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Arizona Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Arizona Coyotes 6–3 on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Arizona Coyotes 3 30-42-10
at Buffalo Sabres 6 33-37-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Arizona Coyotes 1 1 1 3
Buffalo Sabres 1 2 3 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Arizona Coyotes 4 6 12 22
Buffalo Sabres 12 19 10 41

Three stars

  1. R. O'Reilly, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. M. Foligno, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
  3. J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:54 Arizona Coyotes Teemu Pulkkinen (2) Max Domi (20), Christian Dvorak (13) Even strength ARI 1, BUF 0
1st 11:54 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno (11) Ryan O'Reilly (27), Rasmus Ristolainen (34) Shorthanded ARI 1, BUF 1
2nd 00:57 Buffalo Sabres Ryan O'Reilly (14) Jack Eichel (24), Kyle Okposo (23) Power play ARI 1, BUF 2
2nd 02:05 Arizona Coyotes Tobias Rieder (14) Unassisted Shorthanded ARI 2, BUF 2
2nd 11:08 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (15) Sam Reinhart (25), Kyle Okposo (24) Power play ARI 2, BUF 3
3rd 08:20 Arizona Coyotes Alex Goligoski (3) Oliver Ekman-Larsson (24), Tobias Rieder (13) Even strength ARI 3, BUF 3
3rd 14:24 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane (23) Ryan O'Reilly (28), Jake McCabe (13) Even strength ARI 3, BUF 4
3rd 18:17 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno (12) Jack Eichel (25), Cody Franson (15) Even strength, Empty net ARI 3, BUF 5
3rd 19:56 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart (15) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net ARI 3, BUF 6

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

Team stats

Stat Arizona Coyotes Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 22 41
Power play 0 of 2 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 6
Hits 14 25
Blocked shots 15 8
Giveaways 7 9
Takeaways 4 4
Faceoffs won 31/64 (48.4%) 33/64 (51.6%)

Box score

Arizona Coyotes

Arizona Coyotes skaters
Player
8 T. Rieder L 1 1 2 +1 0 1 0 0 0 17:13
12 T. Pulkkinen L 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 10:55
13 P. Holland C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 38.9% 15:39
16 M. Domi C 0 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 0 14:40
17 R. Vrbata R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 15:40
18 C. Dvorak C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 66.7% 17:26
19 S. Doan R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 15:43
29 B. Perlini L 0 0 0 -4 2 0 0 0 0 12:10
48 J. Martinook L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 47.4% 17:03
67 L. Crouse L 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 12:44
86 J. Jooris R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 42.9% 11:28
88 J. McGinn L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 12:48
2 L. Schenn D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 3 0 18:06
5 C. Murphy D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 2 2 0 21:56
6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 19:06
23 O. Ekman-Larsson D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 1 0 26:19
33 A. Goligoski D 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 3 0 24:47
44 K. Connauton D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 09:17
Arizona Coyotes goalies
Goalie
41 M. Smith 39 35 4 .897 58:52 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 1 0 1 +1 2 6 3 0 0 16:48
12 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 50% 16:05
15 J. Eichel C 1 2 3 0 0 6 0 0 1 41.7% 17:04
21 K. Okposo R 0 2 2 -2 0 1 0 0 0 12:16
23 S. Reinhart C 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 17:51
26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 11:25
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 57.1% 13:39
56 J. Bailey R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 08:47
63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 13:09
71 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 50% 13:03
82 M. Foligno L 2 0 2 +2 0 5 8 1 0 17:40
90 R. O'Reilly C 1 2 3 +1 0 1 0 1 1 56.5% 20:32
4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 6 0 0 17:33
6 C. Franson D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 0 0 18:09
29 J. McCabe D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 2 0 19:54
47 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 17:49
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 1 1 +2 0 6 1 2 0 24:39
77 D. Kulikov D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 1 0 17:37
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
40 R. Lehner 22 19 3 .864 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:25 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons Hooking 2
1st 19:29 Arizona Coyotes Teemu Pulkkinen Interference 2
2nd 01:37 Arizona Coyotes Lawson Crouse Boarding 2
2nd 04:27 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 05:06 Arizona Coyotes Max Domi Interference 2
2nd 10:28 Arizona Coyotes Brendan Perlini Tripping 2
3rd 17:00 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane Slashing 2
3rd 17:00 Arizona Coyotes Max Domi Cross checking 2

Game information

Arizona Coyotes head coach
Dave Tippett
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Graham Skilliter, Tom Kowal
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Greg Devorski
Arizona Coyotes scratches
Alexander Burmistrov, Anthony Duclair, Tony DeAngelo
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Justin Falk, Nicolas Deslauriers

2016-2017 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Arizona Coyotes 3 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Buffalo Sabres 6 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 2

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 1 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final/SO Game page
New Jersey Devils 0 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
New York Islanders 5 at Dallas Stars 4 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final/SO Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page

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