Sabres Rout Blackhawks 9-3 in Rebound Win

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres delivered a dominant 9-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night at KeyBank Center, rebounding from a disappointing loss earlier in the week with their most lopsided win of the season.

Josh Doan scored twice to lead the offensive outburst, while Alex Tuch recorded a career-high four assists. Jason Zucker, Bowen Byram, Ryan McLeod, Mattias Samuelsson, Tage Thompson, Jack Quinn and Jacob Bryson also found the net for Buffalo, which improved to 8-9-4. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 20 of 23 shots in net. For Chicago, Tyler Bertuzzi tallied twice and Alex Vlasic added one goal, but backup goalie Arvid Soderblom allowed nine goals on 30 shots as the Blackhawks fell to 10-6-4, marking their second straight defeat.

The Sabres wasted no time asserting control, building a 3-0 lead in the first period. Doan opened the scoring at 6:03, banging home his own rebound after a tip attempt. Zucker, returning from an illness that sidelined him since Nov. 1, made it 2-0 at 7:25 with a wrist shot in his first game back. Byram extended the advantage to 3-0 on the power play at 17:33, tipping a pass from Tuch. Bertuzzi pulled one back 39 seconds later for...