🪶 Away Blackhawks 12-23-7 before this game

5–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CHI	0	0	0	5
BUF	0	0	0	6

Blackhawks at Sabres

Sabres beat Blackhawks 6–5 at KeyBank Center on January 12, 1989.

🗓 Thu, Jan 12, 1989 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1988-89 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Pierre Turgeon

1 G, 3 A

2 shots

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Dirk Graham

1 G, 3 A

7 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Doug Bodger

3 A

5 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI BUF⚔️

29 Shots on goal 37

3/5 Power play (goals / chances) 5/9

30 Penalty minutes 22

CHI shooting 17.2% (5/29) BUF shooting 16.2% (6/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Ed Belfour

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 54:37 TOI

Chris Clifford

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 04:10 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Jacques Cloutier

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 47:18 TOI

Daren Puppa

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 12:42 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 12-23-7 (29% win rate, 42 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 19-17-6 (45% win rate, 42 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 12-23-7 (29% win rate, 42 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 19-17-6 (45% win rate, 42 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Nov 25, 1988

🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF

4–5 (OT) · Sabres won

3–4 (OT) · Blackhawks won

❓ CHI vs BUF, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Sabres on January 12, 1989?

Sabres won 6–5.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Sabres?

The final score was Blackhawks 5, Sabres 6.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jacques Cloutier made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Jan 11

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 7

Also on January 12, 1989

Blackhawks season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule