Ryan Donato scored 3:12 into overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at United Center on Thursday night.
Buffalo opened the scoring 9:00 into the first period when Owen Power fired a slap shot past Spencer Knight, assisted by Josh Norris and Jack Quinn. Chicago responded on the power play at 12:22 as Frank Nazar beat Alex Lyon with a wrist shot off feeds from Connor Bedard and Roman Kantserov. Buffalo regained the lead at 15:46 of the frame on a power play of its own, with Tage Thompson netting a wrist shot set up by Quinn and Rasmus Dahlin.
After a scoreless second period, Nazar leveled the score for Chicago 8:22 into the third period by tipping in a shot assisted by Sam Rinzel and Oliver Moore. The game remained tied through the rest of regulation until Donato ended it in extra time, scoring on a wrist shot with assists from Anton Frondell and Rinzel.
Knight earned the win for Chicago with 21 saves on 23 shots, while Lyon took the overtime loss after stopping 22 of 25 shots. The Blackhawks converted one of their three power-play chances, while the Sabres scored on one of four opportunities with the man advantage.
The victory improved Chicago to 5-13-1 on the season and split the two-game regular-season series between the clubs at one win each. Buffalo moved to 8-7-4 and saw its winless streak stretch to three games (0-2-1).
Both teams return to the ice on Saturday, November 14. Chicago hosts the Winnipeg Jets in an afternoon matchup, while Buffalo visits the Dallas Stars.
