Sabres 5-3 Blue Jackets (12 Mar, 2017) Box Score

Columbus Blue Jackets

43-18-6, 18-9-5 away

	1	2	3	T
CBJ	3	0	0	3
BUF	0	3	2	5

Buffalo Sabres

28-29-12, 17-12-6 home

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Cam AtkinsonC. Atkinson#13
Oliver BjorkstrandO. Bjorkstrand#28
Brandon DubinskyB. Dubinsky#17
Nick FolignoN. Foligno#71
Sam GagnerS. Gagner#89
Scott HartnellS. Hartnell#43
Boone JennerB. Jenner#38
William KarlssonW. Karlsson#25
Lauri KorpikoskiL. Korpikoski#29
Brandon SaadB. Saad#20
T.J. TynanT.J. Tynan#49
Alex WennbergA. Wennberg#10
defensemen
Jack JohnsonJ. Johnson#7
Seth JonesS. Jones#3
Ryan MurrayR. Murray#27
Markus NutivaaraM. Nutivaara#65
David SavardD. Savard#58
Zach WerenskiZ. Werenski#8

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	17:56	2:13	4:47	10:56	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	6	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:24	4:13	0:00	8:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0	1	26	19:01	1:47	4:39	12:35	8	11	42.1
1	0	-2	4	2	1	2	4	1	0	0	22	19:16	3:13	1:04	14:59	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	14:57	1:47	0:00	13:10	2	9	18.2
0	1	1	1	0	0	4	16	0	0	0	13	8:37	2:03	0:00	6:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	22	20:36	2:35	2:32	15:29	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	12:50	0:00	2:47	10:03	6	2	75.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	7:58	0:00	0:26	7:32	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:40	1:47	1:11	14:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:07	0:00	0:00	9:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	20	17:31	4:13	1:20	11:58	7	13	35.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	30	23:39	0:00	3:57	19:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	34	25:20	1:47	4:11	19:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1:44	0:00	1:13	0:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	13:55	0:00	0:18	13:37	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	33	23:53	0:00	5:12	18:41	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	25:08	4:22	3:55	16:51	0	0	0.0

goalies
Joonas KorpisaloJ. Korpisalo#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	4	26	.867	0	0	0	0	0	59:05	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Justin BaileyJ. Bailey#56
Nicolas DeslauriersN. Deslauriers#44
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#15
Tyler EnnisT. Ennis#63
Marcus FolignoM. Foligno#82
Brian GiontaB. Gionta#12
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Evander KaneE. Kane#9
Matt MoulsonM. Moulson#26
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#71
defensemen
Zach BogosianZ. Bogosian#47
Justin FalkJ. Falk#41
Cody FransonC. Franson#6
Josh GorgesJ. Gorges#4
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#29
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	7:21	0:00	0:00	7:21	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	1	10	0	0	0	12	6:33	0:00	0:00	6:33	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	22:12	5:25	0:00	16:47	6	8	42.9
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	11:29	4:05	0:00	7:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	5	1	0	20	13:01	0:00	1:41	11:20	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	22	19:05	4:05	2:21	12:39	1	1	50.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	18	11:18	0:00	1:47	9:31	3	2	60.0
1	1	0	5	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	25	22:34	5:18	2:19	14:57	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:32	4:05	0:00	11:27	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	22:21	5:18	2:39	14:24	22	9	71.0
1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	17:01	5:04	0:00	11:57	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	16	11:09	0:00	1:13	9:56	5	2	71.4
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	3	1	4	3	14	0	0	0	17	13:41	0:45	0:00	12:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	21	15:13	0:34	3:05	11:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	20	16:19	2:20	2:13	11:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	2	2	4	1	0	0	24	17:17	0:00	1:47	15:30	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	2	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	25	20:29	3:14	1:08	16:07	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	30	32:07	6:42	3:47	21:38	0	0	0.0

goalies
Anders NilssonA. Nilsson#31
Robin LehnerR. Lehner#40

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
12	3	9	.750	0	0	0	0	0	19:48	0
24	0	24	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	39:30	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Blue Jackets	3	0	0	3
	Sabres	0	3	2	5

1st Period		CBJ
7:09	David Savard (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Sam Gagner (25), Scott Hartnell (21)	1
14:00	Nick Foligno (24) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brandon Saad (26), Zach Werenski (32)	2
17:56	Oliver Bjorkstrand (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Sam Gagner (26)	3

2nd Period		CBJ	BUF
0:18	Jake McCabe (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicolas Deslauriers (2), Evander Kane (14)	3	1
5:43	Matt Moulson (13) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Brian Gionta (18), Zach Bogosian (7)	3	2
19:57	Sam Reinhart (16) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen (37)	3	3

3rd Period			CBJ	BUF
17:31		Evander Kane (25) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (28), Rasmus Ristolainen (38)	3	4
19:56		Jack Eichel (19) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Ryan O'Reilly (30)	3	5

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sabres
3
Blue Jackets
4

Game 1

11/3

Blue Jackets
3
Sabres
5

Game 2

12/3

Sabres
1
Blue Jackets
3

Game 3

29/3

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 12 March 2017

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 18,744

Linesmen:
Derek Amell
Mark Shewchyk

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	14	5	0	28
New Jersey	13	7	2	28
Washington	13	5	1	27
NY Rangers	12	5	1	25
NY Islanders	7	8	5	19
Columbus	8	9	2	18
Philadelphia	8	10	2	18
Pittsburgh	7	11	4	18

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	7	1	25
Tampa Bay	10	6	2	22
Buffalo	10	9	1	21
Boston	9	9	3	21
Detroit	8	9	2	18
Ottawa	8	10	1	17
Montreal	7	10	2	16

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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