Sabres 2–3 Blackhawks — Final Score & Stats (Dec 8, 2017)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🪶 CHI

Gustav Forsling

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 22:04 TOI

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Tommy Wingels

1 G

5 shots · 07:35 TOI

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Alex DeBrincat

1 G

1 shots · 16:50 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jason Pominville PP Go-ahead 1st · 19:42

Assists: Jack Eichel, Evander Kane · beat Corey Crawford

1–0

2nd period

🪶 Alex DeBrincat PP Tying 2nd · 08:30

Assists: Patrick Sharp, Gustav Forsling · beat Robin Lehner

1–1

⚔️ Kyle Okposo Go-ahead 2nd · 11:00

Assists: Scott Wilson, Evan Rodrigues · beat Corey Crawford

2–1

3rd period

🪶 Tommy Wingels SH Tying 3rd · 16:38

Assists: Gustav Forsling, Jan Rutta · beat Robin Lehner

2–2

Overtime

🪶 Gustav Forsling Go-ahead OT · 04:55

Assists: Brandon Saad, Jonathan Toews · beat Robin Lehner

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Kane · Eichel · O'Reilly 21:07

L2 Pouliot · Wilson · Okposo 15:08

L3 Larsson · Rodrigues · Pominville 13:45

L4 Reinhart · Nolan · Fasching 12:20

D1 Ristolainen · Scandella 29:56

D2 McCabe · Bogosian 20:34

D3 Falk · Antipin 10:22

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Toews · Schmaltz · Kane 22:45

L2 Saad · Sharp · Anisimov 18:53

L3 Hinostroza · DeBrincat · Panik 13:36

L4 Bouma · Wingels · Hayden 7:31

D1 Keith · Forsling 25:42

D2 Seabrook · Rutta 20:58

D3 Murphy · Franson 14:02

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF CHI🪶

28 Shots on goal 51

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

30 Hits 15

31 Blocked shots 5

7 Takeaways 8

3 Giveaways 6

8 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 7.1% (2/28) CHI shooting 5.9% (3/51)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Robin Lehner

48/51

.941 SV% · 3 GA · 64:52 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Corey Crawford

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 64:55 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

BUF CHI

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-3-2 (17% win rate, 6 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-2-1 (25% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-0-3 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-4-1 (17% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0

Feb 192017 🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF 5–1 Jan 52017 ⚔️BUF @ 🪶CHI 3–4 OT Jan 82016 ⚔️BUF @ 🪶CHI 1–3 Dec 192015 🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 SO Apr 32015 🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF 4–3

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Who won Sabres vs Blackhawks on December 8, 2017?

Blackhawks won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Sabres 2, Blackhawks 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Pominville, Kyle Okposo.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Alex DeBrincat, Gustav Forsling, Tommy Wingels.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Robin Lehner made 48 saves on 51 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Corey Crawford made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Blackhawks season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 5 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 4–2 AfterDec 10 ⚔️BUF @ 🎵STL 2–3

🪶 Blackhawks

BeforeDec 6 🪶CHI @ 🦅WSH 2–6 AfterDec 10 🌵ARI @ 🪶CHI 1–3

Also on December 8

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