Buffalo Sabres @ Columbus Blue Jackets

3-6-2, 2-4-1 Away

Final

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

Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsCBJ

6-3-0, 3-2-0 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Justin BaileyJ. Bailey#95
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#15
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Seth GriffithS. Griffith#25
Chad JohnsonC. Johnson#31
Evander KaneE. Kane#9
Johan LarssonJ. Larsson#22
Jordan NolanJ. Nolan#17
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Jason PominvilleJ. Pominville#29
Benoit PouliotB. Pouliot#67
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
defensemen
Victor AntipinV. Antipin#93
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#19
Zach RedmondZ. Redmond#38
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55
Marco ScandellaM. Scandella#6
Matt TennysonM. Tennyson#5

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	14:51	0:03	1:36	13:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	16:26	0:37	0:34	15:15	2	8	20.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	20	14:37	0:00	0:12	14:25	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	11:08	0:00	0:00	11:08	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	60:00	2:00	3:17	54:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	17:38	0:37	0:34	16:27	2	2	50.0
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	20	14:20	0:00	0:55	13:18	6	4	60.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	12:45	0:00	0:00	12:45	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	26	17:27	1:23	1:48	14:16	18	9	66.7
0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	21	14:46	0:34	0:00	14:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	13:45	1:23	0:00	12:22	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	20	12:40	0:00	0:55	11:45	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:20	1:23	0:00	14:57	11	7	61.1
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:01	0:39	0:00	15:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	3	0	1	27	19:05	0:34	0:46	17:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	5	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	25	17:24	0:00	0:34	16:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	29	25:45	1:26	2:43	21:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	29	23:38	0:03	2:31	21:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	18:07	1:18	0:00	16:49	0	0	0.0

goalies

shotsAgainst	goalsAgainst	saves	savePct	evenStrengthSaves	powerPlaySaves	shortHandedSaves	shootoutShotsAgainst	shootoutSaves	timeOnIce	penaltyMinutes

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#77
Cam AtkinsonC. Atkinson#13
Oliver BjorkstrandO. Bjorkstrand#28
Matt CalvertM. Calvert#11
Zac DalpeZ. Dalpe#36
Brandon DubinskyB. Dubinsky#17
Pierre-Luc DuboisP. Dubois#18
Nick FolignoN. Foligno#71
Boone JennerB. Jenner#38
Sonny MilanoS. Milano#22
Artemi PanarinA. Panarin#9
Alexander 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%
1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	24	18:17	0:11	0:03	18:03	0	1	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	26	18:11	1:57	0:00	16:14	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	11:46	1:09	0:00	10:37	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	12:08	1:09	1:32	9:27	2	3	40.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	15	9:07	0:00	0:00	9:07	2	8	20.0
0	1	1	4	0	2	0	0	3	1	0	29	17:22	0:11	1:32	15:39	12	15	44.4
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	11:49	0:11	0:00	11:38	3	4	42.9
1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	26	20:16	1:57	0:28	17:51	11	5	68.8
0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	24	16:46	1:09	0:25	15:12	0	2	0.0
0	1	-1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	10:48	1:09	0:00	9:39	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	25	19:36	1:57	0:00	17:39	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	14:56	1:50	0:00	13:06	4	1	80.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	24	19:11	0:11	0:28	18:32	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	31	21:19	1:16	1:24	18:39	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	18:42	0:00	1:16	17:26	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	24	17:54	0:00	0:08	17:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	24	19:53	0:11	0:28	19:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	19:59	1:57	0:16	17:46	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sergei BobrovskyS. Bobrovsky#72

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
35	1	34	.971	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	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
	Sabres	0	0	1	1
	Blue Jackets	1	3	1	5

1st Period			BUF	CBJ
12:00		Oliver Bjorkstrand (2) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Sonny Milano (1), Seth Jones (5)	0	1

2nd Period		CBJ
15:20	Seth Jones (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brandon Dubinsky (2), Cam Atkinson (1)	2
17:38	Nick Foligno (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jack Johnson (3)	3
18:19	Matt Calvert (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Markus Nutivaara (1), Ryan Murray (2)	4

3rd Period			BUF	CBJ
17:26		Seth Griffith (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jordan Nolan (1), Johan Larsson (2)	1	4
19:21		Josh Anderson (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Artemi Panarin (9), Alexander Wennberg (6)	1	5

Regular Season Series

CBJ lead 1-0

Sabres
1
Blue Jackets
5

Game 1

26/10

Blue Jackets
3
Sabres
2

Game 2

21/11

Blue Jackets
1
Sabres
3

Game 3

12/1

Nationwide Arena

1:00 AM, 26 October 2017

Columbus, OH

Attendance: 14,383

Referees:
Justin St. Pierre

Linesmen:
Greg Devorski

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	29	13	4	62
Detroit	29	16	4	62
Montreal	27	15	7	61
Boston	28	19	2	58
Buffalo	26	16	5	57
Toronto	24	16	8	56
Florida	25	19	3	53
Ottawa	22	19	6	50

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	30	15	4	64
NY Islanders	26	17	5	57
Pittsburgh	22	14	11	55
Washington	24	19	6	54
Philadelphia	22	17	8	52
Columbus	22	19	7	51
New Jersey	24	22	2	50
NY Rangers	21	22	6	48

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Buffalo Sabres @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular Season Series

CBJ lead 1-0

Game Information

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