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THIRD PERIOD
0.0: Oilers win! Final shot count was 43-25 for the Sabres but Oilers win big, 7-2.
6:36: Shortly after that penalty expired, Benning got called for cross-checking.
8:45: Jujhar Khaira got called for holding to send the Sabres back on the PP.
10:00: Shots on goal midway through the third were 36-24 for the Sabres.
14:44: DRAI PPG! McDavid crashed the net and the rebound trickled out to Leon Draisaitl, who made no mistake, firing it over a sprawled-out Ullmark to make it 7-2. | EDM 7 BUF 2
Milan just MUSCLES it home! ? #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/i4WtVXQzwz
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) January 15, 2019
Darnell Nurse now has 17 points in his last 19 games.
— Jack Michaels (@EdmontonJack) January 15, 2019
15:08: Dahlin got called for delay of game after clearing the puck over the glass.
16:10: LOOCH AGAIN! On a two-on-one, Milan Lucic elected to shoot and beat Ullmark five-hole to put the Oilers up by four. | EDM 6, BUF 2
20:00: Period three is now underway.
SECOND PERIOD
0.0: Shots after two were 29-18 for the Sabres but Oilers extended their lead to three.
3:13: Nugent-Hopkins was called for tripping after his skates locked up with the Sabres goaltender.
6:53: Koskinen made an unbelievable glove stop on Tage Thompson as Thompson got in behind the Oilers defence.
7:50: Shots on goal in the second period were 9-8 for the Oilers with less than eight minutes to play.
Oilers have scored 5 goals for the first time since a 6-4 win at Colorado Dec. 11, the same game Klefbom (and Russell) were injured.
— Jack Michaels (@EdmontonJack) January 15, 2019
15:11: Linus Ullmark replaced Hutton in goal for the Sabres.
Something in the air tonight!
Oilers have 5 goals 25 minutes into the game and McDavid, Draisaitl, and RNH have only combined for 2 points…
Kassian 2 goals and Lucic 2nd in last 4 GP.
Crazy game.— Bob Stauffer (@Bob_Stauffer) January 15, 2019
15:11: LOOOCH! Milan Lucic wired a shot from the high slot past Hutton to make it a 5-2 Oilers lead. | EDM 5, BUF 2
15:54: McDavid started a three-way passing play that ended on the stick of Caleb Jones. Jones’ shot was denied by Hutton, however.
19:36: BREAKAWAY GOAL! After creating a turnover, Connor McDavid had a clear cut breakaway almost from centre ice. He stumbled a little but regained his footing and then wired a shot past Hutton to make it a 4-2 game. | EDM 4, BUF 2
Connor's feeling 2️⃣2️⃣ #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/OXS7Sq8FJd
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) January 15, 2019
FIRST PERIOD
0.0: Shots on goal after one were 16-8 but Oilers had a 3-2 lead.
6:42: Koskinen made another great stop, snagging a shot from Rasmus Dahlin from the high slot with his glove.
8:02: At the end of the penalty, Brodziak nearly turned a turnover at the Oilers blueline into a breakaway but had the puck chopped away just as he was about to break free.
8:40: Koskinen slid across to make an excellent save off a one-timer to keep the Oilers in front.
10:05: The first penalty of the game went to Edmonton’s Matt Benning for hooking.
11:03: Evan Rodrigues wired a wrist shot from the slot past Koskinen to draw the Sabres within a goal. | EDM 3, BUF 2
15:32: 3 GOALS IN 1:57! Oilers scored the third goal in under two minutes when Tobias Rieder threaded the puck over to Kassian on the rush for an easy tap in at the top of the crease. | EDM 3, BUF 1
Zack is back & he's on the attack! #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/F17NfLGKim
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) January 15, 2019
16:37: NUGE! While in front of the net, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins redirected a point shot from Caleb Jones after the defender scooped up a loose puck at the Sabres blueline. | EDM 2, BUF 1
Nuuuuuuuuge with the redirect! #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/tyqoOnLZya
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) January 15, 2019
17:27: KASS GETS IT BACK! Zack Kassian’s shot from the left point went off the stick of Sabres defender Zach Bogosian and in past Carter Hutton to even the game at 1-1. | EDM 1, BUF 1
Pucks on net, good things happen! #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/PSrWhkMRPm
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) January 15, 2019
19:00: Only a minute into the game, the Sabres struck to open the scoring. Conor Sheary’s shot from the side boards beat Mikko Koskinen through the five-hole. | BUF 1, EDM 0
20:00: Tonight’s game is now underway.
TONIGHT’S LINEUP
Draisaitl – McDavid – Rattie
Lucic – Nugent-Hopkins – Chiasson
Spooner – Brodziak – Puljujarvi
Rieder – Khaira – Kassian
Nurse – Russell
Jones – Larsson
Manning – Benning
Koskinen
OUT: Sekera (Achilles), Klefbom (hand), Yamamoto (upper body), Petrovic (concussion), Gravel, Gambardella
OILERS TODAY | PRE-GAME VS. BUF