🌵 Away Coyotes 22-33-7
3–6
Final
⚔️ Home Sabres 26-26-11
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🌵 ARI 1113
⚔️ BUF 1236

Coyotes at Sabres

Sabres beat Coyotes 6–3 at KeyBank Center on March 2, 2017.

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2016-17 🔁 Season series tied 1–1
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Jack Eichel
1 G, 2 A
6 shots · 17:04 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Ryan O'Reilly
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 20:32 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Marcus Foligno
2 G
5 shots · 17:40 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🌵 Teemu Pulkkinen Go-ahead 1st · 07:54
Assists: Max Domi, Christian Dvorak · beat Robin Lehner
1–0
⚔️ Marcus Foligno SH Tying 1st · 11:54
Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Mike Smith
1–1
2nd period
⚔️ Ryan O'Reilly PP Go-ahead 2nd · 00:57
Assists: Jack Eichel, Kyle Okposo · beat Mike Smith
1–2
🌵 Tobias Rieder SH Tying 2nd · 02:05
Unassisted · beat Robin Lehner
2–2
⚔️ Jack Eichel PP Go-ahead 2nd · 11:08
Assists: Sam Reinhart, Kyle Okposo · beat Mike Smith
2–3
3rd period
🌵 Alex Goligoski Tying 3rd · 08:20
Assists: Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Tobias Rieder · beat Robin Lehner
3–3
⚔️ Evander Kane Go-ahead 3rd · 14:24
Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Jake McCabe · beat Mike Smith
3–4
⚔️ Marcus Foligno Empty net 3rd · 18:17
Assists: Jack Eichel, Cody Franson
3–5
⚔️ Sam Reinhart Empty net 3rd · 19:56
Unassisted
3–6

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌵Coyotes
L1 Rieder · Martinook · Dvorak 17:13
L2 Holland · Doan · Vrbata 15:40
L3 McGinn · Crouse · Domi 12:48
L4 Perlini · Pulkkinen · Jooris 11:28
D1 Ekman-Larsson · Goligoski 25:33
D2 Murphy · Chychrun 20:31
D3 Schenn · Connauton 13:42
⚔️Sabres
L1 Foligno · O'Reilly · Reinhart 17:51
L2 Kane · Eichel · Gionta 16:48
L3 Girgensons · Rodrigues · Ennis 13:09
L4 Moulson · Okposo · Bailey 11:25
D1 Ristolainen · McCabe 22:16
D2 Franson · Bogosian 17:59
D3 Kulikov · Gorges 17:35

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🌵ARI BUF⚔️
22 Shots on goal 41
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4
14 Hits 25
15 Blocked shots 8
4 Takeaways 4
7 Giveaways 9
10 Penalty minutes 6
ARI shooting 13.6% (3/22) BUF shooting 14.6% (6/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌵Coyotes
Mike Smith
35/39
.897 SV% · 4 GA · 58:52 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Robin Lehner
19/22
.864 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Teemu Pulkkinen · 1st 07:54 · 1–0 Marcus Foligno · 1st 11:54 · 1–1 Ryan O'Reilly · 2nd 00:57 · 1–2 Tobias Rieder · 2nd 02:05 · 2–2 Jack Eichel · 2nd 11:08 · 2–3 Alex Goligoski · 3rd 08:20 · 3–3 Evander Kane · 3rd 14:24 · 3–4 Marcus Foligno · 3rd 18:17 · 3–5 Sam Reinhart · 3rd 19:56 · 3–6
ARI BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Coyotes
Coyotes — tied after 1st: 5-10-4 (26% win rate, 19 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 9-8-5 (41% win rate, 22 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Coyotes
Coyotes — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-9-1 (23% win rate, 13 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-0-4 (50% win rate, 8 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Season series tied 1–1
Feb 262017 ⚔️BUF @ 🌵ARI 2–3 Jan 182016 ⚔️BUF @ 🌵ARI 2–1 Dec 42015 🌵ARI @ ⚔️BUF 2–5 Mar 302015 ⚔️BUF @ 🌵ARI 4–1 Mar 262015 🌵ARI @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 OT
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❓ ARI vs BUF, answered

Who won Coyotes vs Sabres on March 2, 2017?

Sabres won 6–3. The final score was Coyotes 3, Sabres 6.

Who scored for Coyotes?

Alex Goligoski, Teemu Pulkkinen, Tobias Rieder.

Who scored for Sabres?

Marcus Foligno (2), Evander Kane, Jack Eichel, Ryan O'Reilly, Sam Reinhart.

How did the Coyotes goalie play?

Mike Smith made 35 saves on 39 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Robin Lehner made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

Where is Coyotes vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Coyotes vs Sabres season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌵 Coyotes
BeforeFeb 28 🌵ARI @ 🐻BOS 1–4 AfterMar 3 🌵ARI @ 🌪️CAR 4–2
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeFeb 28 🐯NSH @ ⚔️BUF 5–4 AfterMar 4 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 2–1
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