The Sabres pounced on the Oilers early, weathered an Edmonton comeback in the first period and scored four unanswered goals to close out the game. Here's our recap of the action.
There are a lot of positives to come out of that 6-2 victory. Most notably, Ryan O'Reilly broke out for a four-point night and Kyle Okposo made his presence felt with two points in his first game.
Let's hear from Sabres coach Dan Bylsma, who was quite pleased as you could imagine, especially when you consider how they played in the opener on Thursday against the Canadiens.
"Tonight was completely, completely different mentality, completely different focus from our team," Bylsma said. "…I thought we played a smart game and a heads up game. That's how the Buffalo Sabres need to play."