Buffalo Sabres 2, Utah Hockey Club 5: final score and stats
Utah Hockey Club beat Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Sabres 2 to Utah Hockey Club 5, on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Utah Hockey Club vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLThursday, March 20, 2025
DateMar 20, 2025
Start time9:00 PM ET
VenueDelta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
TVESPN+
Attendance11,131
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Utah Hockey Club | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresUtah Hockey Club
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
27-34-6Record31-27-11
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding4th in Central Division
4-5Road record / home record4-3
LLLWLLast 5LLLLW
L3StreakL4
Team stats
Buffalo SabresUtah Hockey Club
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Buffalo Sabres
Konsta Helenius C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveUtah Hockey Club
Logan Cooley C · Upper Body
OutNate Schmidt D · Upper Body
Injured ReserveDylan Guenther RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJohn Marino D · Upper Body
Injured ReserveNick Schmaltz C · Lower Body
Day-To-DayBox score
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Greenway | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 14:09 | 0:00 | 3:46 | 10:23 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 13:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:33 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:21 | 0:33 | 0:00 | 10:48 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Sam Lafferty | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12:19 | 0:24 | 0:00 | 11:55 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:27 | 0:19 | 1:20 | 10:48 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 20:12 | 2:11 | 2:56 | 15:05 | 28 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 55.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Murray | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5:55 | 0:13 | 0:00 | 5:42 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Peterka | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 21:01 | 4:31 | 0:01 | 16:29 | 23 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:50 | 0:11 | 0:00 | 9:39 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 20:56 | 5:42 | 0:02 | 15:12 | 22 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 18:33 | 5:29 | 2:29 | 10:35 | 23 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 16:32 | 5:25 | 0:00 | 11:07 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bryson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:29 | 0:19 | 1:48 | 12:22 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowen Byram | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 23:20 | 0:28 | 2:22 | 20:30 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Clifton | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 14:09 | 0:19 | 3:09 | 10:41 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 24:27 | 5:40 | 0:42 | 18:05 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:36 | 0:12 | 0:00 | 20:24 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:52 | 0:00 | 3:54 | 13:58 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Reimer | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .900 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 58:19 | 0 | 0 |
Utah Hockey Club Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Carcone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:47 | 1:21 | 0:00 | 9:26 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Cooley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:23 | 3:49 | 0:55 | 14:39 | 25 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 43.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lawson Crouse | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:21 | 1:22 | 0:00 | 9:59 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:12 | 0:00 | 0:19 | 11:53 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Guenther | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:51 | 4:18 | 0:10 | 10:23 | 19 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Hayton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:11 | 1:52 | 2:20 | 9:59 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clayton Keller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:47 | 4:31 | 0:00 | 13:16 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alexander Kerfoot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:36 | 0:00 | 3:16 | 12:20 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matias Maccelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:46 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:46 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McBain | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14:26 | 1:14 | 2:09 | 11:03 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Schmaltz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19:27 | 4:00 | 0:58 | 14:29 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Stenlund | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:03 | 0:06 | 2:21 | 11:36 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Utah Hockey Club Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Cole | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16:49 | 0:00 | 2:30 | 14:19 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Sean Durzi | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 19:24 | 2:32 | 1:13 | 15:39 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Kesselring | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:50 | 0:00 | 0:02 | 13:48 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olli Maatta | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:09 | 0:00 | 2:18 | 16:51 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Marino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21:37 | 0:02 | 2:44 | 18:51 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24:07 | 3:11 | 3:37 | 17:19 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Utah Hockey Club Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karel Vejmelka | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .926 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 59:50 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
UTAH wins series 2-0
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Utah Hockey Club?
Utah Hockey Club won, 5-2, on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Utah Hockey Club?
Buffalo Sabres 2, Utah Hockey Club 5.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Ryan McLeod (1 goals). Utah Hockey Club: Mikhail Sergachev (2 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Utah Hockey Club played?
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT.
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