Tage Thompson scores twice to lift the Sabres over the Oilers 3-2, ending a six-game losing streak
— Tage Thompson scored two goals and led the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Edmonton Oilers
2
Buffalo Sabres
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDM | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3/26 | @ New Jersey Devils | L 3-4 | NHL |
| 11/1/26 | @ New York Rangers | W 4-1 | NHL |
| 10/31/26 | @ New York Islanders | W 4-0 | NHL |
| 10/28/26 | vs Calgary Flames | W 4-0 | NHL |
| 10/26/26 | vs Detroit Red Wings | L 3-4 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Missed 17:46 2-3
Mattias Janmark Tip-In Wide Left
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Penalty 14:33 2-3
Mattias Samuelsson Hooking against Connor McDavid
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Missed 11:53 2-3
Evan Bouchard Slap Shot Short
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Missed 11:43 2-3
Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 6:26 2-3
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 6:15 2-3
Leon Draisaitl Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
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Missed 6:07 2-3
Connor McDavid Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 5:11 2-3
Viktor Arvidsson Deflected Wide Left
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Missed 4:56 2-3
Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 3:57 2-3
Troy Stecher Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 3:20 2-3
Tage Thompson Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Joshua Norris (14)
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Missed 2:27 2-2
Peyton Krebs Backhand Wide Left
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Penalty 18:43 2-2
Zach Hyman Hooking against Connor Clifton
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Penalty 17:36 2-2
Rasmus Dahlin Cross-checking against Zach Hyman
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Penalty 12:41 2-2
Jordan Greenway Tripping against Connor McDavid
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Missed 12:03 2-2
Peyton Krebs Slap Shot Hit Right Post
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Goal 9:12 2-2
Evan Bouchard Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Connor McDavid (58), Leon Draisaitl (51)
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Missed 8:42 1-2
Leon Draisaitl Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Penalty 8:20 1-2
Too many men/ice served by JJ Peterka
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Penalty 5:42 1-2
Max Jones Slashing against Peyton Krebs
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Missed 5:22 1-2
Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 5:19 1-2
Owen Power Tip-In Wide Right
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Goal 3:52 1-2
Alex Tuch Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (20)
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Goal 1:35 1-1
Darnell Nurse Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Troy Stecher (4), Leon Draisaitl (50)
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Missed 19:38 0-1
Darnell Nurse Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 18:25 0-1
Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Goal 13:28 0-1
Tage Thompson Goal (32) Wrist Shot, assists: none
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Missed 13:14 0-0
Corey Perry Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 12:32 0-0
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 12:27 0-0
Jason Zucker Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 12:00 0-0
Jason Zucker Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 9:01 0-0
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 8:34 0-0
Bowen Byram Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
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Missed 8:26 0-0
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 3:59 0-0
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Snap Shot Hit Right Post
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Missed 3:09 0-0
Connor Brown Backhand Hit Left Post
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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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Blocked 19:57 2-3
Jack Quinn shot blocked by Connor McDavid
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Blocked 19:50 2-3
Evan Bouchard shot blocked by JJ Peterka
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Blocked 19:46 2-3
Leon Draisaitl shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
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Shot 19:45 2-3
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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Shot 19:44 2-3
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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Takeaway 19:16 2-3
Takeaway by JJ Peterka
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Face Off 18:54 2-3
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
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Stoppage 18:54 2-3
Icing
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Face Off 18:47 2-3
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
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Stoppage 18:47 2-3
Icing
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Shot 17:56 2-3
Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
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Missed 17:46 2-3
Mattias Janmark Tip-In Wide Left
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Hit 16:57 2-3
Connor Clifton hit Jake Walman
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Shot 16:47 2-3
Darnell Nurse Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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Shot 16:08 2-3
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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Shot 15:33 2-3
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
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Face Off 15:09 2-3
Joshua Norris faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
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Stoppage 15:09 2-3
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 15:06 2-3
Leon Draisaitl Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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Blocked 14:42 2-3
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins shot blocked by Connor Clifton
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Face Off 14:33 2-3
Connor McDavid faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
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Penalty 14:33 2-3
Mattias Samuelsson Hooking against Connor McDavid
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Blocked 14:19 2-3
Jake Walman shot blocked by Alex Tuch
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Face Off 14:07 2-3
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
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Stoppage 14:07 2-3
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 14:05 2-3
Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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Blocked 14:00 2-3
Evan Bouchard shot blocked by Zach Benson
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Face Off 13:58 2-3
Corey Perry faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
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Stoppage 13:58 2-3
Puck in Crowd
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Blocked 13:44 2-3
Viktor Arvidsson shot blocked by Jacob Bryson
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Giveaway 13:17 2-3
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
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Shot 12:45 2-3
Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
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Blocked 12:36 2-3
Alex Tuch shot blocked by Jake Walman
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Face Off 12:30 2-3
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Connor McDavid
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Stoppage 12:30 2-3
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 12:29 2-3
Jason Zucker Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
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Hit 12:24 2-3
Adam Henrique hit Bowen Byram
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Giveaway 12:03 2-3
Giveaway by Jack Quinn
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Team Stats
EDM
BUF
10
Blocked Shots
12
23
Hits
13
6
Takeaways
4
34
Shots
23
1
Power Play Goals
0
4
Power Play Opportunities
2
25.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
33
Faceoffs Won
26
55.9
Faceoff Win Percent
44.1
20
Giveaways
19
2
Total Penalties
4
4
Penalty Minutes
8
Head to Head
Series tied 1-1
Injuries
Buffalo Sabres
- Jiri Kulich Day-To-Day
- Konsta Helenius Out
- Justin Danforth Injured Reserve
- Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
- Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve
Edmonton Oilers
- Isaac Howard Out
- Zach Hyman Injured Reserve
- Devon Levi Injured Reserve
- Alec Regula Injured Reserve
- Matt Savoie Injured Reserve
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