Alex Tuch's overtime goal lifts Sabres over Oilers, snapping losing streak

— Alex Tuch scored 33 seconds into overtime and the Buffalo Sabres snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.
Dec 10, 2025, 12:26 am - AP
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1st PeriodBUFEDM
19:01Josh Doan (9) (Power Play)
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (19), Tage Thompson (11)
10
2nd PeriodBUFEDM
11:03Tage Thompson (14)
Unassisted
20
11:59Josh Doan (10) (Power Play)
Assists: Tage Thompson (12), Rasmus Dahlin (20)
30
3rd PeriodBUFEDM
0:10Connor McDavid (15)
Assists: Mattias Ekholm (13)
31
1:56Vasily Podkolzin (6)
Assists: Leon Draisaitl (21), Ty Emberson (6)
32
19:58Connor McDavid (16)
Assists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (16), Evan Bouchard (23)
33
OT SummaryBUFEDM
0:33Alex Tuch (11)
Assists: Ryan McLeod (10), Rasmus Dahlin (21)
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Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Darnell Nurse Backhand saved by Colten Ellis
  • Giveaway by Mattias Ekholm
  • Adam Henrique faceoff won against Jordan Greenway
  • Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Josh Doan
  • Mattias Ekholm Slap Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  • Takeaway by Matt Savoie
  • Giveaway by Ty Emberson
  • Adam Henrique Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  • Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Darnell Nurse Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  • Matt Savoie hit Owen Power
  • Leon Draisaitl Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Connor McDavid Backhand saved by Colten Ellis
  • Brett Kulak Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Adam Henrique faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  • Mattias Janmark Tip-In Wide Left
  • Josh Doan shot blocked by Andrew Mangiapane
  • Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Darnell Nurse Boarding against Peyton Krebs
  • Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Jack Quinn
  • Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Vasily Podkolzin hit Josh Doan
  • Adam Henrique faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Jack Quinn shot blocked by Mattias Ekholm
  • Ryan Nugent-Hopkins faceoff won against Josh Dunne
  • Giveaway by Leon Draisaitl
  • Mattias Ekholm Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  • Giveaway by Evan Bouchard
  • Trent Frederic hit Owen Power
  • Curtis Lazar hit Jacob Bryson
  • David Tomasek Interference - Goalkeeper against Colten Ellis
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
  • Zach Hyman Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Zach Hyman Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Vasily Podkolzin hit Peyton Krebs
  • Vasily Podkolzin hit Conor Timmins
  • Conor Timmins shot blocked by Alec Regula
  • Conor Timmins shot blocked by Matt Savoie
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Alec Regula
  • Connor McDavid Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Leon Draisaitl Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Leon Draisaitl Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Connor McDavid shot blocked by Adam Henrique
  • Mattias Ekholm hit Peyton Krebs
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by David Tomasek
  • Giveaway by David Tomasek
  • Josh Doan shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  • Takeaway by Mattias Ekholm
  • Giveaway by Mattias Ekholm
  • Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Jordan Greenway
  • Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Mattias Ekholm hit Peyton Krebs
  • Zach Hyman Interference against Josh Doan
  • Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Evan Bouchard hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Giveaway by Alec Regula
  • Alec Regula hit Peyton Krebs
  • Evan Bouchard Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Leon Draisaitl Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Leon Draisaitl Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Leon Draisaitl Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Adam Henrique faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Andrew Mangiapane Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Darnell Nurse Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Mattias Ekholm Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Adam Henrique hit Alex Tuch
  • Trent Frederic faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Curtis Lazar hit Tage Thompson
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Ty Emberson
  • Ty Emberson hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Trent Frederic hit Bowen Byram
  • Ryan Nugent-Hopkins faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  • Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  • Evan Bouchard Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Leon Draisaitl Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Connor McDavid Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Mattias Ekholm (13)
  • Giveaway by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
  • Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Leon Draisaitl Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Vasily Podkolzin Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Vasily Podkolzin Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Leon Draisaitl (21), Ty Emberson (6)
  • Giveaway by Andrew Mangiapane
  • Josh Dunne shot blocked by Ty Emberson
  • Giveaway by David Tomasek
  • Curtis Lazar hit Bowen Byram
  • Connor McDavid Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Connor McDavid faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Mattias Ekholm Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Evan Bouchard Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Vasily Podkolzin Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon
  • Zach Benson shot blocked by Ty Emberson
  • Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  • Giveaway by Darnell Nurse
  • Curtis Lazar hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Adam Henrique hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Adam Henrique
  • Evan Bouchard Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Connor McDavid Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
  • Connor McDavid faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Giveaway by Evan Bouchard
  • Zach Hyman Tip-In Wide Right
  • Evan Bouchard shot blocked by Zach Hyman
  • Takeaway by Ty Emberson
  • Mattias Ekholm Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Mattias Ekholm Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Connor McDavid Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
  • Giveaway by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
  • Trent Frederic Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon
  • Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Giveaway by Darnell Nurse
  • Zach Hyman Hooking against Conor Timmins
  • Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Zach Benson
  • Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Adam Henrique Tripping against Tage Thompson
  • Alex Tuch shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  • Matt Savoie faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Leon Draisaitl Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Hooking against Beck Malenstyn
  • Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Josh Doan shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  • Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Alex Tuch shot blocked by Connor McDavid
  • Leon Draisaitl Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Connor McDavid Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (16), Evan Bouchard (23)
  • Tyson Kozak hit Vasily Podkolzin
  • Bowen Byram Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Jack Quinn Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Ty Emberson
  • Matt Savoie shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Puck in Benches
  • Off-side
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Peyton Krebs hit Evan Bouchard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
  • Giveaway by Josh Dunne
  • Ryan Nugent-Hopkins shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Brett Kulak shot blocked by Josh Dunne
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Matt Savoie
  • Leon Draisaitl shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Hand Pass
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
  • Puck in Netting
  • Ty Emberson shot blocked by Zach Benson
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Icing
  • Owen Power hit Matt Savoie
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Owen Power Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Isak Rosen Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Alex Tuch Tip-In saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Tyson Kozak hit Ty Emberson
  • Off-side
  • Giveaway by Owen Power
  • Jacob Bryson hit Trent Frederic
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Curtis Lazar
  • Josh Doan Deflected saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Josh Doan Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (19), Tage Thompson (11)
  • Takeaway by Jordan Greenway
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
  • Takeaway by Tage Thompson
  • Bowen Byram Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Josh Dunne faceoff won against Connor McDavid
  • Beck Malenstyn Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Josh Dunne hit Trent Frederic
  • Josh Doan Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Connor McDavid
  • Bowen Byram Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Connor McDavid
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Takeaway by Isak Rosen
  • Jack Quinn Hooking against Evan Bouchard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
  • Leon Draisaitl shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Owen Power Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Josh Doan Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Jacob Bryson Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Rasmus Dahlin Deflected saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Challenge Hm - missed stoppage - no goal
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Alec Regula
  • Icing
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Mattias Janmark
  • Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Takeaway by Tage Thompson
  • Tage Thompson Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: none
  • Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Josh Doan Goal (10) Between Legs, assists: Tage Thompson (12), Rasmus Dahlin (20)
  • Puck in Benches
  • Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
  • Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Peyton Krebs hit Darnell Nurse
  • Leon Draisaitl shot blocked by Jacob Bryson
  • Beck Malenstyn Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  • TV Timeout
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
  • Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  • Evan Bouchard shot blocked by Ryan McLeod
  • Takeaway by Ryan McLeod
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Matt Savoie
  • Hand Pass
  • Puck in Netting
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Peyton Krebs Tip-In saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Icing
  • Tyson Kozak hit Darnell Nurse
  • Giveaway by Zach Benson
  • Josh Doan hit Darnell Nurse
  • Giveaway by Josh Doan
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Owen Power
  • Giveaway by Alex Lyon
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
  • Puck in Netting
  • Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Rasmus Dahlin Tripping against Leon Draisaitl
  • TV Timeout
  • Connor McDavid shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Leon Draisaitl
  • Mattias Ekholm shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Giveaway by Tyson Kozak
  • Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  • Beck Malenstyn Backhand Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • On-Ice Official
  • Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Connor McDavid
  • Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Timeout - Visitor
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
  • Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot Hit Left Post
  • Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Alex Tuch Hooking against Zach Hyman
  • TV Timeout
  • Curtis Lazar shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Puck in Netting
  • Evan Bouchard shot blocked by Zach Benson
  • Takeaway by Peyton Krebs
  • Icing
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Alex Tuch Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (10), Rasmus Dahlin (21)
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