Oilers 2–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Mar 9, 2024)

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 🛢️ EDM

Warren Foegele

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 15:43 TOI

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Ryan McLeod

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:11 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

30 saves

0.938 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Ryan McLeod Go-ahead 1st · 00:29

Assists: Leon Draisaitl, Warren Foegele · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–0

🛢️ Warren Foegele SH 1st · 14:19

Assists: Ryan McLeod · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–0

⚔️ Tage Thompson PP 1st · 15:35

Unassisted · beat Stuart Skinner

2–1

3rd period

⚔️ Jacob Bryson Tying 3rd · 11:39

Unassisted · beat Stuart Skinner

2–2

Shootout

⚔️ Alex Tuch Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Stuart Skinner

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 Hyman · McDavid · Draisaitl 22:04

L2 Kane · Nugent-Hopkins · McLeod 17:11

L3 Foegele · Henrique · Perry 14:01

L4 Janmark · Carrick · Brown 9:49

D1 Bouchard · Nurse 23:23

D2 Ekholm · Ceci 20:06

D3 Desharnais · Kulak 17:13

⚔️Sabres

L1 Cozens · Thompson · Tuch 21:57

L2 Robinson · Benson · Girgensons 15:06

L3 Olofsson · Jost · Rousek 14:02

L4 Krebs · Skinner · Peterka 9:15

D1 Dahlin · Byram 27:20

D2 Power · Jokiharju 22:30

D3 Clifton · Bryson 14:17

Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM BUF⚔️

32 Shots on goal 27

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

14 Hits 41

11 Blocked shots 7

5 Takeaways 11

4 Giveaways 2

2 Penalty minutes 6

EDM shooting 6.2% (2/32) BUF shooting 11.1% (3/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Stuart Skinner

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 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 — 2–1

Oilers

Oilers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 12-3-1 (75% win rate, 16 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-9-2 (27% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Oilers

Oilers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-3 (70% win rate, 10 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-10-1 (15% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Mar 62023 🛢️EDM @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 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

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Who won Oilers vs Sabres on March 9, 2024?

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

Who scored for Oilers?

Ryan McLeod, Warren Foegele.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jacob Bryson, Tage Thompson.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Stuart Skinner made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 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

BeforeMar 7 🛢️EDM @ 🧥CBJ 2–4 AfterMar 10 🛢️EDM @ 🐧PIT 4–0

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 7 ⚔️BUF @ 🐯NSH 2–4 AfterMar 12 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 3–7

Also on March 9

🐯NSH 2–1 🧥CBJ 🌪️CAR 4–2 😈NJD 🐧PIT 1–5 🐻BOS 🔥CGY 1–5 🐆FLA 🏛️OTT 1–2 🦈SJS 🔔PHI 0–7 ⚡TBL 🪶CHI 1–4 🦅WSH 🍁TOR 3–2 🇨🇦MTL

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