Oilers 3–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Mar 6, 2023)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🛢️ EDM	1	1	1	3
⚔️ BUF	1	0	1	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Connor McDavid

2 G

3 shots · 19:58 TOI

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Derek Ryan

1 G

3 shots · 11:10 TOI

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Stuart Skinner

37 saves

0.949 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Connor McDavid Go-ahead 1st · 07:21

Assists: Ryan McLeod, Cody Ceci · beat Craig Anderson

1–0

⚔️ Jeff Skinner PP Tying 1st · 09:45

Assists: Tage Thompson · beat Stuart Skinner

1–1

2nd period

🛢️ Derek Ryan Go-ahead 2nd · 18:45

Assists: Devin Shore, Darnell Nurse · beat Craig Anderson

2–1

3rd period

⚔️ Dylan Cozens Tying 3rd · 00:41

Assists: Jacob Bryson, Casey Mittelstadt · beat Stuart Skinner

2–2

🛢️ Connor McDavid Go-ahead 3rd · 03:23

Assists: Warren Foegele, Mattias Ekholm · beat Craig Anderson

3–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 McDavid · Nugent-Hopkins · Draisaitl 17:40

L2 Hyman · McLeod · Janmark 16:45

L3 Foegele · Bjugstad · Yamamoto 14:26

L4 Ryan · Kostin · Shore 10:16

D1 Ceci · Ekholm 22:23

D2 Nurse · Bouchard 20:59

D3 Desharnais · Kulak 15:43

⚔️Sabres

L1 Thompson · Skinner · Cozens 19:07

L2 Mittelstadt · Hinostroza · Quinn 15:57

L3 Krebs · Peterka · Okposo 14:04

L4 Olofsson · Greenway · Girgensons 12:07

D1 Power · Dahlin 24:42

D2 Jokiharju · Lyubushkin 19:49

D3 Bryson · Clague 13:54

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM BUF⚔️

37 Shots on goal 39

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

24 Hits 18

7 Blocked shots 11

7 Takeaways 8

6 Giveaways 8

4 Penalty minutes 2

EDM shooting 8.1% (3/37) BUF shooting 5.1% (2/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Stuart Skinner

37/39

.949 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Craig Anderson

34/37

.919 SV% · 3 GA · 58:20 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 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: 9-6-2 (53% win rate, 17 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 14-8-3 (56% win rate, 25 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Oilers

Oilers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-0-2 (78% win rate, 9 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-7 (22% win rate, 9 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Season series tied 1–1

Oct 182022 ⚔️BUF @ 🛢️EDM 4–2 Mar 172022 ⚔️BUF @ 🛢️EDM 1–6 Nov 122021 🛢️EDM @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 Jan 22020 🛢️EDM @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 OT Dec 82019 ⚔️BUF @ 🛢️EDM 3–2 OT

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❓ EDM vs BUF, answered

Who won Oilers vs Sabres on March 6, 2023?

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

Who scored for Oilers?

Connor McDavid (2), Derek Ryan.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dylan Cozens, Jeff Skinner.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Stuart Skinner made 37 saves on 39 shots (.949 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Craig Anderson made 34 saves on 37 shots (.919 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🛢️ Oilers

BeforeMar 4 🛢️EDM @ ✈️WPG 5–7 AfterMar 9 🛢️EDM @ 🐻BOS 3–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 4 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 3–5 AfterMar 7 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–3

Also on March 6

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