The Edmonton Oilers and Buffalo Sabres squared off for a little matinee action at Rogers Place on Saturday afternoon, and even though it wasn’t the prettiest effort we’ve ever seen, the boys still managed to grind out a 3-2 win.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice to help the Edmonton Oilers rally for a 3-2 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.

Nugent-Hopkins scored just his second five-on-five point of the season away from Connor McDavid. It’s been an unusu

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two goals to help the Edmonton Oilers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2. Edmonton improved to 21-6-1 in its last 28 games.

EDMONTON -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, and the Edmonton Oilers defeated Buffalo Sabres 3-2 at Rogers Place on Saturday. Nugent-Hopkins broke a 2-2 tie at 8:59, taking a backdoor feed from Darnell Nurse in the right face-off circle and lifting a shot past James Reimer’s glove.

Stuart Skinner makes 40 saves & Ryan Nugent-Hopkins records two goals on Saturday in a 3-2 victory over the Sabres at Rogers Place that lifts the Oilers into first place in the Pacific Division

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two goals to help the Edmonton ... for cross-checking Vancouver’s Conor Garland a week ago. Jeff Skinner also scored for Edmonton, and Stuart Skinner stopped 39 ...