Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets

Wednesday, October 25, 2017, 8:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–1 on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2017-2018 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	25-45-12
at Columbus Blue Jackets	5	45-30-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	1	1
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	3	1	5

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	14	13	8	35
Columbus Blue Jackets	9	18	11	38

Three stars

S. Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)
S. Jones, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)
N. Foligno, 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	12:00	Columbus Blue Jackets	Oliver Bjorkstrand (2)	Sonny Milano (1), Seth Jones (5)	Power play	BUF 0, CBJ 1
2nd	15:20	Columbus Blue Jackets	Seth Jones (2)	Brandon Dubinsky (2), Cam Atkinson (1)	Even strength	BUF 0, CBJ 2
2nd	17:38	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nick Foligno (3)	Jack Johnson (3)	Even strength	BUF 0, CBJ 3
2nd	18:19	Columbus Blue Jackets	Matt Calvert (2)	Markus Nutivaara (1), Ryan Murray (2)	Even strength	BUF 0, CBJ 4
3rd	17:26	Buffalo Sabres	Seth Griffith (1)	Jordan Nolan (1), Johan Larsson (2)	Even strength	BUF 1, CBJ 4
3rd	19:21	Columbus Blue Jackets	Josh Anderson (2)	Artemi Panarin (9), Alexander Wennberg (6)	Even strength	BUF 1, CBJ 5

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	35	38
Power play	0 of 1	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	2
Hits	21	18
Blocked shots	10	11
Giveaways	2	7
Takeaways	6	10
Faceoffs won	40/74 (54.1%)	34/74 (45.9%)

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 9 E. Kane	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0	50%	17:38
Number 15 J. Eichel	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	20%	16:26
Number 17 J. Nolan	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0		12:45
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		14:46
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	60%	14:20
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	61.1%	16:20
Number 25 S. Griffith	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	2	0		11:08
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	0		14:37
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	0	0		13:45
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	100%	12:40
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	0	0	66.7%	17:27
Number 95 J. Bailey	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	0		14:51
Number 5 M. Tennyson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		18:07
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		23:38
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0		19:05
Number 38 Z. Redmond	D	0	0	0	-1	2	5	1	0	0		17:24
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	1	0		25:45
Number 93 V. Antipin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	2	0		16:01

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Johnson	38	33	5	.868	60:00	Loss

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 9 A. Panarin	L	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	0	0		19:36
Number 10 A. Wennberg	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0	80%	14:56
Number 11 M. Calvert	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	40%	12:08
Number 13 C. Atkinson	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2	0		18:11
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	3	2	0	44.4%	17:22
Number 18 P. Dubois	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	42.9%	11:49
Number 22 S. Milano	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0	0		10:48
Number 28 O. Bjorkstrand	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	1		11:46
Number 36 Z. Dalpe	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	20%	09:07
Number 38 B. Jenner	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	1	0		16:46
Number 71 N. Foligno	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0	68.8%	20:16
Number 77 J. Anderson	R	1	0	1	+2	0	2	5	0	0		18:17
Number 3 S. Jones	D	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	2	0		21:19
Number 7 J. Johnson	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		19:11
Number 8 Z. Werenski	D	0	0	0	+2	0	4	0	0	0		19:59
Number 27 R. Murray	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		18:42
Number 58 D. Savard	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		19:53
Number 65 M. Nutivaara	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		17:54

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 72 S. Bobrovsky	35	34	1	.971	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:43	Buffalo Sabres	Zach Redmond	Hooking	2
2nd	18:35	Columbus Blue Jackets	Bench	Delaying game bench face off violation (bench minor)	2
3rd	03:07	Buffalo Sabres	Zemgus Girgensons	High sticking	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Phil Housley
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Wes McCauley, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Tony Sericolo
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Matt Moulson, Taylor Fedun, Nathan Beaulieu
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Scott Harrington, Markus Hannikainen

2017-2018 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2017-2018 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Oct 25, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Nov 20, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Jan 11, 2018

Other NHL games on Oct 25

Other NHL games on Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Calgary Flames 2 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues, Wed, Oct 25, 2017

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