National Hockey League
Buffalo 4, Chicago 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 29, 2022
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Pierre Lambert, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 14547

Victor Olofsson capped a two-goal performance by scoring 36 seconds into overtime to propel the host Buffalo Sabres to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks Saturday.

Tage Thompson scored twice in the third period before picking up an assist on Olofsson's winner. Olofsson converted a pass from defenseman Rasmus Dahlin past Arvid Soderblom (41 saves) as Buffalo snapped a modest two-game losing streak.

Jeff Skinner and captain Kyle Okposo each notched two assists and Craig Anderson turned aside 23 shots for the Sabres.

Chicago's Jason Dickinson scored a power-play goal in the first period and Sam Lafferty and Taylor Raddysh tallied in the second for the Blackhawks, who have dropped two in a row following a four-game winning streak.

Buffalo native Patrick Kane played in his 1,115th career game to move into third place all-time in franchise history. He entered the contest tied with defenseman Brent Seabrook.

Lafferty converted a goal-mouth scramble by banking the puck off Anderson and into the net to give Chicago a 2-1 lead at 4:49 of the second period.

Like Lafferty, Raddysh scored his third goal of the season after cleaning up a rebound on the doorstep. Philipp Kurashev's shot from the point provided a rebound for Raddysh, who tapped it home at 6:20 of the second period.

Thompson converted a rebound to halve the deficit at 11:55 of the third before swatting the puck out of the air with 3:13 left in the period.

Buffalo registered the first nine shots of the game and appeared to open the scoring after Olofsson pounced on a loose puck in the right circle. Chicago, however, successfully challenged an offside entry prior to the apparent goal.

Undaunted, Olofsson made good off a faceoff in the offensive zone and unleashed a blast from the high slot past Soderblom. The goal was his fifth of the season and fourth in his last four games.

Dickinson answered nearly four minutes later after converting a goal-mouth scramble for his third goal of the season.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Chicago   Buffalo
Jason Dickinson 1 Points Tage Thompson 3
Jason Dickinson 1 Goals Tage Thompson 2
Mackenzie Entwistle 1 Assists Kyle Okposo 2
Jason Dickinson 1 Power Play Goals Victor Olofsson 2
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Arvid Soderblom .911 Save Percentage Craig Anderson .885
Arvid Soderblom 41 Saves Craig Anderson 23
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Chicago 26 3 1-4 1-3 6 37
Buffalo 45 4 2-3 3-4 8 14
Upcoming Games
  • Buffalo will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Sabres have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .750 after a loss.
  • Chicago will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .750 after a win and .250 after a loss.