Nugent-Hopkins scores twice as the Oilers beat the Sabres 3-2
— Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two goals to help the Edmonton Oilers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Saturday.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Buffalo Sabres
2
Edmonton Oilers
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| EDM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Rogers Place · 18,347 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/31/26 | @ Los Angeles Kings | W 3-2 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | @ Anaheim Ducks | W 7-6 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | @ San Jose Sharks | W 2-0 | NHL |
| 10/24/26 | @ Washington Capitals | L 3-4 | NHL |
| 10/21/26 | vs Philadelphia Flyers | L 1-3 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Missed 19:51 2-3
JJ Peterka Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 19:39 2-3
Tage Thompson Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 19:13 2-3
Leon Draisaitl Snap Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 17:38 2-3
Viktor Arvidsson Snap Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 17:16 2-3
Evan Bouchard Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 14:41 2-3
Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 13:14 2-3
Bowen Byram Snap Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 11:47 2-3
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Tip-In High and Wide Right
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Missed 10:01 2-3
Alex Tuch Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 8:59 2-3
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Darnell Nurse (17), Evan Bouchard (29)
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Missed 8:46 2-2
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Snap Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 4:56 2-2
Jiri Kulich Snap Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 4:14 2-2
Kasperi Kapanen Hooking against Peyton Krebs
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Missed 2:24 2-2
Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 17:50 2-2
Evan Bouchard Snap Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 16:44 2-2
Leon Draisaitl Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 15:30 2-2
Alex Tuch Snap Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 14:42 2-2
Zach Hyman Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 13:20 2-2
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Kasperi Kapanen (4), Mattias Ekholm (14)
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Missed 13:19 2-1
Kasperi Kapanen Wrap-around Wide Left
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Missed 12:26 2-1
Kasperi Kapanen Snap Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 11:53 2-1
Peyton Krebs Snap Shot Hit Right Post
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Missed 11:36 2-1
Darnell Nurse Snap Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 11:18 2-1
Beck Malenstyn Snap Shot Hit Left Post
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Penalty 9:47 2-1
Peyton Krebs Holding against Troy Stecher
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Goal 7:46 2-1
Jiri Kulich Goal (9) Slap Shot, assists: Owen Power (19), Dylan Cozens (14)
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Missed 7:38 1-1
Ryan McLeod Tip-In Wide Left
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Penalty 5:41 1-1
Zach Hyman Hooking against Mattias Samuelsson
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Missed 4:29 1-1
Ryan McLeod Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 4:06 1-1
Beck Malenstyn Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 3:58 1-1
Ryan McLeod Tip-In Above Crossbar
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Missed 2:42 1-1
Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 16:45 1-1
Jeff Skinner Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Ty Emberson (9)
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Goal 16:28 1-0
Alex Tuch Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (20), Jacob Bryson (4)
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Missed 12:05 0-0
Tage Thompson Snap Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 11:00 0-0
Troy Stecher Interference against Tage Thompson
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Missed 6:22 0-0
Zach Hyman Snap Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 5:34 0-0
Adam Henrique Tip-In High and Wide Left
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Missed 4:55 0-0
Troy Stecher Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 2:42 0-0
Adam Henrique Snap Shot Short
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End of Game 20:00 2-3
Game End
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Period End 20:00 2-3
End of 3rd Period
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Missed 19:51 2-3
JJ Peterka Slap Shot Wide Left
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Giveaway 19:49 2-3
Giveaway by Zach Hyman
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Missed 19:39 2-3
Tage Thompson Slap Shot Wide Left
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Shot 19:22 2-3
JJ Peterka Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
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Missed 19:13 2-3
Leon Draisaitl Snap Shot Hit Left Post
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Takeaway 18:10 2-3
Takeaway by Alex Tuch
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Hit 17:45 2-3
Bowen Byram hit Mattias Janmark
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Face Off 17:42 2-3
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
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Stoppage 17:42 2-3
Puck in Netting
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Missed 17:38 2-3
Viktor Arvidsson Snap Shot High and Wide Left
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Giveaway 17:35 2-3
Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
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Missed 17:16 2-3
Evan Bouchard Slap Shot Wide Right
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Hit 17:10 2-3
Mattias Samuelsson hit Zach Hyman
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Hit 16:58 2-3
Jack Quinn hit Evan Bouchard
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Shot 16:50 2-3
Zach Hyman Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
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Face Off 16:45 2-3
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
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Stoppage 16:45 2-3
Puck in Crowd
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Face Off 16:41 2-3
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
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Stoppage 16:41 2-3
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 16:39 2-3
Brett Kulak Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
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Face Off 16:17 2-3
Adam Henrique faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
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Stoppage 16:17 2-3
On-Ice Official Video Review
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Shot 16:14 2-3
Jiri Kulich Deflected saved by Stuart Skinner
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Shot 16:13 2-3
Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
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Face Off 16:06 2-3
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
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Stoppage 16:06 2-3
Icing
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Shot 15:52 2-3
Jiri Kulich Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
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Hit 15:19 2-3
Dylan Cozens hit Corey Perry
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Shot 15:15 2-3
Dylan Cozens Backhand saved by Stuart Skinner
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Missed 14:41 2-3
Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Blocked 14:19 2-3
Jack Quinn shot blocked by Jeff Skinner
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Hit 14:15 2-3
Adam Henrique hit Owen Power
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Shot 13:38 2-3
Connor Brown Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
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Giveaway 13:30 2-3
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
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Blocked 13:27 2-3
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Mattias Janmark
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Giveaway 13:21 2-3
Giveaway by Connor Brown
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Missed 13:14 2-3
Bowen Byram Snap Shot High and Wide Left
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Face Off 13:12 2-3
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Showing the last 40 of 348 events.
Team Stats
BUF
EDM
7
Blocked Shots
16
29
Hits
15
7
Takeaways
5
41
Shots
34
0
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
1
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
32
Faceoffs Won
33
49.2
Faceoff Win Percent
50.8
16
Giveaways
15
1
Total Penalties
3
2
Penalty Minutes
6
Head to Head
EDM leads series 1-0
Injuries
Edmonton Oilers
- Isaac Howard Out
- Zach Hyman Injured Reserve
- Devon Levi Injured Reserve
- Alec Regula Injured Reserve
- Matt Savoie Injured Reserve
Buffalo Sabres
- Jiri Kulich Day-To-Day
- Konsta Helenius Out
- Justin Danforth Injured Reserve
- Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
- Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve
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