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EDMONTON, Alberta -- Ryan OReilly made Kyle Okposos first game with the Sabres a memorable one.OReilly had two goals and two assists and Buffalo pounded the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 on Sunday night for their first victory of the season.OReillys four-point effort came alongside new linemate Okposo, a free agent signing who played his first game after missing Buffalos opener with a sore knee.(OReilly) might not get as much recognition as he should, but hes such a heady player, said Okposo, who had a goal and an assist in his Sabres debut. Hes such a smart player, you can see it when you play against him and just playing with him, he makes so many little plays, never puts you in a bad spot, hes an easy guy to play with.OReilly said he also felt very comfortable playing with Okposo.Hes huge, a big reason why we won tonight, he said. That was my first time getting to play with him, obviously I enjoy it. He does so much out there, he plays such a strong game and to impact the lineup like he did tonight was huge and thats what we need.Brian Gionta also scored twice, and Matt Moulson had Buffalos other goal. Robin Lehner made 31 saves.Benoit Pouliot and Milan Lucic scored for the Oilers, who had won back-to-back games before the loss.We looked like the Bad News Bears, Oilers coach Todd McLellan said. We had guys falling all over the place. We didnt execute. Our passing was poor. From the goaltender to the blue line to the forwards, nobody was ready to play.Cam Talbot stopped 17 shots for Edmonton. Jonas Gustavsson relieved Talbot in the second period and stopped the only shot he faced before exiting with an injury about 10 minutes later.Buffalo started the scoring 2:37 into the first period when Sam Reinhart made a nice feed across to Okposo and he beat Talbot for his first as a Sabre.The Sabres went up 2-0 7:14 in. Okoposo made a great pass while on the power play to OReilly at the back door.Edmonton got one back with 2:40 left in the opening frame when the rebound from Zack Kassians shot went off the leg of a hard-charging Pouliot and past Lehner.The Oilers tied the game with 1:00 left in the period when the big rebound from Leon Draisaitls shot came out to Lucic, who scored his first goal as an Oiler and the 400th point of his career.Buffalo got a freebie 3:53 into the second when OReilly took a shot just from Buffalos side of center that Talbot badly misjudged and ended up tipping into his own net.The Sabres restored their two-goal lead midway through the second when Gionta tipped in Johan Larssons point shot, prompting Edmonton to bring in Gustavsson.With Talbot back in net, the Sabres made it 5-2 just 37 seconds into the third. Gionta tucked a shot between Talbots legs on Buffalos 16th shot of the game.The Sabres kept it coming with Moulsons power-play goal four minutes later.Game notes The Sabres were without a pair of big-name players up front with center Jack Eichel out an expected six to eight weeks with an ankle sprain and forward Evander Kane likely out several weeks with broken ribs. ... Buffalo did get a boost from the return of Okposo, as the free agent signing played his first game after missing their opener with a sore knee. Buffalo defenseman Dmitry Kulikov also made his debut.UP NEXT:Sabres: Travel to Calgary to play Tuesday.Oilers: Host Carolina on Tuesday. Cheap Warriors Jerseys Authentic . Badenhop was 2-3 with a 3.47 ERA in 63 relief appearances for Milwaukee this season. He is 18-20 in his career with three saves and a 3. Wholesale Warriors Jerseys . Artturi Lehkonen, Joni Nikko and Ville Leskinen had the other goals for Finland (1-0) while Juuse Saros stopped 28 shots. 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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Coyotes have hired Dawn Braid as skating coach and say she is believed to be the first full-time female coach in NHL history.Braid has a long association with the NHL.She worked part-time for the Coyotes last year and served as a skating consultant with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Anaheim Ducks, Buffalo Sabres and Calgary Flames.Braid also spent seven years with the Athletes Training Center as director of skating development. Among the skaters she worked with while there is New York Islanders center John Tavares.Its something that Ive wanted to see happen, she said in a statement released by the Coyotes. The fact that they respect what I do enough to name me as a full-time coach, or to name me as the first female coach in the NHL, I take a ton of pride in that.ddddddddddddIve worked very hard for this opportunity. Its been going on for years and I just look forward to going even further with it.The hiring is the latest in a series of breakthroughs for women in mens sports.Last year, the Buffalo Bills made Kathryn Smith the NFLs first full-time assistant coach. Smith is the teams quality control coach.The NBA has had two female assistant coaches -- Becky Hammon of the San Antonio Spurs and Nancy Lieberman of the Sacramento Kings.A year ago, the Arizona Cardinals made Jen Welter the first woman to hold a coaching position of any kind in the NFL when she served as an intern in the preseason. ' ' '