Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
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 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
15 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
13 |
8 |
7 |
28 |
Three stars
- J.Kulich, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- J. Quinn, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- R. Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
07:59 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Ryan Donato (1) |
Alex Vlasic (1), Nick Lardis (1) |
Even strength |
CHI 1, BUF 0 |
| 1st |
11:24 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Tyler Bertuzzi (1) |
Anton Frondell (1), Teuvo Teravainen (1) |
Even strength |
CHI 2, BUF 0 |
| 1st |
16:24 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Quinn (2) |
Zach Metsa (1) |
Even strength |
CHI 2, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
05:41 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (1) |
Louis Crevier (1), Josh Norris (1) |
Even strength |
CHI 2, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
18:18 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Oliver Moore (1) |
Anton Frondell (2), Alex Vlasic (2) |
Even strength |
CHI 3, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
06:10 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin (1) |
Peyton Krebs (1), Mattias Samuelsson (1) |
Even strength |
CHI 3, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
13:20 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jiri Kulich (1) |
Owen Power (3), Tage Thompson (1) |
Even strength |
CHI 3, BUF 4 |
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 |
15 |
28 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
4 |
| Hits |
18 |
29 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
8 |
| Giveaways |
18 |
22 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/61 (47.5%) |
32/61 (52.5%) |
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 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:25 |
| Number 11 O. Moore |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
80% |
09:30 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
15:55 |
| Number 16 A. Frondell |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
37.5% |
16:06 |
| Number 20 R. Greene |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
15:36 |
| Number 22 C. Smith |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
15:09 |
| Number 59 T. Bertuzzi |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:18 |
| Number 76 N. Lardis |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
07:41 |
| Number 80 R. Kantserov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
62.5% |
18:48 |
| Number 86 T. Teravainen |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:22 |
| Number 88 P. Kane |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:01 |
| Number 91 F. Nazar |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
37.5% |
19:58 |
| Number 14 K. Korchinski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:21 |
| Number 28 I. Cole |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
20:37 |
| Number 38 E. Del Mastro |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
15:01 |
| Number 44 W. Kaiser |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
22:58 |
| Number 55 A. Levshunov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
24:40 |
| Number 72 A. Vlasic |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:33 |
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 S. Knight |
28 |
24 |
4 |
.857 |
59:01 |
Loss |
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 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
33.3% |
19:33 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
33.3% |
16:32 |
| Number 10 S. Carrick |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
75% |
07:20 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:42 |
| Number 20 J.Kulich |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
77.8% |
13:31 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
19:07 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
08:31 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
12:02 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
55.6% |
19:41 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
27.3% |
17:23 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
18:06 |
| Number 94 K. Helenius |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:39 |
| Number 8 O. Zellweger |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:31 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
24:11 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
25:12 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
25:23 |
| Number 46 L. Crevier |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:08 |
| Number 73 Z. Metsa |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
08:28 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
15 |
12 |
3 |
.800 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
11:39 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Doan |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:05 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Oliver Moore |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
00:53 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Patrick Kane |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:51 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Cole Smith |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:58 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Chicago Blackhawks head coach
- Jeff Blashill
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Cody Beach, Frederick L'Ecuyer
- Linesmen
- Scott Cherrey, Anthony Lapointe
- Chicago Blackhawks scratches
- Andrew Mangiapane, Bowen Byram, Sam Rinzel
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Matt Grzelcyk, Justin Danforth, Tyson Kozak
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 at Pittsburgh Penguins
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 at Columbus Blue Jackets
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|
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 at Edmonton Oilers
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|
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0
 at New York Islanders
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Final
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 at Nashville Predators
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1
 at Minnesota Wild
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Final
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|
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 at Colorado Avalanche
6
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Final
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 at Vancouver Canucks
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Final
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 at San Jose Sharks
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Sources and further reading
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