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THIRD PERIOD
0.0: OILERS WIN! They come back from 3-1 to defeat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3, ending their season-long five-game road trip with a 3-1-1 record.
45.7: McDavid hits the post on an empty net and the Oilers take a penalty, with Draisaitl heading to the box. Big 6-on-4 kill for the Oilers incoming.
1:13: Jason Pominville accidentally double taps on his shot, getting one off then stopping his own attempt with his blade. Eichel’s shot is later deflected out of play. Oilers holding on as the Sabres pull their goalie.
6:57: Skinner puts the puck through the crease after it hits the post. Oilers get lucky as they try to close this one out.
12:53: Kassian levels Scott Wilson in the neutral zone.
15:49: Draisaitl nearly gets the Oil some insurance after trying to put back an end boards rebound but Hutton stays with it to make the save.
17:06: The Sabres begin the period by buzzing around the Oilers zone, shooting five shots in the stanza already.
20:00: The third period has begun with Carter Hutton in goal for Buffalo.
SECOND PERIOD
0.0: Oilers get three goals late to take the lead 4-3 into the third.
04.3: OILERS TAKE THE LEAD! Adam Larsson floats one from the point and it squeaks through Ullmark thanks to a deflection off Kyle Brodziak’s skate. The centre gets his fifth of the season on the play. The Oilers are in charge now thanks to their late second-period three-goal onslaught. | EDM 4, BUF 3
1:14: THE DOC TIES IT UP! Darnell Nurse absolutely WIRES Draisaitl’s beautiful backhand pass to knot it up at 3-3. Nurse continues his career year, scoring his eighth of the season and 33rd point and Draisaitl nabs point No. 2 on the night. | EDM 3, BUF 3
3:31: KASSASSINATION! Zack Kassian scores against the team that drafted him 13th overall in 2009, burying McDavid’s cross-ice feed past Ullmark. Kassian’s 11th of the year gets the Oilers within one, and McDavid picks up his second apple of the night for his 92nd point. | BUF 3, EDM 2
3:57: The Oilers begin to generate some pressure in the Sabres zone. Chiasson slides one at Ullmark’s right pad looking for a rebound then Klefbom releases a point shot intended to be tipped.
7:00: Koskinen makes a paddle stop on Kyle Okposo then in the next play denies Eichel’s hat trick bid from the half wall.
8:36: Oscar Klefbom is called for high-sticking. He’ll sit in the box for two minutes.
11:21: The Oilers fail to muster any offence on the power play.
The 2018-19 campaign is the 14th in NHL history, and first since 1993-94 (16), to feature at least 16 different players each record a point streak of 11+ games. #NHLStats #EDMvsBUF pic.twitter.com/Qv6gKkQU4m
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 5, 2019
14:02: Oilers head to the power play after Marco Scandella sends the puck out of play from his own zone.
16:44: Jeff Skinner busts in off the rush and gets a weak shot on Koskinen, which the netminder turns aside. Oilers Head Coach Ken Hitchcock switches up his lines, doling out Kassian-McDavid-Nugent-Hopkins and Rieder-Draisaitl-Chiasson.
20:00: The second period has begun.
FIRST PERIOD
0.0: The first period comes to an end with the Oilers down by two. Draisaitl opened the scoring then the Sabres responded with three unanswered. Shots are 14-7 Buffalo.
2:36: Zack Kassian shoots wide at one end then the Sabres turn up on a 3-on-1 the other way, as Eichel notches his second of the period with a blocker-side shot. | BUF 3, EDM 1
6:31: Casey Mittelstadt rips a one-timer from the left circle to give Buffalo a 2-1 lead. | BUF 2, EDM 1
7:09: McDavid enters the Sabres’ zone and zips a wrist shot off the post.
11:54: Quick pace to this one, as both squads get on the board. Buffalo is leading the shot count 6-2.
17:18: Jack Eichel replies immediately, roofing one over Mikko Koskinen’s shoulder on the power play. The two sides swap special teams goals early. | EDM 1, BUF 1
9️⃣1️⃣ points for 9️⃣7️⃣ #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/bHMQRMgSt8
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) March 5, 2019
18:32: THE OILERS SCORE INSTEAD! Darnell Nurse sends the puck to Connor McDavid in the neutral zone for a 2-on-1 with Leon Draisaitl then McDavid dishes it over for Draisaitl’s 41st of the season. The German stays hot with the shorthanded marker, pushing his point streak to 11 games while McDavid extends his to six. | EDM 1, BUF 0
19:07: Alex Chiasson tries to clear the puck but ends up sending it out of play. The Oilers will look to suppress the Sabres 17th-ranked power play.
20:00: Tonight’s game has begun!
TONIGHT’S LINEUP
Draisaitl – McDavid – Kassian
Lucic – Nugent-Hopkins – Chiasson
Rieder – Cave – Currie
Gagner – Brodziak – Rattie
Klefbom – Larsson
Nurse – Russell
Sekera – Benning
Koskinen
OUT: Khaira (foot), Puljujarvi (lower body), Petrovic, Gravel, Malone
OILERS TODAY | Pre-Game at BUF