Sabres 6-2 Blackhawks (Dec 27, 2024) Box Score

Chicago Blackhawks

12-22-2, 5-14-2 away

	1	2	3	T
CHI	0	1	1	2
BUF	4	0	2	6

Buffalo Sabres

13-19-4, 7-10-3 home

Chicago Blackhawks


forwards
Connor BedardC. Bedard#98
Tyler BertuzziT. Bertuzzi#59
Jason DickinsonJ. Dickinson#16
Ryan DonatoR. Donato#8
Nick FolignoN. Foligno#17
Taylor HallT. Hall#71
Philipp KurashevP. Kurashev#23
Pat MaroonP. Maroon#77
Ilya MikheyevI. Mikheyev#95
Frank NazarF. Nazar#91
Lukas ReichelL. Reichel#73
Teuvo TeravainenT. Teravainen#86
defensemen
Nolan AllanN. Allan#42
TJ BrodieT. Brodie#78
Seth JonesS. Jones#4
Kevin KorchinskiK. Korchinski#14
Connor MurphyC. Murphy#5
Alex VlasicA. Vlasic#72

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	3	21	20:11	1:20	0:00	18:51	5	3	62.5
1	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	16:21	1:19	0:00	15:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	14:28	0:00	1:12	13:16	6	9	40.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	15	12:34	0:42	0:00	11:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	5	0	1	15	13:57	0:00	0:46	13:11	1	4	20.0
0	1	-1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	20	16:10	0:43	0:00	15:27	2	0	100.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	13	11:24	0:00	0:00	11:24	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	15	14:06	0:41	0:00	13:25	1	2	33.3
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	17	14:44	0:00	0:48	13:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	17	14:34	1:18	0:35	12:41	5	2	71.4
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	14:31	0:40	0:00	13:51	4	3	57.1
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	16	14:37	1:17	0:39	12:41	0	2	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	24	19:43	0:00	0:36	19:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	20	15:37	0:00	0:00	15:37	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	27	23:16	1:28	1:21	20:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	21	16:51	0:32	0:00	16:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	0	1	2	0	0	5	0	0	26	21:42	0:00	0:40	21:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	26	21:14	0:00	1:23	19:51	0	0	0.0

goalies
Arvid SoderblomA. Soderblom#40
Petr MrazekP. Mrazek#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	2	22	.917	19	3	0	0	0	40:00	0
11	4	7	.636	7	0	0	0	0	20:00	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Sam LaffertyS. Lafferty#81
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:43	1:14	0:00	14:29	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	21	15:56	1:13	0:22	14:21	4	8	33.3
0	0	0	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	20	15:36	0:00	0:54	14:42	1	2	33.3
0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	20	15:55	0:46	0:00	15:09	4	5	44.4
0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	10:53	0:00	0:44	10:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	10:58	0:00	0:52	10:06	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	11:56	0:00	1:08	10:48	3	3	50.0
0	1	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	16:16	1:02	0:00	15:14	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	14:48	0:46	0:00	14:02	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	22	16:49	1:03	0:00	15:46	11	6	64.7
3	0	2	3	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	22	16:26	0:57	0:00	15:29	1	0	100.0
0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:35	0:47	0:00	15:48	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	15:29	0:00	0:00	15:29	0	0	0.0
0	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	28	21:37	0:00	0:56	20:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	6	2	2	23	18:52	0:00	1:07	17:45	0	0	0.0
0	2	3	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	29	21:17	1:34	0:00	19:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	26	20:50	0:26	0:42	19:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	25	20:18	0:12	1:15	18:51	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
17	2	15	.882	14	1	0	0	0	59:46	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.

ESPN2		1	2	3	T
	Blackhawks	0	1	1	2
	Sabres	4	0	2	6

1st Period		BUF
9:51	Zach Benson (6) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (18), Bowen Byram (15)	1
12:23	Alex Tuch (10) Assists: Tage Thompson (10), Rasmus Dahlin (19)	2
12:38	Jack Quinn (5) Assists: Dylan Cozens (11), JJ Peterka (16)	3
19:18	Dylan Cozens (8) Assists: Jack Quinn (6)	4

2nd Period			CHI	BUF
16:39		Tyler Bertuzzi (11) Assists: Taylor Hall (12), Connor Bedard (22)	1	4

3rd Period		CHI	BUF
3:06	Seth Jones (3) Assists: Pat Maroon (8), Lukas Reichel (8)	2	4
5:48	Alex Tuch (11) Assists: Ryan McLeod (11), Sam Lafferty (1)	2	5
15:06	Alex Tuch (12) Unassisted	2	6

1:34

Alex Tuch's hat trick leads Sabres past Blackhawks

1:34

Alex Tuch secures hat trick with sixth Sabres goal

0:50

Alex Tuch nets second goal to extend Sabres' lead

0:40

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-0

Sabres
4
Blackhawks
2

Game 1

10/19

Blackhawks
2
Sabres
6

Game 2

12/27

KeyBank Center

7:00 PM, December 27, 2024Coverage: ESPN2

Buffalo, NY

Line: BUF -155

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Kendrick Nicholson
Furman South

Linesmen:
Brad Kovachik
Mark Shewchyk

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	26	10	1	53
Minnesota	22	10	4	48
Colorado	22	15	0	44
Dallas	20	13	1	41
Utah	16	13	6	38
St. Louis	17	16	4	38
Nashville	11	18	7	29
Chicago	12	22	2	26

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	22	13	2	46
Florida	22	13	2	46
Boston	20	14	4	44
Tampa Bay	20	11	2	42
Ottawa	18	15	2	38
Montreal	15	17	3	33
Detroit	13	18	4	30
Buffalo	13	19	4	30

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