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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Arizona 2, Buffalo 0
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 16, 2023
Where: Mullett Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Brandon Grillo
Attendance: 4600
Final Scoring Summary
 
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1
Buffalo   Arizona
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 0:00  
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Matt Dumba. 0:17  
  0:20 Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Matias Maccelli. 0:23  
  0:26 Nick Bjugstad shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Henri Jokiharju hits Alex Kerfoot. 0:59  
Takeaway by Kyle Okposo. 1:49  
  1:56 Michael Carcone shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Zach Benson blocks shot from Matt Dumba. 3:16  
  3:17 Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 3:26  
  3:33 Nick Schmaltz wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  3:47 Nick Schmaltz shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  4:14 Alex Kerfoot hits Peyton Krebs.
Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 4:15  
  4:24 Shot by Michael Carcone misses the net
Ryan Johnson blocks shot from Jack McBain. 4:47  
Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 5:42  
  5:44 Alex Kerfoot wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 5:58  
  6:17 Clayton Keller shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Logan Cooley. 6:19  
  6:48 Liam O'Brien shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  6:54 Matt Dumba hits JJ Peterka.
Shot by Erik Johnson misses the net 7:46  
  7:54 Jack McBain wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Shot by Eric Robinson misses the net 7:57  
  8:22 Giveaway by Matt Dumba.
Kyle Okposo hits Michael Kesselring. 8:26  
  8:47 Shot by Matias Maccelli misses the net
Eric Robinson blocks shot from Matt Dumba. 8:59  
  9:08 Giveaway by Matias Maccelli.
  9:11 Alex Kerfoot wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Mattias Samuelsson hits Juuso Valimaki. 9:50  
  9:55 Juuso Valimaki blocks shot from Clayton Keller.
  10:08 Clayton Keller hits Casey Mittelstadt.
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Troy Stecher. 10:23  
Rasmus Dahlin hits Troy Stecher. 10:37  
Casey Mittelstadt penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Schmaltz. 10:43  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 10:43  
  11:36 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  11:37 Nick Bjugstad shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  12:39 Giveaway by Alex Kerfoot.
Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net 13:22  
  13:40 Jack McBain wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 14:13  
Giveaway by Zach Benson. 14:35  
  14:54 Giveaway by Lawson Crouse.
Ryan Johnson hits Nick Bjugstad. 15:05  
Erik Johnson blocks shot from Troy Stecher. 15:49  
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 16:14  
Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Jack McBain. 16:16  
Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Jack McBain. 16:30  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 16:32  
Shot by Eric Robinson misses the net 16:37  
  16:39 Jack McBain blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
  16:41 Michael Carcone hits Henri Jokiharju.
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Logan Cooley. 16:45  
  16:52 Matt Dumba hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Logan Cooley. 17:02  
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 17:13  
  17:20 Liam O'Brien hits Connor Clifton.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 17:34  
  17:46 Shot by Nick Bjugstad misses the net
  17:49 Michael Kesselring shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  17:50 Matias Maccelli shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 18:06  
Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net 18:08  
Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 18:34  
  18:57 Giveaway by Juuso Valimaki.
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 19:01  
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Jack McBain. 19:29  
  19:37 Giveaway by Michael Carcone.
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 19:38  
Shot by Tyson Jost misses the net 19:58  
2
Buffalo   Arizona
  0:00 Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Shot by Zach Benson misses the net 0:29  
  0:38 Giveaway by Nick Bjugstad.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 0:49  
Rasmus Dahlin hits Nick Schmaltz. 1:08  
  1:17 Alex Kerfoot hits JJ Peterka.
  1:44 Takeaway by Alex Kerfoot.
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 2:10  
  2:20 Juuso Valimaki blocks shot from Eric Robinson.
  2:31 Troy Stecher blocks shot from Peyton Krebs.
  2:57 Takeaway by Zach Sanford.
Zach Benson blocks shot from Zach Sanford. 3:35  
  3:36 Liam O'Brien shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:58 Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Erik Johnson hits Nick Bjugstad. 4:04  
  4:09 Lawson Crouse hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  4:13 Matias Maccelli shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  4:15 Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Ryan Johnson blocks shot from Lawson Crouse. 4:20  
Ryan Johnson shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 4:40  
  4:43 Nick Schmaltz wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
  5:28 Clayton Keller shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Zach Benson shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 5:30  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nick Schmaltz. 5:36  
Shot by Zach Benson misses the net 5:40  
  5:50 Michael Carcone hits Zach Benson.
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 6:00  
  6:12 Shot by Michael Kesselring misses the net
Alex Tuch blocks shot from Michael Kesselring. 6:24  
  6:31 Giveaway by J.J. Moser.
Takeaway by Ryan Johnson. 6:51  
  7:36 Troy Stecher penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin.
  7:36 Alex Kerfoot wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Zach Benson shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 7:48  
Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net 7:59  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 8:43  
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 8:52  
Giveaway by Alex Tuch. 8:56  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Alex Kerfoot. 9:00  
  9:16 Matt Dumba blocks shot from Dylan Cozens.
  9:26 Matt Dumba blocks shot from Dylan Cozens.
  9:52 Giveaway by Matias Maccelli.
Shot by Ryan Johnson misses the net 10:46  
  10:58 Giveaway by Nick Schmaltz.
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 11:12  
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 11:42  
  12:14 Travis Dermott blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 12:15  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 12:17  
  12:21 Matias Maccelli blocks shot from Connor Clifton.
  12:33 Matt Dumba blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt.
Connor Clifton blocks shot from Michael Kesselring. 13:18  
  13:34 Shot by Logan Cooley misses the net
  13:59 Zach Sanford blocks shot from Erik Johnson.
  13:59 Michael Kesselring hits Peyton Krebs.
  14:12 Zach Sanford blocks shot from Erik Johnson.
Ryan Johnson shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 14:24  
  14:24 Michael Kesselring blocks shot from Eric Robinson.
  14:34 Zach Sanford blocks shot from Erik Johnson.
  14:46 Michael Kesselring blocks shot from Peyton Krebs.
Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 15:10  
  15:12 Clayton Keller scores. Assisted by Alex Kerfoot.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nick Schmaltz. 15:12  
  15:39 Takeaway by Nick Schmaltz.
Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson. 15:49  
  16:15 Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net
  16:50 Giveaway by Jack McBain.
  16:57 Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  17:04 Matt Dumba hits Casey Mittelstadt.
  17:11 Matt Dumba hits Dylan Cozens.
  17:26 J.J. Moser shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  17:28 Alex Kerfoot wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
  18:07 Shot by Troy Stecher misses the net
  18:08 Clayton Keller shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Mattias Samuelsson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Clayton Keller. 18:16  
  18:16 Lawson Crouse wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
Erik Johnson blocks shot from Jason Zucker. 18:28  
  18:37 Nick Bjugstad shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  19:01 Lawson Crouse blocks shot from Juuso Valimaki.
Takeaway by Alex Tuch. 19:12  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 19:12  
Rasmus Dahlin hits Nick Schmaltz. 19:51  
3
Buffalo   Arizona
  0:00 Alex Kerfoot wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Erik Johnson hits Nick Schmaltz. 0:16  
Zach Benson blocks shot from Troy Stecher. 0:36  
  1:02 Juuso Valimaki shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 1:04  
  1:25 Lawson Crouse hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  2:02 Liam O'Brien hits Mattias Samuelsson.
Kyle Okposo hits J.J. Moser. 2:45  
Giveaway by Ryan Johnson. 2:51  
  3:17 Alex Kerfoot shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Victor Olofsson blocks shot from Troy Stecher. 3:23  
  3:36 Giveaway by Jason Zucker.
  3:49 Takeaway by Alex Kerfoot.
Ryan Johnson blocks shot from Nick Schmaltz. 3:51  
  3:53 Alex Kerfoot shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:54 Shot by Clayton Keller misses the net
  4:31 Clayton Keller shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 4:33  
  4:50 Shot by Matt Dumba misses the net
  5:23 Takeaway by J.J. Moser.
Owen Power shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 5:44  
Owen Power blocks shot from Liam O'Brien. 5:54  
  6:04 Zach Sanford hits Connor Clifton.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Jack McBain. 6:25  
Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net 6:43  
  7:03 Jason Zucker hits Erik Johnson.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Nick Schmaltz. 7:37  
Rasmus Dahlin hits Nick Schmaltz. 7:54  
  8:08 Takeaway by Nick Bjugstad.
  8:44 Giveaway by Troy Stecher.
  8:53 Lawson Crouse hits Zach Benson.
Tage Thompson hits Nick Bjugstad. 8:53  
  9:25 Troy Stecher blocks shot from Eric Robinson.
  9:36 Liam O'Brien scores. Assisted by Logan Cooley.
  9:36 Jason Zucker wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  10:23 Alex Kerfoot wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  10:29 Shot by Nick Schmaltz misses the net
  10:38 Clayton Keller hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  10:46 Shot by Nick Schmaltz misses the net
  11:19 Giveaway by Matias Maccelli.
  11:39 Giveaway by Karel Vejmelka.
Takeaway by Zach Benson. 12:16  
Zach Benson shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 12:17  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 12:49  
  13:34 Jack McBain hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net 14:04  
  14:42 Michael Kesselring blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
Henri Jokiharju hits Clayton Keller. 15:16  
  15:46 Travis Dermott blocks shot from Erik Johnson.
  15:48 Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 16:02  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 16:04  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 16:08  
  16:10 Alex Kerfoot wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  16:36 Nick Schmaltz shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  17:15 Alex Kerfoot blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
  17:28 J.J. Moser blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
Zach Benson shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 17:40  
  17:42 Shot by Lawson Crouse misses the net
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Alex Kerfoot. 17:47  
Giveaway by Tage Thompson. 18:00  
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Lawson Crouse. 18:01  
  18:18 Shot by Matias Maccelli misses the net
  18:32 Troy Stecher hits Casey Mittelstadt.
Alex Tuch hits Matias Maccelli. 18:42  
  18:54 Troy Stecher blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt.
  19:02 Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net
Alex Tuch blocks shot from Jason Zucker. 19:11  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 19:33  
  19:34 Matt Dumba penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zach Benson.
Zach Benson penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Dumba. 19:34  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Alex Kerfoot. 19:34  
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka. 19:47  
  19:54 Shot by Nick Bjugstad misses the net