How to Watch Buffalo Sabres vs. Chicago Blackhawks: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 1-18-2024

The Chicago Blackhawks (13-29-2) will attempt to stop a 15-game road losing streak when they play the Buffalo Sabres (19-21-4) on Thursday, January 18 at 7:00 PM ET on MSG-B and NBCS-CHI.

Sabres vs. Blackhawks Game Info

• Game Day: Thursday, January 18, 2024
• Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV: NBC Sports Networks (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Sabres and Blackhawks Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Sabres Insights

• The Sabres rank 19th in the NHL with 130 goals scored (3.0 per game).
• Defensively, the Sabres are allowing 142 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 21st in league play.
• They have the league’s 22nd-ranked goal differential at -12.
• The 18 power-play goals the Sabres have put up this season (on 125 power-play chances) rank 28th in the NHL.
• The Sabres rank 26th in the league with a 14.4% power-play conversion rate.
• The three shorthanded goals the Sabres have scored this season rank 18th among NHL squads.
• The Sabres’ 79.1% penalty-kill success rate ranks 18th in the league.
• The Sabres have the 28th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 46.6%.
• The Sabres shoot 9.5% as a team (21st in the league).
• The Sabres have shut out opponents twice this season. They average 16.7 hits and 15.4 blocked shots per game.

Sabres Key Players

• Casey Mittelstadt is one of Buffalo’s top contributors this season with 39 points. He has averaged 0.3 goals per game, shooting 16.4%.
• With 12 goals and 23 assists, Rasmus Dahlin is one of the top contributors for Buffalo with his 35 points (0.8 per game).
• Buffalo’s offensive effort is aided by Jeff Skinner’s 35 points. He’s contributed 16 assists.
• As Buffalo’s top goalie, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has recorded 10 wins and 9 losses this season while giving up 56 goals with 539 saves.

Sabres Injuries

Jeff Skinner: Upper Body (Out),

Victor Olofsson: Illness (Questionable),

Mattias Samuelsson: Upper Body (Questionable)

Blackhawks Insights

• The Blackhawks’ 98 goals on the season (2.2 per game) rank them 30th in the league.
• The Blackhawks’ total of 158 goals conceded (3.6 per game) is 30th in the league.
• With a goal differential of -60, they are 31st in the league.
• With 18 power-play goals (on 137 chances), the Blackhawks are 28th in the NHL.
• The Blackhawks score on 13.14% of their power plays, No. 31 in the league.
• This season, the Blackhawks have three shorthanded goals (18th in league).
• At 75.71, the Blackhawks have the 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Blackhawks are 32nd in faceoff win rate in the NHL (44.5%).
• With a shooting percentage of 8.5%, the Blackhawks are 29th in the league.
• The Blackhawks have shut out their opponent once. They are averaging 18.7 hits and 17.2 blocked shots per game.

Blackhawks Key Players

• Connor Bedard has scored 15 goals (0.4 per game) and collected 18 assists (0.5 per game), contributing to the Chicago offense with 33 total points (0.8 per game). He takes three shots per game, shooting 12.7%.
• Philipp Kurashev is one of the impact players on offense for Chicago with 24 total points (0.6 per game), with eight goals and 16 assists in 37 games.
• Chicago’s Jason Dickinson is among the leading scorers on the team with 21 total points (14 goals and seven assists).
• Petr Mrazek is 11-16-1 this season, amassing 823 saves and allowing 85 goals (3.0 goals against average) with a .906 save percentage (30th in the league).

Blackhawks Injuries

Luke Philp: Achilles (Out),

Andreas Athanasiou: Groin (Out),

Taylor Hall: Knee (Out For Season),

Nick Foligno: Finger (Out),

Connor Bedard: Jaw (Out),

Connor Murphy: Lower Body (Questionable),

Nikita Zaitsev: Knee (Out),

Anthony Beauvillier: Wrist (Out),

Tyler Johnson: Foot (Out),

Samuel Savoie: Leg (Out)