Buffalo Sabres 4–3 Chicago Blackhawks
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
NHL: Buffalo Sabres beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3.
Game leaders
2Tage ThompsonPoints
2Alex Vlasic
5Jack QuinnShots on goal
2Artyom Levshunov
12Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenSaves
24Spencer Knight
Three stars
- ★ First starTage ThompsonBuffalo Sabres · 1 G · 1 A · 4 SOG
- ★ Second starAlex VlasicChicago Blackhawks · 2 A · 0 SOG
★ Third starAnton FrondellChicago Blackhawks · 2 A · 1 SOG
Picked by formula, not by vote. Skaters: 3 a goal, 2 an assist, 0.25 a shot on goal, 0.5 a plus-minus point, 0.1 a hit, block or takeaway, less 0.1 a giveaway. Goaltenders: 0.15 a save, less 1 a goal against, plus 1 for the win.
Scoring
Goals and assists from the box score. PPG is a power-play goal.
Buffalo Sabres
- Tage Thompson●1 G · 1 A
- Jiri Kulich●1 G
- Rasmus Dahlin●1 G
- Jack Quinn●1 G
Assists: Josh Norris 1, Zach Metsa 1, Louis Crevier 1, Peyton Krebs 1, Mattias Samuelsson 1, Owen Power 1
Chicago Blackhawks
- Oliver Moore●1 G
- Ryan Donato●1 G
- Tyler Bertuzzi●1 G
Assists: Alex Vlasic 2, Anton Frondell 2, Nick Lardis 1, Teuvo Teravainen 1
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength11/14
- Short-handed1/1
- Even strength23/27
- Against the power play1/1
Key stats
- 28Shots on goal15
- 14.3Shooting %20
- 0Power-play goals0
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Buffalo Sabres: 4 won, 1 lost in their last 5 games.
Chicago Blackhawks: 1 won, 4 lost in their last 5 games.
- Their last meeting: Buffalo Sabres 9–3 Chicago Blackhawks.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
- Buffalo Sabres
- Chicago Blackhawks
Shooting
- 28Shots on goal15
- 14.3Shooting %20
- 0Power-play goals0
Physical play
- 29Hits18
- 8Blocked shots11
Puck control
- 48.6Faceoffs won %52.5
- 3Takeaways4
- 22Giveaways18
Goaltending
- 12Saves24
- 80Save %85.7
Discipline
- 4Penalty minutes6
Shots and finishing
Buffalo Sabres took 65% of the shots on goal.
- Buffalo Sabres
- Chicago Blackhawks
2815
- Shooting %
- 14.3%20.0%
- Save %
- 80.0%85.7%
- Shooting + save %
- 94.3105.7
Shooting % plus save % is hockey's PDO: 100 is par, and a side far above it was finishing and saving better than usual.
Ice time
Minutes on the ice for each skater, the most used first. Who a coach trusted tells you as much as who scored.
Buffalo Sabres
- Rasmus Dahlin25:23
- Owen Power24:58
- Mattias Samuelsson24:11
- Tage Thompson19:41
- Zach Benson19:33
- Jack Quinn19:07
- Josh Doan18:06
- Noah Ostlund17:23
- Louis Crevier17:09
- Josh Norris16:32
Chicago Blackhawks
- Artyom Levshunov24:40
- Wyatt Kaiser22:58
- Alex Vlasic22:33
- Ian Cole20:37
- Frank Nazar19:58
- Patrick Kane19:01
- Roman Kantserov18:48
- Tyler Bertuzzi16:18
- Anton Frondell16:06
- Jordan Greenway15:55
Skaters
| 8Olen ZellwegerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15:30 |
| 9Josh NorrisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16:32 |
| 73Zach MetsaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 08:42 |
| 20Jiri KulichC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13:31 |
| 10Sam CarrickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 07:20 |
| 46Louis CrevierD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 4 | 23 | 17:09 |
| 19Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13:42 |
| 71Ryan McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12:02 |
| 72Tage ThompsonC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 56% | 1 | 3 | 25 | 19:41 |
| 86Noah OstlundC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27% | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17:23 |
| Konsta HeleniusC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 4 | 20 | 14:39 |
| 23Mattias SamuelssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 2 | 26 | 24:11 |
| 25Owen PowerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 30 | 24:58 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 26 | 25:23 |
| 6Zach BensonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 33% | 0 | 3 | 26 | 19:33 |
| 29Beck MalenstynL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 15 | 08:31 |
| 22Jack QuinnR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 | 24 | 19:07 |
| 91Josh DoanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18:06 |
Goaltenders
| 1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG | 15 | 12 | 3 | 80.0% | 11/14 | 1/1 | 60:00 |
| 92Colten EllisG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | 00:00 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |