Chicago Blackhawks @ Buffalo Sabres

0-2-0, 0-2-0 Away

10:54 - 2nd

	1	2	3	T
Blackhawks CHI	2	0		2
Sabres BUF	1	1		2

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

0-1-0, 0-0-0 Home

Blackhawks

forwards	G	A	+/-	S	TOI
I. ColeD	0	0	1	0	10:53
R. DonatoC	1	0	0	1	3:17
J. GreenwayLW	0	0	0	1	9:40
A. VlasicD	0	1	2	0	11:56
R. GreeneC	0	0	0	0	9:20

Goaltender	SA	GA	SV	SV%	TOI
S. KnightG	19	2	17	.895	28:47

Sabres

forwards	G	+/-	S	TOI
J. QuinnRW	1	1	4	9:17
O. PowerD	0	-2	0	11:07
O. ZellwegerD	0	-1	1	9:30
N. OstlundC	0	1	1	9:05
Z. BensonLW	0	1	1	10:04

Goaltender	SA	GA	SV	SV%	TOI
U. LuukkonenG	7	2	5	.714	28:47

Team Stats

CHI

BUF

Shots

Hits

Penalty Minutes

Faceoff %

56.7%

43.3%

KeyBank Center

4:30 AM, 4 October 2026

Buffalo, NY

Referees:
Cody Beach
Frederick L'Ecuyer

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Anthony Lapointe

6:59

2nd

Stoppage

Puck in Crowd

2-2

6:29

2nd

Shot

Olen Zellweger Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight

2-2

6:29

Olen Zellweger Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight

2-2

6:16

Ian Cole shot blocked by Zach Metsa

2-2

5:41

Tage Thompson faceoff won against Ryan Greene

2-2

5:41

Tage Thompson Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Louis Crevier (1)

2-2

		1	2	3	T
	Blackhawks	2	0		2
	Sabres	1	1		2

2nd Period			CHI	BUF
5:41		Tage Thompson (1) Assists: Louis Crevier (1)	2	2

1st Period		CHI	BUF
16:24	Jack Quinn (2) Assists: Zach Metsa (1)	2	1
11:24	Tyler Bertuzzi (1) Assists: Anton Frondell (1), Teuvo Teravainen (1)	2	0
7:59	Ryan Donato (1) Assists: Alex Vlasic (1), Nick Lardis (1)	1	0

Chicago Blackhawks

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Bowen Byram D	OUT	6 Oct
Andrew Mangiapane LW	OUT	6 Oct
Connor Bedard C	IR-NR	7 Nov

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Alex Lyon G	IR	6 Oct
Conor Timmins D	IR	17 Oct
Topias Leinonen G	IR-NR	10 Oct
Jack Rathbone D	IR-NR	24 Oct
Jason Zucker LW	IR	15 Oct

Regular Season Series

Blackhawks
Sabres

Game 1

Sabres
Blackhawks

Game 2

13/11

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Utah	1	0	0	2
St. Louis	1	0	0	2
Colorado	1	0	0	2
Minnesota	1	0	0	2
Winnipeg	0	0	1	1
Nashville	0	1	0	0
Dallas	0	1	0	0
Chicago	0	2	0	0

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Boston	2	0	0	4
Florida	1	0	1	3
Montreal	1	0	0	2
Toronto	1	1	0	2
Ottawa	0	0	0	0
Detroit	0	1	0	0
Buffalo	0	1	0	0
Tampa Bay	0	1	0	0

Lyle Odelein, Stanley Cup winning defenseman, dies at 58

Lyle Odelein, a defenseman who won a Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1993 and played for several other NHL clubs through the 2005-06 season, has died at 58 years old, it was announced in social media posts by several of the teams he played for.

Panthers put Aleksander Barkov on long-term IR with leg injury

Panthers center Aleksander Barkov has been placed on long-term injured reserve, meaning the injury to his left leg will keep him sidelined for at least the next 10 games.

Blackhawks' Bowen Byram to miss Buffalo return

Blackhawks defenseman Bowen Byram will miss Saturday's game against the Sabres due to a family matter. Byram was set to make his first return to Buffalo since being traded to Chicago in June.

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Chicago Blackhawks @ Buffalo Sabres

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Injury Report

Lyle Odelein, Stanley Cup winning defenseman, dies at 58

Panthers put Aleksander Barkov on long-term IR with leg injury

Blackhawks' Bowen Byram to miss Buffalo return