Blackhawks 3-2 Sabres (9 Dec, 2017) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

7-17-5, 4-8-4 away

	1	2	3	OT	T
BUF	1	1	0	0	2
CHI	0	1	1	1	3

Chicago Blackhawks

13-11-5, 7-5-2 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
J. Eichel
H. Fasching
E. Kane
J. Larsson
J. Nolan
R. O'Reilly
K. Okposo
J. Pominville
B. Pouliot
S. Reinhart
E. Rodrigues
S. Wilson
defensemen
V. Antipin
Z. Bogosian
J. Falk
J. McCabe
R. Ristolainen
M. Scandella

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-2	6	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	29	23:13	2:47	2:15	18:11	5	9	35.7
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:20	0:42	0:00	11:38	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	27	21:07	2:40	1:59	16:28	1	4	20.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	20	13:24	0:07	1:30	11:47	7	3	70.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	15	10:01	0:00	0:00	10:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	29	18:14	1:43	1:12	15:19	12	7	63.2
1	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	22	15:08	1:22	0:53	12:53	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	13:45	1:37	0:00	12:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	27	16:02	0:00	2:44	13:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	19	12:44	2:40	0:00	10:04	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	0	1	0	21	14:13	1:52	1:51	10:30	3	4	42.9
0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	21	15:05	0:07	2:58	12:00	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	13	7:44	0:00	0:00	7:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	25	19:13	1:53	1:02	16:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	13:01	0:00	2:09	10:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	5	0	0	5	1	0	35	21:55	0:07	3:11	18:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	37	31:44	2:28	4:30	24:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	4	0	0	3	0	1	38	28:08	0:40	4:30	22:58	0	0	0.0

goalies
R. Lehner

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
51	3	48	.941	0	0	0	0	0	64:52	0

Chicago Blackhawks


forwards
A. Anisimov
L. Bouma
A. DeBrincat
J. Hayden
V. Hinostroza
P. Kane
R. Panik
B. Saad
N. Schmaltz
P. Sharp
J. Toews
T. Wingels
defensemen
G. Forsling
C. Franson
D. Keith
C. Murphy
J. Rutta
B. Seabrook

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	21:20	4:11	1:23	15:46	3	8	27.3
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	7:31	0:00	0:52	6:39	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	16:50	3:19	0:00	13:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	11	6:00	0:00	0:00	6:00	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	12:02	0:00	0:00	12:02	3	4	42.9
0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	26	23:17	4:53	0:00	18:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	13:36	0:00	0:00	13:36	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	6	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	28	18:53	3:19	2:00	13:34	2	0	100.0
0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	24	21:37	2:48	1:17	17:32	2	5	28.6
0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	17:41	3:12	0:00	14:29	3	0	100.0
0	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	28	22:45	4:22	2:00	16:23	15	8	65.2
1	0	1	5	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	13	7:35	0:00	0:46	6:49	0	2	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	2	1	5	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	34	22:04	3:19	1:29	17:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	8:48	0:00	0:04	8:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	36	29:21	4:29	2:40	22:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	27	19:15	0:05	2:54	16:16	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	34	20:10	0:11	0:39	19:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	29	21:45	4:17	0:32	16:56	0	0	0.0

goalies
C. Crawford

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	2	26	.929	0	0	0	0	0	64:55	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	OT	T
	Sabres	1	1	0	0	2
	Blackhawks	0	1	1	1	3

1st Period			BUF	CHI
19:42		Jason Pominville (8) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (15), Evander Kane (13)	1	0

2nd Period			BUF	CHI
8:30		Alex DeBrincat (12) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Patrick Sharp (5), Gustav Forsling (7)	1	1
11:00		Kyle Okposo (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Scott Wilson (1), Evan Rodrigues (1)	2	1

3rd Period			BUF	CHI
16:38		Tommy Wingels (3) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Goal) Assists: Gustav Forsling (8), Jan Rutta (10)	2	2

OT Summary			BUF	CHI
4:55		Gustav Forsling (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brandon Saad (5), Jonathan Toews (12)	2	3

Regular Season Series

CHI leads 1-0

Sabres
2
Blackhawks
3

Game 1

9/12

Blackhawks
3
Sabres
5

Game 2

17/3

United Center

1:30 AM, 9 December 2017

Chicago, IL

Attendance: 21,542

Referees:
Brian Pochmara

Linesmen:
Tim Nowak

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	9	3	1	19
Tampa Bay	7	5	0	14
Toronto	6	5	2	14
Boston	6	6	1	13
Ottawa	6	5	0	12
Detroit	5	5	1	11
Buffalo	4	7	1	9
Montreal	4	7	1	9

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	11	1	0	22
Minnesota	8	1	2	18
Dallas	7	4	0	14
Utah	5	4	3	13
St. Louis	6	6	0	12
Chicago	5	7	1	11
Colorado	5	7	0	10
Nashville	4	6	1	9

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