Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets

Monday, September 17, 2018, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Preseason Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 on Monday, September 17, 2018 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	33-39-10
at Columbus Blue Jackets	1	47-31-4

Goals by period

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

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	7	7	6	20
Columbus Blue Jackets	9	12	16	37

Three stars

L. Ullmark, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
A. Nylander, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)
D. Savard, 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
2nd	00:22	Buffalo Sabres	Patrik Berglund (1)	Alex Nylander (1), Tage Thompson (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, CBJ 0
2nd	06:31	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Beaulieu (1)	Alex Nylander (2), Tage Thompson (2)	Power play	BUF 2, CBJ 0
2nd	06:39	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Savard (1)	Anthony Duclair (1), Pierre-Luc Dubois (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, CBJ 1
2nd	13:15	Buffalo Sabres	Kyle Criscuolo (1)	Sean Malone (1), Tyler Randell (1)	Even strength	BUF 3, CBJ 1
3rd	02:14	Buffalo Sabres	Andrew Oglevie (1)	Scott Wilson (1), Evan Rodrigues (1)	Even strength	BUF 4, CBJ 1

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	20	37
Power play	1 of 4	0 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	8
Hits	14	20
Blocked shots	15	11
Giveaways	3	4
Takeaways	7	2
Faceoffs won	24/51 (47.1%)	27/51 (52.9%)

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 10 P. Berglund	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0	62.5%	17:51
Number 20 S. Wilson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0	50%	14:37
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0	42.9%	15:43
Number 41 V. Olofsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		13:08
Number 42 S. Malone	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0	100%	08:19
Number 51 K. Criscuolo	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	25%	12:51
Number 52 A. Oglevie	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		10:56
Number 64 T. Randell	R	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	1	0		11:15
Number 65 D. O'Regan	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		13:23
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	42.9%	17:05
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	1	0	0		17:19
Number 92 A. Nylander	L	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0		19:28
Number 5 M. Tennyson	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		18:54
Number 8 C. Nelson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		19:29
Number 27 T. Fedun	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1	0		18:40
Number 44 B. Hickey	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	2	0		16:21
Number 45 B. Guhle	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	1	0		21:52
Number 82 N. Beaulieu	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	3	3	1		22:58

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 J. Johansson	16	16	0	1.000	19:51
Number 35 L. Ullmark	21	20	1	.952	40:00	Win

Columbus Blue Jackets

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 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1	60%	14:17
Number 18 P. Dubois	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	42.1%	19:09
Number 22 S. Milano	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		18:51
Number 25 A. Broadhurst	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		15:52
Number 28 O. Bjorkstrand	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		14:35
Number 32 J. Davidsson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	3	0	100%	14:45
Number 37 M. Hannikainen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	1		10:48
Number 43 V. Abramov	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	100%	16:58
Number 46 R. MacInnis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	57.1%	13:03
Number 48 C. Thurkauf	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	100%	12:57
Number 74 S. Vigneault	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	62.5%	11:04
Number 91 A. Duclair	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		18:14
Number 4 S. Harrington	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		16:44
Number 6 A. Clendening	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		19:03
Number 14 D. Kukan	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		18:04
Number 49 T. Cross	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1		18:54
Number 58 D. Savard	D	1	0	1	-1	4	4	0	3		21:18
Number 65 M. Nutivaara	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	1	0		20:37

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 B. Thiessen	13	9	4	.692	39:51	Loss
Number 80 M. Kivlenieks	7	7	0	1.000	20:00

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:31	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Savard	Holding	2
1st	13:18	Buffalo Sabres	Danny O'Regan	Tripping	2
2nd	04:44	Buffalo Sabres	Brendan Guhle	Hooking	2
2nd	05:48	Columbus Blue Jackets	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	05:48	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Savard	High sticking	2
2nd	09:45	Buffalo Sabres	Matt Tennyson	Holding	2
3rd	08:33	Buffalo Sabres	Evan Rodrigues	High sticking	2
3rd	15:13	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Randell	Interference	2
3rd	19:39	Columbus Blue Jackets	Vitaly Abramov	High sticking	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Phil Housley
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Justin St. Pierre, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Shandor Alphonso
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Artem Kriukov, Jason Pominville, Matt Moulson, Kevin Porter, Matt Hunwick, Vladimir Sobotka, Kyle Okposo, Zach Bogosian, Marco Scandella, Zach Redmond, Carter Hutton, Jeff Skinner, Scott Wedgewood, Michael Houser, Adam Wilcox, Zemgus Girgensons, Jake McCabe, Connor Hurley, Justin Bailey, Nick Baptiste, Rasmus Ristolainen, Conor Sheary, Eric Cornel, Vaclav Karabacek, Brycen Martin, Max Willman, Christopher Brown, Jack Eichel, Will Borgen, Devante Stephens, Ivan Chukarov, Rasmus Asplund, Brett Murray, Philip Nyberg, Casey Fitzgerald, Vasily Glotov, Casey Mittelstadt, Marcus Davidsson, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, C.J. Smith, Oskari Laaksonen, Jacob Bryson, Linus Weissbach, Cole Coskey, Mattias Samuelsson, Rasmus Dahlin, Matej Pekar, Lawrence Pilut, Linus Lindstrand Cronholm, Miska Kukkonen, William Worge Kreu
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Sergei Mozyakin, Nathan Gerbe, Nick Foligno, Riley Nash, Brett Gallant, Zac Dalpe, Cam Atkinson, J-F Berube, Sergei Bobrovsky, Lukas Sedlak, Dillon Simpson, Boone Jenner, Ryan Murray, Joonas Korpisalo, Doyle Somerby, Josh Anderson, Peter Quenneville, Seth Jones, Alexander Wennberg, Ryan Collins, Elvis Merzlikins, Blake Siebenaler, Michael Prapavessis, Paul Bittner, Zach Werenski, Samuel Dove-McFalls, Nikita Korostelev, Gabriel Carlsson, Artemi Panarin, Kevin Stenlund, Veeti Vainio, Vladislav Gavrikov, Keoni Texeira, Kole Sherwood, Justin Scott, Andrew Peeke, Joseph Raaymakers, Jordan Sambrook, Peter Thome, Maxime Fortier, Kale Howarth, Alexandre Texier, Daniil Tarasov, Emil Bemstrom, Carson Meyer, Robbie Stucker, Trey Fix-Wolansky, Eric Robinson, Liam Foudy, Kirill Marchenko, Veini Vehvilainen, Marcus Karlberg, Tim Berni, Egor Sokolov, Caleb Everett, Justin Wade, Samuel Asselin, William Moskal, Samuel Dunn, Lucas Chiodo, William Lochead

2018-2019 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets, Mon, Sep 17, 2018
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Sep 25, 2018

Other NHL games on Sep 17

Other NHL games on Monday, September 17, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 5 at Florida Panthers 0	Final Preseason	Game page: Nashville Predators at Florida Panthers, Mon, Sep 17, 2018
Nashville Predators 5 at Florida Panthers 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Nashville Predators at Florida Panthers, Mon, Sep 17, 2018
New York Rangers 4 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Mon, Sep 17, 2018
New York Islanders 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final Preseason	Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Sep 17, 2018
New Jersey Devils 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final Preseason	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Sep 17, 2018
Minnesota Wild 1 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets, Mon, Sep 17, 2018
Edmonton Oilers 7 at Calgary Flames 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames, Mon, Sep 17, 2018