Blackhawks vs. Sabres game thread: Part 1

The first period thread for the Blackhawks vs. Sabres on Sunday at the United Center.

#Blackhawks lineup vs. Sabres:
Saad-Toews-Nylander
DeBrincat-Strome-Kane
Kubalik-Kampf-Shaw
Smith-Dach-Carpenter

Keith-Gustafsson
de Haan-Seabrook
Maatta-Murphy

Crawford
Lehner

*Caggiula (concussion protocol) and Koekkoek are the scratches.

— Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) November 17, 2019