Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 7:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Winnipeg Jets beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in a shootout on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 on the road.

Final score, Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Winnipeg Jets	3	39-32-11
at Buffalo Sabres	2	32-39-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Winnipeg Jets	0	2	0	0	1	3
Buffalo Sabres	1	1	0	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Winnipeg Jets	5	11	10	1	0	27
Buffalo Sabres	13	9	9	6	0	37

Three stars

B. Wheeler, Winnipeg Jets (1 goal)
Z. Girgensons, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
K. Okposo, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:39	Buffalo Sabres	Zemgus Girgensons (9)	Will Butcher (6), Kyle Okposo (22)	Even strength	WPG 0, BUF 1
2nd	04:13	Winnipeg Jets	Blake Wheeler (11)	Pierre-Luc Dubois (26), Paul Stastny (17)	Even strength	WPG 1, BUF 1
2nd	08:24	Buffalo Sabres	Zemgus Girgensons (10)	Henri Jokiharju (12), Kyle Okposo (23)	Even strength	WPG 1, BUF 2
2nd	19:39	Winnipeg Jets	Mason Appleton (7)	Nikolaj Ehlers (18), Ville Heinola (4)	Even strength	WPG 2, BUF 2

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson	Saved
1	Winnipeg Jets	Pierre-Luc Dubois	Goal
2	Buffalo Sabres	Victor Olofsson	Goal
2	Winnipeg Jets	Mark Scheifele	Goal
3	Buffalo Sabres	Alex Tuch	Goal
3	Winnipeg Jets	Blake Wheeler	Goal (winner)

Team stats

Team stats, Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	Winnipeg Jets	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	27	37
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	15	14
Blocked shots	12	5
Giveaways	6	8
Takeaways	8	14
Faceoffs won	27/50 (54%)	23/50 (46%)

Box score

Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg Jets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 J. Harkins	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		08:02
Number 13 Z. Sanford	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		19:09
Number 17 A. Lowry	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	50%	16:24
Number 21 D. Toninato	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40%	09:30
Number 22 M. Appleton	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		16:00
Number 25 P. Stastny	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	66.7%	18:25
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1		19:35
Number 27 N. Ehlers	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1		17:43
Number 55 M. Scheifele	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	60%	18:55
Number 71 E. Svechnikov	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		14:34
Number 77 A. Brooks	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	100%	09:06
Number 80 P. Dubois	C	0	1	1	0	4	4	0	0	46.7%	18:48
Number 2 D. DeMelo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		23:22
Number 4 N. Pionk	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	1		20:31
Number 5 B. Dillon	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		16:29
Number 14 V. Heinola	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0		20:55
Number 44 J. Morrissey	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2		25:03
Number 64 L. Stanley	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	2		18:35

Winnipeg Jets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 C. Hellebuyck	37	35	2	.946	65:00	Win

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 19 P. Krebs	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		14:43
Number 20 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	56.3%	14:08
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0		14:36
Number 24 D. Cozens	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	57.1%	15:17
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	2	0	2	+1	0	4	1	1		13:22
Number 29 V. Hinostroza	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	100%	13:43
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	18.2%	19:47
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	50%	20:12
Number 71 V. Olofsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		14:44
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	50%	18:20
Number 74 R. Asplund	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:40
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1		18:55
Number 4 W. Butcher	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		14:32
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	1	1	0	4	2	1	0		23:24
Number 13 M. Pysyk	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		18:25
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1		28:32
Number 45 C. Fitzgerald	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2		18:23
Number 78 J. Bryson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		20:23

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 C. Anderson	27	25	2	.926	65:00	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	19:19	Buffalo Sabres	Henri Jokiharju	Slashing	2
1st	19:19	Winnipeg Jets	Pierre-Luc Dubois	Slashing	2
2nd	11:53	Buffalo Sabres	Henri Jokiharju	Slashing	2
3rd	03:12	Winnipeg Jets	Jansen Harkins	Delaying game puck over glass	2
OT	00:35	Winnipeg Jets	Pierre-Luc Dubois	Slashing	2

Game information

Winnipeg Jets head coach: Dave Lowry
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Don Granato
Referees: Wes McCauley, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Libor Suchanek, Caleb Apperson
Winnipeg Jets scratches: Nate Schmidt, Kyle Connor
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Colin Miller, John Hayden, Anders Bjork, Mattias Samuelsson

2021-2022 season series

Every Winnipeg Jets and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Dec 14, 2021
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/SO	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 30, 2022

Other NHL games on Mar 30

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Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 5 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Mar 30, 2022
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final/SO	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Mar 30, 2022
St. Louis Blues 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Mar 30, 2022
San Jose Sharks 2 at Arizona Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Arizona Coyotes, Wed, Mar 30, 2022
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Seattle Kraken 0	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Seattle Kraken, Wed, Mar 30, 2022