BUFFALO, N.Y. B次元官网网址� Jeff Skinner and Sam Reinhart rallied Buffalo with goals late in the third period, Jack Eichel and Casey Mittelstadt scored in the shootout and the Sabres beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Saturday.
With goalie Carter Hutton pulled for an extra attacker, Skinner got Buffalo within 3-2 with 2:27 left in the third, and Reinhart tied it 40 seconds later. Nathan Beaulieu also scored, and Rasmus Ristolainen and Rasmus Dahlin each had two assists in the SabresB次元官网网址� second straight overtime win.
Carter Hutton made 36 saves and stopped two shots in the shootout, including a final denial moments after MittelstadtB次元官网网址檚 go-ahead score.
Loui Eriksson had a goal and an assist for the Canucks, who are 4-0-2 in their last six games. Jake Virtanen and Erik Gudbranson also scored, Antoine Roussel had two assists and Jacob Markstrom stopped 34 shots in the third leg of a six-game trip.
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As the clock ticked down in the third, Reinhart set up Skinner for his team-leading 12th goal, then tied it when he put back a rebound from RistolainenB次元官网网址檚 slap shot at the left edge of the crease.
Gudbranson gave the Canucks a 3-1 lead on a long shot from the point 3:41 into the third.
The Canucks scored twice in a span of 1:10 late in the second period to take a 2-1 advantage. Markus Granlund sent a backhand pass from the end board to Eriksson in front for a tying goal with 1:44 remaining in the period. Virtanen skated around defenceman Zach Bogosian and slid a backhand from the right circle into the far corner for his seventh goal of the season to put Vancouver ahead.
Buffalo gained an early lead when Kyle Okposo threaded a long pass from the point to Beaulieu for a tap-in 4:43 into the first.
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The Canucks were without Brock Boeser for a third straight game. Coach Travis Green said Boeser will miss the remaining three games of the teamB次元官网网址檚 trip while he recovers from a groin injury. A Calder Trophy finalist last season, Boeser is listed as week-to-week but B次元官网网址渨ill be fine,B次元官网网址� Green said prior to SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 game.
NOTES: Eichel went to the dressing room midway through the first period with an undisclosed injury but returned eight minutes into the second. B次元官网网址� This was the first meeting between Swedish rookie defencemen Rasmus Dahlin and Elias Pettersson. The Sabres drafted Dahlin with the No. 1 overall pick this year, and Pettersson was drafted fifth overall in 2017 by the Canucks. Pettersson entered Saturday leading all rookies with 10 goals and 17 points. B次元官网网址� Buffalo traded D Taylor Fedun to Dallas for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2020 draft. The pick is conditional on Fedun playing at least 25 regular season and playoff games for the Stars. Fedun has played with the SabresB次元官网网址� minor league club this season. B次元官网网址� Gudbranson extended his career-best point streak to five games. B次元官网网址� Sabres F Zemgus Girgensons was a healthy scratch for the first time this season. He was replaced on the fourth line by Tage Thompson.
UP NEXT
Canucks: At New York Rangers on Monday night.
Sabres: Host Tampa Bay on Tuesday night.
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Jonah Bronstein, The Associated Press
