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Buffalo Sabres 5, Chicago Blackhawks 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 5, Chicago Blackhawks 1. Shots on goal: BUF 26, CHI 16. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 1-1 CHI; P2 BUF 1-0 CHI; P3 BUF 3-0 CHI.

Scoring plays: P1 03:58 Ryan Greene (assists: Ilya Mikheyev) to make it BUF 0-1 CHI; P1 19:02 Josh Norris (assists: Josh Doan) to make it BUF 1-1 CHI; P2 13:00 Tage Thompson (assists: Alex Tuch) to make it BUF 2-1 CHI; P3 05:38 Alex Tuch (assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Logan Stanley) to make it BUF 3-1 CHI; P3 11:13 Tage Thompson (assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Jason Zucker) to make it BUF 4-1 CHI; P3 18:35 Ryan McLeod (assists: Zach Benson, Owen Power) to make it BUF 5-1 CHI. Top skaters: Tage Thompson (BUF) 2 G, 0 A; Alex Tuch (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) 0 G, 2 A; Josh Norris (BUF) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 15 saves on 16, decision W; Spencer Knight (CHI) 21 saves on 26, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Tage Thompson
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 6 SOG · 17:31 TOI
Goals · BUF
Alex Tuch
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 21:23 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
15 saves on 16 shots (.938) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BUF 4 largest lead P3 18:35 (BUF 5, CHI 1) · 5-0 run, P1 19:02–P3 18:35
CHI 1 largest lead P1 3:58 (BUF 0, CHI 1)
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 3:58 Ryan Greene (Ilya Mikheyev) CHI · Shorthanded · wrist shot · BUF 0, CHI 1
  • P1 19:02 Josh Norris (Josh Doan) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 1, CHI 1
  • P2 13:00 Tage Thompson (Alex Tuch) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 2, CHI 1
  • P3 5:38 Alex Tuch (Rasmus Dahlin, Logan Stanley) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 3, CHI 1
  • P3 11:13 Tage Thompson (Rasmus Dahlin, Jason Zucker) BUF · slap shot · BUF 4, CHI 1
  • P3 18:35 Ryan McLeod (Zach Benson, Owen Power) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 5, CHI 1

Linescore

123 T
BUF 113 5
CHI 100 1

Shots on goal: BUF 26, CHI 16

Biggest Period

The Buffalo Sabres scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BUFCHI
26Shots on goal16
51Shot attempts37
31Faceoff wins25
20Hits8
10Blocked shots9
0Power-play goals0
8Takeaways2
12Giveaways23
8Penalty minutes4
93.8%Save %80.8%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF612826
CHI54716

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres5 G · 41 attempts
Tage Thompson: saved (slap)Bowen Byram: missed the netZach Benson: saved (backhand)Alex Tuch: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Josh Norris: saved (wrist)Josh Norris: goal (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Peyton Krebs: missed the netPeyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Owen Power: missed the netJason Zucker: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (deflected)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netBowen Byram: missed the netConor Timmins: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (tip-in)Jordan Greenway: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: saved (backhand)Jason Zucker: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: goal (wrist)Beck Malenstyn: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (backhand)Josh Doan: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netJosh Doan: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netAlex Tuch: goal (wrist)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (tip-in)Alex Tuch: missed the netTage Thompson: goal (slap)Zach Benson: saved (tip-in)Beck Malenstyn: saved (wrist)Tyson Kozak: saved (deflected)Tyson Kozak: missed the netRyan McLeod: goal (wrist)
  • 5Goals12% of attempts
  • 21Saved51% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net37% of attempts
Chicago Blackhawks1 G · 29 attempts
Ethan Del Mastro: saved (snap)Dominic Toninato: saved (wrist)Ryan Greene: goal (wrist)Anton Frondell: saved (wrist)Ethan Del Mastro: missed the netRyan Donato: missed the netLouis Crevier: saved (snap)Alex Vlasic: missed the netEthan Del Mastro: saved (wrist)Ilya Mikheyev: missed the netAndre Burakovsky: missed the netEthan Del Mastro: missed the netSam Rinzel: saved (snap)Anton Frondell: saved (backhand)Tyler Bertuzzi: missed the netConnor Bedard: missed the netAnton Frondell: saved (wrist)Frank Nazar: missed the netConnor Bedard: missed the netAndre Burakovsky: saved (wrist)Tyler Bertuzzi: saved (wrist)Teuvo Teravainen: saved (wrist)Anton Frondell: saved (bat)Anton Frondell: missed the netAnton Frondell: saved (slap)Sam Rinzel: missed the netAnton Frondell: missed the netEthan Del Mastro: saved (wrist)Nick Lardis: saved (wrist)
  • 1Goals3% of attempts
  • 15Saved52% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net45% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tage Thompson C 202+262017:31
Alex Tuch R 112+130021:23
Rasmus Dahlin D 022+200020:59
Ryan McLeod C 101+110016:08
Josh Norris C 101+121112:35
Owen Power D 011+200122:56
Logan Stanley D 011+100015:37
Zach Benson L 011+240114:22
Jason Zucker L 011021114:09
Josh Doan R 011+210013:29
Bowen Byram D 000+210121:11
Mattias Samuelsson D 000+200118:59
Conor Timmins D 000000016:51
Peyton Krebs C 000+214014:32
Jack Quinn R 000010014:02
Jordan Greenway L 000015112:59
Beck Malenstyn L 000022211:32
Tyson Kozak C 000015110:49
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen W 151693.8160:00
CHI skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Ryan Greene C 101012017:07
Ilya Mikheyev R 011-100015:39
Connor Bedard C 000-301122:31
Wyatt Kaiser D 000-300120:17
Alex Vlasic D 000-200119:43
Anton Frondell C 000-250019:06
Tyler Bertuzzi L 000-110018:44
Louis Crevier D 000-112118:41
Teuvo Teravainen C 000010017:45
Frank Nazar C 000-100017:35
Sam Rinzel D 000-210116:16
Ethan Del Mastro D 000030116:13
Nick Lardis L 000-111115:18
Ryan Donato C 000000113:49
Kevin Korchinski D 000000013:43
Andre Burakovsky L 000-210013:17
Landon Slaggert L 000-101111:03
Dominic Toninato C 000-111009:32
CHI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Spencer Knight L 212680.8559:41

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