BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
OT
OT
Final
5—1
2026-04-13 · United Center
CHI
Chicago Blackhawks
28-38-14 · L3 · L10: 2-7-1
L
L
L
W
L
OT
L
L
L
W
BUF dominated expected goals 2.7 to 1.7 · BUF controlled 64.7% of 5v5 shot attempts
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEBUF xG
2.75
ACTUAL
5 — 1
CHI xG
1.67
Scoring Timeline
0.13
HIGH xG
1P 3:58Power Play
20
Ryan Greene(11)
C · CHI · #20
Ilya Mikheyev (18)BUF 0 - 1 CHI
0.06
MED xG
1P 19:02Even Strength
13
Josh Norris(12)
C · BUF · #13
Josh Doan (27)BUF 1 - 1 CHI
0.08
MED xG
2P 13:00Even Strength
72
Tage Thompson(39)
C · BUF · #72
Alex Tuch (33)BUF 2 - 1 CHI
0.07
MED xG
3P 5:38Even Strength
89
Alex Tuch(32)
R · BUF · #89
Rasmus Dahlin (54), Logan Stanley (17)BUF 3 - 1 CHI
0.07
MED xG
3P 11:13Even Strength72
Tage Thompson(40)
C · BUF · #72
Rasmus Dahlin (55), Jason Zucker (21)BUF 4 - 1 CHI
0.04
MED xG
3P 18:35Even Strength
71
Ryan McLeod(14)
C · BUF · #71
Zach Benson (29), Owen Power (19)BUF 5 - 1 CHI
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
15/16 saves, .937 SV%, +0.7 GSAx
★2
72
Tage Thompson
C · BUF · #72
2G, 6 SOG, 2 HIT
★3
30
Spencer Knight
G · CHI · #30
21/26 saves, .807 SV%, -2.2 GSAx
Team Stats
BUFCHI
26Shots16
2.27xGF1.70
64.7CF%35.3
55.4FO%44.6
0/2PP0/5
20Hits8
10Blocks8
12Giveaways23
8Takeaways2
10PIM4
Period Breakdown
| Period | BUF SOG | CHI SOG | BUF xG | CHI xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | 4 | 0.97 | 0.28 |
| 2nd | 11 | 4 | 0.96 | 0.69 |
| 3rd | 5 | 7 | 0.82 | 0.70 |
| Total | 21 | 15 | 2.75 | 1.67 |
Penalties
7 TOTAL1P 3:44
Sam Rinzelhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Jason Zucker1P 7:49
Rasmus Dahlintripping (2 min)
Drawn by Tyler Bertuzzi2P 17:48
Beck Malenstynholding (2 min)
Drawn by Ryan Greene3P 2:02
Jason Zuckercross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Ethan Del Mastro3P 2:49
Teamtoo-many-men-on-the-ice (2 min)
3P 6:21
Logan Stanleyholding (2 min)
Drawn by Connor Bedard3P 9:04
Louis Crevierholding (2 min)
Drawn by Peyton Krebs