Arizona Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, December 13, 2018, 7:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Arizona Coyotes 3–1 on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at home.

Final score, Arizona Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Arizona Coyotes	1	39-35-8
at Buffalo Sabres	3	33-39-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Arizona Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Arizona Coyotes	1	0	0	1
Buffalo Sabres	2	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Arizona Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Arizona Coyotes	7	13	6	26
Buffalo Sabres	7	15	11	33

Three stars

C. Mittelstadt, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
E. Rodrigues, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Arizona Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:48	Buffalo Sabres	Casey Mittelstadt (5)	Conor Sheary (7)	Even strength	ARI 0, BUF 1
1st	06:54	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Skinner (22)	Jack Eichel (29), Sam Reinhart (19)	Even strength	ARI 0, BUF 2
1st	07:19	Arizona Coyotes	Christian Fischer (7)	Richard Panik (4)	Even strength	ARI 1, BUF 2
3rd	06:28	Buffalo Sabres	Evan Rodrigues (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	ARI 1, BUF 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Arizona Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	Arizona Coyotes	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	26	33
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	4
Hits	21	23
Blocked shots	13	18
Giveaways	6	8
Takeaways	2	3
Faceoffs won	27/68 (39.7%)	41/68 (60.3%)

Box score

Arizona Coyotes

Arizona Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 N. Schmaltz	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	28.6%	20:46
Number 9 C. Keller	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	66.7%	20:35
Number 14 R. Panik	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0		17:33
Number 15 B. Richardson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	2	55.6%	15:39
Number 21 D. Stepan	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	31.8%	17:19
Number 25 N. Cousins	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		14:57
Number 29 M. Kempe	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14.3%	08:10
Number 36 C. Fischer	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0		09:52
Number 45 J. Archibald	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		14:26
Number 58 M. Bunting	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		11:37
Number 67 L. Crouse	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	8	0		13:37
Number 83 C. Garland	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	100%	16:33
Number 4 N. Hjalmarsson	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	2		14:28
Number 6 J. Chychrun	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1		22:51
Number 23 O. Ekman-Larsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1		26:42
Number 33 A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	2		18:48
Number 44 K. Connauton	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		19:39
Number 82 J. Oesterle	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		17:21

Arizona Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 D. Kuemper	33	30	3	.909	57:07	Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 J. Eichel	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	46.7%	18:11
Number 17 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	68.4%	13:45
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	80%	11:53
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	3	66.7%	16:13
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	50%	18:10
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		16:08
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	100%	11:37
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	50%	12:57
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		10:03
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	1	0	1	+1	2	6	0	0	50%	18:30
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	71.4%	16:48
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		11:36
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	4		25:10
Number 5 M. Tennyson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	0		12:12
Number 24 L. Pilut	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	1		18:45
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	1		21:23
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	4	5		27:34
Number 82 N. Beaulieu	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	1		15:05

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 C. Hutton	26	25	1	.962	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Arizona Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
3rd	00:56	Buffalo Sabres	Lawrence Pilut	High sticking	2
3rd	17:18	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Skinner	Hooking	2
3rd	17:37	Arizona Coyotes	Derek Stepan	Hooking	2

Game information

Arizona Coyotes head coach: Rick Tocchet
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Phil Housley
Referees: Marc Joannette, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Bryan Pancich, David Brisebois
Arizona Coyotes scratches: Calvin Pickard, Alex Galchenyuk, Ilya Lyubushkin
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Patrik Berglund, Remi Elie

2018-2019 season series

Every Arizona Coyotes and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Arizona Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Oct 13, 2018
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Dec 13, 2018

Other NHL games on Dec 13

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 13, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 13, 2018
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 13, 2018
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 13, 2018
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Nashville Predators 4	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 13, 2018
Florida Panthers 1 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Dec 13, 2018
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Winnipeg Jets 5	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Dec 13, 2018
Dallas Stars 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 13, 2018

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