Sabres bring losing streak into matchup with Oilers
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Twice. The Edmonton Oilers have now lost to the Buffalo Sabres twice this season. The same Buffalo Sabres who sit near the bottom of the Eastern Conference. The same Sabres who are 2-9-2 on the road. The same team that lost 7-4 to Calgary the night before ...
Key NHL players like Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Kaapo Kakko are returning, boosting their teams, while William Nylander remains sidelined. Injuries to s
On Saturday afternoon, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins rejoined the Edmonton Oilers after a three-week absence due to injury. In those three weeks, the Oilers played miserable hockey, winning four of 10 and being outscored 47-28 by opponents.
It’s not fatal. But a performance like this one — just as Edmonton had found a more straight-ahead game that marked a turning point in their season — is a mystery at best, a minor tragedy at worst.
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A day late and a dollar short as Oilers third period comeback against Sabres fails: Recap, highlights, and reaction
Well, at least the Edmonton Oilers got a point. On Tuesday evening, the Oilers played the fourth of five games on this homestand, falling 4-3 in overtime to the Buffalo Sabres.