Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Winnipeg Jets 4–3 on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at home.

Final score, Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Winnipeg Jets 3 40-35-7
at Buffalo Sabres 4 33-37-12

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Winnipeg Jets 15 15 5 35
Buffalo Sabres 10 10 16 36

Three stars

  1. R. O'Reilly, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. B. Gionta, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  3. Z. Girgensons, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:48 Winnipeg Jets Nikolaj Ehlers (14) Patrik Laine (16), Mark Scheifele (20) Even strength WPG 1, BUF 0
1st 19:36 Buffalo Sabres Ryan O'Reilly (8) Sam Reinhart (16) Even strength WPG 1, BUF 1
2nd 02:30 Winnipeg Jets Drew Stafford (3) Blake Wheeler (21), Mathieu Perreault (7) Power play WPG 2, BUF 1
2nd 07:51 Winnipeg Jets Joel Armia (2) Adam Lowry (6), Josh Morrissey (6) Even strength WPG 3, BUF 1
3rd 05:12 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno (7) Cody Franson (8) Even strength WPG 3, BUF 2
3rd 05:38 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons (5) Matt Moulson (9) Even strength WPG 3, BUF 3
3rd 09:54 Buffalo Sabres Brian Gionta (8) Ryan O'Reilly (14), Zemgus Girgensons (4) Even strength WPG 3, BUF 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres
Stat Winnipeg Jets Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 35 36
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 26 10
Hits 12 19
Blocked shots 7 17
Giveaways 1 4
Takeaways 4 10
Faceoffs won 32/60 (53.3%) 28/60 (46.7%)

Box score

Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg Jets skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 A. Copp C 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 08:10
Number 12 D. Stafford R 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 12:24
Number 16 S. Matthias L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13:26
Number 17 A. Lowry C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 57.1% 17:24
Number 18 B. Little C 0 0 0 -3 2 1 0 0 0 54.5% 16:38
Number 19 N. Petan C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 66.7% 11:12
Number 26 B. Wheeler R 0 1 1 -2 0 3 1 0 0 17:18
Number 27 N. Ehlers L 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 17:13
Number 29 P. Laine L 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 13:06
Number 40 J. Armia R 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 19:01
Number 55 M. Scheifele C 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 50% 18:53
Number 85 M. Perreault C 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 0 0 14:03
Number 4 P. Postma D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 07:58
Number 7 B. Chiarot D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:28
Number 8 J. Trouba D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 25:39
Number 33 D. Byfuglien D 0 0 0 -2 18 4 0 2 0 28:26
Number 39 T. Enstrom D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 22:35
Number 44 J. Morrissey D 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 1 0 18:32
Winnipeg Jets goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 37 C. Hellebuyck 36 32 4 .889 58:34 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 E. Kane L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 19:38
Number 12 B. Gionta R 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 100% 17:18
Number 15 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 35.7% 21:46
Number 21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 18:56
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 33.3% 19:25
Number 26 M. Moulson L 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 0 0 07:53
Number 27 D. Grant C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 04:07
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 2 0 0 16:09
Number 44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 04:33
Number 56 J. Bailey R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10:25
Number 82 M. Foligno L 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 15:00
Number 90 R. O'Reilly C 1 1 2 +2 0 3 0 0 0 59.4% 24:03
Number 6 C. Franson D 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 20:27
Number 29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 6 0 19:14
Number 38 T. Fedun D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 10:33
Number 41 J. Falk D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 14:22
Number 47 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19:59
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 +2 0 4 3 4 0 30:22
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 R. Lehner 35 32 3 .914 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:32 Buffalo Sabres Cody Franson Holding 2
2nd 00:40 Buffalo Sabres Cody Franson Interference 2
2nd 05:08 Buffalo Sabres Justin Falk Holding 2
2nd 13:42 Winnipeg Jets Nic Petan Slashing 2
2nd 15:34 Winnipeg Jets Andrew Copp Hooking 2
2nd 18:42 Winnipeg Jets Dustin Byfuglien Tripping 2
3rd 05:51 Winnipeg Jets Mark Scheifele Roughing 2
3rd 20:00 Buffalo Sabres Robin Lehner Roughing 2
3rd 20:00 Winnipeg Jets Bryan Little Roughing 2
3rd 20:00 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno Roughing 2
3rd 20:00 Winnipeg Jets Dustin Byfuglien Cross checking 2
3rd 20:00 Winnipeg Jets Dustin Byfuglien Roughing 2
3rd 20:00 Winnipeg Jets Dustin Byfuglien Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
3rd 20:00 Winnipeg Jets Dustin Byfuglien Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

Winnipeg Jets head coach
Paul Maurice
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Gord Dwyer, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, David Brisebois
Winnipeg Jets scratches
Chris Thorburn, Mark Stuart
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Josh Gorges, Johan Larsson, William Carrier

2016-2017 season series

Every Winnipeg Jets and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Winnipeg Jets 1 Final Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Winnipeg Jets, Sun, Oct 30, 2016
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Jan 7, 2017

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