Winning Twice in One Game

OP scores OT winner & Mr. Tuch scores the Sabres second shoot-out goal for the victory, again…for good.

Buffalo 3 – Edmonton 2 SO In a game where the opponent scored quickly and shorthanded for the 2-0 lead in the first period the Sabres did not throw a pity party (Mr. Tuch quote) but went to work and earned a 2-2 tie to force overtime.

As a goodwill ambassador for my city and team, Buffalo Winter was inside the arena foyer speaking to as many Oilers sweater clad fans that passed in front of me, I complimented their attire and swag and noticed only a single Commander Kane #91 sweater.

There were multiple styles and alternate Edmonton sweaters, I even seen one that was completely black, other NHL teams represented were the NYR, Blackhawks, Whalers, Nordiques (one nice blue sweater), gilded Knights, Canucks, Maple Leafs, Canadiens, Team North America, and an assortment of schools and various National team sweaters.

I stayed well into the first period and got home to a 2-1 game where the Sabres proceeded to out play the offensive Oilers and kept Mr. McDavid off the score sheet, along with UPL stopping 30 of 32 shots (.938%) contributing to another Sabres low scoring one-goal win.

League protocol requires reviewing goals in the last minute of games no coach’s challenge required, which highlighted an offsides negating OP’s OT game winner with two seconds remaining and having the teams come back out of their dressing rooms to keep playing.

Although the Sabres allowed a shorthanded tally they scored on their lone power play and denied the Oilers offensively latent power play three times, Edmonton managed five more shots on net, the Oilers were dominate in the face-offs but it was Buffalo who scored the most in the shoot-out.

Buffalo and Edmonton complete their two game season series Friday night on the 22^nd of March the Sabres fourth game of a five game Western Conference road trip.