Tuch’s Overtime Dagger Stuns Oilers in a Wild Finish
So, this Sabres–Oilers game turned into one of those nights where you think you know how it’s going to end… and then hockey reminds you that it absolutely does not care about your predictions. The matchup already had plenty of storylines going in, with Edmonton chasing a rare three-game win streak and feeling good after back-to-back dominant victories. Buffalo, on the other hand, came in trying to stop a two-game slide. But by the time the final buzzer sounded—well, actually almost the final buzzer—the whole script had flipped.
The big moment came in overtime, and it was delivered with absolute precision. Alex Tuch was the hero, finishing off a smooth feed from Ryan McLeod and slipping the puck right through the five-hole to lift Buffalo to a 4–3 win. The play developed quickly, almost casually, and before the Oilers could reset, Tuch had already buried it. The entire arena went quiet in that “did that really just happen?” kind of way.
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But the ending was only half the story. What made this game so chaotic was how Edmonton even managed to reach overtime. With less than two seconds on the clock—literally, under two—Connor McDavid tied the game. It was one of those sequences where everything collapses into pure reaction: a loose puck, a quick move, a split-second opening, and suddenly the Oilers forced overtime at the last possible moment. The crowd exploded, and for a moment it felt like momentum had completely swung Edmonton’s way.
Before that dramatic finish, the game had already seen its share of highlight-reel stuff. Doan scored a slick between-the-legs power-play goal that looked like something out of a skills competition. The Sabres had built pressure, the Oilers pushed back, and both teams had stretches where they looked in control. It was messy in the best way—fast, chippy, and full of those little swings that pile up into something bigger.
For Edmonton, this loss stings a bit more because the team had been talking just days earlier about building confidence, finding consistency, and finally stacking wins together after hovering around .500. McDavid, Draisaitl, and the rest had been emphasizing how much they needed to string games together, and the energy around the team suggested things were turning. For a moment—especially with that buzzer-beating equalizer—it looked like they were about to grab that third straight win they’d been chasing.
Instead, it was Buffalo walking away with the extra point, thanks to Tuch’s cool finish in overtime. Games like this get remembered not because they were perfect, but because they swung wildly and ended dramatically. And this one delivered exactly that.
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