In Edmonton, the visiting Buffalo Sabres blew a 2-0 lead and then needed extra time to bounce back for a 3-2 win over the Oilers on Sunday night.
Colin Miller scored in the extra session to give the Sabres the win.
“It feels good, but it’s one goal, and hopefully they come in bunches,” Miller said. “They haven’t come for a while, so hopefully there are more to come.”
Buffalo improved to 14-10-6 with the win.
Linus Ullmark made 26 saves in the win.
Riley Sheahan and Joakim Nygard scored for the Oilers who have gone 2-2-1 in the last five games.
“It’s tough to say what’s wrong,” Oilers defenseman Oscar Klefbom said. “We’ve tried to get a winning streak going here, but it’s not going to happen if we’re not ready from the start. We can’t expect to always be coming back from 2-0. I think we did a pretty good job to get back in the game and give us a chance, but we have to be better. We should be in the front seat in a game like this and outwork these guys.”
Johan Larsson and Kyle Okposo scored in the first period to give the Sabres the early lead.
“We talked about it in between periods and this morning, and we wanted to get a win for him,” Okposo said. “We know how much it meant to him. Things didn’t end well for him here, and he won’t say it, but I know that this game meant a lot to him.”
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Mike Smith made 19 saves in the loss.
“The first period, we came out a little slow, and they capitalized on some opportunities when we were maybe lacking a little focus,” Sheahan said. “It’s good to see we came back, but at the end of the game if you look at that first period and know that you shot yourself in the foot, we have to get on that quick and make sure we start the game the way we wanted to.”
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