Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR 550) The Sabres gave the home crowd at KeyBank Center plenty to cheer about Friday night against the Blackhawks, putting up nine goals in a huge 9-3 victory. Josh Doan led the way with two goals, while Alex Tuch earned four assists in the win.
SABRES WIN (by a lot)!!!! 🙌#LetsGoBuffalo | @SenecaBuffalo pic.twitter.com/meeWwhHtA4
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The Sabres and Blackhawks each had a chance on the power play in the first, but neither team could break through with the man advantage. It would remain scoreless until Josh Doan put Buffalo up 1-0 as he slammed home his own rebound.
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Buffalo would extend their lead as Jack Quinn jumped on a turn over and found Jason Zucker in the slot to make it a 2-0 game.
Good to have ya back, Zucks! 👏#LetsGoBuffalo | #sabrehood pic.twitter.com/9xlzUab4Eu
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Just moments later, while on the power play the Sabres made it a 3-0 game as Bowen Byram crashed the net and converted on a great feed from Alex Tuch.
Bo knows power-play goals. 🤝#LetsGoBuffalo | #sabrehood pic.twitter.com/QIyiEb35WR
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Chicago got on the board in the final minutes of the first as Tyler Bertuzzi found a loose puck in front to make it a 3-1 game after one period of play.
Buffalo continued to carry play early in the second period. Jason Zucker won a puck battle down low and found Ryan McLeod in front to increase the lead to 4-1.
Clouder with a big chance of GOALS! 🙌#LetsGoBuffalo | #sabrehood pic.twitter.com/2tPc4EBm8w
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Then just :08 seconds later on the next shift, Mattias Samuelsson scored to extend the Sabres lead to 5-1 on his fifth goal of the season.
Mattias Samuelsson CAN’T. BE. STOPPED. 🚨#LetsGoBuffalo | #sabrehood pic.twitter.com/Gfw7EJcI72
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Later in the period, Alex Vlasic would score on a point shot through some traffic to make it a 5-2 game.
Just minutes later, the four goal lead was back again as Josh Doan scored his second of the night for a 6-2 lead after two periods of play.
Josh Doan has his SECOND of the night! ✌️#LetsGoBuffalo | #sabrehood pic.twitter.com/WmdD67aDdE
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The Blackhawks quickly got on the board in the third period as Tyler Bertuzzi scored his second of the game on a deflection in front to cut the lead to 6-3 just 0:24 seconds into the final frame.
The Sabres would squash any momentum from Chicago’s early goal, as Tage Thompson cruised in and scored five-hole for the seventh goal of the night.
Tage gives us SEVEN! 😮#LetsGoBuffalo | #sabrehood pic.twitter.com/F9hK8xRG8n
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The puck continued to find the back of the net for Buffalo as Jack Quinn snapped a beauty of a wrister from slot making it 8-3.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7… WE GOT 8️⃣#LetsGoBuffalo | #sabrehood pic.twitter.com/4VdaYXpFJ0
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) November 22, 2025
The goals kept coming with Jacob Bryson scoring his first of the season on a beautiful deke in front for a 9-3 lead to cap off a big night at KeyBank Center.
ANOTHER ONE… WHY NOT?!#LetsGoBuffalo | #sabrehood pic.twitter.com/kOnAMxc0uP
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) November 22, 2025
There would be nine Sabres earning a multi-point game. Ukko-Pekka Luukonen stopped 20 saves in his second win of the season.
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GAME RECAP
Scoring Summary:
First Period:
BUF: 13:57 – Josh Doan (6) (Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch), 15:19 – Jason Zucker (5) (Jack Quinn), 17:33 – Bowen Byram (4)(PPG) (Alex Tuch, Ryan McLeod)
CHI: 18:12 – Tyler Bertuzzi (11) (Sam Rinzel, Connor Bedard)
Second Period:
BUF: 5:42 – Ryan McLeod (5) (Jason Zucker, Conor Timmins), 5:50 – Mattias Samuelsson (5) (Isak Rosen, Jacob Bryson), 17:31 – Josh Doan (7) (Rasmus Dahlin, Alex Tuch)
CHI: 14:45 – Alex Vlasic (2) (Ryan Greene, Sam Rinzel)
Third Period:
BUF: 1:56 – Tage Thompson (11) (Alex Tuch), 7:07 – Jack Quinn (4) (Bowen Byram, Jason Zucker), 16:22 – Jacob Bryson (1) (Beck Malenstyn, Jordan Greenway)
CHI: 0:24 – Tyler Bertuzzi (12)(PPG) (Connor Bedard, Frank Nazar)
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STATS OF THE GAME:
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Three Stars of the Game:
1.) Alex Tuch – BUF
2.) Josh Doan – BUF
3.) Jason Zucker – BUF
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What’s next:
The Sabres look to get another win at home as they welcome the Carolina Hurricanes to KeyBank Center Sunday afternoon for a 1:00 p.m. ET faceoff. Catch all of the action on WGR Sports Radio 550 starting with the pregame at 12:00 p.m. ET with Brian Koziol.