Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
· First Niagara Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final/SO
Final score
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, December 19, 2015 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
6 |
9 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
28 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
5 |
14 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
27 |
Three stars
- P. Kane, Chicago Blackhawks (1 goal)
- C. Johnson, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
- R. O'Reilly, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
06:04 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Dennis Rasmussen (3) |
Michal Rozsival (1) |
Even strength |
CHI 1, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
06:37 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Cody Franson (3) |
Jack Eichel (7), Evander Kane (5) |
Even strength |
CHI 1, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
16:40 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan O'Reilly (12) |
Sam Reinhart (7), Jake McCabe (3) |
Even strength |
CHI 1, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
19:26 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Patrick Kane (20) |
Artemi Panarin (21), Duncan Keith (11) |
Power play |
CHI 2, BUF 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
| Round |
Team |
Shooter |
Result |
| 1 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan O'Reilly |
Saved |
| 1 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Jonathan Toews |
Saved |
| 2 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyler Ennis |
Saved |
| 2 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Patrick Kane |
Goal (winner) |
| 3 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zemgus Girgensons |
Saved |
Team stats
Team stats, Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
28 |
27 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
6 |
| Hits |
8 |
27 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
2 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
26/53 (49.1%) |
27/53 (50.9%) |
Box score
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 A. Desjardins |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
13:31 |
| Number 15 A. Anisimov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
19:15 |
| Number 19 J. Toews |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
37.5% |
21:32 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
63.6% |
11:20 |
| Number 28 R. Garbutt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:13 |
| Number 29 B. Bickell |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:54 |
| Number 65 A. Shaw |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
20% |
11:25 |
| Number 70 D. Rasmussen |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
11:06 |
| Number 72 A. Panarin |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:02 |
| Number 81 M. Hossa |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:50 |
| Number 86 T. Teravainen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:30 |
| Number 88 P. Kane |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
22:16 |
| Number 2 D. Keith |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
29:22 |
| Number 4 N. Hjalmarsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:30 |
| Number 7 B. Seabrook |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:42 |
| Number 32 M. Rozsival |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:55 |
| Number 47 R. Scuderi |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:13 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:17 |
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 50 C. Crawford |
27 |
25 |
2 |
.926 |
64:07 |
Win |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 E. Kane |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
19:35 |
| Number 12 B. Gionta |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:42 |
| Number 15 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
18:55 |
| Number 17 D. Legwand |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
12:53 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
15:09 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:34 |
| Number 26 M. Moulson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:04 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:14 |
| Number 44 N. Deslauriers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:15 |
| Number 63 T. Ennis |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:59 |
| Number 88 J. McGinn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:06 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
64.7% |
22:33 |
| Number 4 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:34 |
| Number 6 M. Weber |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:21 |
| Number 29 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:00 |
| Number 46 C. Franson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:03 |
| Number 47 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:46 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
26:17 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 C. Johnson |
28 |
26 |
2 |
.929 |
65:00 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
10:20 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Ryan Garbutt |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:27 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Gorges |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:27 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Ristolainen |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:26 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Cody Franson |
Cross checking |
2 |
| OT |
02:50 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Andrew Shaw |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Chicago Blackhawks head coach
- Joel Quenneville
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- Referees
- Justin St. Pierre, Jean Hebert
- Linesmen
- Greg Devorski, Steve Barton
- Chicago Blackhawks scratches
- Brandon Mashinter, David Rundblad, Marcus Kruger
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Carlo Colaiacovo, Marcus Foligno
Other NHL games on Dec 19
Other NHL games on Saturday, December 19, 2015
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Calgary Flames
2
 at St. Louis Blues
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 19, 2015
|
 Los Angeles Kings
0
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 19, 2015
|
 Anaheim Ducks
2
 at New Jersey Devils
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 19, 2015
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
2
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 19, 2015
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
2
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 19, 2015
|
 Montreal Canadiens
2
 at Dallas Stars
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars, Sat, Dec 19, 2015
|
 Minnesota Wild
2
 at Nashville Predators
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 19, 2015
|
 New York Islanders
0
 at Arizona Coyotes
1
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Dec 19, 2015
|
 Edmonton Oilers
1
 at Colorado Avalanche
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Dec 19, 2015
|
Sources and further reading
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