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Buffalo Ices Edmonton 3-2 - Recap

The Oilers came up short Saturday against the Sabres, falling 3-2 in a shootout.

The Sabres were a +158 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.

Buffalo got goals from Jacob Bryson, and Tage Thompson in the victory. Thompson opened the scoring at 15:35 of the first period.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen turned in a 30-save effort for the Sabres.

Edmonton got goals from Ryan McLeod, and Warren Foegele in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Edmonton got a 25-stop effort from Stuart Skinner in the loss.

On the power play, Buffalo went 1-for-1, while the Oilers were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Edmonton by a margin of 32-27.

Buffalo heads into a battle against the Red Wings. Edmonton, meanwhile, will have their next action against Pittsburgh.