Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo Sabres

30-17-11, 12-7-8 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Blue Jackets CBJ	1	1	1	0	3
Sabres BUF	0	1	2	1	4

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

26-24-8, 17-10-4 Home

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Emil BemstromE. Bemstrom#52
Oliver BjorkstrandO. Bjorkstrand#28
Pierre-Luc DuboisP. Dubois#18
Nick FolignoN. Foligno#71
Liam FoudyL. Foudy#19
Nathan GerbeN. Gerbe#24
Boone JennerB. Jenner#38
Sonny MilanoS. Milano#22
Riley NashR. Nash#20
Gustav NyquistG. Nyquist#14
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Kevin StenlundK. Stenlund#11
defensemen
Vladislav GavrikovV. Gavrikov#44
Scott HarringtonS. Harrington#4
Markus NutivaaraM. Nutivaara#65
Andrew PeekeA. Peeke#2
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	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	13	10:04	0:59	0:00	9:05	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	24	18:48	0:59	0:00	17:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	15:04	0:59	0:00	14:05	2	7	22.2
0	1	0	2	1	1	1	2	6	0	0	24	18:22	0:59	0:00	17:23	5	2	71.4
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	18:03	0:00	0:00	18:03	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	15:05	0:00	0:28	14:37	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	24	19:44	1:01	0:42	18:01	13	11	54.2
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	12:48	1:01	0:00	11:47	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	14:30	0:00	0:28	14:02	6	5	54.5
0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	18:34	1:01	0:42	16:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	16	13:06	0:00	0:00	13:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	12:56	1:01	0:00	11:55	2	3	40.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	28	21:26	0:00	0:28	20:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	17	16:02	0:00	0:42	15:20	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	24:00	0:33	0:00	23:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	16	16:02	0:00	0:00	16:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	26	18:32	0:00	0:28	18:04	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	28	24:41	1:27	0:42	22:32	0	0	0.0

goalies
Matiss KivlenieksM. Kivlenieks#80

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	4	23	.852	21	0	2	0	0	61:59	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#9
Michael FrolikM. Frolik#67
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Johan LarssonJ. Larsson#22
Curtis LazarC. Lazar#27
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#68
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#71
Conor ShearyC. Sheary#43
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Jimmy VeseyJ. Vesey#13
defensemen
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#19
Colin MillerC. Miller#33
Brandon MontourB. Montour#62
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%
1	2	-1	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	20:46	1:10	0:00	19:36	9	10	47.4
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	12:07	0:00	1:27	10:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	24	16:02	0:00	0:30	15:32	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	24	18:47	0:00	0:33	18:14	7	3	70.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	24	14:48	0:00	1:30	13:18	7	9	43.8
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	22	14:59	0:00	0:00	14:59	1	1	50.0
2	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:59	1:10	0:00	15:49	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	20:00	1:10	0:00	18:50	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:50	0:00	0:00	11:50	3	4	42.9
0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	13	10:41	0:00	0:00	10:41	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	17	15:52	0:42	0:00	15:10	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:31	0:00	0:00	11:31	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	17:19	1:10	0:00	16:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	26	22:26	0:00	0:51	21:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	0	1	2	4	1	0	1	24	20:14	0:00	0:00	20:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	17:08	0:00	0:51	16:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	29	23:05	0:00	1:09	21:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	31	21:46	0:28	1:09	20:09	0	0	0.0

goalies
Carter HuttonC. Hutton#40

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	3	28	.903	27	0	1	0	0	62:36	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	OT	T
	Blue Jackets	1	1	1	0	3
	Sabres	0	1	2	1	4

1st Period			CBJ	BUF
19:32		Nathan Gerbe (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Vladislav Gavrikov (8), Riley Nash (8)	1	0

2nd Period			CBJ	BUF
1:31		Boone Jenner (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Zach Werenski (17), Liam Foudy (1)	2	0
18:47		Jack Eichel (32) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Sam Reinhart (27), Rasmus Ristolainen (21)	2	1

3rd Period		CBJ	BUF
2:10	Victor Olofsson (17) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (40), Rasmus Dahlin (29)	2	2
15:34	Evan Rodrigues (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jeff Skinner (9), Carter Hutton (1)	2	3
18:47	Markus Nutivaara (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (13), Nick Foligno (18)	3	3

OT Summary			CBJ	BUF
2:44		Victor Olofsson (18) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (41), Rasmus Dahlin (30)	3	4

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-1

Sabres
3
Blue Jackets
4

Game 1

8/10

Blue Jackets
1
Sabres
2

Game 2

1/2

Blue Jackets
3
Sabres
4

Game 3

14/2

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 14 February 2020

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 16,923

Referees:
Kevin Pollock
Francois St. Laurent

Linesmen:
Scott Driscoll

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	11	3	47
Philadelphia	19	10	7	45
NY Islanders	20	13	4	44
Washington	19	13	5	43
NY Rangers	19	16	4	42
New Jersey	20	16	1	41
Pittsburgh	15	12	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	5	45
Tampa Bay	20	13	3	43
Florida	20	14	2	42
Ottawa	18	13	5	41
Boston	20	17	1	41
Buffalo	18	14	4	40
Toronto	16	15	5	37

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Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-1

Game Information

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