Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo Sabres

25-17-3, 10-10-3 Away

Final

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

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

11-24-9, 6-11-3 Home

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#77
Oliver BjorkstrandO. Bjorkstrand#28
Matt CalvertM. Calvert#11
Pierre-Luc DuboisP. Dubois#18
Nick FolignoN. Foligno#71
Markus HannikainenM. Hannikainen#37
Boone JennerB. Jenner#38
Tyler MotteT. Motte#64
Artemi PanarinA. Panarin#9
Jordan SchroederJ. Schroeder#14
Lukas SedlakL. Sedlak#45
Alexander WennbergA. Wennberg#10
defensemen
Scott HarringtonS. Harrington#4
Jack JohnsonJ. Johnson#7
Seth JonesS. Jones#3
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	-2	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	24	22:00	0:00	0:00	22:00	2	6	25.0
0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	11:39	0:00	0:00	11:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	12:08	0:00	0:00	12:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	27	22:47	1:19	0:00	21:28	7	18	28.0
0	0	-1	5	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	23	19:19	1:19	0:00	18:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	6:57	0:00	0:00	6:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	23	17:09	0:00	0:00	17:09	6	6	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	7:01	0:00	0:00	7:01	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	23:15	1:19	0:00	21:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	10	8:24	0:00	0:00	8:24	2	2	50.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	11:39	0:00	0:00	11:39	9	4	69.2
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	23	18:12	0:00	0:00	18:12	2	5	28.6
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	14:31	0:00	0:00	14:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	13:43	0:00	0:00	13:43	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	7	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	30	25:56	1:19	0:00	24:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	20:04	0:00	0:00	20:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	19:36	0:00	0:00	19:36	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	30	25:08	1:19	0:00	23:49	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sergei BobrovskyS. Bobrovsky#72

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	2	26	.929	0	0	0	0	0	58:32	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#15
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
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
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#71
Scott WilsonS. Wilson#20
defensemen
Nathan BeaulieuN. Beaulieu#82
Justin FalkJ. Falk#41
Brendan GuhleB. Guhle#45
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#19
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55
Marco ScandellaM. Scandella#6

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	19:37	0:00	0:00	19:37	10	8	55.6
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	12:03	0:00	0:11	11:52	1	0	100.0
0	1	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	18:22	0:00	0:00	18:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	12:22	0:00	1:08	11:14	5	3	62.5
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	10:26	0:00	0:00	10:26	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	24	19:15	0:00	0:00	19:15	20	11	64.5
1	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	15:47	0:00	0:00	15:47	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	23	16:29	0:00	0:00	16:29	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	17:44	0:00	1:08	16:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:49	0:00	0:00	11:49	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	19	11:54	0:00	0:00	11:54	4	4	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	10:45	0:00	0:11	10:34	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	10:34	0:00	0:00	10:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	2	21	15:18	0:00	0:11	15:07	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	16:10	0:00	0:00	16:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	3	2	0	26	21:14	0:00	0:11	21:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	4	1	2	3	0	0	26	28:16	0:00	1:08	27:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	30	28:36	0:00	1:08	27:28	0	0	0.0

goalies
Linus UllmarkL. Ullmark#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
45	1	44	.978	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
	Blue Jackets	0	0	1	1
	Sabres	1	0	2	3

1st Period			CBJ	BUF
11:41		Benoit Pouliot (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Kyle Okposo (17), Jack Eichel (23)	0	1

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period		CBJ	BUF
7:18	Kyle Okposo (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evander Kane (20), Brendan Guhle (1)	0	2
13:45	Artemi Panarin (12) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Zach Werenski (10), Seth Jones (22)	1	2
19:54	Jack Eichel (18) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Ryan O'Reilly (19)	1	3

Regular Season Series

CBJ win 2-1

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

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 12 January 2018

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 18,071

Referees:
Brian Pochmara

Linesmen:
Tim Nowak

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	23	11	3	49
NY Islanders	21	14	4	46
Philadelphia	19	11	7	45
Washington	20	13	5	45
New Jersey	20	16	2	42
NY Rangers	19	17	4	42
Pittsburgh	16	12	9	41
Columbus	16	15	6	38

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	23	14	3	49
Tampa Bay	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	6	46
Florida	20	15	2	42
Buffalo	19	14	4	42
Ottawa	18	14	5	41
Boston	20	18	1	41
Toronto	17	15	6	40

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Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

CBJ win 2-1

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