Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks
· United Center, Chicago · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in overtime on Friday, December 8, 2017 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
5 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
28 |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
13 |
14 |
16 |
8 |
51 |
Three stars
- G. Forsling, Chicago Blackhawks (1 goal, 2 assists)
- T. Wingels, Chicago Blackhawks (1 goal)
- R. Lehner, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
19:42 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Pominville (8) |
Jack Eichel (15), Evander Kane (13) |
Power play |
BUF 1, CHI 0 |
| 2nd |
08:30 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Alex DeBrincat (12) |
Patrick Sharp (5), Gustav Forsling (7) |
Power play |
BUF 1, CHI 1 |
| 2nd |
11:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Kyle Okposo (4) |
Scott Wilson (1), Evan Rodrigues (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, CHI 1 |
| 3rd |
16:38 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Tommy Wingels (3) |
Gustav Forsling (8), Jan Rutta (10) |
Shorthanded |
BUF 2, CHI 2 |
| OT |
04:55 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Gustav Forsling (3) |
Brandon Saad (5), Jonathan Toews (12) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, CHI 3 |
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 |
28 |
51 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
1 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
6 |
| Hits |
30 |
15 |
| Blocked shots |
31 |
5 |
| Giveaways |
3 |
6 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/56 (50%) |
28/56 (50%) |
Box score
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 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
20% |
21:07 |
| Number 15 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
35.7% |
23:13 |
| Number 17 J. Nolan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:01 |
| Number 20 S. Wilson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:05 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:08 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
70% |
13:24 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:44 |
| Number 24 H. Fasching |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:20 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:45 |
| Number 67 B. Pouliot |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:02 |
| Number 71 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
42.9% |
14:13 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
63.2% |
18:14 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
28:08 |
| Number 19 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
|
21:55 |
| Number 41 J. Falk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:01 |
| Number 47 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
19:13 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
|
31:44 |
| Number 93 V. Antipin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
07:44 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 R. Lehner |
51 |
48 |
3 |
.941 |
64:52 |
OT loss |
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 8 N. Schmaltz |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
21:37 |
| Number 10 P. Sharp |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
17:41 |
| Number 12 A. DeBrincat |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:50 |
| Number 14 R. Panik |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:36 |
| Number 15 A. Anisimov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
27.3% |
21:20 |
| Number 17 L. Bouma |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:31 |
| Number 19 J. Toews |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
65.2% |
22:45 |
| Number 20 B. Saad |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
18:53 |
| Number 40 J. Hayden |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:00 |
| Number 48 V. Hinostroza |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
12:02 |
| Number 57 T. Wingels |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:35 |
| Number 88 P. Kane |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:17 |
| Number 2 D. Keith |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
29:21 |
| Number 5 C. Murphy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:15 |
| Number 7 B. Seabrook |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:45 |
| Number 11 C. Franson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:48 |
| Number 42 G. Forsling |
D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:04 |
| Number 44 J. Rutta |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:10 |
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 50 C. Crawford |
28 |
26 |
2 |
.929 |
64:55 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
01:11 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Jan Rutta |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
03:05 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Evan Rodrigues |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
15:54 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Evan Rodrigues |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
19:27 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Tommy Wingels |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:43 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Victor Antipin |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Johan Larsson |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
15:25 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Brent Seabrook |
Interference |
2 |
| OT |
01:31 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Gustav Forsling |
Ps holding on breakaway (penalty shot) |
0 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Phil Housley
- Chicago Blackhawks head coach
- Joel Quenneville
- Referees
- Brian Pochmara, Kendrick Nicholson
- Linesmen
- Tim Nowak, Ryan Daisy
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Josh Gorges, Nathan Beaulieu, Zemgus Girgensons
- Chicago Blackhawks scratches
- Ryan Hartman, Jordan Oesterle, Michal Kempny
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| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Columbus Blue Jackets
5
 at New Jersey Devils
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Dec 8, 2017
|
 New York Rangers
2
 at Washington Capitals
4
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 8, 2017
|
 Vegas Golden Knights
4
 at Nashville Predators
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Nashville Predators, Fri, Dec 8, 2017
|
 Minnesota Wild
3
 at Anaheim Ducks
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Dec 8, 2017
|
Sources and further reading
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