CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS POSTGAME NOTES MAR. 7, 2019 | BLACKHAWKS 5, SABRES 4 (SO) | UNITED CENTER
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1 2 3 OT F BUF 0 3 1 0 4 CHI 2 0 2 0 5
SHOTS PP PK PIM BUF 39 0/2 5/5 10 CHI 45 0/5 2/2 4
Attendance: 21,500
BLACKHAWKS BIG NUMBER
Artem Anisimov celebrates with Patrick Kane after scoring his first of two goals tonight ... The effort was Anisimov’s 924 first multi-goal game since Nov. 15, 2017 vs. NYR (3G). • The Blackhawks defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 in a shootout to earn their second shootout victory of the season Patrick Kane tallied his 923rd and 924th (Jan. 22 vs. NYI) ... Chicago has won nine consecutive home games against the Sabres ... The Blackhawks 45 shots on point with two assists tonight, passing goal are the third most the club has posted in a game this season. Steve Larmer (923 points) for sole • Corey Crawford turned aside 35 shots tonight to earn his eighth victory of the season ... The goaltender improved possession of fourth on the Blackhawks to 10-0-0 in his career vs. BUF. all-time points list ... Kane’s 924 career • Forward Artem Anisimov scored two goals tonight to earn his 30th and 31st point (13G, 18A) of the season ... The points (352G, 572A) lead all active US-born Yaroslavl, Russia native has eclipsed the 30-point benchmark for fourth consecutive season. players and are the most by any player • Duncan Keith notched his fourth goal of the season tonight ... The defenseman has 33 points (4G, 29A) on the year, from the 2007 NHL Draft. surpassing his point total from the 2017-18 campaign (32 points) ... Keith has five points over his last five games (1G, 4A). • Patrick Kane picked up two assists tonight to bring his season total to 56 helpers ... The 56 assists are Kane’s third NEXT OPPONENT: at DAL 3/9 most he has tallied in a single season (2015-16, 60A; 2009-10, 58A) ... Kane has eight points (2G, 6A) in his last three games against the Sabres. The Blackhawks will travel to Dallas for • Brendan Perlini netted a goal in the third period of tonight’s contest ... The forward has three markers in his past the second time this season to face the three games played ... Perlini’s six shots on goal matched a career high (Nov. 10, 2018 vs. PIT). Stars ... Chicago has earned a point in • Jonathan Toews collected two assists tonight, extending his point streak to seven games against the Sabres ... The four of their last five road matchups captain has 10 points (3G, 7A) during the run. with DAL (3-1-1), including a 5-2 win • Slater Koekkoek tallied an assist in his 100th career NHL game ... Koekkoek is the fifth Blackhawk this season to on Dec. 20 ... Alex DeBrincat notched reach the 100-game mark (DeBrincat, Forsling, Gustafsson, Hayden). three points (1G, 2A) in the victory ... Defenseman Erik Gustafsson has three BLACKHAWKS NEXT FIVE | ALL TIMES CENTRAL points (1G, 2A) in two games vs. the Stars this campaign. Saturday, March 9...... at Dallas 7:00 p.m. NBCSCH, WGN Radio Monday, March 11...... vs. Arizona 7:30 p.m. NBCSCH, WGN Radio/WRTO Radio POSTGAME QUOTES - To celebrate St. Patrick’s day, the first 10,000 fans to arrive at the United Center receive a Blackhawks Green Fedora presented by NBC Sports Chicago. Links to postgame quotes and Wednesday, March 13...... at Toronto 6:00 p.m. NBCSN, WGN Radio interviews will be available on the Blackhawks Media Website: Saturday, March 16...... at Montreal 6:00 p.m. WGN, WGN Radio Monday, March 18...... vs. Vancouver 7:30 p.m. NBCSCH, WGN Radio/WRTO Radio chicagoblackhawks.com/media