Buffalo Sabres @ Edmonton Oilers

18-26-5, 9-14-2 Away

Final

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Sabres BUF	1	1	0	2
Oilers EDM	1	1	1	3

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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.

Jan 26, 2025, 12:18 am - AP

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	Sabres	1	1	0	2
	Oilers	1	1	1	3

1st Period			BUF	EDM
16:28		Alex Tuch (16) Assists: Jason Zucker (20), Jacob Bryson (4)	1	0
16:45		Jeff Skinner (8) Assists: Ty Emberson (9)	1	1

2nd Period			BUF	EDM
7:46		Jiri Kulich (9) Assists: Owen Power (19), Dylan Cozens (14)	2	1
13:20		Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (14) Assists: Kasperi Kapanen (4), Mattias Ekholm (14)	2	2

3rd Period			BUF	EDM
8:59		Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (15) Assists: Darnell Nurse (17), Evan Bouchard (29)	2	3

Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Evan Bouchard hit Zach Benson
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Alex Tuch
Evan Bouchard Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
Leon Draisaitl Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
Vasily Podkolzin hit Sam Lafferty
Giveaway by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Jacob Bryson shot blocked by Troy Stecher
Corey Perry Deflected saved by James Reimer
Corey Perry faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Adam Henrique Snap Shot Short
Giveaway by Ty Emberson
Mattias Ekholm hit Jack Quinn
Giveaway by Viktor Arvidsson
Darnell Nurse Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
Connor Brown faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Troy Stecher Snap Shot Wide Right
Adam Henrique Tip-In High and Wide Left
Ty Emberson hit Zach Benson
Corey Perry Backhand saved by James Reimer
Zach Hyman Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Kasperi Kapanen Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Brett Kulak
Troy Stecher Interference against Tage Thompson
Adam Henrique faceoff won against Jason Zucker
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
JJ Peterka shot blocked by Brett Kulak
Mattias Ekholm shot blocked by Leon Draisaitl
Sam Lafferty shot blocked by Evan Bouchard
Takeaway by Connor Brown
Connor Brown Backhand saved by James Reimer
Vasily Podkolzin hit Owen Power
Giveaway by Evan Bouchard
Ty Emberson Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
Jeff Skinner Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Ty Emberson (9)
Adam Henrique hit Jiri Kulich
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Leon Draisaitl Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
Giveaway by Troy Stecher
Adam Henrique faceoff won against Sam Lafferty
Giveaway by Corey Perry
Giveaway by Corey Perry
Mattias Janmark Backhand saved by James Reimer
Brett Kulak Slap Shot saved by James Reimer
Jason Zucker shot blocked by Mattias Ekholm
Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Adam Henrique
Adam Henrique faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Takeaway by Corey Perry
Darnell Nurse Backhand saved by James Reimer
Noah Philp faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
Alex Tuch shot blocked by Evan Bouchard
Adam Henrique faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Mattias Ekholm Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
Zach Hyman Hooking against Mattias Samuelsson
Noah Philp faceoff won against Jason Zucker
Giveaway by Ty Emberson
Noah Philp Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
Mattias Janmark faceoff won against Jason Zucker
Connor Brown Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
Connor Brown Tip-In saved by James Reimer
Takeaway by Mattias Janmark
Adam Henrique faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
Owen Power shot blocked by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
Mattias Ekholm Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Corey Perry Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
Darnell Nurse shot blocked by Connor Brown
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Darnell Nurse Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Adam Henrique faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Kasperi Kapanen Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Kasperi Kapanen hit Jiri Kulich
Kasperi Kapanen Wrap-around Wide Left
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Kasperi Kapanen (4), Mattias Ekholm (14)
Giveaway by Stuart Skinner
Darnell Nurse Slap Shot saved by James Reimer
Evan Bouchard Slap Shot saved by James Reimer
Zach Hyman Snap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Troy Stecher
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Leon Draisaitl Slap Shot Wide Right
Kasperi Kapanen hit Bowen Byram
Brett Kulak Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
Evan Bouchard Snap Shot High and Wide Left
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
Evan Bouchard Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
Adam Henrique faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Jeff Skinner hit Mattias Samuelsson
Jason Zucker shot blocked by Jeff Skinner
Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Evan Bouchard
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Mattias Ekholm
Giveaway by Mattias Ekholm
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Jeff Skinner hit Jack Quinn
Giveaway by Darnell Nurse
Connor Brown Slap Shot saved by James Reimer
Takeaway by Corey Perry
Kasperi Kapanen Hooking against Peyton Krebs
Owen Power shot blocked by Brett Kulak
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Ty Emberson
Evan Bouchard hit Ryan McLeod
Darnell Nurse hit Peyton Krebs
Giveaway by Zach Hyman
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Darnell Nurse (17), Evan Bouchard (29)
Takeaway by Evan Bouchard
Vasily Podkolzin hit Henri Jokiharju
Darnell Nurse hit Zach Benson
Beck Malenstyn shot blocked by Adam Henrique
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Tip-In High and Wide Right
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Mattias Ekholm Slap Shot saved by James Reimer
Leon Draisaitl Backhand saved by James Reimer
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
Giveaway by Connor Brown
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Mattias Janmark
Connor Brown Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
Adam Henrique hit Owen Power
Jack Quinn shot blocked by Jeff Skinner
Adam Henrique faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Brett Kulak Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Zach Hyman Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
Evan Bouchard Slap Shot Wide Right
Viktor Arvidsson Snap Shot High and Wide Left
Leon Draisaitl Snap Shot Hit Left Post
Giveaway by Zach Hyman
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Off-side
Dylan Cozens hit Leon Draisaitl
Sam Lafferty hit Connor Brown
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Giveaway by Bowen Byram
Connor Brown shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
Off-side
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
Kasperi Kapanen shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
Giveaway by JJ Peterka
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
Giveaway by Jason Zucker
Mattias Samuelsson hit Vasily Podkolzin
Puck in Benches
Sam Lafferty faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
Mattias Samuelsson hit Vasily Podkolzin
Puck in Netting
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
Jason Zucker faceoff won against Adam Henrique
JJ Peterka Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
Injury - Player
Tage Thompson Snap Shot Wide Right
Zach Benson Tip-In saved by Stuart Skinner
Takeaway by Alex Tuch
Alex Tuch hit Ty Emberson
Owen Power hit Zach Hyman
Bowen Byram hit Viktor Arvidsson
Sam Lafferty Backhand saved by Stuart Skinner
Off-side
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
Puck in Netting
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
Peyton Krebs hit Vasily Podkolzin
Jason Zucker Backhand saved by Stuart Skinner
Alex Tuch Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (20), Jacob Bryson (4)
Henri Jokiharju hit Kasperi Kapanen
Rasmus Dahlin hit Corey Perry
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins shot blocked by Owen Power
Icing
Giveaway by Alex Tuch
Icing
Sam Lafferty hit Corey Perry
Beck Malenstyn hit Darnell Nurse
Mattias Janmark shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
Giveaway by Alex Tuch
Icing
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
Dylan Cozens hit Vasily Podkolzin
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Icing
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Adam Henrique
Peyton Krebs Tip-In saved by Stuart Skinner
Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot Wide Left
Goalie Stopped
Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Jiri Kulich
Rasmus Dahlin hit Noah Philp
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Jason Zucker Tip-In saved by Stuart Skinner
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Puck in Netting
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
Ryan McLeod Tip-In Above Crossbar
Beck Malenstyn Snap Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by Ryan McLeod
Beck Malenstyn Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Ryan McLeod Snap Shot Wide Right
Icing
Henri Jokiharju hit Adam Henrique
Goalie Stopped
Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Goalie Stopped
Jiri Kulich Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Owen Power shot blocked by Alex Tuch
Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Noah Philp
Owen Power Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Goalie Stopped
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Noah Philp
Ryan McLeod Tip-In Wide Left
Jiri Kulich Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Jiri Kulich Goal (9) Slap Shot, assists: Owen Power (19), Dylan Cozens (14)
Ryan McLeod Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Puck in Netting
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Jiri Kulich
Goalie Stopped
Alex Tuch hit Darnell Nurse
Giveaway by Jason Zucker
Goalie Stopped
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Peyton Krebs hit Connor Brown
Peyton Krebs Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Peyton Krebs Holding against Troy Stecher
Beck Malenstyn Snap Shot Hit Left Post
Goalie Stopped
Peyton Krebs Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Peyton Krebs Snap Shot Hit Right Post
Off-side
Peyton Krebs hit Mattias Janmark
Henri Jokiharju hit Adam Henrique
Takeaway by Jason Zucker
Alex Tuch Snap Shot Off Crossbar
Giveaway by Owen Power
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
Icing
Giveaway by Tage Thompson
Beck Malenstyn hit Mattias Ekholm
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
Goalie Stopped
Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Owen Power Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Goalie Stopped
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Off-side
Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot Wide Left
Jiri Kulich Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Jason Zucker Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Goalie Stopped
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
Giveaway by Owen Power
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Adam Henrique
Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Jiri Kulich Snap Shot Wide Right
Alex Tuch hit Darnell Nurse
Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Takeaway by Tage Thompson
JJ Peterka Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Icing
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Mattias Janmark
Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Sam Lafferty hit Darnell Nurse
Icing
Viktor Arvidsson shot blocked by Alex Tuch
Takeaway by Alex Tuch
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Goalie Stopped
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Goalie Stopped
Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Jack Quinn Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Mattias Samuelsson hit Zach Hyman
Alex Tuch Snap Shot Wide Left
Jacob Bryson hit Viktor Arvidsson
Puck in Netting
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Giveaway by Bowen Byram
Rasmus Dahlin hit Connor Brown
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Noah Philp
Jacob Bryson Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Bowen Byram Snap Shot High and Wide Left
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot Wide Right
Dylan Cozens Backhand saved by Stuart Skinner
Dylan Cozens hit Corey Perry
Jiri Kulich Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Icing
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Jiri Kulich Deflected saved by Stuart Skinner
On-Ice Official Video Review
Goalie Stopped
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
Puck in Crowd
Jack Quinn hit Evan Bouchard
Mattias Samuelsson hit Zach Hyman
Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
Puck in Netting
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Bowen Byram hit Mattias Janmark
Takeaway by Alex Tuch
JJ Peterka Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Tage Thompson Slap Shot Wide Left
JJ Peterka Slap Shot Wide Left

SABRES

OILERS

Regular Season Series

EDM leads 1-0

Sabres
2
Oilers
3

Game 1

25/1

Oilers
2
Sabres
3

Game 2

10/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	25	15	4	54
Tampa Bay	25	13	3	53
Montreal	23	13	6	52
Florida	22	16	3	47
Buffalo	21	15	4	46
Boston	22	18	2	46
Toronto	19	15	7	45
Ottawa	20	16	5	45

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	17	11	12	46
Edmonton	20	16	6	46
Seattle	19	14	7	45
Los Angeles	18	14	9	45
Anaheim	21	18	3	45
San Jose	20	18	3	43
Calgary	18	20	4	40
Vancouver	16	20	5	37

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Red-hot Grubauer backstops streaking Kraken to 5-1 win over Flames

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Buffalo Sabres @ Edmonton Oilers

Stars of the Game

Stuart SkinnerG - EDM

Ryan Nugent-HopkinsC - EDM

Jiri KulichC - BUF

Game Information

Nugent-Hopkins scores twice as the Oilers beat the Sabres 3-2

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

EDM leads 1-0

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

NHL News

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Red-hot Grubauer backstops streaking Kraken to 5-1 win over Flames

Kuzmenko has goal and assist as Kings beat Wild 4-2