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Slumping Sabres host Blackhawks with history firmly on their side

Two teams on losing skids meet at KeyBank Center, but Buffalo's recent record against Chicago tells a strikingly lopsided story.

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Buffalo SabresLLWBuffalo Sabres: L-L-W in the last 3 games.
Chicago BlackhawksLLWChicago Blackhawks: L-L-W in the last 3 games.
Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3 Buffalo SabresBuffalo Sabres 2-3 Montréal CanadiensMontréal Canadiens 3-8 Buffalo SabresUtah Mammoth 6-0 Chicago BlackhawksVegas Golden Knights 5-2 Chicago BlackhawksChicago Blackhawks 5-2 San Jose Sharks

Both teams arrive at KeyBank Center trying to stop the bleeding. Buffalo Sabres: L-L-W in the last 3 games, capped by a 6-3 loss in Columbus on October 1. Chicago Blackhawks: L-L-W in the last 3 games, and theirs ended worse — a 6-0 shutout by Utah on October 2. Something has to give in Buffalo.

Head to head

  • 2026-04-14Chicago Blackhawks 1-5 Buffalo SabresW
  • 2025-11-22Buffalo Sabres 9-3 Chicago BlackhawksW
  • 2024-12-28Buffalo Sabres 6-2 Chicago BlackhawksW
  • 2024-10-20Chicago Blackhawks 2-4 Buffalo SabresW
  • 2024-01-19Buffalo Sabres 3-0 Chicago BlackhawksW
  • 2023-11-20Chicago Blackhawks 2-3 Buffalo SabresW
  • 2023-01-18Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 Buffalo SabresL
Last 7 meetings: Buffalo Sabres 6W, 0D, Chicago Blackhawks 1W.

History, though, leans firmly toward the home side. The Sabres have won six of the last seven against Chicago, including a 5-1 win when they last met in April 2026 and a 9-3 blowout in November 2025. The Blackhawks' lone win in that span came back in January 2023.

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  • Buffalo's response after conceding six in Columbus — the Sabres' lone recent win was an 8-3 demolition of Montréal back in May.
  • A Chicago defence trying to regroup after shipping 11 goals across losses to Utah and Vegas since late September.
  • The margin — despite Buffalo's dominance, three of the last seven meetings were decided by two goals or fewer.

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