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2023-24 regular season

Sabres at Coyotes

🗓 📍 Mullett Arena, Tempe 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Coyotes beat Sabres 2–0 at Mullett Arena on December 16, 2023.

BUF – ARI
28–22
Shots on goal
16–23
Hits
20–19
Blocked shots
4–6
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌵 ARI
Clayton Keller
1 G
5 shots · 17:14 TOI
2nd star 🌵 ARI
Liam O'Brien
1 G
3 shots · 09:58 TOI
3rd star 🌵 ARI
Alexander Kerfoot
1 A
2 shots · 19:53 TOI

Scoring

2 goals · in order
2nd period
🌵 Clayton Keller Go-ahead 2nd · 15:12
Assists: Alexander Kerfoot · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
0–1
3rd period
🌵 Liam O'Brien 3rd · 09:36
Assists: Logan Cooley · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
0–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Thompson · Tuch · Peterka 21:17
L2 Benson · Mittelstadt · Cozens 18:43
L3 Robinson · Krebs · Okposo 13:05
L4 Olofsson · Jost 10:48
D1 Dahlin · Power 23:18
D2 Samuelsson · Jokiharju 16:11
D3 Johnson · Clifton 13:12
D4 Johnson 11:58
🌵Coyotes
L1 Maccelli · Crouse · Kerfoot 18:48
L2 Schmaltz · Bjugstad · Keller 17:48
L3 Zucker · Carcone · McBain 13:29
L4 Sanford · Cooley · O'Brien 9:58
D1 Moser · Dumba 22:02
D2 Stecher · Valimaki 19:47
D3 Dermott · Kesselring 16:24

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF ARI🌵
28 Shots on goal 22
16 Hits 23
20 Blocked shots 19
4 Takeaways 6
7 Giveaways 15
6 Penalty minutes 4
BUF shooting 0.0% (0/28) ARI shooting 9.1% (2/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
20/22
.909 SV% · 2 GA · 56:49 TOI
🌵Coyotes
Karel Vejmelka Shutout
28/28
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

2 of 2 goals located
Clayton Keller · 2nd 15:12 · 0–1 Liam O'Brien · 3rd 09:36 · 0–2
BUF ARI
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 6-4-1 (55% win rate, 11 games)
Coyotes
Coyotes — tied after 1st: 5-4-2 (45% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 0–1
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Coyotes
Coyotes — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Dec 112023 🌵ARI @ ⚔️BUF 2–5 Dec 172022 ⚔️BUF @ 🌵ARI 5–2 Nov 82022 🌵ARI @ ⚔️BUF 4–1 Jan 292022 ⚔️BUF @ 🌵ARI 3–1 Oct 162021 🌵ARI @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 SO
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Who won Sabres vs Coyotes on December 16, 2023?

Coyotes won 2–0. The final score was Sabres 0, Coyotes 2.

Who scored for Coyotes?

Clayton Keller, Liam O'Brien.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Coyotes goalie play?

Karel Vejmelka made 28 saves on 28 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

Where is Sabres vs Coyotes played?

At Mullett Arena in Tempe, the Coyotes home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Coyotes season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 15 ⚔️BUF @ 🎰VGK 5–2 AfterDec 19 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 9–4
🌵 Coyotes
BeforeDec 15 🦈SJS @ 🌵ARI 0–1 AfterDec 19 🏛️OTT @ 🌵ARI 3–4
Also on December 16
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