NHL Jan.25/2025 Buffalo Sabres – Edmonton Oilers
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afraid to say gets a rare day off rymer the 36y old veteran against that man Steuart Skinner for the Evans Brothers coming off his first back-to- back losses since October you know he’ll be motivated today as will the other Skinner Edmonson’s lineup jeff Skinner spent six years with Buffalo in a 40goal campaign for the Savers yet he never made the playoffs with either the Savers or his previous team the Carolina Hurricanes it’s Edmonton and Buffalo the first of two this season and Adam Henrik wins the opening face off for the Oilers we are underway jack Lou and Jean with you inside Rogers Place another beautiful winter afternoon in Edmonson the temperatures are mild the Oilers are to continue a hot streak at home that has seen them win 12 of their last 14 in this building peter quickly in front thompson trying to drag it around Skinner and was stopped cold 24 seconds and a glorious chance but Buffalo turned away henry started with Heyman and Skinner nurse and Kak defensively starting brought to you by Scotia Bank believing there’s a place for all Canadians in Canada lou this was close really close so this is a team that likes to get out here early the Buffalo Sabres the first period is their best period by far this season and they quickly good save by Stewart Skinner kind of sprawled to get into the way kick with a nice pass waiting to tage Thompson we’ve seen him walk around goenders before in this building that region 6’6 but Skinner stops him in his tracks hey we warned everyone didn’t we these two teams look to get up and after it we expect lots of scoring chances today zack Benson for the Buffalo Sabres off the draw twisted around by Payton Prince now Owen Power flood one it almost led to a breakaway going the other way for PC Coulson and as it is icing whistled against the Sabres who dropped for their last section and Lou this is a team that can’t seem to get out of its own way in terms of prolonged losing streaks decent start this year under Lindy Ruff and then winless at 13 that’ll kill you it’s a young team the youngest team in the National Hockey League for Lindy Ruff who’s been around for a long time he’s got his hands full for his second stint with the Buffalo Sabres and exactly that Jack it’s a team that’s trying to learn how to win on a consistent basis it’s the hardest thing to do in this league and if the question is how long has Lindy Ruff been around the answer is so long that he was there for Louis Dra’s first training camp there you go bard trying to track him down on the run here’s Harson off the silly but dry subtle tried to tuck it inside here’s Eko dishing across Bard shot tricle on a save made by James Buffalo cellular 304 notification center the face of Zucker here’s Harman off the facility but it tries tried to tuck it inside here’s Eko dishing across bushard shot Tric made by James Ryber who’s making his 19th career start against Edmonton tonight and swept up the left hand side rymer has won only seven of those prior 18 matchups battle four and controlled by Booard ultimately as Edmonson lugs it up this has been a tough out for the Oilers historically against the Sabres even though Buffalo hasn’t made the playoffs 13 years in a row and it looks like 14 ryan Mloud of course four successful campaigns as an Oiler on the ice and dishing back to the point maybe a second time the second time one too many Yanmark picked it off mloud still looked right back and handed off to Henry Yokoharu my theory behind that a little bit young players high picks 13 years in a row the top 15 pick for the Sabres and you know they get excited to play the best teams they get excited to play against the McDavies the dry set of the New Hopkins and teams that are in the running to potentially win the Stanley Cup they get fired up and sometimes that type of team that’s good Edmonton maybe takes them a little lightly into games well Edmonson has beaten Buffalo only five times in the last 14 it’s natural it is you look at the schedule you get fired up for big games because you know it’s going to be a tough game and sometimes you overlook teams that you know have the firepower and talent to potentially give you a hard time and that’s Buffalo you talked about it Jack off the start but a team that can put the puck in the net they’re offensive under Lindy Ruff a veteran coach like you said 1,822 games coached i mean he’s fifth all time behind some of the only greats of the game and you know he has his hands full but I think he’s a great pick forward he obviously had great success back as his first tenure with the Buffalo Sabres and he’s back behind that bench again and hopefully he can kind of rally these young guys to find that winning way and that consistency in their day quarter century now behind an NHL bench as Louis mentioned gifted victories all time and a guy who of course was the head coach here in Buffalo for 16 years in his first run which included a Jack Adams in 2006 in the Stanley Cup final you won’t stick around for that long cuz you’re not doing the right thing that was a team that really competed and had a real good stretch run that time they went to the final in 99 lost to Dallas but they were a perennial team at that time as everybody thought was a team each year could win it it’s been dark days since he left but he’s hoping to bring back those lighter days again and the shot blocked on that previous sequence kicks it off to Emerson and a turnover and now it’s Zack Benson right handling for Buffalo sabers beat 52 by Calgary on Thursday little two empty nets and a short-handed goal for the Flames in that game jeff Skinner tried to center picked off by fumble out shot Calgary 34-26 but as has been the case so many times this season didn’t get the extra save 27th in save percentage as a team 29th in goals against Noah Phil kicks it back to Evan Gart it’s a reset for a little bit but uh you know I think I Seven with a victory vegas beaten last night by Dallas a second time got it through to Dylan and taken by Dome as Gan mentioned the final game without Conor McDavid in terms of the threeame suspension the Oilers are three and two this year without their Arbitson back to Troy Ster ushered on dry settle arbitson centering pass stolen by Buffalo’s captain Alex Tuck off the right hand side and club back toward center by Cousins carried back in Ster he forearmmed that one down low looking for proposal neck balanced on over Skated and that gives Arbison a second chance shoved to the ice briefly got it back to Ster darnell Nurse fires a club save made by James Rhymer well Jack this morning escaped Conor McDavid and John Clingberg going through the paces and I mean for the David he’s ratcheted up knowing this is going to be the last game that he’s going to be suspended we’ll play Monday against Seattle if you’re Clingberg and you’re trying to get yourself back into shape is there anybody that’s better to go up against David i mean you want to test your hips out you look great in those clips listen Connor makes it look difficult for most guys he’s going one-on-one with both guys putting in the heavy lifting and the hard work escape this morning to get themselves prepared so good sign there that he’s wearing to go and for Clint looks like he’s pretty darn close too the bubble caption we didn’t use was “Wow I remember this league was hard but not that hard.” Save made by Ry this is your worst nightmare right going up against the best in the league one-on-one and chasing him around but if you want to get game ready I think that’s the best way to do it rhymer the Buffalo goender playing for his sixth team in seven years he started the year with Anaheim he’s 15 and one on the season had a good year last year in Detroit he’s 1182 with a save percentage of better than 900 that’s pretty solid for a backup here’s Union Hopkins inside of Brown and goes wide rebound available to Yanmar batted around for a moment by Kouli and eventually tracked by Dalene match up of number one overall picks there hopkins and Dene briefly engaged ster to Brown and that’s taken away by Purka and forced back through the middle burka like Cousins having a down year offensively after scoring 28 a year ago here’s Yanmar to Troy Ster pass and then deflected off Henrique i’m not sure that would have counted but just missed to turn it wristed down low taken by Troy Stet it over to Emerson up the right hand side for Zion scored twice and assist as Evson dismantled Vancouver 62 on Thursday night to get back in the wind column after backto- back defeats here’s Perry taking it out left behind against power perry to the net denied by Rymer quickly advanced to power by Matias Sanderson his father Shell was a cup winner in Pittsburgh played for 14 years in the league neutral zone turnover hyman to the net wristed it and that was fought off by Rhymer climbed up on the glass and taken by Payton Krebs but again evidence of what we talked about at the onset we’re going to have plenty scoring chances this afternoon buffalo top half in the league offensively it’s the defensive side of the puck where the Sabres have struggled seemingly for an eternity this is an offside call that’s going to be whistled against Edmonson scoreless through the first 6 minutes 42 seconds not for lack of trying edmonson already has six shots new York and ever since he was a little kid Buffalo was his team and I talked to him today and he said “You got to believe that Buffalo will win the Super Bowl.” Buffalo still looking for its first Super Bowl victory tough task going into Kansas City to win that championship game won’t be easy chiefs looking to become the first team ever to win three Super Bowls in a row why that information well primarily for my partner thank you on the right hand side i know Jake keeps it here’s Victor Arbertson fires over to Coleman he’ll wrist it down deep be okay with the Buffalo it’s where my parents met there you go lived in the same neighborhood as one Arthol James Simpson in the late 1960s going by Matias Samuelson spilled in by Peter worked up the left hand side Jeff Skinner built for a moment Ka was behind the Buffalo pen still working his way in Peter he’s going to get it out Buffalo area shot on net against Evson six thus far here’s Skinner turning dishing ting by Rymer he’s contested early now Skinner again fires save Ry through a double screen thompson can’t clear and Edmonson doesn’t nurse a drive redirected by his mad days used to give Edmonson problems but they’ve had a winning record over the last three years when he dropped the puck early good job to stay in the battle in the hunt for the puck on this shift for the fourth line of Edmonton phil was in there battling up against a couple guys in support and support up against his old team if you want to create chances you have to win those 50/50 or even West Pal sometimes they did create two good chances dump it in a look is Rhymer up the right hand side benson has it knocked down of course after Christmas the Oilers had two bad days in LA but that was more a byproduct of the break than anything else oilers were a little slow coming out of the holiday break benson Jacob Bryson one touch twin to Cre this line has been singled out numerous times for Lindy Ralph in the last couple weeks as a line that’s been buzzing shot the distance was blocked taken by Brett Koulac as Yokaharu unable to get that one on net and new Hopkins will allow a line change to take place two good defensive plays by Brett Koulac steps in and good closure on the shot by Krebs and then there a good block to nullify another one buffalo still without a shot almost 10 minutes into this game long toss set ahead for Tuck trying to change that bard up already inside Henrik and now Zackman driving his way toward the net kicks it out for open wson shoots wide rebound Henry scored in the win over Vancouver here could not get a shot on that but he’ll drop it off to Bushard for a reset henry hits the line tried to shuffle across to Perry borrowing his way inside as Bow and Byron and he’ll floed up off the right hand side bard Perry Byron was part of a big trade involved in Colorado last year Louie i’m not so sure it comes close to matching the trade that pulled off yesterday wow monster deal anytime you get a a top three four score in the NHL traded just past the midway point that is a huge trade and Ron going to the Carolina Hurricanes along with Taylor Hall the bank in the situation pick up a third round but just big trade there’s that deflect off the stick and we’ll call Buffalo bench as cabinet denied by Rhymer and we’ve got 0 ready for Brown right here couple times early here for passes into the slot that one there just a little back this is a hard one over to Brard but again you know tickle the Raptors you have to be ready you have to be light in your feet ready but Brown right here kicks this one off the skate first i thought maybe an opportunity just to take a chop at that one move a little bit take the one-time and see what happens that’s twice they’ve been able to find the scene into the slot a third time if you count the arbitson early on and no shots on net passes i get it but be ready for those passes if you’re in the slot expect it if you’re expecting it you’re going to get the way a little trying to work his way around owen Power and that puck popped over the plexi this period brought to you by James H brown accident injury lawyers the heavy hitters in injury law armanson set as dry subtle moves in to take the draw to the right of James Rymer dry settle on yet another point scoring streak six goals and 15 points over his last eight games we’ve got a penalty coming against Edmonton an interference called 11 minutes having been played without a shot on goal for the Sabres but now Buffalo will go to the power play call Troy Ster it looks like here and this puck goes by a little step in front of Cage Thompson he just kind of gets his body in there he steps in his line no question page Thompson does the right thing continues to fight through over top then draws the call savers power play yet another sore spot this year ripped on net right off the draw by Peter and that’s the first shot Steuart Skinner has seen this afternoon and and he makes probably happy he felt one with the one-time off and finish off this is a clean win right back to him and rips this one so for Stewart here gets to feel the power two for their last 17 on the power play 27 in the lead coming in back to the point in Dominique and Relocks a centering pass and that allows student Hopkins to send one coing toward James Rhymer rasma Stalin weaving his way in heading for the left twirling it back was Jack Quinn open Peter fires into that block a painful one by Koolak but an effective one and a whistle did that nip Zucker as well do we have a double whammy here there’s no question something happened to Zooker but also Kulak was limping off as well so you might have a a blocked shot that somehow found the face of Zucker afterwards and you can see Koulak kind of trying to walk that one off on the bench great pass by Thompson on the entry there is a stick that comes up darnell there’s lift the Kazooka there’s the block by Koulak he’s had a couple good ones in the game this one doesn’t get through and you like to see that from your defender if you’re going to get in the way of your goalender you better get a big chunk of the puck and Koulak pays the price for that one and then nurse lifting the stick of Zooker his own stick comes up and hits him in the face sooker had a nice bounce back here for the Sabres coming in with 16 goals and 35 points he’s been sick missed the last couple able to go today as Louis mentioned popped by his own twin there benson motoring his way in buffalo power play still a minute rasmus Dali dishing off to Thompson 22 goals wires that on wide clattered off the corner boards down the ice miss on the wide side though it was a sneaky shot by Thompson though wasn’t it he just tried to thread it through didn’t miss by much and I don’t think it would have been one that Skinner would have been able to pick up the way he released it at 47 a couple of years ago tailed off to 29 last year leads the team at 22 and 3 dalene’s top double team out to Dane a save made a rebound briefly sitting there but bounced on it and nurse fighting through traffic and now he’s up by shortand back and nurse conservatively lays it into the corner gavin will tuck it back and now Benson running out of time 5 seconds on the power play top spin lost the handle stepping up his own power two shots for Buffalo on the power play standards out of the box centering pass byron kicked off the pads of Skinner now will look to move it out with help from Kappa held in by Tuck fired across ryan Cloud on the ice he’s been out the last couple games got banged up had a hat-tick his first in the NHL with Buffalo Sabres a couple of weeks ago after 10 goals on the season checking dry the shot that was smother allenstein forced it loose but just out of reach of Sam Lafery and now Lucart trying to shake Laferty around his good buddy Ryan Mloud zack Hyman will wind it around the boards you’ve got Arvinson twisting it back for nerves booard to dry looking for Booard one time for a steal by Mloud he’s seen that play in practice a few times mloud in the heads trying to in front of the save made on Ly by Skinner but Darnell Nurse really ate up a ton of ice there when he went down and Mloud had nowhere to go harbertson able to duck away from Peter offside cory Perry right wing five and a half to go in the first period louis De Bruss said it tage Thompson missing but not by much no score the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation 50/50 presented by Rogers is back for another record-breaking season support communities across well country and win big at edmontonoers.com/5050 four nations one epic showdown canada Finland Sweden and the United States battle for glory at the four nations face on TS and Rasmine will be there so don’t miss out february 12th to the 20th on Sports nan Hopkins on the face off against Koulique two productive years in the American Hockey League and Kyle has earned himself a national hockey league job on the top line with two dangerous winners and Thompson kulak to stature off the right hand side you’ve got Connor Brown who’s got the first eight shots on net this afternoon buffalo three thanks to penalty taken by Ster buffalo got a couple of looks skinner able to clean them up nan Hopkins pass picked off by Peter ster the Oilers tag back up put it in deep dene took it away from Brown but Yanmar is there dene yanmar cut it off fired over to Booard who was calling for that puck now Darnell Nurse backhands it in front and a backhander lifted up over the net i thought that was out of play a late whistle coming will confirm my suspicions from referee Chris Schlinker good chance though good movement here by Epson with a puck around the world you’re going to find a nice little backhand pass by Nurse right into Brown on the backhand side and he gets it away quick good pass stop tries to elevate off his shoulder nice so that’s a good chance for Brown and you like to see that’s what I’m talking about when the puck comes to you be ready for it be ready to shoot and that’s exactly what Brown did he got robbed it was a good chance see the long drive spell for Conor Brown in terms of the goal scored not a lot of points in his last nine games on right shoulder try over to nurse urging Edmonton on the line and pulls it alongside last year in this building Edmonson scored six goals in the final 21 minutes to turn a 3-2 deficit into a lopsided 83 route of the Sabres sliding back arbitson will shoot it in a tuck for Buffalo lead pass sucker’s going to skate into it ahead skinner back in it now stewart just enough booard up the middle stolen away by Jacob Bryson the dimminionative defenseman zucker Frost great shot through Ste and Alex Tuck has put Buffalo on top one- nothing [Applause] waves of chances here for the Buffalo Sabres sucker finds himself in all alone here this pass right here off the wall and he catches Bard again just a little flatooted coming off the zone and he wants this one great save by Steuart Skinner bard gets it out of the zone in the neutral zone but it’s quickly brought back by because he brings it back in so quickly a nice pass across from Zooker right to tuck it it’s the quick release finds its way by Steuart Skinner he looks him down afterwards cuz it was off his stick in a flash and finds the back of the net one- nothing Buffalo talk about this is a team that can put pucks in the net and two chances in a row second one finds the way home and what is it about steps in a play but he plays against he plays well against one taking the lead six years in Buffalo for just a big smile coming back to the bench there and a very needed response for Evson after that first goal against the Buffalo I agree with you he’s had some good games against the lineup we got him going here and this one picks up the second assist but right back on the And again we’ve seen this movement around the zone the shot mentally by Anderson good hard shot rebound and Johnny on the spot jeff Skinner around the net just a little tick right there far side finds it around Rymer and ties the game 1-1 and that’s been the problem for Buffalo all year long the Sabres are second in the league they’ve scored the first goal 31 times but they’ve got a losing record in their 16 defeats after scoring first the most in the league and with that first goal for the Emerson Oilers and Jeff Skinner save on boots has given away their first brows kulak a steel will pump it down low for Adam Henrik cory Perry to settle it trying to dish for Henry Rose fails to get out and Perry back to work here’s Zack trying to stuff it in front and rolled to Thompson and he’ll scoop high in the air set by Kula skinner from Emerson 17 seconds after Alex Tuck had put Buffalo in front nurse to New Jin Hopkins pressure off ice nurse up the left hand side denied entry and fired off the boards a monkey play was wide open was down and out and Owen Power saved the goal Hopkins had a goal and assist the other night in the win over Vancouver and he can’t believe he didn’t put that one home he’s asking his teammates right now who blocked that one oh great chance here just a nice cross ice pass and it’s kind of goes right by nice try by this puck pops right out off the stick of Rhymer right to Nan Hopkins and right there it’s Owen Powers that gets down and blocks this one i mean with the heel Hopkins thinks he’s got a clear open net and just kicks the heel and a good save but not power to get back and make that save i mean he had to go down with a little bit of a a goalie position but he makes the save wonder also in terms of a bubble catch what Rhymer was thinking belly down and completely out of it whatever prayer he went around was answered owen Power keeps the game tied at one samuelson passed great to try loads fires save the Sabres continue to make life difficult on their net minder here’s that call so many failed exits today already for Buffalo but Bulls over that goal tricut drop passen inside Arbertson taken off the stick with a minute to play in this high event first period we told you we expected lots of chances at both ends indeed that’s been delivered here in this opening 20 wow scoring chanc is officially 84 Edmonton as we enter the final 40 seconds with Ster taking a pass from Mur the gut looking for Phil but Bryson was there to make the steal reason I mentioned Bryson his last goal came against Edmonton 45 games ago last March this is an icing call whistled against Buffalo pizza 73 Edmonton’s homegrown number one pizza hunger happens order on game day pizza 73 the official pizza of the Edmonton Oilers well here’s another good chance created off a good stick and for check by as you mentioned Jack turning pucks over in dangerous situations and another good chance for Leon Dol not the guy you want to turn it over to in the slot a good save by Ry reload in the neutral zone see Samson desperately got back may have pulled off some of the angle for Tite in terms of being one-on-one against Ry samson gets in front of you as you know how played against Shell those are some large humans you see Shadow Ryman shovel toward net and at the horn rhymer bumped it out in the slot we’ve got a 1-1 tie through the opening 20 minutes with Edmonton a plus seven on the shot clock little extra here in front of the net for Edmonton it’s been a pretty calm period in that sense but Edmonton comes out gets the better chances more of the better chances than Buffalo still a 1-1 game going into the second but continue that into the second period and I think their chances are a little better to go ahead but uh good period overall bit of a reunion between these two clubs ryan Mloud back in Edmonton for the first time skinner with a brilliant save on Ta Thompson to start and Jeff Skinner ties the game for the Oilers 1-1 through 20 minutes on Sports Net saturday in Northern Alberta today evson Oilers won Buffalo Sabres won through 20 minutes as the Oilers in the midst of a six game two week home stand this is the conclusion of week one and Lou in that first period what did Edmonson do well in order to generate the chances we were anticipating coming into this afternoon they really got on Buffalo they got on the floor check they had good sticks and they really made it difficult for them to make passes out of the zone how many times you turn that puck over just with a good stick getting a piece of the puck and then generating a chance off of that and they’re going to have to do the same thing in the second per major part of the game and that’s it right there where you know get pucks to the net get bodies in front of resulted in the one goal by Skinner as he got to the net on a rebound from Emerson but they had tons of really good chances around the net because they were muddling pucks they were getting it there good stick here by Bryson break it up with the shot by Emerson buried by Skinner didn’t take much on the little chop of a forehand to beat Rhymer being in the right position and for the last couple games I felt they had a real nice presence and this is the goal differentials we talked about earlier from the Sabres the best period by far is their first and then it starts to drop off considerably in the second and third everton has to know that second period has been the best for Everton so you like their chances when they come out and generate the same types of plays they made in the first period that auto parts parts that make the difference that’s Napa knowhow second period underway with Koulique winning the opening face off of the Sabres after being outshot 125 in the first hoping for a better start in the second evight shots on half to start this hockey game it’s Yanmark off the right hand side goolag right in front of the Buffalo bench fires it in deep yanmark casting it in front eug Hopkins there’s the drive kindmark in the vicinity new Hopkins controls down low and twirls it back to Kulak served up for Conor Brown fired back down low for Nan Hopkins kulak drove one into the waiting arms of James Rhymer real good start and this is exactly what they’re looking to do rhymer with a couple nice saves again but traffic in front the shot from the blue line doesn’t have to be a real hard one nurse was ready for this little flicker on net with Yanmark right in the eyes of Rhymer as a result it bounces around a real good chance on the the forehand side for him but Nurse just knows that he has that presence in front this is a good save by Rimer way out through the top of the blue paint with the right pad 16 years ago Louis I saw James Rhymer for the first time a 20-year-old fresh out of Red Deer goending for the South Carolina Stingrays their head coach was Jared Bender their captain was Spencer Carberry there you go two real solid coaches in the National Hockey League now obviously Bender Stanley Cup winner with the Avalanche in 22 heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat [Music] [Laughter] [Applause] heat up here heat heat put your hands together heat heat heat heat heat up here heat heat heat up here heat heat yeah [Applause] heat heat up here heat heat a [Applause] Heat up here heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat oh [Laughter] [Laughter] [Applause] Heat up here heat up here heat up here heat up here heat up here [Laughter] heat up here heat [Music] [Applause] heat heat heat heat heat this Why is it Heat heat heat heat heat heat heat up here heat heat heat heat heat up here heat heat [Applause] heat up here heat up here yeah heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat up here heat heat fire 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Hopkins and it hit Yanmark and brought in on the off side so we’re 20 seconds into this third period you know I don’t mean to be the master of understatement but the Oilers and we’re lucky to cover a team like this on a nightly basis i mean this has been a basically a 50 win a season team for the last 3 plus years and even if you factor in the 2021 you know they they won 35 games that year in 56 but they’re not quite the same without Conor McDavid i you know you know there’s something to be said comes in front of the saber net over on the left wing now and Samuelson will get it up the left wing boards zooker with it now it’s center ice to Cousins the Edmonton blue line lost it perry to center now to dry saddle got knocked down perry then swats it out of the air and it goes into the left wing corner to captain and back to the point echo left wing corner perry goes after it owen power in there for Buffalo off the right wing of Tuck he won’t get it out will come across and Zooker has it on the left wing bounce it into the Oiler endome left wing corner now taking him on the Oiler net out through the middle is Eol the left wing for Jeff Skinner off the left corner boards in the Saber zone bryson around but it’ll go right to Jeff Skinner now to Adam Henry right wing corner for Hyman just went off the heel of his stick set up to Quinn he’s able to get it out for Buffalo skinner got it from the blue line bryson to Yoki Haru yoki Haru then cutting to the middle to Quinn on the left wing off the left wing boards into the Oiler zone emerson tried to get it up the left wing that doesn’t work it goes near the top of the circle does come out though den back into his own in for Buffalo two minutes into the third period oilers and Sabres are tied at two alen on the left for Pyram he’ll dump it in nurse goes in behind the Edmonton net on the right wing Phil off the right one boards it out to his partner Byron this is the third straight shift for Phil with Arson it goes into the Edmonton zone in behind the goal is Nurse it kept it in put it towards the goal but off the outside of it right Kulak on the right wing has nowhere to go with it has to try the left side pot’s going to come back and get Go pitched upon by Samuelson comes free in the corner now out to the middle the shot and the save made by Skinner the opportunity there by Koulique pulls it on the left wing boards koulik’s right on him phil gets a loose puck to Brent Kulak goes in behind the goal now up the right wing sl the right side to Arbertson into the Buffalo zone stops on the right wing boards swings around to the left ekholm in from the blue line a kept in matias Ekholm up near the left wing point cox able to get it out give it to Dylan Cousins now to Zucker down the left side shot save made by Skinner zooker with the chance to pass to the point nobody there for the Sabers and Conor Brown will get to it down the right wing hammers it on net and a save by Rhymer he’ll cover it up 325 gone here in the third tied at two the Oilers and the Sabres well Connor Brown could use a bounce right now he had a good stretch there for a while for the Oilers but he has not scored in Everton’s last 17 games and the other guy on his line Matias Yanmar hasn’t scored in 36 could use a bounce going there their way to get those guys going off to the left of Rhymer by the way Leander Rice settles just one point behind Nate Pikin for the NHL scoring lead uh empty net points this year for McKinnon eight for dry settle two why do I have a feeling that Cucharov is going to end up leading the lead in scoring up the left side for crabs he got knocked down by goes into the Edmonton zone up the right wing to Ka cuts to the middle head center now into the Buffalo and down the left wing play back into the slot it’s picked off chris walks playing on the cheer cam power to center now bousard through the middle to Perry to dry side trying to get it back to Perry but it’s broken up mloud then pressured by Perry who steals it perry’s passed to the middle off his skate kipped in by Ekhol couldn’t get a backhand towards the net power will get it out down the left wing to Thompson he’s going to drive towards the net oh that’s hammered off his stick by Matias Eckholm great defensive play and a penalty coming up it’s going to be a hooking call against Kappa in the corner and the Sabres will go the power play tapping in for the hook was right after Matias Eko made a great defensive play that’s a soft call oh just showed it on the video scoreboard i never saw a hook or a trip or a slash or a rough off the right wing puck goes shot by Tuck is off a leg and it comes out of the zone power back into his own hand now through the middle alex Tucking Power into the Oiler and to the middle of the ice the shot goes off the stick over the right wing cousins has it on the blue line gives it to Tuck down the left wing to power and behind the net to Benson on the right side koulique to Benson left wing to Cousins to the point to power to Cousins to Koulique on the right back to power in the middle left wing to Cousins over to Koulique is one timer and that’s just off the outside of the net that was a fast shot by Koulie they’re looking for pulling from the side to side camera are cleared by Henrik all the way down the ice so we’re 5 minutes gone here in the third oilers and Sabres tied at two minutes to go in the power play for Buffalo thompson makes his way to center now on the left to Zucker off the boards and in thompson recovers it to the point to Tallen maren on the left point to Tage Thompson get it across it gets to the right wing corner comes out in front of the net doesn’t get a shot now to Thompson and a good save made by Skinner coming across on Tage Thompson down the right wing to Quinn across to Thompson couldn’t get a shot through blocked by Emerson and off the right wing boards and out by Yanmar comes close win up the left wing has to leave it to Zucker through the middle flips off the right boards to the corner lulak finding it to Emerson around to the line but Thompson keeps it in thompson to the point to Dali now on the right wing a shot from the angle and a save made by Skinner off of Purka capping it back out onto the ice buffalo 0 for three on the power play parking the right corner the turkey chops it to the left side to Quinn knocked down by Kaan that was that was an actual trip that was a trip he’s lucky got away with it kappa gets it out off the right wing boards it’s center no he didn’t get to center it’s icing against Edmonton 6 minutes 32 seconds gone in the third tied at two well the shots on goal at Buffalo they must have 13 shots in the power play this game and Skinner’s made some terrific stops but now they’ve got a group that’s been out there for a while they got to get the puck up the ice zone here face off to the right is Skinner always needed one more on the ice get Evan Buchard out there mark taking the draw against Ryan Mloud they tie up mloud gets the puck himself to the point for Byron cross to Samuelson to the left wing corner it’s close to Mloud on the left wing laughy tied up mloud gets a loose puck it’s knocked off his stick ka go high in the air now with it hits the stick of Samuelson and it’s inside the Buffalo zone byum cross ice now mloud into the boiler to the left wing corner ryan Mloud taken hard to the boards by Brousard krabs in there as well for Buffalo and it’s Krabs in behind the net to the point to Pyro across to Samuelson down the left wing a shot save made by Skinner puck to the left wing corner of the Oilers zone shard to Nurse nurse up the left wing and out hit Byum goes right to Tricidle comes in over the saver line right wing to Heyman back to dry side but broken up ice ambul a long pass too far for Lafery and that’s going to be icing against the Sabres 738 gone here in the third tied at two this game’s had some runs as in terms of the shot clock i mean Yoders at one point were out shooting Buffalo 7 nothing and they were out shooting Buffalo 19 to9 when Buffalo got their second power play since then Buffalo has outshot Edmonton 21-9 and the owners passed off several opportunities early on in their only power play of the game race off to the right of Rhymer Ardson tried to get a shot through it doesn’t goes to the right point bard over to dry side along the left wing brings it up to the left wing point goes cross ice knocked down by Benson he’ll get it out to Tuck now over to Byron to Benson able to dump it in and it’s in behind the Oiler net rashard from a right winger dry side that’s picked off Tuck gets it low to Benson pass across great save by Skinner covers it up as Cousins got the pass from Benson and Steuart Skinner is able to shut the door we’re going to take a break 8 minutes 11 seconds gone here in the third oilers and Sabres tied at two from Rogers Place Ford dealers NHL hockey on the Oilers radio network this is the Oilers Radio Network cam Lun and Bob Staer we are here in the Legacy Heating and Cooling broadcast booth legacy Heating and Cooling Home for one year tied at two Oilers and Savers 811 gone in the third period buffalo’s outshot the Oers 91 in this period face off to the left of Skinner quick shot pad save rebound hammered on net what a save by Skinner off of Dene who walked in from the left point and drilled that rebound on goal well Buffalo went into Vancouver and dominated the third period they’ve dominated the third period here theers have been sleepy we had some better couple of their better defenseman made some poor reads at the puck and turned bucks over didn’t play poorly against Calgary either calgary had two empty net goals yeah it was ended up 5-2 and Buffalo was 0 for six on the power play gets cleared out in that game doll inside his own blue line up the right wing to Mloud into the Oilers zone puts it off the end boards to Tage Thompson right wing corner on the right side that’s broken up by Nan Hopkins for Yanmar up the left wing Yanmar through center now in over the saber line to Nan Hopkins his shot and that one goes over the net around the glass to the right point on the right wing to Nan Hopkins Kevin Bousard left side to Nurse the left wing corner out to Nan Hopkins scores Ryan Newton Hopkins gives the Oilers a 3-2 lead his second of the afternoon oh Evan Bard made a tremendous play because the right point he slides it to the far left side across quick decision and then Nurse with a terrific read on the back side finds Nan Hopkins darnell with an excellent primary assist and R&H has got two he’s got 15 on the season 8:59 time of the goal oilers up 3-2 their first of the afternoon sometimes you got to win with your PNC game especially when you don’t have the world’s best player in the lineup this might be one of those nights or days comes in on the right side quinn had a bouncing puck to deal with now with Ebol on him it goes to the line and Power will walk in a bit now across Samuelson is shot the stop made by Skinner puck goes behind the net it’s centered but over to the right wing corner and Bousard will protect it give it to Dry Sidle dry Sidle will flip the puck down the right wing to Heyman he’ll go towards the net he’ll put it in front of the goal just off of Rhymer before it could get to Barry quick cleared out nurs Bard at the assists on the new John Hopkins goal shot into the Buffalo zone coming up to the halfway mark of the third edmonton up 32 dylan Cousins is center ice pass to Tuck into the Oiler Edge angle shot from the right misses phil bring it out for the Oilers into the Buffalo zone drops the puck to Arvidson oh he couldn’t get the shot zooker had caught him from behind and the puck goes to the right wing i think Harbertson sticker in the head totally going away the high school tuck will get it out through the middle left wing to Cousins goes into the left wing corner now in behind the boiler go Phil finds a loose punt for Pod Kohl’s and now to Arbitson arbitson on the right wing wedged to the boards by Bryson cross to Yoki Haru up in the air and out nurse to Stcher stetcher off the right wing glass and out bryson has it in his own zone the left to off the right wing now into the Oiler zone off of Benson over the right corner take a hit from Nurse squeezes over to the left side stetcher couldn’t get it out malenstein is shot that’s off his stick up into the air and out of play and we get the whistle with 852 to go here in the third 3-2 Oilers lead the Sabres we’ll be right back from Rogers Place it’s four dealers NHL hockey on the Oilers radio network two Oilers lead 852 to go in the third at Rogers Place as they host the Buffalo Sabres cam Ler face off in the zone to the right steuart Skinner ryan Nen Hopkins who’s got a couple of goals here this afternoon will take the draw up against Yuri Koulie up goes to Nurse Brims on the left to Yanmark byum and pitch down he’s able to keep it in now Yan Mark second chance to Connor Brown at center ice softly dump it to the left wing corner byum in there with Yanmar mark gets into their skates using Hopkins to get it loose give it to Brown for the left wing point nurse over to Ster stcher to Nurse the right wing force goes in behind the goal hopkins lost his stick he gets it back near the top of the circles goes to Newton Hopkins right corner in behind the net was Byron shovels it around won’t get out nurse with a shot just tipped wide getting his stick on that was Nan Hopkins it’s kept in to Brown on the right wing centering pass hit by now goes to the side of the net it’s covered by Rhymer with 801 to go in the third the Oilers up by a 3-2 margin dolene and Yanmark a little bit or that was Brown brown and Dene with a little bit of an exchange after Dolene turned the puck over lost his stick took a little bit of a love tap to Brown and Brown gave him the stick back to protect himself a little bit no harm no foul yeah gave him a stick and let him know that he was there you got to let him know you’re there that’s the thing you got to do that sometimes Dry Cidle Heyman and Perry on the ice Bard and Eol goes to Cory Perry over to Dryidle to the left wing point at home shot save made by Rhymer rhymer’s played well cloud goes in behind the net pickle off his stick comes in and Cloud recovers it up the left wing got it out gave it to Quinn comes into the Oilers zone quinn stops up in the left wing corner to the right throwing power he’s got Harry right on him the puck does come loose to Buchard he’ll come out threeon two for Edmonson to dry side and over the line back to Bousard a little far for him goes for the right wing corner it’s dry out of the left corner a backhand save made by Rhymer and he’ll cover that who shared with a greasy little stick flip and knock the stick out of the hands of the Buffalo defender that created a little bit of time and space for the Oilers face off in the saber zone to the right of James Rhymer with 720 uh-huh supposed to hold on to that thing filth to take the draw for the Oilers up against Cousins mar goes to Yokiharu cross to Bryson the left side got it out off the stick of Zucker goes into the Oiler end skinner can set it emerson puck on the right wing it won’t get out cousins was able to keep it in for Buffalo jam it back to the right wing point yukiharu over to Bryson he’ll take a wrist shot the glove save made by Skinner no rebound to be had i haven’t seen a lot of Henrik here with Kin and Jeff Skinner no been a lot of a threeline rotation hasn’t it tomorrow’s a CBA mandated off day I believe for the Evans at least that was the plan initially we do have NFL to watch well there is that oil Kings in action tomorrow night at 6 against Leidge they’ll be playing three and three that should be a a good tilt nurse goes in behind the net nurse through the middle nobody there that’s icing against Edmonton oilers at home on Monday seattle is here seattle’s on a 41 third period not a home against Sydney Crosby in Pittsburgh i wonder if Pittsburgh’s a team that they need to watch maybe for a move or two coming up buck to the right point byum pulls it off the right side shoots it off the end glass it goes to the left wing corner brown in behind the net stops for Evans but his pass gets knocked down sent back to the line thompson to Dolly that was blocked by Yanmark on Dene shot and Yanmark now with control of the puck for Edmonton skates through the middle comes in over the Saber blue line on the right wing for Connor Brown brown with a shot just tipped wide by Yanmark may have gone off the glove of Rhymer excellent work by Yan Marco eats a puck block and gets the puck up the ice here’s Byron up the left wing for Buffalo back to Mloud mloud up the center ice and lost it to Henrik adam Henrik to center he’ll shoot it in cross corner samson off the left wing boards the top of the circle to Ryan Mloud feed that across to Power power will come up to the Edmonton blue line and it in on the right wing and the shot from the right side a stick snapping in half was Quinn and it’ll come to the blue line where Power is able to keep it in for Buffalo down the left wing it’ll go in behind the Edmonton net captain back there captain taken to the corner by Krebs here comes free top of the circle goes to power on the left side back to the middle winding it up to the side of the net and directed wide by Krabs as Samuelson had given it to him the puck goes in behind the Oiler goal Gulak trying to get away from Krabs as he comes up the left wing gets to the blue line there’s nowhere to go with it and now center ice is Jeff Skinner skinner into the Buffalo zone pushed it to the corner price goes in behind his goal up through the middle to Cousins cousins into the Oiler end on the right wing rims on the left under five to go into third 3-2 Oilers lead bryson on the left wing point down low to Zucker his centering pass a back hand great save made by Skinner as Cousins had put it on goal zooker in behind the net pinned back there loose puck goes to Ekhole good take out by Bousard and he needed that able to clear it tucked back into his hand now turns up through the middle buffalo’s been vastly the better team here in the third period tucked down the right wing goes to the right corner off the boards on the left to Bryson he’s in from the point around Tuck on the right he’ll float through the slot goes over everybody’s stick to the left wing bryson along the boards will time it on him goes into the corner though he’ll get it out a shot by Koulie and that’s off the outside of the net right near the top of the circle guiharu will keep it in for Buffalo rashard to Matias Ecom through the middle down the ice oilers going to take an icing 354 to go in the third 3-2 Oilers lead but the Sabres are coming on and they’re pushing here in the later stages of this period 15 shots on goal cam yeah they they put a lot the Oers have five steuart Skinner has been incredibly good this period this game james Rhymer’s been good too yeah face off to the right of Skinner dry saddle against Kik they drop it puck goes to the line byum to Dalene and Dalen will come across the blue line to the right point all the way over to Thompson one time shot saved by Skinner nuke puck scores they’re going to check to see if this is kicked in i think it’s a good goal as Kik was in front of the net i think it went off his skate but it looks like this game’s tied at three some might say if you’re a Buffalo fan this is poetic justice showed the replay on the video scoreboard and Julie oh I don’t know that’s his first kick was stopped by Skinner and his second one went in the net that That might be one worth looking at well we’re the previous plays under review to determine if the puck was kicked in prior to the goal oh yeah yeah i I this one I think this comes back might be a little bit of Rick boot and tooting on this one c one of the under underrated punters of all time in NFL history yeah he booted that thing twice so this being reviewed I think it was tied at three but it might not be we got 343 to go here in the third period here’s the call yeah didn’t take long time to review was determined that Buffalo number 20 kicks the bucket of the net that’s why we have no That is not surprising not initially no it was good oh it looked like a Yeah but yeah you you look at it and you see that was that was a kick and you dodge one they’ve been hanging on here yeah yeah i think they’ve been surprised at the juice the Savers have had last game of their road trip they played hard yeah he’s got a lot out of us this team can they got a lot of talent again the you know the records deceptive of 010 and three on a 13g game losing streak they didn’t have for eight of those 13 games their best player 32 Oilers lead as nurse with it at the Edmonton blue line off the right wing boards banks it into the zone and on the right wing ree can get a blow back to the right point Gulak walks it across takes a risk shot and the glove save made by Rhymer as Todd Coulson was looking for a loose puck there was none to be had we’re going to take a break we got 319 to go into the third period 32 Oilers lead the Savers from Rogers Place in downtown Edmonton it’s Ford dealers NHL hockey on the Oilers radio network here at Rogers Place cam Lun along with Bob Staer 32 Oilers lead the Buffalo Sabres 319 to go here in the third period faceoff will be to the left of James Rhymer shots this period 17-6 for Buffalo out goes to power his pass and that is off of a stick and out of play as Hman got his stick in there we’re in the Legacy Heating and Cooling Broadcast boom legacy Heating and Cooling no payments no interest for one year so we’ll do this again inside the Saber zone dry Saddle taking the draw against Mloud dryle wins it marvinson to the right corner lyman it to Hyman boards and saved by Rhymer on a wraparound attempt it comes up the right wing and on the right wing boards quinn will dump it in echo out with it samuelson has to go back for it across to power on the right but Dry Sidle’s in front of him it’ll go to Hyman on the inboards to the corner samson will get it out tryle to the right point bousard his shot that misses goes off the end boards to the left wing tryle to the right wing point to Bard keeping it in the Buffalo zone behind the net to Leon Dryidle trying to hold off power left wing to Brown to the blue line for Echol brown on the right just past the stick of Arvdson it’s kept in by Brown to Arbitson on the right wing is shot way wide of the net and it hit the just a bit outside and it goes off the glass and out of play he’s a right shot it’s from the far right shot he’s at the end of a shift sometimes that happens where you and it looked like it went on end too 218 to go here in the second period 3-2 Oilers lead but a real good shift to swing a little bit of a momentum here by the way Nan Hopkins has got two goals there’s 218 left in this game ozone draw he’s got three career hacks just scoring at home all right mark along the left wing boards it’s in the skates of Yanmark trying to jam it loose fire him in there we’ll go to Dolly he’s in behind the Buffalo net as we’re coming up to two minutes left Rhymer is about to go to the bench well he’s looking to the bench long pass up the left to Byum off his stick there goes Rhymer to the bench for the extra attacker now six on five then the puck inside the Edmonton zone byum to the left corner it’s broken up by New Jen Hopkins now Tuck gets it to the line to Byum on the right to Dene to Byum to the left wing corner to Tuck to Byum it skips over his sticks going to go all the way down the ice oilers can make a change minute 35 to go here in the third period 3-2 Oilers lead the Savers dalene up the left wing directed in by Benson Skinner to the corner makoule has it now for Buffalo kik in the right wing behind the net the left wing to Cousins cousins to Benson and that goes free try’s trying to clear it he can’t henrik will gets it out there’s that experience didn’t panic he was on his back end he didn’t have any place to put the puck he just got it just outside the zone and they have to do a reload last minute here in the third oilers up by one to center ice puck dumped in ekol turns on it for the Edmonton up the left wing he’ll get it out to Dryidle he’s got him with him the empty net dry side off the outside of the post that’s unbelievable that is unbelievable here comes Thompson into the Oiler end buffalo still alive drops it the shot save made by Skinner chance there for Peter and the puck in the left wing corner 30 seconds left oilers up by one power in the right wing corner power back to the blue line power to the left side the one time fanning on it was Thompson it’s in behind the Edmonton Ed 14 seconds left comes loose on the right wing to the line doesn’t get out over to the right wing thrilled wide and it’ll go out and down the ice and the Oilers will survive this one 32 the final they defeat the Samers and Steuart Skinner stands tall in that Oiler net this afternoon well Buffalo with a tremendous push and Leon dry settle an empty net for 36 for an insurance marker and he could have passed but he made the right decision to shoot the puck and he banked it off
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