22:16
L2 Larsson · Girgensons · Okposo 16:29
L3 Olofsson · Sheary · Vesey 15:19
L4 Asplund · Lazar 11:57
D1 Ristolainen · McCabe 21:31
D2 Montour · Dahlin 16:49
D3 Jokiharju · Bogosian 14:36
D4 Miller 13:13

Team stats

Away left · home right
🛢️EDM BUF⚔️
27 Shots on goal 26
19 Hits 19
9 Blocked shots 5
5 Takeaways 5
9 Giveaways 6
4 Penalty minutes 2
EDM shooting 7.4% (2/27) BUF shooting 11.5% (3/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🛢️Oilers
Mike Smith
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 61:09 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Linus Ullmark
25/27
.926 SV% · 2 GA · 61:09 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Riley Sheahan · 1st 05:06 · 1–0 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · 1st 07:00 · 2–0 Curtis Lazar · 1st 08:39 · 2–1 Sam Reinhart · 3rd 03:53 · 2–2 Jack Eichel · OT 01:09 · 2–3
EDM BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Oilers
Oilers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-2-1 (70% win rate, 10 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-6-4 (23% win rate, 13 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Oilers
Oilers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-4-2 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

All →
Sabres lead the season series 2–0
Dec 82019 ⚔️BUF @ 🛢️EDM 3–2 OT Mar 42019 🛢️EDM @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 Jan 142019 ⚔️BUF @ 🛢️EDM 2–7 Jan 232018 ⚔️BUF @ 🛢️EDM 5–0 Nov 242017 🛢️EDM @ ⚔️BUF 1–3
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Who won Oilers vs Sabres on January 2, 2020?

Sabres won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Oilers 2, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Oilers?

Riley Sheahan, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.

Who scored for Sabres?

Curtis Lazar, Jack Eichel, Sam Reinhart.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Mike Smith made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🛢️ Oilers
BeforeDec 31 🗽NYR @ 🛢️EDM 5–7 AfterJan 4 🛢️EDM @ 🐻BOS 4–1
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 31 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 6–4 AfterJan 4 🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF 2–3
Also on January 2
🧥CBJ 2–1 🐻BOS ⚡TBL 2–1 🇨🇦MTL 😈NJD 2–1 🏝️NYI 🦈SJS 3–2 🐧PIT 🐆FLA 6–3 🏛️OTT 🍁TOR 6–3 ✈️WPG 🗽NYR 3–4 🔥CGY 🦆ANA 2–4 🌵ARI
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