Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
· Nationwide Arena, Columbus · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 7–3 on Sunday, February 20, 2022 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
2 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
8 |
10 |
18 |
36 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
19 |
12 |
8 |
39 |
Three stars
- D. Kukan, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 goals, 1 assist)
- B. Gaunce, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 2 assists)
- J. Berube, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:47 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Dean Kukan (2) |
Egor Chinakhov (5), Max Domi (15) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, CBJ 1 |
| 1st |
15:05 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Mark Pysyk (2) |
Victor Olofsson (17), Dylan Cozens (14) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, CBJ 1 |
| 1st |
17:14 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (20) |
Alex Tuch (14) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, CBJ 1 |
| 1st |
17:24 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Boone Jenner (21) |
Jakub Voracek (32), Patrik Laine (16) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, CBJ 2 |
| 2nd |
03:28 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Dean Kukan (3) |
Gavin Bayreuther (8), Brendan Gaunce (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, CBJ 3 |
| 2nd |
08:16 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Zach Werenski (8) |
Oliver Bjorkstrand (18), Boone Jenner (18) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, CBJ 4 |
| 2nd |
17:43 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Brendan Gaunce (2) |
Patrik Laine (17), Dean Kukan (3) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, CBJ 5 |
| 2nd |
19:28 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Kyle Okposo (12) |
Peyton Krebs (6), Casey Mittelstadt (2) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, CBJ 5 |
| 3rd |
19:24 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Gustav Nyquist (13) |
Sean Kuraly (10), Vladislav Gavrikov (20) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 3, CBJ 6 |
| 3rd |
19:56 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Justin Danforth (3) |
Brendan Gaunce (2) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, CBJ 7 |
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 |
36 |
39 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
4 |
| Hits |
15 |
17 |
| Blocked shots |
8 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
3 |
6 |
| Takeaways |
10 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
37/73 (50.7%) |
36/73 (49.3%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 15 J. Hayden |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
10:46 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:53 |
| Number 20 C. Eakin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
66.7% |
10:24 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
40% |
18:29 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
47.1% |
16:57 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
18:23 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
14:32 |
| Number 71 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:51 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
52.6% |
18:19 |
| Number 74 R. Asplund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:57 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:51 |
| Number 96 A. Bjork |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:09 |
| Number 8 R. Hagg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
15:56 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
25:06 |
| Number 13 M. Pysyk |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
15:05 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
19:49 |
| Number 45 C. Fitzgerald |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:46 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:47 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 C. Anderson |
38 |
32 |
6 |
.842 |
59:00 |
Loss |
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 S. Kuraly |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
63.2% |
17:10 |
| Number 14 G. Nyquist |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
17:06 |
| Number 16 M. Domi |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
16:10 |
| Number 17 J. Danforth |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
06:59 |
| Number 23 B. Gaunce |
C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
66.7% |
07:41 |
| Number 28 O. Bjorkstrand |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:35 |
| Number 29 P. Laine |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:18 |
| Number 34 C. Sillinger |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
13:25 |
| Number 38 B. Jenner |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
44% |
20:36 |
| Number 59 E. Chinakhov |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
15:50 |
| Number 93 J. Voracek |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:43 |
| Number 96 J. Roslovic |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
36.4% |
10:57 |
| Number 2 A. Peeke |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
24:32 |
| Number 5 G. Bayreuther |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
10:06 |
| Number 8 Z. Werenski |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
|
25:02 |
| Number 27 A. Boqvist |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:31 |
| Number 44 V. Gavrikov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
23:25 |
| Number 46 D. Kukan |
D |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:54 |
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 J. Berube |
36 |
33 |
3 |
.917 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
05:48 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Henri Jokiharju |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
11:44 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:45 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Brendan Gaunce |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:28 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Vladislav Gavrikov |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:28 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs |
Roughing |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Don Granato
- Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
- Brad Larsen
- Referees
- Furman South, Corey Syvret
- Linesmen
- Scott Cherrey, Bryan Pancich
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Mark Jankowski, Rasmus Dahlin
- Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
- Joonas Korpisalo, Elvis Merzlikins, Gabriel Carlsson
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Details |
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 at New York Islanders
2
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Final/SO
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|
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 at Chicago Blackhawks
2
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Final
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 at Ottawa Senators
1
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Final
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|
 Dallas Stars
1
 at Arizona Coyotes
3
|
Final
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|
 Minnesota Wild
7
 at Edmonton Oilers
3
|
Final
|
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|
 Vegas Golden Knights
4
 at San Jose Sharks
1
|
Final
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Sources and further reading
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