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Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Buffalo Sabres 1 33-37-12
at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 50-24-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 1 0 1
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 0 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 15 13 14 42
Columbus Blue Jackets 11 8 10 29

Three stars

  1. S. Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)
  2. K. Quincey, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
  3. D. Savard, Columbus Blue Jackets

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 14:47 Columbus Blue Jackets Kyle Quincey (5) Unassisted Even strength BUF 0, CBJ 1
1st 17:48 Columbus Blue Jackets Cam Atkinson (34) Seth Jones (30), Alexander Wennberg (43) Even strength BUF 0, CBJ 2
2nd 10:53 Buffalo Sabres Evan Rodrigues (4) Ryan O'Reilly (33), Jake McCabe (17) Power play BUF 1, CBJ 2
3rd 18:55 Columbus Blue Jackets Brandon Saad (22) Josh Anderson (12) Even strength, Empty net BUF 1, CBJ 3

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 42 29
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 13 10
Blocked shots 12 12
Giveaways 2 1
Takeaways 1 3
Faceoffs won 26/60 (43.3%) 34/60 (56.7%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 0 0 0 -1 2 8 0 0 0 25:24
12 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 16:42
15 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 -1 2 6 0 0 0 33.3% 23:41
23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:21
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 42.9% 12:23
44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 08:20
48 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 2 0 10:36
63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 0 0 16:05
71 E. Rodrigues C 1 0 1 -2 0 5 0 2 1 33.3% 13:57
82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 0 15:40
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 53.6% 22:08
4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 18:52
29 J. McCabe D 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 1 0 21:44
41 J. Falk D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 14:51
47 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 21:17
67 B. Austin D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 14:18
77 D. Kulikov D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 4 0 25:35
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
31 A. Nilsson 28 26 2 .929 58:06 Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
10 A. Wennberg C 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 0 0 64.7% 17:09
11 M. Calvert L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:02
13 C. Atkinson R 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 0 0 18:06
17 B. Dubinsky C 0 0 0 +1 2 2 2 0 0 52.6% 19:01
20 B. Saad L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 15:12
25 W. Karlsson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:16
34 J. Anderson R 0 1 1 +1 2 5 1 0 0 14:25
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 16:02
43 S. Hartnell L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:14
45 L. Sedlak C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 63.6% 13:18
71 N. Foligno L 0 0 0 +2 0 1 4 0 0 19:03
89 S. Gagner C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 75% 15:14
3 S. Jones D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 19:44
7 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 22:59
8 Z. Werenski D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 16:03
26 K. Quincey D 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 2 0 17:17
54 S. Harrington D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 15:05
58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 4 0 23:18
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
72 S. Bobrovsky 42 41 1 .976 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:25 Columbus Blue Jackets Brandon Dubinsky Hooking 2
1st 19:25 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane Hooking 2
2nd 04:54 Buffalo Sabres Brady Austin Holding 2
2nd 09:21 Columbus Blue Jackets Josh Anderson Hooking 2
3rd 05:15 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel Holding 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
John Tortorella
Referees
Brad Watson, Dean Morton
Linesmen
Brandon Gawryletz, Pierre Racicot
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Cody Franson, Kyle Okposo, Taylor Fedun, Rasmus Ristolainen
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Lauri Korpikoski, Ryan Murray, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Markus Nutivaara

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 28

Matchup Status Details
Winnipeg Jets 4 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final/SO Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final/SO Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final/OT Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page
New York Rangers 4 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final/OT Game page

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