Score: Sabres 2 | Oilers 3
Shots: BUF 39 (15-13-11) | EDM 37 (20-6-11)
Buffalo Sabres Goals: Jeff Skinner (27) [Thompson (41)], Dylan Cozens (24) [Bryson (8), Mittelstadt (30)]
Edmonton Oilers Goals: Connor McDavid (53) [McLeod (10), Ceci (11)], Derek Ryan (11) [Shore (6), Nurse (27)], Connor McDavid (54) [Foegele (8), Ekholm (15)]
Minus-1: McDavid = McJesus
Buffalo had the perfect gameplan to limit the best player in hockey last night - keep him to the outside where possible, get early sticks in whenever he got the puck, limit his shooting attempts, and don’t give up powerplay opportunities.