MargusChicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
- 7:00 PM EDT
- Keybank Center
- NHL
Closing odds
Line history →Closing market chance to win, from the best moneylines with the margin removed
- CHI 32%
- BUF 68%
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Box score
| CHI | Team stats | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | SOG | 28 |
| 3 | G | 4 |
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPG | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Frondell | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:06 |
| Alex Vlasic | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:33 |
| Ryan Donato | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:25 |
| Oliver Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9:30 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:18 |
| Nick Lardis | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7:41 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:22 |
| Jordan Greenway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:55 |
| Ryan Greene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:36 |
| Cole Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15:09 |
| Roman Kantserov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:48 |
| Patrick Kane | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:01 |
| Frank Nazar | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:58 |
| Kevin Korchinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:21 |
| Player | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Knight | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 59:01 |
| Arvid Soderblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0:00 |
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPG | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19:41 |
| Josh Norris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:32 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:42 |
| Jiri Kulich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:31 |
| Jack Quinn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:07 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24:11 |
| Owen Power | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25:12 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25:23 |
| Louis Crevier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:08 |
| Zach Metsa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:28 |
| Zach Benson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19:33 |
| Sam Carrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7:20 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8:31 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:02 |
| Player | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 15 | 12 | 3 | .800 | 60:00 |
| Colten Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0:00 |
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About this match
Buffalo Sabres beat Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 at Keybank Center on Saturday, October 3, 2026 in the NHL.
Recent form: Chicago Blackhawks have won 2 of their last 5, Buffalo Sabres 2 of their last 5.
Connor Bedard leads Chicago Blackhawks in points (14 P).
Tage Thompson leads Buffalo Sabres in points (19 P).