Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6–2 on Friday, December 27, 2024 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
4 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
2 |
8 |
7 |
17 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
11 |
11 |
13 |
35 |
Three stars
- A. Tuch, Buffalo Sabres (3 goals)
- J. Quinn, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
- D. Cozens, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
09:51 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson (6) |
Rasmus Dahlin (18), Bowen Byram (15) |
Even strength |
CHI 0, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
12:23 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch (10) |
Tage Thompson (10), Rasmus Dahlin (19) |
Even strength |
CHI 0, BUF 2 |
| 1st |
12:38 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Quinn (5) |
Dylan Cozens (11), JJ Peterka (16) |
Even strength |
CHI 0, BUF 3 |
| 1st |
19:18 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Dylan Cozens (8) |
Jack Quinn (6) |
Even strength |
CHI 0, BUF 4 |
| 2nd |
16:39 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Tyler Bertuzzi (11) |
Taylor Hall (12), Connor Bedard (22) |
Even strength |
CHI 1, BUF 4 |
| 3rd |
03:06 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Seth Jones (3) |
Patrick Maroon (8), Lukas Reichel (8) |
Even strength |
CHI 2, BUF 4 |
| 3rd |
05:48 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch (11) |
Ryan McLeod (11), Sam Lafferty (1) |
Even strength |
CHI 2, BUF 5 |
| 3rd |
15:06 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch (12) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
CHI 2, BUF 6 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
17 |
35 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
4 |
| Hits |
35 |
24 |
| Blocked shots |
9 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
20 |
8 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
24/49 (49%) |
25/49 (51%) |
Box score
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 R. Donato |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
12:34 |
| Number 16 J. Dickinson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
40% |
14:28 |
| Number 17 N. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
20% |
13:57 |
| Number 23 P. Kurashev |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
11:24 |
| Number 59 T. Bertuzzi |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:21 |
| Number 71 T. Hall |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
100% |
16:10 |
| Number 73 L. Reichel |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
14:31 |
| Number 77 P. Maroon |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
33.3% |
14:06 |
| Number 86 T. Teravainen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:37 |
| Number 91 F. Nazar |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
71.4% |
14:34 |
| Number 95 I. Mikheyev |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:44 |
| Number 98 C. Bedard |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
62.5% |
20:11 |
| Number 4 S. Jones |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
23:16 |
| Number 5 C. Murphy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
|
21:42 |
| Number 14 K. Korchinski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:51 |
| Number 42 N. Allan |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
19:43 |
| Number 72 A. Vlasic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
21:14 |
| Number 78 T. Brodie |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
15:37 |
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 P. Mrazek |
11 |
7 |
4 |
.636 |
20:00 |
Loss |
| Number 40 A. Soderblom |
24 |
22 |
2 |
.917 |
40:00 |
|
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 Z. Benson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:43 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:35 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
33.3% |
15:36 |
| Number 20 J.Kulich |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
44.4% |
15:55 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:48 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
33.3% |
15:56 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:58 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
11:56 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
64.7% |
16:49 |
| Number 77 J. Peterka |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:16 |
| Number 81 S. Lafferty |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
10:53 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
3 |
0 |
3 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:26 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
|
21:37 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
20:18 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
|
20:50 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
21:17 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
|
18:52 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:29 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
17 |
15 |
2 |
.882 |
59:46 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
02:24 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
TJ Brodie |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:43 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:43 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Kevin Korchinski |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:28 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Chicago Blackhawks head coach
- Anders Sorensen
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Furman South, Kendrick Nicholson
- Linesmen
- Brad Kovachik, Mark Shewchyk
- Chicago Blackhawks scratches
- Joey Anderson, Louis Crevier
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Dennis Gilbert, Henri Jokiharju
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Status |
Details |
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5
 at Detroit Red Wings
2
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Final
|
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|
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2
 at New Jersey Devils
4
|
Final
|
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|
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2
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
6
|
Final
|
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|
 Nashville Predators
4
 at St. Louis Blues
7
|
Final
|
Game page: Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues, Fri, Dec 27, 2024
|
 Minnesota Wild
3
 at Dallas Stars
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, Fri, Dec 27, 2024
|
 Colorado Avalanche
4
 at Utah Hockey Club
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Utah Hockey Club, Fri, Dec 27, 2024
|
 Vegas Golden Knights
6
 at San Jose Sharks
3
|
Final
|
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|
Sources and further reading
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