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Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks

United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in a shootout on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at home.

Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Buffalo Sabres 4 33-39-10
at Chicago Blackhawks 5 36-34-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 3 1 0 0 4
Chicago Blackhawks 2 0 2 0 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 14 12 8 5 0 39
Chicago Blackhawks 16 12 10 7 0 45

Three stars

  1. A. Anisimov, Chicago Blackhawks (2 goals)
  2. Z. Bogosian, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. P. Kane, Chicago Blackhawks (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 16:01 Chicago Blackhawks Duncan Keith (4) Jonathan Toews (39), Patrick Kane (55) Even strength BUF 0, CHI 1
1st 18:26 Chicago Blackhawks Artem Anisimov (12) Dominik Kahun (20), Patrick Kane (56) Even strength BUF 0, CHI 2
2nd 03:16 Buffalo Sabres Vladimir Sobotka (5) Tage Thompson (5), Brandon Montour (22) Even strength BUF 1, CHI 2
2nd 04:39 Buffalo Sabres Brandon Montour (7) Scott Wilson (2), Zach Bogosian (14) Even strength BUF 2, CHI 2
2nd 06:45 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian (3) Evan Rodrigues (17) Shorthanded BUF 3, CHI 2
3rd 04:48 Chicago Blackhawks Artem Anisimov (13) Unassisted Even strength BUF 3, CHI 3
3rd 07:20 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo (11) Evan Rodrigues (18), Conor Sheary (19) Even strength BUF 4, CHI 3
3rd 07:57 Chicago Blackhawks Brendan Perlini (8) Jonathan Toews (40), Slater Koekkoek (3) Even strength BUF 4, CHI 4

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Chicago Blackhawks Jonathan Toews Goal
1 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel Goal
2 Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Kane Goal (winner)
2 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart Saved
3 Chicago Blackhawks Alex DeBrincat Goal

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Chicago Blackhawks
Shots on goal 39 45
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 4
Hits 12 18
Blocked shots 10 19
Giveaways 5 14
Takeaways 9 11
Faceoffs won 32/61 (52.5%) 29/61 (47.5%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 +1 0 5 1 1 42.9% 22:26
17 V. Sobotka C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 56.3% 12:59
20 S. Wilson C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 1 16:31
21 K. Okposo R 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 12:36
23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 20:49
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 75% 14:52
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 08:21
37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 33.3% 11:14
43 C. Sheary L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 14:34
53 J. Skinner L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 71.4% 20:41
71 E. Rodrigues C 0 2 2 +1 0 3 0 0 41.7% 17:50
72 T. Thompson C 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 07:07
4 Z. Bogosian D 1 1 2 +1 0 5 1 1 25:18
6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 15:44
8 C. Nelson D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 14:19
26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 20:40
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 27:50
62 B. Montour D 1 1 2 +1 4 5 1 0 21:21
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
40 C. Hutton 45 41 4 .911 64:48 OT loss

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player
11 B. Perlini L 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 10:48
12 A. DeBrincat R 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 1 19:24
14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:32
15 A. Anisimov C 2 0 2 +2 0 2 0 1 50% 18:37
16 M. Kruger C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 100% 12:52
17 D. Strome C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 2 50% 18:35
19 J. Toews C 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 0 43.5% 22:06
20 B. Saad L 0 0 0 +1 0 5 3 1 20:58
24 D. Kahun C 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 0 50% 16:11
40 J. Hayden C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 06:37
64 D. Kampf C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 50% 12:31
88 P. Kane R 0 2 2 +1 0 4 0 0 25:13
2 D. Keith D 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 2 22:43
5 C. Murphy D 0 0 0 +1 0 5 4 2 21:10
7 B. Seabrook D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 5 17:30
56 E. Gustafsson D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 3 3 24:22
63 C. Dahlstrom D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 20:02
68 S. Koekkoek D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 11:19
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie
50 C. Crawford 39 35 4 .897 64:30 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:37 Buffalo Sabres Casey Nelson Holding 2
1st 13:43 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen Roughing 2
1st 18:30 Chicago Blackhawks David Kampf Tripping 2
2nd 05:19 Buffalo Sabres Brandon Montour Tripping 2
2nd 11:40 Chicago Blackhawks Jonathan Toews Slashing 2
2nd 13:48 Buffalo Sabres Casey Mittelstadt Hooking 2
2nd 19:15 Buffalo Sabres Brandon Montour Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Phil Housley
Chicago Blackhawks head coach
Jeremy Colliton
Referees
Garrett Rank, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen
Lonnie Cameron, Derek Amell
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Matt Hunwick, Johan Larsson, Jake McCabe
Chicago Blackhawks scratches
Cam Ward, Gustav Forsling, Dylan Sikura, Drake Caggiula

2018-2019 season series

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Blackhawks 7 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 5 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 7

Matchup Status Details
Florida Panthers 3 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Dallas Stars 4 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 0 at Arizona Coyotes 2 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at Los Angeles Kings 0 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final Game page

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