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Buffalo Sabres at Utah Hockey Club

Delta Center, Salt Lake City Regular Season Final

Final score

The Utah Hockey Club beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Buffalo Sabres 2 36-39-7
at Utah Hockey Club 5 38-31-13

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 0 1 2
Utah Hockey Club 1 1 3 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 12 8 7 27
Utah Hockey Club 10 11 10 31

Three stars

  1. L. Cooley, Utah Hockey Club (1 goal)
  2. D. Guenther, Utah Hockey Club (1 goal)
  3. M. Sergachev, Utah Hockey Club (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 17:27 Utah Hockey Club Logan Cooley (19) Nick Schmaltz (38), Clayton Keller (52) Even strength BUF 0, UTA 1
1st 19:49 Buffalo Sabres JJ Peterka (20) Jason Zucker (27), Tage Thompson (26) Power play BUF 1, UTA 1
2nd 11:50 Utah Hockey Club Mikhail Sergachev (12) Jack McBain (9) Even strength BUF 1, UTA 2
3rd 01:32 Buffalo Sabres Ryan McLeod (16) Unassisted Shorthanded BUF 2, UTA 2
3rd 14:13 Utah Hockey Club Dylan Guenther (25) Barrett Hayton (22), Michael Carcone (12) Even strength BUF 2, UTA 3
3rd 18:50 Utah Hockey Club Kevin Stenlund (11) Unassisted Even strength BUF 2, UTA 4
3rd 19:41 Utah Hockey Club Mikhail Sergachev (13) Karel Vejmelka (1) Shorthanded, Empty net BUF 2, UTA 5

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Utah Hockey Club
Shots on goal 27 31
Power play 1 of 5 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 12
Hits 24 18
Blocked shots 16 9
Giveaways 14 11
Takeaways 2 2
Faceoffs won 31/60 (51.7%) 29/60 (48.3%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
12 J. Greenway L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 2 0 14:09
17 J. Zucker L 0 1 1 -3 0 5 1 0 0 100% 16:32
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 50% 11:21
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 09:50
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 12:27
48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 4 0 44.4% 13:33
57 B. Murray L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 05:55
71 R. McLeod C 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 55.6% 20:12
72 T. Thompson C 0 1 1 -3 0 3 0 0 0 55.6% 20:56
77 J. Peterka R 1 0 1 -3 0 6 0 1 1 21:01
81 S. Lafferty C 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 62.5% 12:19
89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 0 0 50% 18:33
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 0 23:20
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 0 17:52
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 20:36
26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 -4 0 2 1 0 0 24:27
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 3 0 14:09
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 0 14:29
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
47 J. Reimer 30 27 3 .900 58:19 Loss

Utah Hockey Club

Utah Hockey Club skaters
Player
8 N. Schmaltz C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 1 0 0 71.4% 19:27
9 C. Keller R 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 17:47
11 D. Guenther R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 14:51
15 A. Kerfoot C 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 0 0 57.1% 15:36
22 J. McBain C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 4 0 0 28.6% 14:26
27 B. Hayton C 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 42.9% 14:11
53 M. Carcone L 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 10:47
63 M. Maccelli L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10:46
67 L. Crouse L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 0 100% 11:21
82 K. Stenlund C 1 0 1 +1 2 2 1 1 0 45.5% 14:03
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 12:12
92 L. Cooley C 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 43.8% 19:23
2 O. Maatta D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19:09
6 J. Marino D 0 0 0 +4 0 1 0 0 0 21:37
7 M. Kesselring D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 13:50
28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 +2 4 3 3 3 0 16:49
50 S. Durzi D 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 0 0 19:24
98 M. Sergachev D 2 0 2 +4 0 3 1 1 0 24:07
Utah Hockey Club goalies
Goalie
70 K. Vejmelka 27 25 2 .926 59:50 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:25 Utah Hockey Club Ian Cole Holding 2
1st 09:29 Buffalo Sabres Tyson Kozak Holding 2
1st 18:35 Utah Hockey Club Ian Cole Cross checking 2
2nd 05:40 Buffalo Sabres Sam Lafferty High sticking 2
2nd 07:15 Utah Hockey Club Sean Durzi Hooking 2
2nd 18:41 Utah Hockey Club Logan Cooley Roughing 2
2nd 18:41 Buffalo Sabres Connor Clifton Roughing 2
2nd 19:54 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs Delaying game face off violation 2
3rd 09:24 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs Hooking 2
3rd 09:38 Utah Hockey Club Clayton Keller Hooking 2
3rd 18:50 Utah Hockey Club Kevin Stenlund High sticking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Utah Hockey Club head coach
André Tourigny
Referees
Jean Hebert, Graedy Hamilton
Linesmen
Trent Knorr, Ben O'Quinn
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Josh Norris, Jacob Bernard-Docker, Jiri Kulich, Zach Benson
Utah Hockey Club scratches
Nick Bjugstad, Liam O'Brien, Nick DeSimone

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Utah Hockey Club 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Utah Hockey Club 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 20

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 5 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Islanders 4 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Dallas Stars 2 Final/SO Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 1 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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