Kane's late goal in regulation and shootout goal gave the Blackhawks the victory.
The Sabres were so close to beating the Blackhawks, so very close. Then Patrick Kane took over, answering the boos he met in his hometown.
The Sabres were on the ropes in the final two minutes of regulation, after two penalties were rightly called against John Gorges and Rasmus Ristolainen. Buffalo was forced to go down 5-on-3 - 6-on-3 once the Blackhawks pulled their goalie - and the Sabres could only hold on for so long. Ryan O'Reilly nearly sealed the deal with an empty net shot from his own zone that just went wide.