Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets

Tuesday, February 24, 2015, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	23-51-8
at Columbus Blue Jackets	2	42-35-5

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	2	2	0	4
Columbus Blue Jackets	0	2	0	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	9	18	4	31
Columbus Blue Jackets	13	16	18	47

Three stars

M. Neuvirth, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
M. Pysyk, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
M. Calvert, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:30	Buffalo Sabres	Cody Hodgson (3)	Andrej Meszaros (6), Zach Bogosian (11)	Even strength	BUF 1, CBJ 0
1st	14:42	Buffalo Sabres	Zemgus Girgensons (15)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	BUF 2, CBJ 0
2nd	01:18	Columbus Blue Jackets	Matt Calvert (10)	Brandon Dubinsky (14), Jack Johnson (22)	Even strength	BUF 2, CBJ 1
2nd	02:00	Buffalo Sabres	Mark Pysyk (2)	Brian Flynn (12), Marcus Foligno (7)	Even strength	BUF 3, CBJ 1
2nd	04:30	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Stewart (10)	Zemgus Girgensons (15)	Power play	BUF 4, CBJ 1
2nd	07:24	Columbus Blue Jackets	Kevin Connauton (8)	James Wisniewski (21), Ryan Johansen (32)	Even strength	BUF 4, CBJ 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal	31	47
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	10	8
Hits	22	28
Blocked shots	22	5
Giveaways	1	1
Takeaways	7	2
Faceoffs won	28/68 (41.2%)	40/68 (58.8%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		21:23
Number 17 T. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	5	0	44%	18:47
Number 19 C. Hodgson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	33.3%	10:26
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0	33.3%	12:07
Number 26 M. Moulson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	17:39
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	1	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	14.3%	07:55
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	25%	06:40
Number 44 N. Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	0		11:26
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		10:49
Number 65 B. Flynn	C	0	1	1	+2	0	3	2	1	0	58.8%	18:33
Number 80 C. Stewart	R	1	0	1	-1	4	4	2	0	1		16:47
Number 82 M. Foligno	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	1	0	50%	19:05
Number 3 M. Pysyk	D	1	0	1	+3	2	1	0	4	0		18:18
Number 29 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:15
Number 41 A. Meszaros	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	2	2	0		19:59
Number 47 Z. Bogosian	D	0	1	1	-1	2	0	4	4	0		28:11
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		16:12
Number 61 A. Benoit	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		25:29

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 M. Neuvirth	47	45	2	.957	59:59	Win

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 M. Calvert	L	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0		17:23
Number 13 C. Atkinson	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		18:31
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	47.6%	20:44
Number 19 R. Johansen	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	60%	21:49
Number 26 C. Tropp	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		05:39
Number 40 J. Boll	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		05:01
Number 41 A. Wennberg	C	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	80%	16:53
Number 42 A. Anisimov	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	0		17:15
Number 43 S. Hartnell	L	0	0	0	-1	4	4	2	0	0		18:06
Number 55 M. Letestu	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	77.8%	08:05
Number 56 M. Dano	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	0	0		13:17
Number 71 N. Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	53.8%	19:13
Number 4 K. Connauton	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		14:31
Number 7 J. Johnson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	6	1	1	0		22:48
Number 21 J. Wisniewski	D	0	1	1	-1	0	4	2	0	0		21:42
Number 29 C. Goloubef	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	1	0		15:29
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		19:49
Number 58 D. Savard	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	1	0	0		20:59

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 A. Forsberg	31	27	4	.871	57:22	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:50	Buffalo Sabres	Zach Bogosian	Holding	2
2nd	02:29	Columbus Blue Jackets	Alexander Wennberg	Holding	2
2nd	03:06	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Savard	Hooking	2
2nd	10:04	Columbus Blue Jackets	Scott Hartnell	Tripping	2
2nd	14:43	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Stewart	Roughing	2
2nd	14:43	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Stewart	Roughing	2
2nd	14:43	Columbus Blue Jackets	Scott Hartnell	Roughing	2
2nd	17:09	Buffalo Sabres	Mark Pysyk	Hooking	2
3rd	03:08	Buffalo Sabres	Torrey Mitchell	Tripping	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Ted Nolan
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Todd Richards
Referees: Wes McCauley, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, David Brisebois
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Tyson Strachan, Mike Weber, Nikita Zadorov
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Jordan Leopold, Jack Skille, Dalton Prout

2014-2015 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 9, 2014
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Feb 24, 2015
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Apr 10, 2015

Other NHL games on Feb 24

Other NHL games on Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins, Tue, Feb 24, 2015
Arizona Coyotes 1 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at New York Islanders, Tue, Feb 24, 2015
Calgary Flames 0 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at New York Rangers, Tue, Feb 24, 2015
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Feb 24, 2015
Montreal Canadiens 5 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Feb 24, 2015
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Tue, Feb 24, 2015
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Feb 24, 2015
Dallas Stars 2 at Winnipeg Jets 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Feb 24, 2015
Florida Panthers 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Feb 24, 2015
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Feb 24, 2015

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