Buffalo Sabres @ Edmonton Oilers

12-14-4, 3-9-2 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Sabres BUF	1	2	0	1	4
Oilers EDM	0	0	3	0	3

Edmonton OilersOilersEDM

13-11-6, 7-3-3 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Josh DunneJ. Dunne#44
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Isak RosenI. Rosen#63
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Conor TimminsC. Timmins#21

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	22	16:50	5:06	0:51	10:53	0	1	0.0
2	0	-2	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	15:07	4:16	0:00	10:51	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	12	7:45	0:00	0:00	7:45	2	3	40.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	9:40	0:00	2:25	7:15	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	21	11:35	0:00	0:51	10:44	6	6	50.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	16:10	0:32	0:00	15:38	3	5	37.5
0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	2	4	0	0	20	11:23	0:00	1:51	9:32	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	27	22:37	4:44	4:48	13:05	5	11	31.3
0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	21	15:07	2:52	0:00	12:15	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	9:05	0:51	0:00	8:14	0	0	0.0
1	2	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	23	19:11	5:21	0:00	13:50	5	4	55.6
1	0	2	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	26	22:37	3:13	3:36	15:48	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	6:08	0:00	0:00	6:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	27	21:14	1:56	1:21	17:57	0	0	0.0
0	3	0	4	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	28	22:58	5:38	0:00	17:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	22	17:54	2:31	1:51	13:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	28	26:09	0:39	5:49	19:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	22:09	0:06	5:25	16:38	0	0	0.0

goalies
Colten EllisC. Ellis#92
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
6	0	6	1.000	6	0	0	0	0	19:01	0
24	3	21	.875	14	6	1	0	0	41:32	0

Edmonton Oilers


forwards
Leon DraisaitlL. Draisaitl#29
Trent FredericT. Frederic#10
Adam HenriqueA. Henrique#19
Zach HymanZ. Hyman#18
Mattias JanmarkM. Janmark#13
Curtis LazarC. Lazar#20
Andrew MangiapaneA. Mangiapane#88
Connor McDavidC. McDavid#97
Ryan Nugent-HopkinsR. Nugent-Hopkins#93
Vasily PodkolzinV. Podkolzin#92
Matt SavoieM. Savoie#22
David TomasekD. Tomasek#86
defensemen
Evan BouchardE. Bouchard#2
Mattias EkholmM. Ekholm#14
Ty EmbersonT. Emberson#49
Brett KulakB. Kulak#27
Darnell NurseD. Nurse#25
Alec RegulaA. Regula#75

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	24:19	6:35	0:32	17:12	15	7	68.2
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	6:57	0:00	0:00	6:57	1	1	50.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	17	12:32	0:58	2:52	8:42	5	0	100.0
0	0	2	2	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	22	23:24	6:15	0:50	16:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	10:07	0:00	2:00	8:07	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	17	8:17	0:00	2:31	5:46	7	1	87.5
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	11	9:00	0:37	0:00	8:23	0	0	0.0
2	0	1	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	25:51	6:33	0:32	18:46	3	8	27.3
0	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	2	24	21:29	6:07	2:10	13:12	2	3	40.0
1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	15:08	0:00	0:47	14:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	22	17:27	0:54	2:31	14:02	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	10	5:41	0:00	0:00	5:41	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	26	28:34	6:26	3:50	18:18	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	3	1	0	0	2	1	2	26	22:40	0:38	3:28	18:34	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	1	19	13:22	0:00	2:44	10:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:35	0:10	2:54	11:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	23	19:28	0:47	0:46	17:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	16	14:46	0:00	1:23	13:23	0	0	0.0

goalies
Stuart SkinnerS. Skinner#74

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	4	24	.857	15	9	0	0	0	59:22	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	OT	T
	Sabres	1	2	0	1	4
	Oilers	0	0	3	0	3

1st Period			BUF	EDM
19:01		Josh Doan (9) (Power Play) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (19), Tage Thompson (11)	1	0

2nd Period			BUF	EDM
11:03		Tage Thompson (14) Unassisted	2	0
11:59		Josh Doan (10) (Power Play) Assists: Tage Thompson (12), Rasmus Dahlin (20)	3	0

3rd Period		BUF	EDM
0:10	Connor McDavid (15) Assists: Mattias Ekholm (13)	3	1
1:56	Vasily Podkolzin (6) Assists: Leon Draisaitl (21), Ty Emberson (6)	3	2
19:58	Connor McDavid (16) Assists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (16), Evan Bouchard (23)	3	3

OT Summary			BUF	EDM
0:33		Alex Tuch (11) Assists: Ryan McLeod (10), Rasmus Dahlin (21)	4	3

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-0

Oilers
1
Sabres
5

Game 1

11/17

Sabres
4
Oilers
3

Game 2

12/9

Rogers Place

9:00 PM, December 9, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Edmonton, AB

Attendance: 17,622

Referees:
Eric Furlatt
Stephen Hiff

Linesmen:
Tyson Baker
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	17	11	2	36
Boston	18	13	0	36
Detroit	16	11	3	35
Montreal	15	11	3	33
Toronto	14	11	4	32
Florida	14	12	2	30
Ottawa	13	12	4	30
Buffalo	12	14	4	28

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Anaheim	19	10	1	39
Vegas	14	6	9	37
Los Angeles	14	8	7	35
Edmonton	13	11	6	32
San Jose	14	14	3	31
Seattle	11	10	6	28
Calgary	12	15	4	28
Vancouver	11	16	3	25

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Buffalo Sabres @ Edmonton Oilers

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-0

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

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