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2023-24 regular season

Sabres at Oilers

🗓 📍 Rogers Place, Edmonton 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Oilers beat Sabres 8–3 at Rogers Place on March 21, 2024.

BUF – EDM
29–39
Shots on goal
0/3–1/2
Power play
28–32
Hits
20–17
Blocked shots
⚔️ 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 🛢️ EDM
Connor McDavid
4 A
19:41 TOI
2nd star 🛢️ EDM
Mattias Ekholm
2 G, 1 A
5 shots · 21:49 TOI
3rd star 🛢️ EDM
Leon Draisaitl
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 18:57 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ JJ Peterka Go-ahead 1st · 01:38
Assists: Alex Tuch, Tage Thompson · beat Stuart Skinner
1–0
⚔️ Victor Olofsson 1st · 16:34
Assists: Bowen Byram, Lukas Rousek · beat Stuart Skinner
2–0
🛢️ Leon Draisaitl PP 1st · 18:55
Assists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Evan Bouchard · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
2–1
2nd period
🛢️ Mattias Ekholm Tying 2nd · 04:26
Assists: Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
2–2
⚔️ JJ Peterka Go-ahead 2nd · 16:56
Assists: Connor Clifton · beat Stuart Skinner
3–2
🛢️ Zach Hyman Tying 2nd · 19:12
Assists: Mattias Ekholm, Connor McDavid · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3–3
3rd period
🛢️ Darnell Nurse Go-ahead 3rd · 04:38
Assists: Troy Stecher · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3–4
🛢️ Mattias Ekholm 3rd · 05:40
Assists: Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3–5
🛢️ Zach Hyman 3rd · 15:18
Assists: Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3–6
🛢️ Ryan McLeod 3rd · 16:58
Assists: Connor Brown · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3–7
🛢️ Connor Brown 3rd · 19:51
Assists: Sam Carrick, Cody Ceci · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3–8

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Greenway · Cozens · Tuch 22:38
L2 Benson · Thompson · Peterka 19:15
L3 Olofsson · Skinner · Krebs 10:50
L4 Girgensons · Jost · Rousek 8:54
D1 Power · Dahlin 24:10
D2 Byram · Jokiharju 19:40
D3 Clifton · Bryson 13:50
🛢️Oilers
L1 Hyman · McDavid · Draisaitl 18:57
L2 Nugent-Hopkins · McLeod · Perry 14:48
L3 Kane · Henrique · Brown 13:39
L4 Foegele · Janmark · Carrick 10:54
D1 Bouchard · Ekholm 22:51
D2 Nurse · Ceci 19:30
D3 Kulak · Stecher 16:27

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF EDM🛢️
29 Shots on goal 39
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
28 Hits 32
20 Blocked shots 17
8 Takeaways 12
5 Giveaways 9
4 Penalty minutes 6
BUF shooting 10.3% (3/29) EDM shooting 20.5% (8/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
31/39
.795 SV% · 8 GA · 59:27 TOI
🛢️Oilers
Stuart Skinner
26/29
.897 SV% · 3 GA · 59:36 TOI

Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located
JJ Peterka · 1st 01:38 · 1–0 Victor Olofsson · 1st 16:34 · 2–0 Leon Draisaitl · 1st 18:55 · 2–1 Mattias Ekholm · 2nd 04:26 · 2–2 JJ Peterka · 2nd 16:56 · 3–2 Zach Hyman · 2nd 19:12 · 3–3 Darnell Nurse · 3rd 04:38 · 3–4 Mattias Ekholm · 3rd 05:40 · 3–5 Zach Hyman · 3rd 15:18 · 3–6 Ryan McLeod · 3rd 16:58 · 3–7 Connor Brown · 3rd 19:51 · 3–8
BUF EDM
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-1-1 (80% win rate, 10 games)
Oilers
Oilers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-4 (60% win rate, 10 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 7-3-2 (58% win rate, 12 games)
Oilers
Oilers — tied after 2nd: 12-3-1 (75% win rate, 16 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Mar 92024 🛢️EDM @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 SO Mar 62023 🛢️EDM @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Oct 182022 ⚔️BUF @ 🛢️EDM 4–2 Mar 172022 ⚔️BUF @ 🛢️EDM 1–6 Nov 122021 🛢️EDM @ ⚔️BUF 2–3
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Who won Sabres vs Oilers on March 21, 2024?

Oilers won 8–3. The final score was Sabres 3, Oilers 8.

Who scored for Sabres?

JJ Peterka (2), Victor Olofsson.

Who scored for Oilers?

Mattias Ekholm (2), Zach Hyman (2), Connor Brown, Darnell Nurse, Leon Draisaitl, Ryan McLeod.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 31 saves on 39 shots (.795 save percentage).

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Stuart Skinner made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeMar 19 ⚔️BUF @ 🐋VAN 2–3 AfterMar 24 ⚔️BUF @ 🔥CGY 4–1
🛢️ Oilers
BeforeMar 19 🇨🇦MTL @ 🛢️EDM 2–3 AfterMar 23 🛢️EDM @ 🍁TOR 3–6
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