Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Buffalo Sabres 7–3 on Friday, February 1, 2019 on the road.

Final score, Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Chicago Blackhawks 7 36-34-12
at Buffalo Sabres 3 33-39-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Chicago Blackhawks 1 3 3 7
Buffalo Sabres 0 1 2 3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Chicago Blackhawks 7 15 8 30
Buffalo Sabres 14 12 17 43

Three stars

  1. P. Kane, Chicago Blackhawks (2 goals, 2 assists)
  2. D. Caggiula, Chicago Blackhawks (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. B. Saad, Chicago Blackhawks (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 18:38 Chicago Blackhawks Drake Caggiula (8) Gustav Forsling (5) Even strength CHI 1, BUF 0
2nd 00:50 Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Kane (30) Erik Gustafsson (23), Drake Caggiula (6) Even strength CHI 2, BUF 0
2nd 05:06 Chicago Blackhawks Duncan Keith (2) Alex DeBrincat (19), Patrick Kane (43) Even strength CHI 3, BUF 0
2nd 18:05 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (17) Jeff Skinner (15), Rasmus Ristolainen (27) Even strength CHI 3, BUF 1
2nd 19:39 Chicago Blackhawks Brandon Saad (16) David Kampf (13), Marcus Kruger (4) Even strength CHI 4, BUF 1
3rd 03:39 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (11) Jeff Skinner (16), Zach Bogosian (10) Even strength CHI 4, BUF 2
3rd 07:16 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo (9) Conor Sheary (14), Casey Mittelstadt (9) Power play CHI 4, BUF 3
3rd 11:24 Chicago Blackhawks Connor Murphy (2) Patrick Kane (44), Jonathan Toews (27) Even strength CHI 5, BUF 3
3rd 17:13 Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Kane (31) Drake Caggiula (7), Brent Seabrook (15) Even strength, Empty net CHI 6, BUF 3
3rd 19:22 Chicago Blackhawks Brandon Saad (17) Unassisted Even strength CHI 7, BUF 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
Stat Chicago Blackhawks Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 30 43
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 9 9
Blocked shots 9 5
Giveaways 10 7
Takeaways 7 5
Faceoffs won 23/51 (45.1%) 28/51 (54.9%)

Box score

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 12 A. DeBrincat R 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 0 0 14:56
Number 14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 08:58
Number 15 A. Anisimov C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 55.6% 12:21
Number 16 M. Kruger C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 0 0 100% 13:09
Number 17 D. Strome C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 28.6% 15:32
Number 19 J. Toews C 0 1 1 +2 2 2 0 0 0 40% 21:30
Number 20 B. Saad L 2 0 2 +2 0 3 0 0 0 15:16
Number 24 D. Kahun C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11:49
Number 40 J. Hayden C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 08:44
Number 64 D. Kampf C 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 0 0 71.4% 14:03
Number 88 P. Kane R 2 2 4 +3 0 4 1 0 0 21:37
Number 91 D. Caggiula L 1 2 3 +1 0 3 3 1 0 16:33
Number 2 D. Keith D 1 0 1 +3 0 2 0 2 0 22:32
Number 5 C. Murphy D 1 0 1 +3 2 4 0 0 0 19:14
Number 7 B. Seabrook D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 2 0 19:47
Number 42 G. Forsling D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 0 0 16:25
Number 56 E. Gustafsson D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 1 0 20:52
Number 63 C. Dahlstrom D 0 0 0 +3 0 3 1 2 0 19:10
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 C. Ward 43 40 3 .930 60:00 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 J. Eichel C 1 0 1 -2 0 2 0 0 0 64.7% 23:36
Number 17 V. Sobotka C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 50% 14:43
Number 21 K. Okposo R 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 0 1 10:56
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 0 0 18:06
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 40% 09:48
Number 29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 12:34
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 0 0 66.7% 15:23
Number 43 C. Sheary L 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 0 0 16:18
Number 53 J. Skinner L 0 2 2 -3 0 10 0 0 0 28.6% 20:59
Number 71 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 100% 16:47
Number 72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 09:31
Number 81 R. Elie L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:40
Number 4 Z. Bogosian D 0 1 1 -3 0 1 1 0 0 22:32
Number 6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 -2 0 6 0 0 0 14:40
Number 19 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 19:10
Number 24 L. Pilut D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 15:32
Number 26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 1 0 21:52
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 0 1 1 -3 2 3 3 1 0 24:31
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 L. Ullmark 7 5 2 .714 19:22
Number 40 C. Hutton 22 18 4 .818 40:00 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:15 Chicago Blackhawks Erik Gustafsson Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 18:49 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen Interference 2
1st 18:49 Chicago Blackhawks Jonathan Toews Roughing 2
2nd 05:53 Buffalo Sabres Lawrence Pilut Slashing 2
2nd 10:22 Chicago Blackhawks Artem Anisimov Tripping 2
2nd 20:00 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson Interference 2
3rd 05:44 Chicago Blackhawks Connor Murphy Hooking 2

Game information

Chicago Blackhawks head coach
Jeremy Colliton
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Phil Housley
Referees
Wes McCauley, Garrett Rank
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, Michel Cormier
Chicago Blackhawks scratches
Slater Koekkoek, Brendan Perlini
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Matt Hunwick, Johan Larsson, Nathan Beaulieu

2018-2019 season series

Every Chicago Blackhawks and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup Status Details
Chicago Blackhawks 7 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Feb 1, 2019
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 5 Final/SO Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Mar 7, 2019

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