Score: Sabres 6 | Blackhawks 5
Shots: BUF 37 | CHI 21
Buffalo Sabres Goals: Victor Olofsson (13, 14), Kyle Okposo (17), Vinnie Hinostroza (11), Alex Tuch (9), Tage Thompson (28)
Chicago Blackhawks Goals: Calvin de Haan (2), Sam Lafferty (5), Jonathan Toews (10-PPG), Seth Jones (5), Alex DeBrincat
Minus 1: A Lesson On How Not To Start A Hockey Game
As the horn sounded to signify the conclusion of the first period, things could not have gone much worse for the Sabres. There was maybe a total of 4 positive shifts throughout the period with any offensive zone pressure.