Sabres 2, Blackhawks 3 (OT) — November 12, 2026: recap and analysis

BUFBUF
Buffalo Sabres
8-7-3 · L2 · L10: 4-4-2
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
OT
L
OT
Final/OT
2—3
Nov 12, 2026 · United Center
CHICHI
Chicago Blackhawks
4-13-1 · L4 · L10: 1-8-1
L
L
L
L
OT
L
W
L
L
L

Final score: Buffalo Sabres 2, Chicago Blackhawks 3. Decided in overtime. Blackhawks dominated expected goals 2.05 to 2.04. PuckLab's first star: Spencer Knight (21/23 saves, .913 SV%, −0.1 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Sabres, 82% (lost).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
0121ST2ND3RDOT
BUF xG
2.04
ACTUAL
2 — 3
CHI xG
2.05

Scoring Timeline

0.07
MED xG
BUF1P 09:00Even Strength
BUF 1 - 0 CHI
0.22
HIGH xG
CHI1P 12:22Power Play
BUF 1 - 1 CHI
0.10
MED xG
BUF1P 15:46Power Play
BUF 2 - 1 CHI
0.07
MED xG
CHI3P 08:22Even Strength
BUF 2 - 2 CHI
0.12
HIGH xG
CHIOT 03:12Even Strength
BUF 2 - 3 CHI

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Spencer Knight
30
Spencer Knight
G · CHI · #30
21/23 saves, .913 SV%, −0.1 GSAX
★2
Alex Lyon
34
Alex Lyon
G · BUF · #34
22/25 saves, .880 SV%, −0.6 GSAX
★3
Frank Nazar
91
Frank Nazar
C · CHI · #91
2G, 5 SOG, 3 HIT

Team Stats

BUFCHI
23Shots25
2.04xGF2.05
65.15v5 CF%34.9
46.4FO%53.6
1/4PP1/3
21Hits19
9Blocks16
12Giveaways12
3Takeaways3
8PIM10

Period Breakdown

PeriodBUF SOGCHI SOGBUF xGCHI xG
1st880.810.34
2nd1060.740.41
3rd590.490.90
OT020.000.41
Total23252.042.05

Penalties

9 TOTAL
1P 01:45
CHI
Sam RinzelTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Jack Quinn
1P 11:31
BUF
Noah OstlundSlashing (2 min)
Drawn by Alex Vlasic
1P 15:08
CHI
Patrick KaneHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Mattias Samuelsson
2P 09:32
CHI
Sam RinzelHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Peyton Krebs
2P 19:11
BUF
Jiri KulichSlashing (2 min)
Drawn by Connor Bedard
3P 02:42
CHI
Cole SmithHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin
3P 02:42
BUF
Rasmus DahlinHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Cole Smith
3P 10:14
CHI
Wyatt KaiserDelay of game (puck over glass) (2 min)
3P 18:22
BUF
Rasmus DahlinHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Andrew Mangiapane

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