National Hockey League

FINAL Saturday, October 3, 2026
Chicago Blackhawks 3
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Buffalo Sabres 4
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Match Report

Jiri Kulich scores go-ahead goal, Sabres rally to beat the Blackhawks 4-3

— Jiri Kulich scored with 6:40 left and the Sabres overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in Buffalo’s home-opener on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

11
Blocked Shots
8
18
Hits
29
4
Takeaways
3
15
Shots
28
0
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
29
Faceoffs Won
32
47.5
Faceoff Win Percent
52.5
18
Giveaways
22
3
Total Penalties
2
6
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

CHI

  • Spencer Knight GA 4 · SA 28 · SOS 0
  • Roman Kantserov BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Frank Nazar BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Ryan Greene BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

BUF

  • Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen GA 3 · SA 15 · SOS 0
  • Tage Thompson BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Jiri Kulich BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Zach Benson BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:55 · 3rd Giveaway by Frank Nazar
  4. 19:41 · 3rd Patrick Kane Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  5. 19:38 · 3rd Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Frank Nazar
  6. 19:38 · 3rd Icing
  7. 19:28 · 3rd Kevin Korchinski Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  8. 17:56 · 3rd Alex Vlasic shot blocked by Tage Thompson

Highlights

01:20 Chicago Blackhawks vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:49 Ryan Donato lights the lamp Watch on ESPN 00:49 Tyler Bertuzzi lights the lamp for Blackhawks Watch on ESPN 00:46 Jack Quinn lights the lamp Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BUF leads series 1-0

Injuries

Buffalo Sabres

  • Jiri Kulich Out
  • Justin Danforth Day-To-Day
  • Sam Carrick Injured Reserve
  • Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
  • Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve

Chicago Blackhawks

  • Bowen Byram Day-To-Day

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