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Buffalo Sabres vs Chicago Blackhawks

Regular season · Thursday, November 12, 2026 · United Center

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CHSN · MSG-B

Game preview

The Buffalo Sabres visit the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Thursday, November 12, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on CHSN and MSG-B.

This is the second of 2 meetings this season. Sabres 1, Blackhawks 0 so far; the last game finished CHI 3, BUF 4.

Rest and travel

Sabres

First game of a road trip.

  1. 22026-11-02: no game
  2. 32026-11-03: no game
  3. 42026-11-04: vs OTT
  4. 52026-11-05: no game
  5. 62026-11-06: vs CBJ
  6. 72026-11-07: no game
  7. 82026-11-08: vs VGK
  8. 92026-11-09: no game
  9. 102026-11-10: no game
  10. 112026-11-11: vs TBL
  11. 122026-11-12: at CHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~454 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~454 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Blackhawks

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Florida, Tampa Bay and Carolina).

  1. 22026-11-02: vs COL
  2. 32026-11-03: no game
  3. 42026-11-04: at FLA
  4. 52026-11-05: at TBL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 62026-11-06: no game
  6. 72026-11-07: at CAR
  7. 82026-11-08: no game
  8. 92026-11-09: no game
  9. 102026-11-10: no game
  10. 112026-11-11: no game
  11. 122026-11-12: vs BUF
rest since last game
4 days
rest since last game
since last game
~638 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,567 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49
Chicago BlackhawksBlackhawksTue, Oct 13 vs PIT
  1. L1NewBedard#98Kane#88Kantserov#80
    14:40 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewBertuzzi#59Teravainen#86Frondell#16
    9:13 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewToninato#25Donato#8Moore#11
    8:03 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGreenway#12Greene#20Smith#22
    6:49 together at 5v5
  1. D1Byram#24Levshunov#55
    17:47 together at 5v5
  2. D2Cole#28Vlasic#72
    12:41 together at 5v5
  3. D3Kaiser#44Rinzel#6
    11:31 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bertuzzi LBedard CKane RKantserov RByram D2:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Teravainen CFrondell CCole DVlasic D1:29
  2. 2Greene CSmith RCole DVlasic D1:05

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

BUFCHI

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)CHI 70% (14th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)CHI 1:23 left (2nd latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)CHI 48.6s (15th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

BUF 28% (14th least often)CHI 33% (10th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series