Buffalo Sabres 3, Edmonton Oilers 1
Nathan Beaulieu, left, and Zemgus Girgensons defend in the Sabres zone againts Ryan Nugent-Hopkins of Edmonton.
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Jacob Josefson (10) of the Sabres scores the first goal of the game with just over 5 minutes left in the second period. Itu2019s his first goal with the Sabres.
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Jack Eichel advances the puck in the first period. Defending for Edmonton is Drake Caggiula.
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Sabres Zemgus Girgensons checks Matt Benning of Edmonton into the boards as he goes after the puck.
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Sabres goalie Robin Lehner makes a save in the third period. On left are Jesse Puljujarvi of Edmonton and Jacob Josefson for the Sabres.
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Matt Benning, of Edmonton, and Kyle Okposo for the Sabres fight over the puck in the first period.
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Evander Kane is is front of the Edmonton net in the first period, but canu2019t punch it in. Laurent Brossoit is in goal for Edmonton.
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Rasmus Ristolainen is on defense for the Sabres during an edmonton power play in the second period.
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Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers struggled to get things going.
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Victor Antipin, left, of the Sabres covers Jujhar Khaira of Edmonton in the Sabres zone during the second period.
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Sabres goalie Robin Lehner makes a save in the third period.
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Rasmus Ristolainen (55) is on defense for the Sabres during an Edmonton power play in the second period. On left is Leon Draisaitl of Edmonton.
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Kyle Okposo (21) and Benoit Pouliot (67) of the Sabres, put pressure on Connor McDavid of Edmonton in the third period.
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Goalie Robin Lehner makes the save for the Sabres in the third period.
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Tempers flare in the third period, but a potential fight was quickly broken up between Johan Larsson of the Sabres and Zack Kassian of Edmonton.
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Sabres were able to limit the effectiveness of Edmonton's Connor McDavid. Here, he takes the puck out of the Edmonton zone in the third period.
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Jacob Josefson of the Sabres pins Ryan Nugent-Hopkins against the board in the second period.
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Jack Eichel, left, and Connor McDavid, of Edmonton prepare to face off in the second period.
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Sabres celebrate an open net goal to go ahead 3-0 in the third period.
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Sabres celebrate an open net goal to go ahead 3-0 in the third period.
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