Blackhawks at Sabres: October 3, 2026
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 at KeyBank Center on October 3, 2026 (2026-27 regular season).
Most points: Alex Vlasic and Anton Frondell (Blackhawks, 2 each); Tage Thompson (Sabres, 2). Most saves: Spencer Knight (Blackhawks, 24); Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Sabres, 12).
Team comparison
| Team stats | CHI | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| Shots on goal | 15 | 28 |
| Saves | 24 | 12 |
| Blocked shots | 11 | 8 |
What stood out
- Shots on goal: Blackhawks 15, Sabres 28.
- Saves: Blackhawks 24, Sabres 12.
Player lines
- Alex Vlasic (CHI D): 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 0 SOG, 3 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 22:33 TOI
- Anton Frondell (CHI C): 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 16:06 TOI
- Artyom Levshunov (CHI D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 2 BLK, 24:40 TOI
- Cole Smith (CHI RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 0 BLK, 15:09 TOI
- Frank Nazar (CHI C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 19:58 TOI
- Ian Cole (CHI D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 2 BLK, 20:37 TOI
- Jordan Greenway (CHI LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 15:55 TOI
- Nick Lardis (CHI LW): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 7:41 TOI
- Oliver Moore (CHI C): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 9:30 TOI
- Patrick Kane (CHI RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 19:01 TOI
- Roman Kantserov (CHI RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 18:48 TOI
- Ryan Donato (CHI C): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 9:25 TOI
- Ryan Greene (CHI C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 15:36 TOI
- Spencer Knight (CHI G): 28 SA, 24 SV, 4 GA, 59:01 TOI
- Teuvo Teravainen (CHI C): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 14:22 TOI
- Tyler Bertuzzi (CHI LW): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 16:18 TOI
- Wyatt Kaiser (CHI D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 2 BLK, 22:58 TOI
- Beck Malenstyn (BUF LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 6 HIT, 0 BLK, 8:31 TOI
- Jack Quinn (BUF RW): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 19:07 TOI
- Jiri Kulich (BUF C): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 13:31 TOI
- Josh Doan (BUF RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 2 BLK, 18:06 TOI
- Josh Norris (BUF C): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 16:32 TOI
- Konsta Helenius (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 14:39 TOI
- Louis Crevier (BUF D): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 17:08 TOI
- Mattias Samuelsson (BUF D): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 2 BLK, 24:11 TOI
- Noah Ostlund (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 17:23 TOI
- Olen Zellweger (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 15:31 TOI
- Owen Power (BUF D): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 25:12 TOI
- Peyton Krebs (BUF C): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 13:42 TOI
- Rasmus Dahlin (BUF D): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 4 HIT, 0 BLK, 25:23 TOI
- Ryan McLeod (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, -3 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 12:02 TOI
- Sam Carrick (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 7:20 TOI
- Tage Thompson (BUF C): 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 1 BLK, 19:41 TOI
- Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF G): 15 SA, 12 SV, 3 GA, 60:00 TOI
- Zach Benson (BUF LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 0 BLK, 19:33 TOI
- Zach Metsa (BUF D): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 8:28 TOI
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Head-to-head
Full Sabres vs Blackhawks head-to-head (5 meetings).
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