Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
· Nationwide Arena, Columbus · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Thursday, April 10, 2025 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 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
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 |
18 |
15 |
41 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
12 |
7 |
11 |
30 |
Three stars
- J. Greaves, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)
- B. Jenner, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
- R. Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
11:54 |
Buffalo Sabres |
JJ Peterka (25) |
Ryan McLeod (31), Rasmus Dahlin (48) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, CBJ 0 |
| 1st |
14:39 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin (16) |
Zach Benson (18), Jiri Kulich (9) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, CBJ 0 |
| 1st |
19:51 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
James van Riemsdyk (15) |
Kent Johnson (31), Zach Werenski (56) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, CBJ 1 |
| 3rd |
04:00 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Zachary Aston-Reese (6) |
Erik Gudbranson (3) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, CBJ 2 |
| 3rd |
06:42 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Boone Jenner (7) |
Kirill Marchenko (40), Sean Monahan (33) |
Power play |
BUF 2, CBJ 3 |
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 |
41 |
30 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
1 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
2 |
| Hits |
15 |
25 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
16 |
11 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/58 (50%) |
29/58 (50%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:25 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
75% |
17:27 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
16:11 |
| Number 20 J.Kulich |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
54.5% |
16:36 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:45 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:34 |
| Number 36 N. Ostlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
10:34 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
43.8% |
16:51 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
18:16 |
| Number 77 J. Peterka |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:56 |
| Number 81 S. Lafferty |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
80% |
10:20 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
18:42 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:52 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:00 |
| Number 24 J. Bernard-Docker |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
15:09 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:57 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:17 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:41 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 47 J. Reimer |
30 |
27 |
3 |
.900 |
58:08 |
Loss |
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 4 C. Sillinger |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
15:48 |
| Number 7 S. Kuraly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
11:58 |
| Number 10 D. Voronkov |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:57 |
| Number 17 J. Danforth |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
54.5% |
13:19 |
| Number 19 A. Fantilli |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
38.5% |
14:58 |
| Number 21 J. van Riemsdyk |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:55 |
| Number 23 S. Monahan |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
52.6% |
16:47 |
| Number 24 M. Olivier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:51 |
| Number 27 Z. Aston-Reese |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:57 |
| Number 38 B. Jenner |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:26 |
| Number 86 K. Marchenko |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:23 |
| Number 91 K. Johnson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:34 |
| Number 2 J. Christiansen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:14 |
| Number 5 D. Mateychuk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:29 |
| Number 8 Z. Werenski |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:46 |
| Number 9 I. Provorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
27:36 |
| Number 15 D. Fabbro |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:42 |
| Number 44 E. Gudbranson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:20 |
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 73 J. Greaves |
41 |
39 |
2 |
.951 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 3rd |
05:23 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Sam Lafferty |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:37 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Denton Mateychuk |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
- Dean Evason
- Referees
- Francois St-Laurent, Pierre Lambert
- Linesmen
- Tommy Hughes, Jesse Marquis
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Jordan Greenway, Josh Norris, Jacob Bryson, Tyson Kozak
- Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
- Jack Johnson, Damon Severson, Elvis Merzlikins, Christian Fischer, Luke Kunin, Jordan Harris, Egor Chinakhov, Jack Williams
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Sources and further reading
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