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Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5–3 on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 50-24-8
at Buffalo Sabres 5 33-37-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 0 0 3
Buffalo Sabres 0 3 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 12 13 11 36
Buffalo Sabres 6 11 14 31

Three stars

  1. R. Lehner, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  2. J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. S. Reinhart, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:09 Columbus Blue Jackets David Savard (5) Sam Gagner (25), Scott Hartnell (21) Even strength CBJ 1, BUF 0
1st 14:00 Columbus Blue Jackets Nick Foligno (24) Brandon Saad (26), Zach Werenski (32) Even strength CBJ 2, BUF 0
1st 17:56 Columbus Blue Jackets Oliver Bjorkstrand (5) Sam Gagner (26) Even strength CBJ 3, BUF 0
2nd 00:18 Buffalo Sabres Jake McCabe (3) Nicolas Deslauriers (2), Evander Kane (14) Even strength CBJ 3, BUF 1
2nd 05:43 Buffalo Sabres Matt Moulson (13) Brian Gionta (18), Zach Bogosian (7) Power play CBJ 3, BUF 2
2nd 19:57 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart (16) Rasmus Ristolainen (37) Even strength CBJ 3, BUF 3
3rd 17:31 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane (25) Jack Eichel (28), Rasmus Ristolainen (38) Power play CBJ 3, BUF 4
3rd 19:56 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (19) Ryan O'Reilly (30) Even strength, Empty net CBJ 3, BUF 5

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

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 36 31
Power play 0 of 3 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 28 34
Hits 11 22
Blocked shots 12 14
Giveaways 4 3
Takeaways 0 6
Faceoffs won 23/60 (38.3%) 37/60 (61.7%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
10 A. Wennberg C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 35% 17:31
13 C. Atkinson R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 17:56
17 B. Dubinsky C 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 42.1% 19:01
20 B. Saad L 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 17:40
25 W. Karlsson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75% 12:50
28 O. Bjorkstrand R 1 0 1 +1 0 6 1 1 0 12:24
29 L. Korpikoski L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:58
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 20:36
43 S. Hartnell L 0 1 1 +1 16 1 0 0 0 08:37
49 T. Tynan C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 09:07
71 N. Foligno L 1 0 1 -2 4 4 1 1 0 19:16
89 S. Gagner C 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 18.2% 14:57
3 S. Jones D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 5 0 25:20
7 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 2 0 23:39
8 Z. Werenski D 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 25:08
27 R. Murray D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 01:44
58 D. Savard D 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 23:53
65 M. Nutivaara D 0 0 0 +3 0 1 0 0 0 13:55
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
70 J. Korpisalo 30 26 4 .867 59:05 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 1 1 2 0 0 5 2 0 1 22:34
12 B. Gionta R 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 0 0 50% 19:05
15 J. Eichel C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 1 0 42.9% 22:12
23 S. Reinhart C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 17:01
26 M. Moulson L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 1 15:32
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 0 0 60% 11:18
44 N. Deslauriers L 0 1 1 0 10 1 0 0 0 06:33
56 J. Bailey R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 07:21
63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11:29
71 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 71.4% 11:09
82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 13:01
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 71% 22:21
4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 +1 4 1 1 2 0 17:17
6 C. Franson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 16:19
29 J. McCabe D 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 2 0 20:29
41 J. Falk D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 15:13
47 Z. Bogosian D 0 1 1 0 14 3 0 4 0 13:41
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 2 2 +2 0 0 2 1 0 32:07
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
31 A. Nilsson 12 9 3 .750 19:48
40 R. Lehner 24 24 0 1.000 39:30 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:21 Columbus Blue Jackets Brandon Dubinsky Hooking 2
2nd 01:16 Buffalo Sabres Brian Gionta Holding 2
2nd 04:10 Columbus Blue Jackets Jack Johnson Holding 2
2nd 09:21 Columbus Blue Jackets Brandon Dubinsky Roughing 2
2nd 09:21 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno Roughing 2
2nd 09:21 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno Charging 2
2nd 10:21 Columbus Blue Jackets Nick Foligno Roughing 2
2nd 10:21 Buffalo Sabres Josh Gorges Roughing 2
2nd 20:00 Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Hartnell Roughing 2
2nd 20:00 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian Roughing 2
2nd 20:00 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian Misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 20:00 Buffalo Sabres Nicolas Deslauriers Misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 20:00 Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Hartnell Roughing 2
2nd 20:00 Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Hartnell Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 20:00 Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Hartnell Misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 20:00 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian Roughing 2
3rd 06:23 Columbus Blue Jackets Nick Foligno Holding 2
3rd 11:21 Buffalo Sabres Josh Gorges Slashing 2
3rd 15:41 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner Hooking 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
John Tortorella
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Wes McCauley
Linesmen
Derek Amell, Mark Shewchyk
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Kyle Quincey, Scott Harrington, Josh Anderson
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Kyle Okposo, Dmitry Kulikov

2016-2017 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 11

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final/OT Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Winnipeg Jets 0 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at Arizona Coyotes 5 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Vancouver Canucks 0 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page

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