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Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 9–4 on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 on the road.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 9 27-43-12
at Buffalo Sabres 4 39-37-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 4 2 9
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 2 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 14 13 7 34
Buffalo Sabres 4 14 11 29

Three stars

  1. K. Marchenko, Columbus Blue Jackets (3 goals)
  2. J. Gaudreau, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. Z. Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:30 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin (8) Dylan Cozens (12), Casey Mittelstadt (18) Even strength CBJ 0, BUF 1
1st 10:35 Columbus Blue Jackets Johnny Gaudreau (6) Adam Fantilli (10) Even strength CBJ 1, BUF 1
1st 14:40 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli (9) Johnny Gaudreau (13), Ivan Provorov (16) Even strength CBJ 2, BUF 1
1st 19:48 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko (11) Johnny Gaudreau (14), Zach Werenski (23) Power play CBJ 3, BUF 1
2nd 07:37 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko (12) Egor Chinakhov (5), Andrew Peeke (4) Even strength CBJ 4, BUF 1
2nd 07:55 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko (13) Egor Chinakhov (6), Ivan Provorov (17) Even strength CBJ 5, BUF 1
2nd 08:52 Columbus Blue Jackets Erik Gudbranson (3) Alexandre Texier (4), Sean Kuraly (5) Even strength CBJ 6, BUF 1
2nd 12:27 Columbus Blue Jackets Sean Kuraly (6) Alexandre Texier (5), Brendan Gaunce (1) Even strength CBJ 7, BUF 1
2nd 18:54 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo (6) Casey Mittelstadt (19), Victor Olofsson (8) Even strength CBJ 7, BUF 2
3rd 02:57 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (8) Rasmus Dahlin (19), Alex Tuch (11) Power play CBJ 7, BUF 3
3rd 07:51 Buffalo Sabres Dylan Cozens (6) Zach Benson (7), JJ Peterka (11) Even strength CBJ 7, BUF 4
3rd 08:30 Columbus Blue Jackets Cole Sillinger (2) Zach Werenski (24), Kent Johnson (7) Even strength CBJ 8, BUF 4
3rd 10:59 Columbus Blue Jackets Kent Johnson (4) Cole Sillinger (9), Emil Bemstrom (4) Even strength CBJ 9, BUF 4

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

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 34 29
Power play 1 of 2 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 13 26
Blocked shots 16 13
Giveaways 5 8
Takeaways 4 6
Faceoffs won 29/64 (45.3%) 35/64 (54.7%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
4 C. Sillinger C 1 1 2 +2 0 5 1 1 0 50% 15:47
7 S. Kuraly C 1 1 2 +3 0 3 2 0 0 50% 15:16
10 D. Voronkov L 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 41.2% 14:37
11 A. Fantilli C 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 37.5% 14:30
13 J. Gaudreau L 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:22
16 B. Gaunce C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 0 0 12:32
17 J. Danforth R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 25% 17:07
42 A. Texier L 0 2 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 14:33
52 E. Bemstrom C 0 1 1 +2 0 3 2 0 0 100% 13:40
59 E. Chinakhov R 0 2 2 +1 0 2 0 0 0 15:30
86 K. Marchenko R 3 0 3 +1 0 4 0 0 1 15:20
91 K. Johnson C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 0 0 0 100% 13:54
2 A. Peeke D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 1 2 0 19:08
8 Z. Werenski D 0 2 2 +3 0 2 0 4 0 23:32
9 I. Provorov D 0 2 2 +2 0 1 0 0 0 22:20
22 J. Bean D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 1 0 17:50
44 E. Gudbranson D 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 3 0 16:18
77 N. Blankenburg D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 2 3 0 18:42
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
40 D. Tarasov 29 25 4 .862 60:00 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 Z. Benson L 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 19:03
17 T. Jost C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 80% 11:40
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 -3 2 2 3 0 0 27.3% 13:04
21 K. Okposo R 1 0 1 -2 2 1 2 2 0 80% 17:26
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 0 66.7% 14:35
24 D. Cozens C 1 1 2 +1 0 5 3 2 0 61.1% 16:04
37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 42.9% 17:17
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 0 13:17
71 V. Olofsson L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 11:00
72 T. Thompson C 1 0 1 -4 0 6 4 1 1 50% 17:22
77 J. Peterka R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 17:13
89 A. Tuch R 0 1 1 -4 0 1 1 1 0 100% 13:57
6 E. Johnson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 17:06
10 H. Jokiharju D 0 0 0 -4 0 0 2 0 0 16:38
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 2 0 21:34
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 1 0 17:32
26 R. Dahlin D 1 1 2 -1 0 3 0 2 0 24:04
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 18:34
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 16 11 5 .688 32:12 Loss
27 D. Levi 18 14 4 .778 27:37

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 19:03 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs High sticking 2
2nd 09:44 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo Tripping 2
2nd 19:25 Columbus Blue Jackets Jake Bean Interference 2
3rd 01:55 Columbus Blue Jackets Andrew Peeke Holding 2
3rd 14:03 Columbus Blue Jackets Dmitri Voronkov Hooking 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Pascal Vincent
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Don Granato
Referees
Chris Rooney, Beau Halkidis
Linesmen
Tyson Baker, Ben O'Quinn
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Spencer Martin, Mathieu Olivier, David Jiricek
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Eric Comrie, Brett Murray, Ryan Johnson

2023-2024 season series

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 9 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 19

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 4 at Boston Bruins 3 Final/OT Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final/OT Game page
St. Louis Blues 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final Game page
New York Rangers 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 1 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Arizona Coyotes 4 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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