Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres

Sunday, March 31, 2019, 6:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–0 on Sunday, March 31, 2019 on the road.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	4	47-31-4
at Buffalo Sabres	0	33-39-10

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

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	13	11	12	36
Buffalo Sabres	12	13	13	38

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:14	Columbus Blue Jackets	Pierre-Luc Dubois (25)	Seth Jones (36), Zach Werenski (33)	Even strength	CBJ 1, BUF 0
1st	13:46	Columbus Blue Jackets	Oliver Bjorkstrand (21)	Pierre-Luc Dubois (33), Nick Foligno (16)	Even strength	CBJ 2, BUF 0
1st	17:47	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nick Foligno (17)	Ryan Dzingel (29)	Even strength	CBJ 3, BUF 0
2nd	15:31	Columbus Blue Jackets	Josh Anderson (27)	Pierre-Luc Dubois (34), Ryan Dzingel (30)	Even strength	CBJ 4, BUF 0

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

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 A. Panarin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:23
Number 10 A. Wennberg	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	14:17
Number 13 C. Atkinson	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	50%	15:18
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	56.3%	16:07
Number 18 P. Dubois	C	1	2	3	+3	0	3	2	0	40%	14:17
Number 19 R. Dzingel	C	0	2	2	+3	0	3	0	0		13:32
Number 20 R. Nash	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	60%	16:53
Number 28 O. Bjorkstrand	R	1	0	1	+1	0	6	0	0		13:36
Number 38 B. Jenner	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	66.7%	14:37
Number 71 N. Foligno	L	1	1	2	+2	0	4	3	0		17:00
Number 77 J. Anderson	R	1	0	1	+4	0	3	1	0	100%	14:06
Number 95 M. Duchene	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	14:48
Number 3 S. Jones	D	0	1	1	+3	0	3	1	1		20:09
Number 4 S. Harrington	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6		17:09
Number 8 Z. Werenski	D	0	1	1	+4	0	1	0	1		17:56
Number 14 D. Kukan	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1		17:49
Number 58 D. Savard	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		22:08
Number 65 M. Nutivaara	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		22:55

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 72 S. Bobrovsky	38	38	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 J. Eichel	C	0	0	8	0	0	27.8%	19:39
Number 20 S. Wilson	C	-1	0	1	2	0		14:25
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	-1	0	5	0	0	50%	16:24
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	-3	0	1	0	0	57.1%	08:43
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	1	0	0	33.3%	18:39
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	-3	2	0	2	0		08:18
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	-1	0	1	0	0	20%	13:56
Number 41 V. Olofsson	L	0	2	1	0	0		17:24
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	-1	0	1	0	0	100%	15:14
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	3	2	0	75%	17:46
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	3	0	1	62.5%	18:26
Number 92 A. Nylander	L	-2	0	0	0	0		07:24
Number 8 C. Nelson	D	-2	0	2	3	1		18:50
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	0	1	2	0		20:45
Number 24 L. Pilut	D	-3	0	1	0	0		18:11
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	-1	0	1	1	0		20:49
Number 33 W. Borgen	D	-1	0	1	1	0		18:19
Number 62 B. Montour	D	-1	0	7	3	3		22:48

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 L. Ullmark	36	32	4	.889	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:46	Buffalo Sabres	Zemgus Girgensons	Interference	2
1st	15:11	Columbus Blue Jackets	Dean Kukan	Hooking	2
1st	15:29	Buffalo Sabres	Victor Olofsson	Holding	2

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: John Tortorella
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Phil Housley
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Devin Berg
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Adam McQuaid, Keith Kinkaid, Lukas Sedlak, Adam Clendening, Elvis Merzlikins, Markus Hannikainen, Eric Robinson
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Jason Pominville, Matt Hunwick, Vladimir Sobotka, Zach Bogosian, Marco Scandella, Matt Tennyson, Rasmus Ristolainen

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Oct 27, 2018
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Jan 29, 2019
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Mar 31, 2019

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 31, 2019
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 0	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sun, Mar 31, 2019
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 31, 2019
Minnesota Wild 0 at Arizona Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Arizona Coyotes, Sun, Mar 31, 2019
Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Mar 31, 2019
Calgary Flames 5 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks, Sun, Mar 31, 2019