NHL Sunday, 4 October 2026
Buffalo Sabres vs Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 – NHL, 4 Oct 2026
Buffalo Sabres 23rd place · GP 2 · W 1 · PTS 2
4–3
Final
Chicago Blackhawks 32nd place · GP 3 · W 0 · PTS 0
SportsLife forecast
Made before the match
Our pick
52%
Buffalo Sabres
Home
52%
Buffalo Sabres
Home
52%
48%
Our pick Buffalo Sabres Low confidence Correct
- Buffalo are 21st and Chicago 25th in the league table
- Buffalo form is L while Chicago form is LL
- Buffalo have home advantage at Keybank Center
Estimated by the SportsLife model from the league table, recent form and results, last meetings and home advantage. Not betting advice.
Match stats
NHLBuffalo SabresChicago Blackhawks
28Shots on goal15
52%Face-off %48%
0/3Power play0/2
0%Power play %0%
4Penalty minutes6
29Hits18
8Blocked shots11
22Giveaways18
3Takeaways4
Skaters
NHLBuffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. ThompsonC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19:41 |
| J. QuinnR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19:07 |
| R. DahlinD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25:23 |
| J. NorrisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:32 |
| P. KrebsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 13:42 |
| J.KulichC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13:31 |
| M. SamuelssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:11 |
| O. PowerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 25:12 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. FrondellC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16:06 |
| A. VlasicD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22:33 |
| R. DonatoC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 09:25 |
| O. MooreC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 09:30 |
| T. BertuzziL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16:18 |
| N. LardisL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 07:41 |
| T. TeravainenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14:22 |
| J. GreenwayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:55 |
Scoring summary
NHL| Time | Team | Scorer | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 07:59 | CHI | R. Donato | A. Vlasic, N. Lardis | 0–1 |
| P1 11:24 | CHI | T. Bertuzzi | A. Frondell, T. Teravainen | 0–2 |
| P1 16:24 | BUF | J. Quinn | Z. Metsa | 1–2 |
| P2 05:41 | BUF | T. Thompson | L. Crevier, J. Norris | 2–2 |
| P2 18:18 | CHI | O. Moore | A. Frondell, A. Vlasic | 2–3 |
| P3 06:10 | BUF | R. Dahlin | P. Krebs, M. Samuelsson | 3–3 |
| P3 13:20 | BUF | J.Kulich | O. Power, T. Thompson | 4–3 |
Goaltenders
NHL| Goalie | Team | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | Buffalo Sabres | 12/15 | 0.800 | 60:00 |
| S. Knight | Chicago Blackhawks | 24/28 | 0.857 | 59:01 |
Three stars
NHL| # | Player | Team | Pos | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.Kulich | BUF | C | 1G 0A |
| 2 | J. Quinn | BUF | R | 1G 0A |
| 3 | R. Dahlin | BUF | D | 1G 0A |
Form and recent results
Buffalo SabresLW
Last meetings
- 18 Nov 2019Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 Buffalo SabresNHL