Overview
- The result gives Buffalo a second straight win after an 0-4-1 slide to open a four-game homestand.
- Buffalo checked Edmonton’s top threats, holding Connor McDavid without a point and limiting Leon Draisaitl to one assist.
- Rasmus Dahlin produced two assists in his second game back from a leave of absence.
- Bowen Byram and Beck Malenstyn scored 1:02 apart before Tage Thompson’s empty-netter, while Jack Roslovic scored for Edmonton and extended his point streak to five as Stuart Skinner stopped 23 shots.
- Analysis pieces note Buffalo’s uneven 7-8-4 start and ongoing calls for GM Kevyn Adams to bolster the roster, with the Sabres hosting Calgary next and the Oilers heading to Washington.