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Sabres vs Oilers

Final/OT · Tue Dec 9 · 9:00 PM ET · Rogers Place

Buffalo SabresSabres12-14-4
4
Final/OTDec 9, 2025
Edmonton OilersOilers13-11-6
3
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Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
BUF+170
EDM−205
Puck line
BUF +1.5−135
EDM −1.5+114
Total O/U
Over 6.5−130
Under 6.5+110
  • Puck line: Sabres +1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 6.5 (7 goals).

Recap

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in overtime at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Dec 9, 2025 to move to 12-14-4.

The Sabres won despite being outshot 30-28. The Sabres scored 2 power-play goals. The Oilers scored 3 unanswered goals in the third period.

Score by period

Buffalo Sabres and Edmonton Oilers, score by period
Team123OTT
BUF12014
EDM00303

W: Lyon · L: Skinner

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. BUFGoal · 19:01Josh Doan Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (19), Tage Thompson (11)1-0

Second Period

  1. BUFGoal · 11:03Tage Thompson Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: none2-0
  2. BUFGoal · 11:59Josh Doan Goal (10) Between Legs, assists: Tage Thompson (12), Rasmus Dahlin (20)3-0

Third Period

  1. EDMGoal · 0:10Connor McDavid Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Mattias Ekholm (13)3-1
  2. EDMGoal · 1:56Vasily Podkolzin Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Leon Draisaitl (21), Ty Emberson (6)3-2
  3. EDMGoal · 19:58Connor McDavid Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (16), Evan Bouchard (23)3-3

Overtime

  1. BUFGoal · 0:33Alex Tuch Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (10), Rasmus Dahlin (21)4-3

Team stats

BUFEDM
Shots
28
30
Power Play Goals
2
0
Faceoff Win Percent
38.2
61.8
Hits
14
17
Blocked Shots
12
15
Penalty Minutes
8
12

Top performers

Buffalo SabresEdmonton Oilers

Goals

Josh Doan2
Connor McDavid2

Assists

Rasmus Dahlin3
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins1

Points

Tage Thompson3
Connor McDavid2

Player stats

Sabres · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zach Benson LW200-116:5000200.00
Josh Doan RW010-215:0720500.00
Josh Dunne C11007:45000040.00
Jordan Greenway LW00109:4000100.00
Tyson Kozak C030-111:35000050.00
Peyton Krebs C021116:10001037.50
Beck Malenstyn LW040-111:2300000.02
Ryan McLeod C101-122:37012031.30
Jack Quinn RW000-115:0700200.02
Isak Rosen RW001-19:0500100.00
Tage Thompson C002119:11124055.60
Alex Tuch RW100222:3710200.02

Sabres · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Jacob Bryson D110-16:0800100.00
Bowen Byram D300-121:1400000.00
Rasmus Dahlin D000022:5803400.02
Owen Power D110017:5400200.00
Mattias Samuelsson D210026:0900100.00
Conor Timmins D000-122:0900000.00

Sabres · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Colten Ellis G0661.00019:010
Alex Lyon G32421.87541:320

Oilers · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Leon Draisaitl C000124:19017068.20
Trent Frederic C02006:57001050.00
Adam Henrique C120-112:320010100.02
Zach Hyman LW000223:2400200.04
Mattias Janmark C000010:0700000.00
Curtis Lazar C04008:17000087.50
Andrew Mangiapane LW100-19:0000000.00
Connor McDavid C100125:51206027.30
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C100221:29012040.02
Vasily Podkolzin RW030215:0810300.00
Matt Savoie C111017:270000100.00
David Tomasek RW10005:4100000.02

Oilers · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Evan Bouchard D010028:3401200.00
Mattias Ekholm D121022:4001300.00
Ty Emberson D311113:2201000.00
Brett Kulak D300014:3500000.00
Darnell Nurse D000119:2800300.02
Alec Regula D210014:4600000.00

Oilers · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Stuart Skinner G42824.85759:220

Three stars

  1. Josh Doan (BUF)
  2. Connor McDavid (EDM)
  3. Alex Tuch (BUF)

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