Buffalo Sabres vs Chicago Blackhawks
Regular season · Wednesday, January 18, 2012 · United Center
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Game summary
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at United Center. The Blackhawks outshot the Sabres 35-27.
Jason Pominville scored twice and Jonathan Toews scored twice. Andrew Shaw, Marian Hossa, Jimmy Hayes and Dave Bolland also scored.
Corey Crawford made 25 saves on 27 shots for the win; Jhonas Enroth stopped 29 of 35.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Jason Pominville (1)Jochen Hecht (1)1–009:30 BUF
Andrew Shaw (1)Duncan Keith (1), Steve Montador (1)1–112:58 CHI
Jonathan Toews (1)Andrew Shaw (1), Brent Seabrook (1)1–215:41 CHI · PPG
2nd period
- Jason Pominville (2)Brad Boyes (1), Tyler Myers (1)2–203:28 BUF · PPG
Marian Hossa (1)Duncan Keith (2)2–305:36 CHI
Jimmy Hayes (1)Andrew Brunette (1), Niklas Hjalmarsson (1)2–413:25 CHI
3rd period
Dave Bolland (1)Jimmy Hayes (1), Nick Leddy (1)2–504:11 CHI- Jonathan Toews (2)Dave Bolland (1), Brent Seabrook (2)2–606:48 CHI · PPG
Team stats
BUFCHI
27Shots on goal35
38%Faceoff %62%
1/4Power play2/4
8Penalty minutes8
17Hits16
14Blocked shots9
3Giveaways3
5Takeaways12
Penalties
- 1st 10:54
Derek Roy · hooking2 min - 1st 14:44Mike Weber · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 2nd 02:32
Jimmy Hayes · roughing2 min - 2nd 09:12Jamal Mayers · boarding2 min
- 2nd 15:13Andrew Shaw · hooking2 min
- 3rd 06:28TJ Brennan · holding the stick2 min
- 3rd 06:39Tyler Myers · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 12:04Andrew Brunette · hooking2 min
Buffalo Sabres
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 18:32 |
| 22Brad BoyesR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 12:55 |
| 55Jochen HechtC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:02 |
| 57Tyler MyersD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22:37 |
| 9Derek RoyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 18:15 |
| 21Drew StaffordR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 12:04 |
| 23Ville LeinoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:52 |
| 26Thomas VanekL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:50 |
| 28Paul GaustadC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:10 |
| 36Patrick KaletaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:53 |
| 37Matt EllisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:57 |
| 42Nathan GerbeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 12:17 |
| 72Luke AdamC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 12:55 |
| 3Jordan LeopoldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 24:41 |
| 6Mike WeberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 20:41 |
| 17Marc-Andre GragnaniD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:32 |
| 33TJ BrennanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 14:57 |
| 44Andrej SekeraD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:36 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jhonas EnrothG | L | 35 | 29 | 6 | .829 | 60:00 |
| 30Ryan MillerG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| 19Jonathan ToewsC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 20:31 |
| 36Dave BollandC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 13:35 |
| 39Jimmy HayesR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 09:41 |
| 65Andrew ShawC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 20:01 |
| 2Duncan KeithD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 25:51 |
| 7Brent SeabrookD | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 25:27 |
| 15Andrew BrunetteL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 10:14 |
| 81Marian HossaR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17:43 |
| 4Niklas HjalmarssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 20:42 |
| 5Steve MontadorD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:57 |
| 8Nick LeddyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 18:55 |
| 16Marcus KrugerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:26 |
| 22Jamal MayersR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:54 |
| 25Viktor StalbergL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:03 |
| 28Ben SmithR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 09:46 |
| 67Michael FrolikR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:27 |
| 88Patrick KaneR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 18:57 |
| 6Sean O'DonnellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:59 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ray EmeryG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 50Corey CrawfordG | W | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 59:55 |