Sabres (1-3-1) vs. Blue Jackets (1-2): Sabres lead 20-17-4 all-time. Sabres lost 6-5 OT to Penguins; Blue Jackets fell 4-0 to Canadiens. Atlantic vs. Metropolitan clash.
Marchenko, Olivier scored 1G, 1A each, Tarasov made 21 saves, leading Columbus to a 6-4 win over Buffalo. Blue Jackets got their 1st home win; Sabres had 5th loss in 6 games.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team
1st1st period
2nd2nd period
3rd3rd period
Total
Buffalo Sabres
0
3
1
4
Columbus Blue Jackets
2
2
2
6
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
4
10
10
24
Columbus Blue Jackets
9
9
7
25
Three stars
K. Marchenko, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)
M. Olivier, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)
D. Severson, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period
Time
Team
Goal
Assists
Type
Score
1st
05:12
Columbus Blue Jackets
Egor Chinakhov (2)
Zach Werenski (1), Kent Johnson (3)
Power play
BUF 0, CBJ 1
1st
19:28
Columbus Blue Jackets
Kirill Marchenko (2)
Unassisted
Even strength
BUF 0, CBJ 2
2nd
09:34
Buffalo Sabres
Ryan McLeod (2)
Jason Zucker (4), Jordan Greenway (2)
Even strength
BUF 1, CBJ 2
2nd
12:18
Columbus Blue Jackets
Adam Fantilli (2)
Zach Werenski (2), Ivan Provorov (1)
Even strength
BUF 1, CBJ 3
2nd
17:29
Buffalo Sabres
Jiri Kulich (1)
Dylan Cozens (1), Henri Jokiharju (2)
Even strength
BUF 2, CBJ 3
2nd
17:58
Columbus Blue Jackets
Mathieu Olivier (1)
Cole Sillinger (2), Jake Christiansen (2)
Even strength
BUF 2, CBJ 4
2nd
19:35
Buffalo Sabres
Owen Power (2)
Unassisted
Even strength
BUF 3, CBJ 4
3rd
00:15
Columbus Blue Jackets
Zachary Aston-Reese (1)
Jake Christiansen (3), Mathieu Olivier (1)
Even strength
BUF 3, CBJ 5
3rd
08:10
Columbus Blue Jackets
Damon Severson (1)
Kirill Marchenko (4)
Even strength
BUF 3, CBJ 6
3rd
17:51
Buffalo Sabres
JJ Peterka (3)
Tage Thompson (1), Rasmus Dahlin (2)
Even strength
BUF 4, CBJ 6
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
24
25
Power play
0 of 2
1 of 3
Penalty minutes
6
4
Hits
18
16
Blocked shots
8
17
Giveaways
13
14
Takeaways
6
7
Faceoffs won
28/55 (50.9%)
27/55 (49.1%)
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
14:37
Number 12 J. Greenway
L
0
1
1
-1
0
0
4
0
0
14:46
Number 17 J. Zucker
L
0
1
1
+1
0
1
1
1
0
16:43
Number 19 P. Krebs
C
0
0
0
-1
0
0
3
0
0
71.4%
09:57
Number 20 J.Kulich
C
1
0
1
+1
0
5
0
0
0
14:45
Number 24 D. Cozens
C
0
1
1
+2
2
3
1
0
0
68.8%
16:47
Number 29 B. Malenstyn
L
0
0
0
-1
0
1
3
0
0
08:59
Number 71 R. McLeod
C
1
0
1
+1
0
2
0
0
0
37.5%
16:54
Number 72 T. Thompson
C
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
38.5%
20:42
Number 77 J. Peterka
R
1
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
20:51
Number 81 S. Lafferty
C
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
09:37
Number 89 A. Tuch
R
0
0
0
-2
2
0
0
2
0
50%
17:42
Number 4 B. Byram
D
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
21:24
Number 10 H. Jokiharju
D
0
1
1
+1
0
1
1
2
0
20:11
Number 23 M. Samuelsson
D
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0
0
0
13:56
Number 25 O. Power
D
1
0
1
-2
0
2
1
1
0
21:39
Number 26 R. Dahlin
D
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
26:51
Number 75 C. Clifton
D
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
0
0
11:33
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
SAShots against
SVSaves
GAGoals against
SV%Save percentage
TOITime on ice
DECDecision
Number 27 D. Levi
25
19
6
.760
57:20
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
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
33.3%
16:05
Number 7 S. Kuraly
C
0
0
0
+1
0
0
2
0
0
60%
10:42
Number 17 J. Danforth
R
0
0
0
-1
0
2
4
1
0
100%
16:38
Number 19 A. Fantilli
C
1
0
1
+1
0
4
1
0
0
61.5%
17:49
Number 21 J. van Riemsdyk
L
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
09:15
Number 23 S. Monahan
C
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0
0
0
43.5%
22:29
Number 24 M. Olivier
R
1
1
2
+2
2
1
2
0
0
14:34
Number 27 Z. Aston-Reese
L
1
0
1
+1
0
2
1
1
0
10:55
Number 59 E. Chinakhov
R
1
0
1
+1
0
2
0
0
1
19:48
Number 82 M. Pyyhtia
L
0
0
0
+1
0
0
1
2
0
13:24
Number 86 K. Marchenko
R
1
1
2
0
0
3
0
0
0
19:58
Number 91 K. Johnson
C
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
06:26
Number 2 J. Christiansen
D
0
2
2
+2
0
1
2
1
0
15:26
Number 3 J. Johnson
D
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
16:59
Number 8 Z. Werenski
D
0
2
2
-1
0
3
0
2
0
24:03
Number 9 I. Provorov
D
0
1
1
-2
2
4
1
2
0
23:30
Number 22 J. Harris
D
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
3
0
16:29
Number 78 D. Severson
D
1
0
1
+4
0
1
0
2
0
21:39
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
SAShots against
SVSaves
GAGoals against
SV%Save percentage
TOITime on ice
DECDecision
Number 40 D. Tarasov
24
20
4
.833
59:51
Win
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period
Time
Team
Player
Infraction
Minutes
1st
04:26
Buffalo Sabres
Connor Clifton
Interference
2
1st
07:09
Buffalo Sabres
Dylan Cozens
High sticking
2
1st
16:58
Columbus Blue Jackets
Mathieu Olivier
Tripping
2
2nd
00:52
Buffalo Sabres
Alex Tuch
Hooking
2
2nd
05:28
Columbus Blue Jackets
Ivan Provorov
Roughing
2
Game information
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Dean Evason
Referees
Tom Chmielewski, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen
Kyle Flemington, Matt MacPherson
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Dennis Gilbert, Jacob Bryson, Jack Quinn
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Elvis Merzlikins, Kevin Labanc, David Jiricek
2024-2025 season series
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