Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks
· United Center, Chicago · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5–1 on Monday, April 13, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
6 |
12 |
8 |
26 |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
5 |
4 |
7 |
16 |
Three stars
- T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
- A. Tuch, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
- R. Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
03:58 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Ryan Greene (11) |
Ilya Mikheyev (18) |
Shorthanded |
BUF 0, CHI 1 |
| 1st |
19:02 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Norris (12) |
Josh Doan (27) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, CHI 1 |
| 2nd |
13:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (39) |
Alex Tuch (33) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, CHI 1 |
| 3rd |
05:38 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch (32) |
Rasmus Dahlin (54), Logan Stanley (17) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, CHI 1 |
| 3rd |
11:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (40) |
Rasmus Dahlin (55), Jason Zucker (21) |
Even strength |
BUF 4, CHI 1 |
| 3rd |
18:35 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan McLeod (14) |
Zach Benson (29), Owen Power (19) |
Even strength |
BUF 5, CHI 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Chicago Blackhawks |
| Shots on goal |
26 |
16 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
4 |
| Hits |
20 |
8 |
| Blocked shots |
10 |
8 |
| Giveaways |
12 |
23 |
| Takeaways |
8 |
2 |
| Faceoffs won |
31/56 (55.4%) |
25/56 (44.6%) |
Box score
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 6 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:22 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
69.2% |
12:35 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
12:59 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
14:09 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
25% |
14:32 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:02 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
11:32 |
| Number 48 T. Kozak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
33.3% |
10:49 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
16:08 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
70% |
17:31 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
21:23 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:29 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
21:11 |
| Number 21 C. Timmins |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:51 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:59 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
22:56 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:59 |
| Number 64 L. Stanley |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:37 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
16 |
15 |
1 |
.938 |
60:00 |
Win |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
50% |
13:49 |
| Number 16 A. Frondell |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
23.1% |
19:06 |
| Number 20 R. Greene |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
20% |
17:07 |
| Number 25 D. Toninato |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
57.1% |
09:32 |
| Number 28 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:17 |
| Number 59 T. Bertuzzi |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:44 |
| Number 76 N. Lardis |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:18 |
| Number 84 L. Slaggert |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
11:03 |
| Number 86 T. Teravainen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:45 |
| Number 91 F. Nazar |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
17:35 |
| Number 95 I. Mikheyev |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:39 |
| Number 98 C. Bedard |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
50% |
22:31 |
| Number 6 S. Rinzel |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:16 |
| Number 14 K. Korchinski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:43 |
| Number 38 E. Del Mastro |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:13 |
| Number 44 W. Kaiser |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:17 |
| Number 46 L. Crevier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
18:41 |
| Number 72 A. Vlasic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:43 |
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 S. Knight |
26 |
21 |
5 |
.808 |
59:41 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:44 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Sam Rinzel |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
07:49 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:48 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Beck Malenstyn |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
02:02 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Zucker |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
02:49 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:21 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Logan Stanley |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:04 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Louis Crevier |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Chicago Blackhawks head coach
- Jeff Blashill
- Referees
- Brandon Blandina, Morgan MacPhee
- Linesmen
- Matt MacPherson, Dan Kelly
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Luke Schenn, Sam Carrick, Tanner Pearson, Alex Lyon, Michael Kesselring, Josh Dunne, Noah Ostlund, Zach Metsa
- Chicago Blackhawks scratches
- Matt Grzelcyk, Sam Lafferty, Andrew Mangiapane, Oliver Moore, Artyom Levshunov, Sacha Boisvert
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Status |
Details |
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3
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
4
|
Final/OT
|
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|
 New York Rangers
2
 at Florida Panthers
3
|
Final
|
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|
 Carolina Hurricanes
2
 at Philadelphia Flyers
3
|
Final/SO
|
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|
 Dallas Stars
6
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Apr 13, 2026
|
 Minnesota Wild
3
 at St. Louis Blues
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Apr 13, 2026
|
 San Jose Sharks
3
 at Nashville Predators
2
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators, Mon, Apr 13, 2026
|
 Colorado Avalanche
2
 at Edmonton Oilers
1
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Apr 13, 2026
|
 Los Angeles Kings
5
 at Seattle Kraken
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Seattle Kraken, Mon, Apr 13, 2026
|
 Winnipeg Jets
2
 at Vegas Golden Knights
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Vegas Golden Knights, Mon, Apr 13, 2026
|
Sources and further reading
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