Buffalo – Arizona 2:1 (2:1 after SO)
after shootout (2:1)
Buffalo Sabres
2:1 (0:1, 1:0, 0:0 - 0:0)
Arizona Coyotes
Saturday 16.10.2021, 19:10 • KeyBank Center, Buffalo • NHL
     
    Game over. (21:36:17)
     
    Buffalo Sabres has won after the penalty shoot-out.

    The winning goal scored by ARTTU RUOTSALAINEN.
    Clayton Keller (ARI)
     
    3. series
    2:1
    Clayton KELLER fails.
    Victor Olofsson (BUF)
     
    3. series
    2:1
    Victor OLOFSSON fails.
    Phil Kessel (ARI)
     
    2. series
    2:1
    Phil KESSEL fails.
    Arttu Ruotsalainen (BUF)
     
    2. series
    2:1
    Arttu RUOTSALAINEN scores.
    Nick Schmaltz (ARI)
     
    1. series
    1:1
    Nick SCHMALTZ scores.
    Tage Thompson (BUF)
     
    1. series
    1:0
    Tage THOMPSON scores.
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
    Goals and assists: 22. Eakin (Caggiula, Dahlin), dec. goal Ruotsalainen – 14. Ladd (Dzingel, Johan Larsson)

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    1:0   Tage Thompson (BUF)
    1:1   Nick Schmaltz (ARI)
    2. series:
    2:1   Arttu Ruotsalainen (BUF)
    2:1   Phil Kessel (ARI)
    3. series:
    2:1   Victor Olofsson (BUF)
    2:1   Clayton Keller (ARI)


    Buffalo Sabres: Tokarski (C. Anderson) – Dahlin, Butcher, Hägg, Pysyk, Bryson, C. Miller – J. Skinner, Cozens, Hinostroza – R. Asplund, Tage Thompson, V. Olofsson – Girgensons (A), Eakin, Okposo (A) – Bjork, Ruotsalainen, Caggiula.
    Arizona Coyotes: K. Vejmelka (C. Hutton) – Chychrun (A), Timmins, Gostisbehere, Stralman, Lyubushkin, V. Söderström – Crouse, N. Schmaltz, Keller – Ladd (A), Ch. Fischer, Kessel – Roussel, Beagle (A), Dzingel – Johan Larsson, L. Eriksson, T. Boyd.

    Referees: L'Ecuyer, St. Pierre – Nansen, Brisebois

    Attendance: 7 872