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Buffalo Ices Arizona 3-1 - Recap

The Sabres beat Arizona 3-1 on Saturday, earning a victory backstopped by Craig Anderson's 27 saves.

Buffalo was an underdog by +131 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

Buffalo got goals from Alex Tuch, Kyle Okposo, and Peyton Krebs in the victory. Okposo opened the scoring at 7:02 of the first period.

Craig Anderson stopped 27 of 28 Arizona shots in the victory.

Arizona got a goal from Shayne Gostisbehere in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Karel Vejmelka stopped 32 of 35 shots for the Coyotes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Buffalo scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Arizona went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.

Arizona lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 35-28.

Buffalo heads into a battle against the Avalanche. Arizona, meanwhile, will have their next action against Colorado.