Game Thread: Chicago Blackhawks (13-29-2) at Buffalo Sabres (19-21-4) – 18 Jan 2024 – 7:00PM EST

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# Chicago [](/r/hawks) Blackhawks (13-29-2) at Buffalo [](/r/sabres) Sabres (19-21-4)

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##In-Game Updates

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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|2nd – 00:11|

|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[CHI](/r/hawks)|0|0|–|0|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|0|1|–|1|

##Team Stats

|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[CHI](/r/hawks)|12|19|13|62.5%|1|6|0/3|6|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|19|7|7|37.5%|1|5|1/3|6|

##Goals

|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|2nd|12:27|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Power Play|[Zemgus Girgensons (4) tip-in shot, assist(s): Ryan Johnson (4), Peyton Krebs (5)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6345146127112)|

##Penalties

|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|04:47|[CHI](/r/hawks)|MIN|2|Kevin Korchinski holding against Rasmus Dahlin|
|1st|12:21|[CHI](/r/hawks)|MIN|2|Seth Jones cross-checking against Zemgus Girgensons|
|2nd|03:18|[BUF](/r/sabres)|MIN|2|Rasmus Dahlin roughing against Reese Johnson|
|2nd|05:21|[BUF](/r/sabres)|BEN|2|interference-bench served by Rasmus Dahlin|
|2nd|09:24|[CHI](/r/hawks)|MIN|2|Isaak Phillips tripping against Tage Thompson|
|2nd|16:12|[BUF](/r/sabres)|MIN|2|Eric Robinson tripping against Cole Guttman|

**Officials**

* Referees: Garrett Rank, Brandon Blandina
* Linesmen: Steve Barton, Brad Kovachik

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##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
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|4:00PM|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|8:00PM|12:00AM|##Game Info:

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|TV|MSG-B, NBCSCH|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020691) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020691/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020691/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020691/playbyplay)|

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##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zach Benson|Tage Thompson|Alex Tuch|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Rem Pitlick|Philipp Kurashev|Taylor Raddysh|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|JJ Peterka|Dylan Cozens|Jack Quinn|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Colin Blackwell|Jason Dickinson|Joey Anderson|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jordan Greenway|Casey Mittelstadt|Eric Robinson|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Lukas Reichel|MacKenzie Entwistle|Cole Guttman|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zemgus Girgensons|Peyton Krebs|Kyle Okposo|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Boris Katchouk|Zach Sanford|Ryan Donato|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|Henri Jokiharju|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Alex Vlasic|Seth Jones|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Owen Power|Erik Johnson|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Jarred Tinordi|Jaycob Megna|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ryan Johnson|Connor Clifton|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Kevin Korchinski|Isaak Phillips|

||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Petr Mrazek|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Arvid Soderblom|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/buffalo-sabres/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/chicago-blackhawks/line-combinations/)

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##Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Mattias Samuelsson|13 Jan 2024|Upper Body|OUT|Samuelsson (upper body) isn’t expected to be an option Wednesday versus Chicago, according to Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.|20 Jan 2024|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jeff Skinner|10 Jan 2024|Upper Body|IR|Not Specified|20 Jan 2024|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Nikita Zaitsev|16 Jan 2024|Knee|IR|Zaitsev (knee) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.|24 Jan 2024|
|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Connor Murphy|16 Jan 2024|Lower Body|DTD|Murphy (lower body) won’t play Tuesday against the San Jose Sharks, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.|unknown|
|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Nick Foligno|05 Jan 2024|Finger|IR|Fracture|19 Jan 2024|
|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Connor Bedard|05 Jan 2024|Jaw|IR|Surgery|21 Feb 2024|
|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Anthony Beauvillier|02 Jan 2024|Wrist|IR|Not Specified|19 Jan 2024|
|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Tyler Johnson|31 Dec 2023|Foot|IR|Not Specified|19 Jan 2024|
|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Taylor Hall|22 Nov 2023|Knee|IR|Surgery|15 Sep 2024|
|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Andreas Athanasiou|09 Nov 2023|Groin|IR|Not Specified|19 Jan 2024|
|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Samuel Savoie|30 Sep 2023|Lower Body|IR-NR|Savoie (lower body) underwent successful surgery on his femur and was placed on injured reserve Sunday.|07 Feb 2024|
|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Luke Philp||Achilles|IR-NR||05 Feb 2024|

[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/buffalo-sabres/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/chicago-blackhawks/injuries)

##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|44|19|21|4|42|0.477|2.95|3.23|14.40|79.10|31.18|29.48|46.67|
|[CHI](/r/hawks)|44|13|29|2|28|0.318|2.23|3.59|13.14|75.71|26.23|32.59|44.55|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

## Goalie Breakdown

||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|22|19|10|9|2|2|2.77|0.906|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|19|18|8|7|2|0|3.32|0.889|
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|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Petr Mrazek|30|28|11|16|1|1|3.04|0.907|
|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Arvid Soderblom|18|16|2|13|1|0|4.01|0.875|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=7 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=16 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

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