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Buffalo Sabres at Arizona Coyotes

Gila River Arena, Glendale Regular Season Final

Final score

The Arizona Coyotes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at home.

Team Goals 2019-2020 record
Buffalo Sabres 2 30-31-8
at Arizona Coyotes 5 33-29-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 2 0 0 2
Arizona Coyotes 0 3 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 8 12 7 27
Arizona Coyotes 9 12 10 31

Three stars

  1. C. Keller, Arizona Coyotes (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. P. Kessel, Arizona Coyotes (1 goal)
  3. J. Oesterle, Arizona Coyotes (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:59 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Johansson (8) Dominik Kahun (18), Jake McCabe (10) Even strength BUF 1, ARI 0
1st 08:43 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner (14) Wayne Simmonds (17) Even strength BUF 2, ARI 0
2nd 02:20 Arizona Coyotes Jordan Oesterle (3) Clayton Keller (26), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (19) Even strength BUF 2, ARI 1
2nd 03:13 Arizona Coyotes Phil Kessel (14) Alex Goligoski (28), Jordan Oesterle (10) Even strength BUF 2, ARI 2
2nd 07:30 Arizona Coyotes Clayton Keller (16) Unassisted Even strength BUF 2, ARI 3
3rd 13:59 Arizona Coyotes Clayton Keller (17) Jason Demers (10) Even strength BUF 2, ARI 4
3rd 19:40 Arizona Coyotes Oliver Ekman-Larsson (8) Brad Richardson (5) Shorthanded, Empty net BUF 2, ARI 5

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Arizona Coyotes
Shots on goal 27 31
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 4
Hits 28 27
Blocked shots 15 9
Giveaways 7 10
Takeaways 2 11
Faceoffs won 27/50 (54%) 23/50 (46%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 0 57.9% 21:23
13 J. Vesey L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:05
17 W. Simmonds R 0 1 1 -1 0 4 2 0 12:25
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 6 0 100% 15:14
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62.5% 15:14
23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 19:36
27 C. Lazar C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 62.5% 10:57
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 15:48
53 J. Skinner L 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 0 50% 15:06
68 V. Olofsson L 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 07:15
90 M. Johansson L 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 0 40% 15:50
95 D. Kahun C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 14:57
10 H. Jokiharju D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 17:50
19 J. McCabe D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 2 17:40
26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 -1 2 3 3 2 23:53
33 C. Miller D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 2 17:19
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 21:21
62 B. Montour D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 20:52
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
34 J. Johansson 30 26 4 .867 58:15 Loss

Arizona Coyotes

Arizona Coyotes skaters
Player
8 N. Schmaltz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:52
9 C. Keller R 2 1 3 +3 0 5 1 1 17:47
13 V. Hinostroza C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 13:04
15 B. Richardson R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 63.6% 13:01
18 C. Dvorak C 0 0 0 +3 0 0 1 0 54.5% 16:57
21 D. Stepan C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 40% 19:22
29 B. Hayton C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37.5% 11:13
34 C. Soderberg C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 50% 13:05
67 L. Crouse L 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 14:32
81 P. Kessel R 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 16:10
83 C. Garland R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13:02
91 T. Hall L 0 0 0 +3 0 2 0 1 18:40
4 N. Hjalmarsson D 0 0 0 +1 4 1 1 0 17:29
23 O. Ekman-Larsson D 1 1 2 0 0 3 3 1 22:42
33 A. Goligoski D 0 1 1 +3 0 0 2 1 24:21
46 I. Lyubushkin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 2 15:27
55 J. Demers D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 18:27
82 J. Oesterle D 1 1 2 +2 0 2 4 1 20:11
Arizona Coyotes goalies
Goalie
32 A. Raanta 27 25 2 .926 59:38 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:05 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin High sticking 2
1st 10:23 Buffalo Sabres Victor Olofsson Tripping 2
1st 13:13 Arizona Coyotes Niklas Hjalmarsson Slashing 2
3rd 17:46 Arizona Coyotes Niklas Hjalmarsson Hooking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Ralph Krueger
Arizona Coyotes head coach
Rick Tocchet
Referees
Kendrick Nicholson, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, Travis Gawryletz
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Michael Frolik, Lawrence Pilut
Arizona Coyotes scratches
Michael Grabner, Aaron Ness, Christian Fischer

2019-2020 season series

Matchup Status Details
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final/SO Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Arizona Coyotes 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 29

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins 4 at New York Islanders 0 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final/OT Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Florida Panthers 2 Final/SO Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final/SO Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final/SO Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final Game page

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