Frank Nazar scored twice as the Chicago Blackhawks held off the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in overtime on Thursday night at United Center.
Owen Power opened the scoring at 9:00 of the first period, with assists from Josh Norris and Jack Quinn. Nazar tied it 1-1 on the power play at 12:22 of the first period. Tage Thompson put the Sabres ahead 2-1 on the power play at 15:46 of the first period.
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Nazar tied it 2-2 at 8:22 of the third period. Ryan Donato put the Blackhawks ahead 3-2 3:12 into overtime, with assists from Anton Frondell and Sam Rinzel.
For Chicago, Nazar had two goals, Rinzel had two assists, Donato scored, and Spencer Knight stopped 21 of 23 shots.
For Buffalo, Quinn had two assists, Power and Thompson each scored, and Alex Lyon stopped 22 of 25 shots.
Chicago outshot Buffalo 25-23. Chicago went 1 for 3 on the power play, and Buffalo went 1 for 4. The Blackhawks moved to 5-13-1. The Sabres fell to 8-7-4.
The Blackhawks are 15th in the Western Conference. The Sabres sit ninth in the Eastern Conference and have lost three straight. The season series is tied 1-1. Buffalo won the first meeting 4-3 on Oct. 3.
The Blackhawks are back in action when they host the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 3:30 p.m. ET. The Sabres next visit the Dallas Stars on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 8:00 p.m. ET.
