Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks

United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks
Team Goals 2010-2011 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 43-29-10
at Chicago Blackhawks 4 44-29-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 19 10 12 41
Chicago Blackhawks 9 7 5 21

Three stars

  1. P. Sharp, Chicago Blackhawks (2 goals)
  2. M. Hossa, Chicago Blackhawks (1 goal)
  3. D. Stafford, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:25 Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Sharp (1) Patrick Kane (1) Even strength BUF 0, CHI 1
1st 06:52 Buffalo Sabres Drew Stafford (1) Steve Montador (1), Thomas Vanek (1) Even strength BUF 1, CHI 1
1st 07:07 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad (1) Patrick Kaleta (1) Even strength BUF 2, CHI 1
2nd 01:04 Chicago Blackhawks Marian Hossa (1) Brent Seabrook (1) Even strength BUF 2, CHI 2
2nd 17:15 Buffalo Sabres Cody McCormick (1) Jochen Hecht (1), Tim Connolly (1) Even strength BUF 3, CHI 2
3rd 09:36 Chicago Blackhawks Dave Bolland (1) Brent Seabrook (2), Duncan Keith (1) Even strength BUF 3, CHI 3
3rd 12:52 Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Sharp (2) Tomas Kopecky (1), Patrick Kane (2) Power play BUF 3, CHI 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks
Stat Buffalo Sabres Chicago Blackhawks
Shots on goal 41 21
Power play 0 of 6 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 12 16
Hits 26 38
Blocked shots 15 18
Giveaways 5 12
Takeaways 4 9
Faceoffs won 21/61 (34.4%) 40/61 (65.6%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 C. McCormick C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 2 0 12:05
Number 9 D. Roy C 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 38.1% 19:30
Number 19 T. Connolly C 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 11.1% 19:03
Number 20 R. Niedermayer C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 25% 13:00
Number 21 D. Stafford R 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 16:57
Number 25 M. Grier R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 14:20
Number 26 T. Vanek L 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 16:48
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 4 1 0 52.9% 13:57
Number 36 P. Kaleta R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 0 0 08:01
Number 42 N. Gerbe C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 12:10
Number 55 J. Hecht C 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 13:35
Number 63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 13:49
Number 3 J. Leopold D 0 0 0 -1 4 2 0 1 0 21:23
Number 4 S. Montador D 0 1 1 +2 0 3 1 2 0 14:14
Number 34 C. Butler D 0 0 0 +2 4 0 2 2 0 19:25
Number 44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 22:08
Number 52 C. Rivet D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 1 0 16:48
Number 57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 3 0 24:04
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 P. Lalime 21 17 4 .810 58:40 Loss

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 P. Sharp L 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 72.7% 17:38
Number 15 F. Pisani R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:07
Number 19 J. Toews C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 2 0 69.6% 20:14
Number 22 T. Brouwer R 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 14:49
Number 25 V. Stalberg L 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 08:13
Number 28 J. Dowell C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 50% 08:46
Number 29 B. Bickell L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 13:03
Number 36 D. Bolland C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 2 0 0 68.4% 18:39
Number 81 M. Hossa R 1 0 1 -1 2 1 0 1 0 17:44
Number 82 T. Kopecky R 0 1 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 15:29
Number 88 P. Kane R 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 17:41
Number 2 D. Keith D 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 5 0 28:20
Number 4 N. Hjalmarsson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 16:41
Number 5 J. Cullimore D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 1 0 13:17
Number 7 B. Seabrook D 0 2 2 +1 0 0 1 2 0 27:20
Number 8 N. Leddy D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 08:46
Number 24 N. Boynton D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 4 0 19:40
Number 32 J. Scott L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 06:07
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 M. Turco 41 38 3 .927 59:53 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:51 Chicago Blackhawks Tomas Kopecky Interference 2
1st 15:07 Buffalo Sabres Drew Stafford High sticking 2
1st 18:03 Chicago Blackhawks Jake Dowell Hooking 2
2nd 06:28 Chicago Blackhawks Viktor Stalberg Roughing 2
2nd 06:28 Buffalo Sabres Chris Butler Roughing 2
2nd 06:28 Buffalo Sabres Rob Niedermayer Elbowing 2
2nd 08:32 Chicago Blackhawks Marian Hossa Tripping 2
3rd 08:07 Buffalo Sabres Chris Butler Tripping 2
3rd 08:07 Chicago Blackhawks Jonathan Toews Cross checking 2
3rd 10:53 Buffalo Sabres Jordan Leopold High sticking 2
3rd 16:09 Chicago Blackhawks Tomas Kopecky Boarding 2
3rd 16:51 Chicago Blackhawks Nick Boynton Hooking 2
3rd 17:13 Buffalo Sabres Jordan Leopold Tripping 2
3rd 19:27 Chicago Blackhawks Duncan Keith Slashing 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Chicago Blackhawks head coach
Joel Quenneville
Referees
Tim Peel, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Dan Schachte, Greg Devorski
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Shaone Morrisonn, Jason Pominville, Mike Weber
Chicago Blackhawks scratches
Jack Skille, Jordan Hendry

2010-2011 season series

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