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2017-18 regular season

Blackhawks at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Sabres beat Blackhawks 5–3 at KeyBank Center on March 17, 2018.

CHI – BUF
37–32
Shots on goal
0/2–1/4
Power play
2–16
Hits
16–11
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Sam Reinhart
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 20:27 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Nick Baptiste
2 G
2 shots · 13:16 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Chad Johnson
34 saves
0.919 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Benoit Pouliot Go-ahead 1st · 18:10
Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Sam Reinhart · beat J-F Berube
0–1
2nd period
🪶 Jordan Oesterle Tying 2nd · 08:15
Assists: Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews · beat Chad Johnson
1–1
⚔️ Ryan O'Reilly PP Go-ahead 2nd · 11:07
Assists: Sam Reinhart, Jack Eichel · beat J-F Berube
1–2
🪶 Tomas Jurco Tying 2nd · 14:15
Assists: Alex DeBrincat · beat Chad Johnson
2–2
3rd period
🪶 Jonathan Toews Go-ahead 3rd · 00:20
Assists: Brandon Saad, Patrick Kane · beat Chad Johnson
3–2
⚔️ Nick Baptiste Tying 3rd · 02:17
Assists: Nathan Beaulieu, Victor Antipin · beat J-F Berube
3–3
⚔️ Nick Baptiste Go-ahead 3rd · 18:04
Assists: Marco Scandella, Johan Larsson · beat J-F Berube
3–4
⚔️ Sam Reinhart Empty net 3rd · 19:21
Assists: Ryan O'Reilly
3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Saad · Toews · Kane 19:30
L2 Schmaltz · Anisimov · Hinostroza 16:12
L3 Kampf · Highmore · DeBrincat 12:20
L4 Sharp · Hayden · Jurco 11:48
D1 Keith · Rutta 21:12
D2 Gustafsson · Seabrook 20:02
D3 Oesterle · Murphy 17:48
⚔️Sabres
L1 O'Reilly · Reinhart · Eichel 20:27
L2 Wilson · Rodrigues · Pominville 16:48
L3 Larsson · Pouliot · Baptiste 14:09
L4 Nolan · Girgensons · Bailey 8:52
D1 Scandella · Ristolainen 24:28
D2 Guhle · Falk 18:07
D3 Beaulieu · Antipin 15:54

Team stats

Away left · home right
🪶CHI BUF⚔️
37 Shots on goal 32
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
2 Hits 16
16 Blocked shots 11
1 Takeaways 6
6 Giveaways 11
8 Penalty minutes 4
CHI shooting 8.1% (3/37) BUF shooting 15.6% (5/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🪶Blackhawks
J-F Berube
27/31
.871 SV% · 4 GA · 58:33 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Chad Johnson
34/37
.919 SV% · 3 GA · 59:50 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Benoit Pouliot · 1st 18:10 · 0–1 Jordan Oesterle · 2nd 08:15 · 1–1 Ryan O'Reilly · 2nd 11:07 · 1–2 Tomas Jurco · 2nd 14:15 · 2–2 Jonathan Toews · 3rd 00:20 · 3–2 Nick Baptiste · 3rd 02:17 · 3–3 Nick Baptiste · 3rd 18:04 · 3–4 Sam Reinhart · 3rd 19:21 · 3–5
CHI BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-5-2 (22% win rate, 9 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-3-5 (47% win rate, 15 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 8-8-3 (42% win rate, 19 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 3-5-4 (25% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Dec 82017 ⚔️BUF @ 🪶CHI 2–3 OT 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
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Who won Blackhawks vs Sabres on March 17, 2018?

Sabres won 5–3. The final score was Blackhawks 3, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Jonathan Toews, Jordan Oesterle, Tomas Jurco.

Who scored for Sabres?

Nick Baptiste (2), Benoit Pouliot, Ryan O'Reilly, Sam Reinhart.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

J-F Berube made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Chad Johnson made 34 saves on 37 shots (.919 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🪶 Blackhawks
BeforeMar 15 🪶CHI @ ✈️WPG 2–6 AfterMar 18 🎵STL @ 🪶CHI 5–4
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeMar 15 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 5–2 AfterMar 19 🐯NSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–0
Also on March 17
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