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The Edmonton Oilers' goalie Stuart Skinner (74) makes a save against the Buffalo Sabres during second period NHL ...

“The next few teams coming in are strong teams,” said Ceci. It will be a good test for us at home.” “If we look at some of the opportunities we gave up over these last three games, that was the focal point. The Hurricanes are a fast, tenacious team that is relentless in its forechecking and puck pursuit. We were around the paint. “You tip your hat to the other team,” said Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft. With a couple of perennial Art Ross candidates in the lineup, you can rest assured the goals will come. The finish will come.” “In the first period we had six or seven Grade A opportunities. Not on 48 shots, 23 of them in the third period. Like Tuesday night against Buffalo. Article content

Oilers not panicking after back-to-back losses. After another disappointing loss, the Oilers say that while all games are important, they are not panicking yet as they are committed to put in the work to get their game and systems in order.

Eric Comrie stood on his head in the Buffalo net, making 46 saves, as the Buffalo Sabres fought their way past the Edmonton Oilers for a 4-2 NHL victory ...

… The game featured four first overall draft picks in Dahlin (2018) and Owen Power (2021) for the Sabres and McDavid (2015) and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2011) for Edmonton. Dahlin joined Lindy Ruff as the second defenceman in Sabres franchise history to score in each of the first three games in a season. McDavid tied Paul Coffey for fifth most assists in franchise history on the play.

Eric Comrie set a new career high with 46 saves as the Buffalo Sabres stole a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers Tuesday night at Rogers Place.

Woodcroft was unable to provide an update after the game. “(Skinner) made some huge saves for us in big moments and we weren’t able to help him out. We haven’t got the job done in two of them, but we still have three games left on this homestand and we need to take a big step.” After the Oilers killed a penalty, McDavid had a shot from point blank with just under five minutes left. “We’ve got to find a way to get a lead and hold onto it,” Ryan Nugent-Hopkins said after the game. “But certainly through periods one and three, we liked what we saw.”

Eric Comrie a résisté à un bombardement de 48 lancers, et Tage Thompson a inscrit un superbe but, aidant les Sabres de Buffalo à vaincre les Oilers ...

Ce dernier a fait face à 21 tirs. Il affiche une récolte de quatre points avec sa nouvelle équipe. Un marqueur invraisemblable a été à l'origine de la remontée des Kings, alors que le défenseur Matt Roy a touché la cible à deux reprises en moins de cinq minutes face à Juuse Saros. Comrie a toutefois fermé la porte à le menace des ténors des Oilers dans la dernière minute de jeu, tandis qu'Alex Tuch a assuré la victoire en déposant la rondelle dans une cage déserte, à 19:55. 2022. Les Sabres (2-1-0) sont parvenus à l'emporter en dépit d'un ratio de deux pour un dans la colonne des tirs au but, soit 48 contre 24 en faveur des Albertains.

Buffalo Sabres' John-Jason Peterka (77) scores on the Edmonton Oilers' goalie Stuart Skinner (74) ...

LATE HITS — Sabres defenceman Ilya Lyubushkin absolutely crushed Dylan Holloway early in the second period with an open ice hit near the red line while the Oilers rookie was looking back to take a pass from Warren Foegele. The third period was pretty much a shooting gallery as Edmonton outshot Buffalo 24-5 in an effort to salvage something. It was. Everyone can see what’s happening, but fixing it remains a work in progress. “Comrie played well,” said Oilers captain Connor McDavid. Article content

Three games into a new, supposed-to-be-promising young season, the Edmonton Oilers have held a lead for four minutes and 59 seconds. That's not a way to win ...

The Oilers assistant captain was all over the ice, but as often as he was chasing a goal in Buffalo’s zone he was chasing down a Sabre from behind on a breakaway. In the end, if Nurse has a 25-point season and becomes a premier defender, the Oilers will go further than they will if he roams the way he did on Tuesday night. His greatest value is as a defender, and if he keeps the sheet clean in his own end, there are plenty of teammates who can score goals. This was a game we’ve seen Nurse play before, his willingness to carry his club is something you can see from perhaps the most distant press box in the NHL. We can say all we want, but we have got to come out and show it on the ice.” “It is three games in and we have had our chances to win all three.

Oilers give away the game in the first five minutes of P2; can't comeback despite furious third period rally.

RNH scored with just over 90 seconds remaining and the Oilers absolutely piled on the Sabres for every single one of them. With about 10 seconds left, Zach Hyman couldn’t pick it up cleanly off the corner boards and eventually turned it over in the slot. 1-3 after 40, with the shots closer to level at 24-19 in favour of Edmonton. Jay Woodcroft threw the lines into the Vitamix, Stuart Skinner went to the bench with about two minutes remaining. Holloway went straight to the room and the Oilers were down to 10 forwards. Skinner seemed to settle down as the period went along, which came in handy for Edmonton after Ryan McLeod took a penalty with only a few minutes remaining. At one point, Nurse coughed up the puck on the OZ blue, but then stormed back and made a play on Alex Tuch to disrupt the breakaway chance. Within seconds of the opening draw, Tage Thompson walked a handful of Oilers — including Skinner — and tucked home the go-ahead goal. The Oilers limped out of the room to start P2 and it cost them. Nurse picked up a loose puck in front of the Oilers goal and started the rush. A couple of minutes later, Edmonton drew their first PP of the game thanks to Ryan Murray getting his helmet ripped off. A few seconds after that, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins took a penalty, putting Buffalo on the PP.

Edmonton players and coach aren't in panic mode, despite 1-2 start. They still face the Hurricanes, Blues, and Penguins in early homestand.

[Darnell Nurse](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/darnell-nurse-LyyaLWHh8lXfwXLg/) said. [Oilers’](https://theathletic.com/nhl/team/oilers/) latest loss, a 4-2 decision to the [Sabres](https://theathletic.com/nhl/team/sabres/) on Tuesday. Those were all major factors in the

Sabres 4, Oilers 2 It was a rare showdown between Edmonton-born goaltenders on Tuesday night, right in their home town. One of them wound up stealing the…

Made a number of fine passes right into the blue paint, but Comrie did a brilliant job of sealing the ice. Took the skate of shame early in the game shortly after taking a hooking penalty that put the Oilers down 4-on-3. Very strong effort, but no finish whatsoever on a night the Oil desperately needed some. His biggest involvement was when he streaked up-ice on a 4-man Oilers rush, leaving just Barrie to mind the store when the puck suddenly went the other way. Was beaten from range by a well-placed Rasmus Dahlin drive to open the scoring. He went offside on one rush that was missed by the official but would have surely cancelled a goal had one been scored (Yamamoto dinged the crossbar). His most important moment was an unwitting one when his headman pass to Holloway put the rookie right in the trolley tracks for a violent hit. Had the puck stolen by Alex Tuch for a breakaway chance, but made a great effort on the backcheck to disrupt the actual shot. Led Oilers d-men in ice time with 21:59, 5 minutes of that on a powerplay unit that threatened but ultimately failed to score. Had a great chance to tie the game in the last minute but couldn’t bury. No reason to clobber everyone with bad grades when the process was significantly improved but the other team’s goalie stood on his head. By our counts at the Cult of Hockey, 18-10 in

The Oilers won their opening game 5-3 over the Vancouver Canucks last week before falling 4-3 to the Calgary Flames on Saturday. The team has three games ...

The team has three games remaining in their six-game homestand to open the campaign. With the Oilers coming off their best season in more than 30 years, defenceman Darnell Nurse said the standards are high. We can say all we want, but we have got to come out and show it on the ice.

Score: Sabres 4 | Oilers 2. Shots: BUF 24 | EDM 48. Buffalo Sabres Goals: Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson, JJ Peterka, Alex Tuch.

After playing in Hellebuyck shadow in Winnipeg, Comrie finally has a chance to establish himself as a quality NHL netminder. However, playing not to lose is a great way to squander leads and concede momentum. The Sabres have been seeking a consistent goaltending tandem for a very long time. The Sabres were unable to slow down Edmonton’s forwards who were able to generate speed in the neutral zone and put immense pressure on the retreating Buffalo defense. It never ceases to amaze that NHL teams will earn leads in a game by playing a certain way only to completely abandon what made them successful to protect the lead. The first period was a showcase of how fast the Oilers transition from offense to defense.

Eric Comrie stood on his head in the Buffalo net, making 46 saves, as the Buffalo Sabres fought their way past the Edmonton Oilers for a 4-2 NHL victory on ...

"We just dug in and played solid in the third period and he kept us in the game. "It wasn't pretty, but we found a way to win and that's what this league is all about," Dahlin said. "It was great, but it's just two points and it doesn't matter who we're playing against and what's going on whether my family is in town," said Comrie, who only has 30 NHL games to his credit.