Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres

Monday, October 4, 2021, 7:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Preseason Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–3 on Monday, October 4, 2021 on the road.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	5	37-38-7
at Buffalo Sabres	3	32-39-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	11	10	9	30
Buffalo Sabres	7	11	10	28

Three stars

J. Voracek, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 2 assists)
C. Mittelstadt, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
P. Laine, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:31	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jakub Voracek (1)	Oliver Bjorkstrand (1), Zach Werenski (1)	Power play	CBJ 1, BUF 0
1st	12:49	Columbus Blue Jackets	Emil Bemstrom (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	CBJ 2, BUF 0
1st	17:12	Buffalo Sabres	Casey Mittelstadt (1)	Vinnie Hinostroza (2), Jeff Skinner (1)	Even strength	CBJ 2, BUF 1
2nd	01:35	Columbus Blue Jackets	Boone Jenner (3)	Jakub Voracek (2), Patrik Laine (2)	Power play	CBJ 3, BUF 1
2nd	16:12	Columbus Blue Jackets	Patrik Laine (1)	Jakub Voracek (3)	Even strength	CBJ 4, BUF 1
2nd	17:24	Columbus Blue Jackets	Oliver Bjorkstrand (3)	Gustav Nyquist (1), Zach Werenski (2)	Even strength	CBJ 5, BUF 1
3rd	06:26	Buffalo Sabres	JJ Peterka (2)	Rasmus Asplund (2)	Even strength	CBJ 5, BUF 2
3rd	11:15	Buffalo Sabres	Casey Mittelstadt (2)	Jeff Skinner (2)	Even strength	CBJ 5, BUF 3

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	30	28
Power play	2 of 3	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	6
Hits	8	4
Blocked shots	7	8
Giveaways	1	2
Takeaways	3	1
Faceoffs won	30/53 (56.6%)	23/53 (43.4%)

Box score

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 7 S. Kuraly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0	63.6%	14:42
Number 14 G. Nyquist	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		12:50
Number 19 L. Foudy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		15:07
Number 28 O. Bjorkstrand	R	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	0		14:07
Number 29 P. Laine	L	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0		17:30
Number 34 C. Sillinger	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41.7%	14:29
Number 38 B. Jenner	C	1	0	1	0	2	4	0	0	1	60%	17:39
Number 50 E. Robinson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		14:39
Number 52 E. Bemstrom	C	1	0	1	+1	0	6	0	0	0		13:11
Number 59 E. Chinakhov	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	0	100%	14:56
Number 93 J. Voracek	R	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	1		16:46
Number 96 J. Roslovic	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	15:47
Number 2 A. Peeke	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	4	0	0		19:16
Number 8 Z. Werenski	D	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	0		22:57
Number 22 J. Bean	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		18:26
Number 27 A. Boqvist	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		18:52
Number 44 V. Gavrikov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	2	0		19:08
Number 53 G. Carlsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		17:41

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Tarasov	10	8	2	.800	20:00
Number 70 J. Korpisalo	18	17	1	.944	39:57	Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		14:24
Number 24 D. Cozens	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	44.4%	14:05
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	50%	13:45
Number 29 V. Hinostroza	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0		17:04
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	2	0	2	+1	0	2	0	0	58.8%	17:36
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	2	2	+1	0	3	1	0		15:30
Number 65 L. Weissbach	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		13:16
Number 71 V. Olofsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:38
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	30.8%	16:33
Number 74 R. Asplund	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1		15:31
Number 77 J. Peterka	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		10:41
Number 91 D. Caggiula	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		14:53
Number 4 W. Butcher	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		20:14
Number 8 R. Hagg	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		17:48
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		20:19
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		23:01
Number 33 C. Miller	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0		20:39
Number 78 J. Bryson	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	1	1		17:21

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 U. Luukkonen	30	25	5	.833	58:05	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:38	Buffalo Sabres	Jacob Bryson	Hooking	2
1st	03:31	Buffalo Sabres	Colin Miller	Cross checking	2
2nd	00:51	Buffalo Sabres	Vinnie Hinostroza	Cross checking	2
2nd	13:17	Columbus Blue Jackets	Boone Jenner	Hooking	2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Brad Larsen
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Don Granato
Referees: Dean Morton, Conor O'Donnell
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Devin Berg
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Sergei Mozyakin, Nathan Gerbe, Zac Rinaldo, J-F Berube, Gregory Hofmann, Scott Harrington, Brendan Gaunce, Peter Quenneville, Max Domi, Elvis Merzlikins, Olivier Leblanc, Tyler Sikura, Dean Kukan, Kevin Stenlund, Peter Thome, Justin Danforth, Gavin Bayreuther, Alexandre Texier, Carson Meyer, Robbie Stucker, Trey Fix-Wolansky, Cameron Johnson, Cole Fonstad, Giovanni Vallati, Kirill Marchenko, Marcus Karlberg, Tim Berni, Jake Christiansen, Eric Hjorth, Tyler Angle, Dmitri Voronkov, Navrin Mutter, Mikko Lehtonen, Samuel Knazko, Mikael Pyyhtia, Ole Julian Bjorgvik-Holm, Samuel Johannesson, Josh Dunne, Tristan Mullin, Kent Johnson, Corson Ceulemans, Guillaume Richard, Stanislav Svozil, James Malatesta, Peter Reynolds, Cole Clayton, Ben Boyd, Nikolai Makarov, Martin Rysavy, Jet Greaves, Kaleb Lawrence, Emerik Despatie, Gerard Keane, Mark Woolley
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Craig Anderson, Artem Kriukov, Dustin Tokarski, Cody Eakin, Mark Pysyk, Brandon Davidson, Sean Malone, John Hayden, Connor Hurley, Ryan MacInnis, Anders Bjork, Jack Eichel, Ivan Chukarov, Ethan Prow, Brett Murray, Philip Nyberg, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Casey Fitzgerald, Vasily Glotov, Oskari Laaksonen, Mattias Samuelsson, Matej Pekar, Andrew Oglevie, Linus Lindstrand Cronholm, Miska Kukkonen, William Worge Kreu, Jimmy Schuldt, Ryan Johnson, Arttu Ruotsalainen, Erik Portillo, Filip Cederqvist, Aaron Huglen, Lukas Rousek, Brandon Biro, Jack Quinn, Matteo Costantini, Devon Levi, Albert Lyckasen, Jakub Konecny, Owen Power, Aleksandr Kisakov, Olivier Nadeau, Viljami Marjala, Isak Rosen, Prokhor Poltapov, Josh Bloom, William Von Barnekow Lofberg, Tyson Kozak, Stiven Sardarian, Nikita Novikov

2021-2022 season series

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Sep 28, 2021
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Oct 4, 2021

Other NHL games on Oct 4

Other NHL games on Monday, October 4, 2021
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Oct 4, 2021
Washington Capitals 1 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Mon, Oct 4, 2021
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Oct 4, 2021
Chicago Blackhawks 6 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, Oct 4, 2021
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Oct 4, 2021
Calgary Flames 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Oct 4, 2021
Anaheim Ducks 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Oct 4, 2021