Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks

Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 8:30 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	41-32-9
at Chicago Blackhawks	4	46-24-12

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	1	0	0	1
Chicago Blackhawks	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	9	7	7	23
Chicago Blackhawks	11	6	8	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:32	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (9)	Adam Mair (7), Teppo Numminen (12)	Even strength	BUF 1, CHI 0
1st	15:36	Chicago Blackhawks	Patrick Sharp (21)	Ben Eager (3), Duncan Keith (21)	Even strength	BUF 1, CHI 1
1st	18:05	Chicago Blackhawks	Jonathan Toews (12)	Kris Versteeg (21)	Even strength	BUF 1, CHI 2
2nd	05:53	Chicago Blackhawks	Martin Havlat (13)	Andrew Ladd (19), Matt Walker (3)	Even strength	BUF 1, CHI 3
3rd	00:17	Chicago Blackhawks	James Wisniewski (1)	Jonathan Toews (22), Kris Versteeg (22)	Even strength	BUF 1, CHI 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	61.1%	21:30
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0	50%	15:27
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	1	33.3%	17:25
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		10:38
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0		16:03
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	66.7%	11:12
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		19:47
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	0	50%	15:25
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		17:52
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	20%	08:08
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		10:47
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	3	50%	13:56
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	1		19:41
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0		22:46
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		19:44
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0		16:58
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0		12:28
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		20:36

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 P. Lalime	25	21	4	.840	60:00	Loss

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 P. Sharp	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	54.5%	15:46
Number 16 A. Ladd	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0		17:16
Number 19 J. Toews	C	1	1	2	+2	2	3	0	0	54.5%	14:06
Number 24 M. Havlat	R	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	0		15:58
Number 28 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		09:24
Number 32 K. Versteeg	R	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0		15:46
Number 36 D. Bolland	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	37.5%	18:54
Number 37 A. Burish	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		08:58
Number 46 C. Fraser	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	58.3%	12:27
Number 55 B. Eager	L	0	1	1	+1	8	1	0	0		09:38
Number 88 P. Kane	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:05
Number 2 D. Keith	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1		11:48
Number 7 B. Seabrook	D	0	0	0	+2	4	4	0	2		22:33
Number 8 M. Walker	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	3		22:05
Number 25 C. Barker	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:35
Number 33 D. Byfuglien	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	0		10:54
Number 43 J. Wisniewski	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	4	2		25:45
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		22:14

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 38 C. Huet	23	22	1	.957	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	19:03	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Roughing	2
1st	19:03	Chicago Blackhawks	Brent Seabrook	Roughing	2
1st	19:03	Chicago Blackhawks	Brent Seabrook	Roughing	2
2nd	06:03	Buffalo Sabres	Matt Ellis	Holding	2
2nd	06:35	Chicago Blackhawks	Jonathan Toews	Interference	2
2nd	08:54	Chicago Blackhawks	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	10:54	Chicago Blackhawks	Ben Eager	Cross checking	2
2nd	10:54	Chicago Blackhawks	Ben Eager	Roughing	2
2nd	10:54	Chicago Blackhawks	Ben Eager	Roughing	2
3rd	04:08	Chicago Blackhawks	Martin Havlat	Hooking	2
3rd	07:51	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	Roughing	2
3rd	07:51	Chicago Blackhawks	Ben Eager	Roughing	2
3rd	08:51	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Interference	2
3rd	12:15	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	Tripping	2
3rd	18:23	Buffalo Sabres	Teppo Numminen	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Joel Quenneville
Referees: Paul Devorski, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Mark Pare
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Nathan Paetsch, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Chris Butler, Nathan Gerbe, Tim Kennedy, Mike Weber
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Brent Sopel, Aaron Johnson, Pascal Pelletier, Tim Brent, Corey Crawford, Jake Dowell, Troy Brouwer, Jack Skille, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Jordan Hendry

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