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The Blackhawks improved to 6-1-1 in their past
eight games while the Sabres fell to 1-5-2 over the same span.
Buffalo outshot Chicago 34-27 but couldn't capitalize against
Crawford, who is 11-0 in his career against the Sabres.
Skating down the left side, Dach sped past former Blackhawks
defenseman Henri Jokiharju and whipped a backhand shot that
deflected off Buffalo forward Jack Eichel and into the net at
15:43 of the first period to open the scoring.
Another Dach backhander got past Sabres goaltender Carter Hutton
at 12:32 of the second. Moving toward the right face-off circle,
Dach collected a pass from Zack Smith and snuck past a defender
before beating Hutton stick side.
Patrick Kane extended his points streak to nine games with an
unassisted power-play tally at 3:42 of the third period, his
club-leading 11th goal of the season. Jonathan Toews added
another unassisted goal 5:15 later before Eichel put Buffalo on
the board by scoring unassisted off a turnover at 9:39 of the
third.
Eichel scored all four goals in Buffalo's home victory against
Ottawa on Saturday night.
Dach, meanwhile, extended his points streak to four games. He
has four goals and two assists during that span. Dach is the
fourth Blackhawks player to record a point streak of at least
four games at age 18.
Hutton made his 200th career NHL start. The eight-year veteran
started his first game during the 2012-13 season as a member of
the Blackhawks.
Chicago went 1-for-5 on the power play, while Buffalo was
0-for-4.
Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith contributed a likely
goal-saving play midway through the second period. An Andrew
Shaw giveaway with a Chicago power play in its waning moments
gave the Sabres a 2-on-1, but Keith sprawled to stop any shot
attempt.
--Field Level Media
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