Utah Hockey Club 5, Buffalo Sabres 2: final score and stats
Utah Hockey Club beat Buffalo Sabres, Utah Hockey Club 5 to Buffalo Sabres 2, on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Utah Hockey Club.
NHLSaturday, December 7, 2024
DateDec 7, 2024
Start time1:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVESPN+
Attendance15,071
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Hockey Club | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Utah Hockey ClubBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
11-11-4Record11-13-3
5th in Central DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
6-7Road record / home record4-6
LLLLLLast 5LLLLW
L5StreakL4
Team stats
Utah Hockey ClubBuffalo Sabres
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.
Utah Hockey Club
Nick Schmaltz C · Lower Body
OutLogan Cooley C · Upper Body
OutNate Schmidt D · Upper Body
Injured ReserveDylan Guenther RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJohn Marino D · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBuffalo Sabres
Konsta Helenius C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBox score
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Bjugstad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:33 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 36.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Carcone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:31 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Cooley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:33 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawson Crouse | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:27 | 0:00 | 1:30 | 14:57 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Guenther | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:24 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:24 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Hayton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16:21 | 0:00 | 1:17 | 15:04 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clayton Keller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:12 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Kerfoot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:08 | 0:00 | 3:16 | 11:52 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matias Maccelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:12 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McBain | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Schmaltz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:46 | 0:00 | 2:46 | 16:00 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Stenlund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:52 | 0:00 | 3:10 | 10:42 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Bortuzzo | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:50 | 0:00 | 1:49 | 14:01 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Cole | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:41 | 0:00 | 1:36 | 20:05 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Michael Kesselring | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:12 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Olli Maatta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:18 | 0:00 | 4:07 | 19:11 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23:01 | 0:00 | 2:36 | 20:25 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Juuso Valimaki | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:59 | 0:00 | 1:53 | 19:06 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Utah Hockey Club Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karel Vejmelka | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .920 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 59:33 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14:21 | 0:08 | 0:00 | 14:13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Benson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 16:27 | 1:50 | 0:00 | 14:37 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Cozens | 0 | 5 | 0 | -3 | 19:40 | 3:57 | 0:00 | 15:43 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 72.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:09 | 0:12 | 0:00 | 11:57 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14:08 | 1:52 | 0:00 | 12:16 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Kulich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:30 | 1:49 | 0:00 | 12:41 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12:17 | 0:02 | 0:00 | 12:15 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:18 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Peterka | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 17:18 | 2:30 | 0:00 | 14:48 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 18:44 | 4:09 | 0:00 | 14:35 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 16:45 | 3:23 | 0:00 | 13:22 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:16 | 3:55 | 0:00 | 11:21 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:49 | 0:01 | 0:00 | 16:48 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowen Byram | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22:19 | 1:45 | 0:00 | 20:34 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Clifton | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 17:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:26 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Gilbert | 0 | 7 | 1 | -1 | 14:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri Jokiharju | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:14 | 0:12 | 0:00 | 20:02 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 23:06 | 4:15 | 0:00 | 18:51 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .821 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Utah Hockey Club vs Buffalo Sabres?
Utah Hockey Club won, 5-2, on Saturday, December 7, 2024.
What was the final score of Utah Hockey Club vs Buffalo Sabres?
Utah Hockey Club 5, Buffalo Sabres 2.
Who were the top performers?
Utah Hockey Club: Michael Kesselring (1 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Tyson Kozak (1 goals).
Where is Utah Hockey Club vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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