Chicago Blackhawks @ Buffalo Sabres

0-2-0, 0-2-0 Away

1:58 - 3rd

	1	2	3	T
Blackhawks CHI	2	1	0	3
Sabres BUF	1	1	2	4

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

0-1-0, 0-0-0 Home

Chicago Blackhawks


forwards
Tyler BertuzziT. Bertuzzi#59
Ryan DonatoR. Donato#8
Anton FrondellA. Frondell#16
Ryan GreeneR. Greene#20
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Patrick KaneP. Kane#88
Nick LardisN. Lardis#76
Oliver MooreO. Moore#11
Frank NazarF. Nazar#91
Cole SmithC. Smith#22
Teuvo TeravainenT. Teravainen#86
defensemen
Ian ColeI. Cole#28
Ethan Del MastroE. Del Mastro#38
Wyatt KaiserW. Kaiser#44
Roman KantserovR. Kantserov#80
Kevin KorchinskiK. Korchinski#14
Artyom LevshunovA. Levshunov#55
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%
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	17	14:02	1:25	0:00	12:37	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	8:45	0:59	0:00	7:46	0	2	0.0
0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	21	13:55	0:50	1:16	11:49	6	10	37.5
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	15:36	0:00	1:04	14:32	8	6	57.1
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	21	15:55	0:00	0:54	15:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	20	16:35	1:19	0:00	15:16	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	7:41	0:42	0:00	6:59	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	15	9:30	0:41	0:00	8:49	4	1	80.0
0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	23	17:52	1:01	1:24	15:27	6	9	40.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	22	15:09	0:06	1:46	13:17	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	13:00	0:00	1:47	11:13	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	26	19:58	0:07	2:08	17:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	17	14:07	0:00	0:05	14:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	2	25	21:19	0:00	2:01	19:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	20	15:52	1:18	0:02	14:32	5	3	62.5
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	10:44	0:12	0:00	10:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	20	22:36	1:48	2:09	18:39	0	0	0.0
0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	26	20:55	0:07	1:52	18:56	0	0	0.0

Spencer KnightS. Knight#30
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	4	24	.857	23	1	0	0	0	55:42	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Sam CarrickS. Carrick#10
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Konsta HeleniusK. Helenius#94
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
defensemen
Louis CrevierL. Crevier#46
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Olen ZellwegerO. Zellweger#8

											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	1	1	0	1	2	3	0	2	25	18:39	2:33	0:32	15:34	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	7:20	0:00	0:00	7:20	3	1	75.0
0	0	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	0	0	24	16:45	2:32	0:00	14:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	18	13:10	1:36	0:00	11:34	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	12:03	0:00	0:00	12:03	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	11:41	0:00	0:00	11:41	6	2	75.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	15	8:31	0:00	1:28	7:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	12:02	1:37	1:29	8:56	6	4	60.0
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	15:20	1:31	0:30	13:19	2	4	33.3
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	16:49	1:33	0:07	15:09	3	8	27.3
1	0	1	5	7	1	0	0	1	0	3	23	18:10	2:32	0:07	15:31	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	4	24	18:20	2:33	0:00	15:47	10	8	55.6
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	20	15:01	0:00	1:06	13:55	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	24	24:11	2:21	0:00	21:50	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	8:42	0:00	0:54	7:48	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	28	22:25	1:46	1:14	19:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	2	24	22:31	0:01	0:54	21:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	15:30	0:00	0:07	15:23	0	0	0.0

Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
14	3	11	.786	10	0	1	0	0	55:42	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	T
	Blackhawks	2	1	0	3
	Sabres	1	1	2	4

3rd Period			CHI	BUF
13:20		Jiri Kulich (1) Assists: Owen Power (3), Tage Thompson (1)	3	4
6:10		Rasmus Dahlin (1) Assists: Peyton Krebs (1), Mattias Samuelsson (1)	3	3

2nd Period			CHI	BUF
18:18		Oliver Moore (1) Assists: Anton Frondell (2), Alex Vlasic (2)	3	2
5:41		Tage Thompson (1) Assists: Louis Crevier (1), Josh Norris (1)	2	2

1st Period		CHI	BUF
16:24	Jack Quinn (2) Assists: Zach Metsa (1)	2	1
11:24	Tyler Bertuzzi (1) Assists: Anton Frondell (1), Teuvo Teravainen (1)	2	0
7:59	Ryan Donato (1) Assists: Alex Vlasic (1), Nick Lardis (1)	1	0

Rasmus Dahlin lights the lamp

0:48

Oliver Moore nets goal for Blackhawks

0:22

Tage Thompson lights the lamp for Sabres

0:48

Regular Season Series

Blackhawks
Sabres

Game 1

Sabres
Blackhawks

Game 2

13/11

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 4 October 2026

Buffalo, NY

Referees:
Cody Beach
Frederick L'Ecuyer

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Anthony Lapointe

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Utah	1	0	0	2
St. Louis	1	0	0	2
Colorado	1	0	0	2
Minnesota	1	0	0	2
Winnipeg	0	0	1	1
Nashville	0	1	0	0
Dallas	0	1	0	0
Chicago	0	2	0	0

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Boston	2	0	0	4
Florida	1	0	1	3
Montreal	1	0	0	2
Toronto	1	1	0	2
Ottawa	0	0	0	0
Detroit	0	1	0	0
Buffalo	0	1	0	0
Tampa Bay	0	1	0	0

Lyle Odelein, Stanley Cup winning defenseman, dies at 58

Lyle Odelein, a defenseman who won a Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1993 and played for several other NHL clubs through the 2005-06 season, has died at 58 years old, it was announced in social media posts by several of the teams he played for.

Panthers put Aleksander Barkov on long-term IR with leg injury

Panthers center Aleksander Barkov has been placed on long-term injured reserve, meaning the injury to his left leg will keep him sidelined for at least the next 10 games.

Blackhawks' Bowen Byram to miss Buffalo return

Blackhawks defenseman Bowen Byram will miss Saturday's game against the Sabres due to a family matter. Byram was set to make his first return to Buffalo since being traded to Chicago in June.

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