Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at home.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2019-2020 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 33-22-15
at Buffalo Sabres 4 30-31-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 10 11 8 2 31
Buffalo Sabres 8 7 9 3 27

Three stars

  1. V. Olofsson, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
  2. J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. M. Nutivaara, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 19:32 Columbus Blue Jackets Nathan Gerbe (4) Vladislav Gavrikov (8), Riley Nash (8) Even strength CBJ 1, BUF 0
2nd 01:31 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner (10) Zach Werenski (17), Liam Foudy (1) Even strength CBJ 2, BUF 0
2nd 18:47 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (32) Sam Reinhart (27), Rasmus Ristolainen (21) Even strength CBJ 2, BUF 1
3rd 02:10 Buffalo Sabres Victor Olofsson (17) Jack Eichel (40), Rasmus Dahlin (29) Power play CBJ 2, BUF 2
3rd 15:34 Buffalo Sabres Evan Rodrigues (5) Jeff Skinner (9), Carter Hutton (1) Even strength CBJ 2, BUF 3
3rd 18:47 Columbus Blue Jackets Markus Nutivaara (3) Oliver Bjorkstrand (13), Nick Foligno (18) Even strength CBJ 3, BUF 3
OT 02:44 Buffalo Sabres Victor Olofsson (18) Jack Eichel (41), Rasmus Dahlin (30) Even strength CBJ 3, BUF 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres
Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 31 27
Power play 0 of 1 1 of 1
Penalty minutes 4 4
Hits 26 21
Blocked shots 11 13
Giveaways 5 4
Takeaways 0 5
Faceoffs won 28/56 (50%) 28/56 (50%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 K. Stenlund C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 40% 12:56
Number 14 G. Nyquist R 0 0 0 +1 0 5 0 0 0 18:34
Number 18 P. Dubois C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 22.2% 15:04
Number 19 L. Foudy C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 18:03
Number 20 R. Nash C 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 54.5% 14:30
Number 22 S. Milano L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 12:48
Number 24 N. Gerbe C 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 1 0 15:05
Number 28 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 18:48
Number 38 B. Jenner C 1 0 1 +2 0 2 2 0 0 54.2% 19:44
Number 50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 13:06
Number 52 E. Bemstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 10:04
Number 71 N. Foligno L 0 1 1 0 2 2 6 1 0 71.4% 18:22
Number 2 A. Peeke D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 16:02
Number 4 S. Harrington D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 3 0 16:02
Number 8 Z. Werenski D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 24:41
Number 44 V. Gavrikov D 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 21:26
Number 58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 18:32
Number 65 M. Nutivaara D 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 1 0 24:00
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 80 M. Kivlenieks 27 23 4 .852 61:59 OT loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 J. Eichel C 1 2 3 -1 0 5 1 0 0 47.4% 20:46
Number 13 J. Vesey L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:31
Number 21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 50% 14:59
Number 22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 70% 18:47
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 20:00
Number 27 C. Lazar C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 43.8% 14:48
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 16:02
Number 43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 2 0 10:41
Number 53 J. Skinner L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 100% 15:52
Number 67 M. Frolik R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:07
Number 68 V. Olofsson L 2 0 2 +1 0 2 0 1 1 16:59
Number 71 E. Rodrigues C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 42.9% 11:50
Number 10 H. Jokiharju D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 2 2 0 22:26
Number 19 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 -2 4 3 1 1 0 20:14
Number 26 R. Dahlin D 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:19
Number 33 C. Miller D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 17:08
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 0 1 1 +2 0 4 1 2 0 21:46
Number 62 B. Montour D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 2 2 0 23:05
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 C. Hutton 31 28 3 .903 62:36 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
3rd 01:00 Columbus Blue Jackets Nick Foligno Tripping 2
3rd 04:55 Buffalo Sabres Jake McCabe Cross checking 2
3rd 04:55 Buffalo Sabres Jake McCabe Cross checking 2
3rd 04:55 Columbus Blue Jackets Eric Robinson Interference goalkeeper 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
John Tortorella
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Ralph Krueger
Referees
Francois St-Laurent, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, Kory Nagy
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Cam Atkinson, Joonas Korpisalo, Gabriel Carlsson
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Zach Bogosian, Marcus Johansson, Lawrence Pilut

2019-2020 season series

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