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Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 40-33-9
at Buffalo Sabres 3 36-39-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 1 1 2
Buffalo Sabres 1 2 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 12 9 8 29
Buffalo Sabres 6 14 1 21

Three stars

  1. A. Tuch, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. B. Byram, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Zucker, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 10:07 Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram (6) Jason Zucker (21), Alex Tuch (22) Even strength CBJ 0, BUF 1
2nd 01:47 Columbus Blue Jackets Kent Johnson (16) James van Riemsdyk (14), Ivan Provorov (19) Even strength CBJ 1, BUF 1
2nd 12:17 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch (17) Dennis Gilbert (3), Bowen Byram (21) Even strength CBJ 1, BUF 2
2nd 18:56 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch (18) Rasmus Dahlin (34), Jason Zucker (22) Even strength CBJ 1, BUF 3
3rd 12:38 Columbus Blue Jackets Ivan Provorov (5) Damon Severson (15), Luca Del Bel Belluz (6) Even strength CBJ 2, BUF 3

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

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 29 21
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 7 7
Hits 18 24
Blocked shots 18 18
Giveaways 17 22
Takeaways 3 3
Faceoffs won 25/52 (48.1%) 27/52 (51.9%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
4 C. Sillinger C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 19:43
7 S. Kuraly C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 2 44.4% 12:01
10 D. Voronkov L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 21:13
17 J. Danforth R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 36.4% 12:59
19 A. Fantilli C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 1 57.9% 21:25
21 J. van Riemsdyk L 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 0 15:41
24 M. Olivier R 0 0 0 -1 5 2 3 0 13:12
27 Z. Aston-Reese L 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 13:02
62 K. Labanc R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 10:50
65 L. Del Bel Belluz C 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 1 50% 14:38
82 M. Pyyhtia L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 11:39
91 K. Johnson C 1 0 1 +2 0 4 0 0 17:48
2 J. Christiansen D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 2 17:34
3 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 17:39
5 D. Mateychuk D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 4 19:50
9 I. Provorov D 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 3 28:27
22 J. Harris D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 14:24
78 D. Severson D 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 18:29
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
90 E. Merzlikins 21 18 3 .857 57:26 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16:26
17 J. Zucker L 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 2 100% 16:52
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 4 0 58.3% 16:26
20 J.Kulich C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 52.9% 17:31
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 15:22
24 D. Cozens C 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 57.1% 15:15
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 06:58
63 I. Rosen R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 11:46
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 0 35.7% 22:19
77 J. Peterka R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 18:25
89 A. Tuch R 2 1 3 +1 0 5 1 3 100% 22:15
4 B. Byram D 1 1 2 +1 0 1 2 1 22:27
8 D. Gilbert D 0 1 1 +1 5 0 1 2 08:41
10 H. Jokiharju D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 13:27
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 19:04
26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 4 23:36
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 14:40
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16:30
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
47 J. Reimer 29 27 2 .931 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:03 Buffalo Sabres Dennis Gilbert Fighting (major) 5
1st 00:03 Columbus Blue Jackets Mathieu Olivier Fighting (major) 5
2nd 08:07 Buffalo Sabres Dylan Cozens Tripping 2
2nd 12:55 Columbus Blue Jackets Damon Severson Slashing 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Dean Evason
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Garrett Rank, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Brandon Grillo
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Zach Werenski, Dante Fabbro, Dylan Gambrell
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Sam Lafferty, Tage Thompson, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 6 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 4

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 0 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final/SO Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 1 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 3 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final/OT Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Utah Hockey Club 3 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Seattle Kraken 4 Final/SO Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page

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