Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, December 5, 2024, 7:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Winnipeg Jets beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in overtime on Thursday, December 5, 2024 on the road.

Final score, Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2024-2025 record
Winnipeg Jets	3	56-22-4
at Buffalo Sabres	2	36-39-7

News about this game

Winnipeg Jets Break Losing Streak with Overtime Victory Against Buffalo Sabres, Adam Lowry's Goal Ends Sabres' Five-Game Winning Streak

Thu, Dec 5, 2024

Winnipeg snapped their losing streak with a 3-2 OT win against Buffalo. Adam Lowry scored the OT winner, and Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves. Sabres are now winless in five.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Winnipeg Jets	1	1	0	1	3
Buffalo Sabres	2	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	Total
Winnipeg Jets	14	12	3	2	31
Buffalo Sabres	11	10	7	2	30

Three stars

A. Lowry, Winnipeg Jets (1 goal)
C. Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets (goaltender)
D. Cozens, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:27	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson (14)	Jason Zucker (11), Alex Tuch (16)	Power play	WPG 0, BUF 1
1st	04:14	Winnipeg Jets	Gabriel Vilardi (10)	Haydn Fleury (4), Mark Scheifele (15)	Even strength	WPG 1, BUF 1
1st	11:29	Buffalo Sabres	Dylan Cozens (6)	Zach Benson (5), Connor Clifton (6)	Even strength	WPG 1, BUF 2
2nd	03:06	Winnipeg Jets	Kyle Connor (14)	Mark Scheifele (16), Josh Morrissey (22)	Power play	WPG 2, BUF 2
OT	03:59	Winnipeg Jets	Adam Lowry (7)	Josh Morrissey (23), Gabriel Vilardi (9)	Even strength	WPG 3, BUF 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	Winnipeg Jets	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	31	30
Power play	1 of 5	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	23	27
Hits	15	28
Blocked shots	18	15
Giveaways	16	16
Takeaways	3	1
Faceoffs won	37/67 (55.2%)	30/67 (44.8%)

Box score

Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg Jets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 V. Namestnikov	C	0	0	0	-1	4	3	0	2	0	30%	13:02
Number 9 A. Iafallo	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		11:34
Number 13 G. Vilardi	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0		21:52
Number 15 R. Kupari	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	50%	08:09
Number 17 A. Lowry	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	2	2	0	71.4%	17:43
Number 22 M. Appleton	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		16:28
Number 36 M. Barron	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		09:15
Number 55 M. Scheifele	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	3	0	0	56%	24:49
Number 62 N. Niederreiter	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		15:54
Number 81 K. Connor	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	1		23:42
Number 91 C. Perfetti	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1	0		19:05
Number 93 B. Lambert	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	50%	09:01
Number 2 D. DeMelo	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		19:09
Number 4 N. Pionk	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	3	0		27:33
Number 14 V. Heinola	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		10:57
Number 24 H. Fleury	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	3	0		18:41
Number 44 J. Morrissey	D	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0	1	0		29:54
Number 64 L. Stanley	D	0	0	0	-1	17	1	0	1	0		10:20

Winnipeg Jets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 C. Hellebuyck	30	28	2	.933	63:49	Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 Z. Benson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		14:16
Number 17 J. Zucker	L	0	1	1	0	2	5	4	1	0	33.3%	14:25
Number 19 P. Krebs	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	5	4	0	25%	15:29
Number 20 J.Kulich	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	40%	13:47
Number 24 D. Cozens	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	2	0	57.1%	17:53
Number 29 B. Malenstyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:58
Number 48 T. Kozak	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	62.5%	08:26
Number 71 R. McLeod	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	30.8%	18:34
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	1	0	1	-1	2	3	2	0	1	45.5%	20:09
Number 77 J. Peterka	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	0		16:35
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	3	0		21:49
Number 96 N. Aube-Kubel	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		09:09
Number 4 B. Byram	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	3	2	0		26:38
Number 8 D. Gilbert	D	0	0	0	+1	15	0	0	1	0		07:21
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		20:23
Number 25 O. Power	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		29:21
Number 75 C. Clifton	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	9	0	0		21:19
Number 78 J. Bryson	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		14:52

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 U. Luukkonen	31	28	3	.903	63:59	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:28	Winnipeg Jets	Vladislav Namestnikov	Hooking	2
1st	04:14	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor)	2
1st	11:38	Buffalo Sabres	Dennis Gilbert	Fighting (major)	5
1st	11:38	Winnipeg Jets	Logan Stanley	Fighting (major)	5
1st	11:38	Buffalo Sabres	Dennis Gilbert	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
1st	11:38	Winnipeg Jets	Logan Stanley	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
1st	11:48	Buffalo Sabres	Nicolas Aube-Kubel	Hooking	2
1st	16:59	Buffalo Sabres	Bowen Byram	Tripping	2
2nd	01:33	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson	Tripping	2
2nd	01:33	Buffalo Sabres	Jacob Bryson	Interference	2
2nd	17:36	Winnipeg Jets	Neal Pionk	Interference	2
2nd	19:18	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Zucker	Roughing	2
2nd	19:18	Winnipeg Jets	Logan Stanley	Roughing	2
3rd	12:51	Winnipeg Jets	Vladislav Namestnikov	Tripping	2

Game information

Winnipeg Jets head coach: Scott Arniel
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Kyle Rehman, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Jesse Marquis
Winnipeg Jets scratches: Colin Miller, Dylan Coghlan, David Gustafsson
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rasmus Dahlin, Ryan Johnson, Jack Quinn

2024-2025 season series

Every Winnipeg Jets and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2024-2025 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Dec 5, 2024
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Winnipeg Jets 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Winnipeg Jets, Sun, Mar 23, 2025

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