Buffalo Sabres hold off Edmonton Oilers for 3-2 win
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Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 33 saves to backstop the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers Friday night.
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 33 saves to backstop the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers Friday night.
The Oilers celebrated just past the two-minute mark of the game when defenceman Darnell Nurse’s shot from a bad angle got in behind Tokarski, but video replay showed the puck never crossed the line.
A few minutes later, the Sabres’ Arttu Ruotsalainen tipped a point shot past Oilers netminder Stuart Skinner. Again, the officials reviewed the play and determined Ruotsalainen’s stick was above the height of the crossbar — no goal.
Buffalo forward Anders Bjork beat Skinner on a breakaway early in the second period.
“Obviously, we got to do a better job in front of him (Skinner), limit those great chances. said Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. We just need to be a little more solid in front of him.”
Edmonton forward Leon Draisaitl replied with power-play goals 2:49 apart to put the Oilers up 2-1.
Sabres forward Dylan Cozens broke in after an Oilers turnover and tied it 2-2 with 6:04 to go in the second.
Cozens struck again in the final minute of the period, cleaning up the rebound after Vinnie Hinostroza was stopped on a breakaway.
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