Buffalo scores twice in the final 2:27 of regulation to beat Vancouver, 4-3, in a shootout.
By Heather Engel / NHL.com Correspondent
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres scored two goals late in the third period to rally for a 4-3 shootout win against the Vancouver Canucks at KeyBank Center on Saturday.
With the Sabres trailing 3-1, Jeff Skinner scored his 12th of the season to make it 3-2 with 2:37 remaining in regulation. Sam Reinhart tied the game at 3-3 with 1:47 remaining off a rebound from the left circle.
Nathan Beaulieu scored, and Carter Hutton made 36 saves for the Sabres (9-6-2). Casey Mittelstadt scored the deciding goal in the shootout.
Loui Eriksson, Jake Virtanen and Erik Gudbranson scored, and Jacob Markstrom made 34 saves for Vancouver (10-6-2), which extended its point streak to seven games (5-0-2).
Beaulieu scored on a tap-in to give Buffalo a 1-0 lead at 4:43 of the first period.
Eriksson tied it 1-1 when Markus Granlund found him in front at 18:16 of the second period.
Virtanen gave Vancouver a 2-1 lead 1:10 later with a backhand shot from the left circle that beat Hutton on the far side at 19:26.
Gudbranson’s shot from the point found its way through traffic to extend the Canucks lead to 3-1 at 3:44 of the third.
Sabres trade Fedun
The Buffalo Sabres on Saturday announced the team has acquired a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft from the Dallas Stars in exchange for defenseman Taylor Fedun.
Fedun appeared in 34 games for the Sabres during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons, recording 8 assists and 18 penalty minutes.