Sabres Top Oilers 5-1 on Ostlunds Two Goals

BUFFALO, N.Y. Rookie center Noah Ostlund scored twice for his first multigoal game in the NHL as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 on Monday night at KeyBank Center. The victory marked Buffalo's second straight win after a five-game winless streak, while Edmonton continued its challenging eight-game road trip with a 2-2-0 record.

Ostlund, a first-round draft pick by the Sabres in 2022, opened the scoring with a power-play goal at 19:03 of the first period, assisted by Isak Rosen and Rasmus Dahlin. Edmonton tied the game early in the second when Jack Roslovic converted a pass from Leon Draisaitl for his seventh goal of the season at 4:29, extending his point streak to five games.

Buffalo surged ahead with two quick goals later in the second period. Bowen Byram scored at 8:41, assisted by Tyson Kozak and Peyton Krebs, to give the Sabres a 2-1 lead. Beck Malenstyn followed at 9:43, tipping a shot from Dahlin for his first goal of the year, pushing the score to 3-1. Ostlund added his second goal at 7:55 of the third, firing through a screen set by Malenstyn and assisted by Josh Dunne. Tage Thompson sealed the win with an empty-net goal at 17:37.