The Blackhawks lead the Sabres 3-1 after two periods at KeyBank Arena.
The Hawks got on the board first with a nice shot from Ryan Hartman, who sent home a wrister over the left shoulder of Sabres goaltender Robin Lehner from the right circle at 13:34. It was Hartman's 14th goal of the season.
The Hawks later killed a 5-on-3 Sabres power play in the period thanks to some solid work in net by Scott Darling but the Sabres got a tying goal with 5.6 seconds left in the period when Evander Kane scored off a nice pass from Jack Eichel.
But the Hawks took control in the second period thanks to goals from Marian Hossa and Jonathan Toews. Hossa scored on a wrist shot from the right circle that somehow made it through the equipment of Lehner at 9:40 to give the Hawks a 2-1 lead.
Then Toews made it 3-1 when he fought for position in front of the net and put home a Richard Panik rebound at 15:26.
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