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Arizona Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Arizona Coyotes 2–1 in a shootout on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at home.

Team Goals 2021-2022 record
Arizona Coyotes 1 25-50-7
at Buffalo Sabres 2 32-39-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Arizona Coyotes 1 0 0 0 0 1
Buffalo Sabres 0 1 0 0 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Arizona Coyotes 5 9 5 2 0 21
Buffalo Sabres 14 8 10 1 0 33

Three stars

  1. K. Vejmelka, Arizona Coyotes (goaltender)
  2. R. Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)
  3. C. Eakin, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:51 Arizona Coyotes Andrew Ladd (1) Ryan Dzingel (1), Johan Larsson (2) Even strength ARI 1, BUF 0
2nd 01:05 Buffalo Sabres Cody Eakin (1) Drake Caggiula (1), Rasmus Dahlin (1) Power play ARI 1, BUF 1

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson Goal
1 Arizona Coyotes Nick Schmaltz Goal
2 Buffalo Sabres Arttu Ruotsalainen Goal (winner)
2 Arizona Coyotes Phil Kessel Saved
3 Buffalo Sabres Victor Olofsson Saved
3 Arizona Coyotes Clayton Keller Saved

Team stats

Stat Arizona Coyotes Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 21 33
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 4
Hits 15 15
Blocked shots 10 9
Giveaways 3 8
Takeaways 5 8
Faceoffs won 17/40 (42.5%) 23/40 (57.5%)

Box score

Arizona Coyotes

Arizona Coyotes skaters
Player
8 N. Schmaltz C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 25% 15:53
9 C. Keller R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 18:50
10 R. Dzingel C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 17:27
16 A. Ladd L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 16:10
21 L. Eriksson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:38
22 J. Larsson L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 40% 18:25
36 C. Fischer R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:38
38 L. O'Brien C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 11:43
67 L. Crouse L 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 18:38
72 T. Boyd C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 62.5% 12:32
81 P. Kessel R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:59
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 54.5% 14:17
6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 27:30
14 S. Gostisbehere D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:24
25 C. Timmins D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 3 0 18:39
46 I. Lyubushkin D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 17:38
77 V. Soderstrom D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18:27
86 A. Stralman D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21:19
Arizona Coyotes goalies
Goalie
70 K. Vejmelka 33 32 1 .970 65:00 OT loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
20 C. Eakin C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 20% 12:25
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 100% 16:38
24 D. Cozens C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 57.1% 15:49
25 A. Ruotsalainen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50% 12:07
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 60% 16:56
29 V. Hinostroza C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 13:02
53 J. Skinner L 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 0 0 16:23
71 V. Olofsson L 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 21:06
72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 66.7% 19:45
74 R. Asplund C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 50% 17:00
91 D. Caggiula L 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 13:38
96 A. Bjork L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:25
4 W. Butcher D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:55
8 R. Hagg D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 2 0 16:57
13 M. Pysyk D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 1 0 16:31
26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 25:21
33 C. Miller D 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 22:26
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 22:36
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
31 D. Tokarski 21 20 1 .952 65:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:04 Arizona Coyotes Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 19:12 Arizona Coyotes Jay Beagle Hooking 2
2nd 12:14 Buffalo Sabres Victor Olofsson Tripping 2
2nd 15:48 Buffalo Sabres Colin Miller Hooking 2

Game information

Arizona Coyotes head coach
André Tourigny
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Don Granato
Referees
Justin St. Pierre, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen
Derek Nansen, David Brisebois
Arizona Coyotes scratches
Antoine Roussel, Dmitrij Jaskin, Vladislav Provolnev
Buffalo Sabres scratches
John Hayden, Casey Mittelstadt

2021-2022 season series

Matchup Status Details
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final/SO Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Arizona Coyotes 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 16

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

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