At the Horn | Sabres 3 – Blackhawks 2

Defenseman Rasmus Dahlin tallied a goal and two assists while goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 24 saves in net to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks inside United Center on Sunday.

Erik Johnson scored the game-winning goal with 9:24 to go in the game. Jeff Skinner added a power-play goal and Zach Benson recorded an assist for the second consecutive game for the Sabres.

JJ Peterka also dished out an assist to extend his point streak to three games.

Philipp Kurashev had a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks and Taylor Raddysh tallied. Goaltender Petr Mrazek stopped 17 of 20 shots in the other end.

SCORING SUMMARY

Period 1, 4:53 – Rasmus Dahlin from Zach Benson (1-0, BUF)

The Blackhawks turned the puck over in the neutral zone and the Sabres capitalized as Dahlin sent a pass down ice to Benson, who patiently maintained possession of the puck before feeding Dahlin for the game's first goal of the night.

Period 2, 3:28 – Taylor Raddysh from Philipp Kurashev and Nick Foligno (1-1).

Raddysh redirected the puck in front of the net to beat Luukkonen and tie the score. 

Period 2, 10:55 (PP) – Jeff Skinner from Rasmus Dahlin and JJ Peterka (2-1, BUF)

Skinner snuck behind the Chicago defense and had a wide-open net to shoot at after receiving a slick pass from Dahlin on the power play.

Period 2, 17:27 – Philipp Kurashev from Connor Bedard and Lukas Reichel (2-2)

Chicago answered back once again as Kurashev put away the rebound from Bedard's shot. 

Period 3, 10:36 – Erik Johnson from Casey Mittelstadt and Rasmus Dahlin (3-2, BUF)

Johnson deked around Seth Jones on the left wing and skated it in himself, beating Mrazek short side to give the Sabres their third lead of the game.

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The Sabres close out their three-game road swing with a matchup with the Washington Capitals on Wednesday at Capital One Arena. 

Coverage on MSG/MSG+ begins at 6:30 p.m. Faceoff is slated for 7 on MSG and WGR 550.