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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 notesThe 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.China Jerseys Wholesale . The deal is pending a physical, assistant general manager Bobby Evans said. Traded from Seattle to Baltimore on Aug. 30, Morse also can play first base and right field to give manager Bruce Bochy some flexibility in writing his lineup. 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Juventus says Pirlo underwent tests on Monday which revealed he has "a second-degree lesion to the collateral medial ligament in his right knee.CLEVELAND -- Joey Bats and the Blue Jays forgot their bats.Torontos meaty lineup loaded with power hitters scored just one run in the first two games of the AL Championship Series, a stunning turn for a team that blasted baseballs against Texas.The Blue Jays managed just three hits in Saturdays 2-1 loss to the Cleveland Indians, who took a 2-0 lead as the series shifts to Canada.Everyone in this room is confident that we can get it done, Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson said. Were not out of it. I still believe we can do it.After hitting eight homers and scoring 22 runs in their Division Series sweep of the Rangers, Toronto entered the ALCS as a well-oiled machine.Its only thrown parts so far, and the Blue Jays are down 0-2 in the ALCS for the second straight year.Jose Bautista , the aforementioned Mr. Bats, is 0 for 6 with five strikeouts and has yet to put the ball in play. Russell Martin is 1 for 7 and has missed a couple chances to drive in runs. Edwin Encarnacion has grumbled about the strike zone, and the Blue Jays are batting .159 with just two extra-base hits and 25 strikeouts.Clevelands pitching, especially lights-out lefty reliever Andrew Miller, has had something to do with Torontos offensive malaise.Weve pitched well, theyve pitched well, said Donaldson, who has continued his torrid October and has three of Torontos 10 hits. Theyve just scored more runs than we have. Were going to get the last at-bat now and we feel confident about it.The Indians arent taking anything for granted. They know that the middle of Torontoss order -- Encarnacion, Bautista and Troy Tulowitzki -- remains dangerous.ddddddddddddThose big guys have been carrying that team for a few years now, Indians closer Cody Allen said. They can do some damage. They really make you think about how you want to attack. You cant stay in one spot. You cant get them out the same way every time. You try to make some good pitches and try to have some good luck.Maybe going home will help the Blue Jays, who went 46-35 at the rocking Rogers Centre and drew an AL-high 3.4 million fans in the regular season.Having home-field advantage is good -- and were going to need it, said left-hander J.A. Happ, who took the loss in Game 2, allowing two runs in five innings. Hopefully, we can feed off the fans.The Blue Jays won their only home game in the ALDS, beating Texas 7-6 in 10 innings on Oct. 9, when Donaldson dashed home with the winning run.Being at Rogers Centre makes all the difference in the world, second basemen Darwin Barney said. Its an opportunity for us to get back in it.Clevelands players know theyre heading into one of the games most hostile home environments.Its hockey fans and I mean that in the best way because Im a hockey fan too, said Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis, a die-hard Chicago Blackhawks fan. Theyre intense. They stand up for most of the entire game and theyre always into it, rallying their team.Right now, the Blue Jays would take any kind of rally. ' ' '