Buffalo Sabres vs Chicago Blackhawks — April 13, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 on April 13, 2026. The Buffalo Sabres controlled play with 65.2% Corsi and generated 3.13 expected goals compared to 0.96 from the Chicago Blackhawks at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Buffalo Sabres created 10 high-danger scoring chances compared to 4 from the Chicago Blackhawks at 5-on-5. Tage Thompson scored 2 goals. The Buffalo Sabres outshot the Chicago Blackhawks 26-16 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Buffalo Sabres vs Chicago Blackhawks progressed on Apr 13, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

BUF5 - 1CHI

Apr 13, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
CHI	P1	10	12	45.5	8	8	50.0	5	6	45.5	7	12	36.8	2	5	28.6	0.59	0.94	38.3	1	1	50.0
	P2	14	26	35.0	10	22	31.3	4	12	25.0	10	14	41.7	4	6	40.0	0.92	1.83	33.5	0	1	0.0
	P3	15	12	55.6	11	11	50.0	7	8	46.7	11	10	52.4	2	2	50.0	0.91	0.91	49.9	0	3	0.0
	Total	39	50	43.8	29	41	41.4	16	26	38.1	28	36	43.8	8	13	38.1	2.42	3.69	39.6	1	5	16.7
BUF	P1	12	10	54.5	8	8	50.0	6	5	54.5	12	7	63.2	5	2	71.4	0.94	0.59	61.7	1	1	50.0
	P2	26	14	65.0	22	10	68.8	12	4	75.0	14	10	58.3	6	4	60.0	1.83	0.92	66.5	1	0	100.0
	P3	12	15	44.4	11	11	50.0	8	7	53.3	10	11	47.6	2	2	50.0	0.91	0.91	50.1	3	0	100.0
	Total	50	39	56.2	41	29	58.6	26	16	61.9	36	28	56.3	13	8	61.9	3.69	2.42	60.4	5	1	83.3

Win Probability

CHI Favored

BUF Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

CHI

BUF

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

BUF Attempts

CHI Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

BUF ShootCHI Shoot

Goal

Shot on Net

Missed Shot

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (CHI) performed against every skater on the away team (BUF) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = CHI players, Columns = BUF players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the CHI player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

CHI ↓ / BUF →	Thompson	Krebs	Kozak	Norris	McLeod	Benson	Malenstyn	Greenway	Zucker	Tuch	Doan	Quinn	Dahlin	Samuelsson	Byram	Power	Timmins	Stanley
Frondell	15	14	86	0	80	50	80	83	0	35	33	0	14	30	33	44	70	75
Bedard	20	17	67	38	67	44	75	75	0	44	44	0	57	50	40	57	45	42
Greene	50	25	50	44	33	44	75	67	33	25	44	33	80	33	50	25	33	22
Nazar	—	—	50	25	83	25	33	50	50	100	33	0	14	43	33	50	80	83
Teravainen	50	100	75	50	63	40	67	75	25	86	40	25	57	71	20	50	100	100
Donato	50	50	50	25	50	25	67	50	50	0	33	0	22	17	67	25	67	67
Toninato	0	—	100	50	0	33	100	100	0	—	33	0	60	60	0	0	—	—
Bertuzzi	8	7	100	0	80	50	100	100	0	29	33	0	13	27	33	44	67	75
Lardis	0	0	0	21	0	21	—	—	0	0	21	0	22	14	25	17	17	0
Slaggert	33	0	67	40	25	40	67	67	25	50	33	25	57	60	20	0	0	0
Burakovsky	0	0	50	100	50	100	50	50	50	0	100	0	50	50	50	50	67	67
Mikheyev	20	14	100	50	50	50	100	100	50	20	50	50	13	0	40	17	75	100
Vlasic	24	19	33	33	33	50	50	0	33	18	50	33	30	13	27	14	25	33
Crevier	18	13	33	33	33	50	50	0	33	12	50	33	27	11	20	0	25	33
Kaiser	25	25	80	23	0	23	80	80	0	33	21	0	29	33	25	17	43	43
Rinzel	0	0	80	20	0	20	80	80	0	0	18	0	31	36	0	0	50	50
Del Mastro	0	0	75	67	33	67	75	75	33	0	71	0	100	50	57	40	71	40
Korchinski	0	0	75	43	33	43	75	75	33	0	50	0	100	50	57	40	50	17