Sabres 9-4 Blue Jackets (8 Dec, 2022) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

12-13-1, 6-5-0 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	6	3	0	9
CBJ	0	2	2	4

Columbus Blue Jackets

8-15-2, 6-10-1 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Tyson JostT. Jost#17
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#37
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Lawrence PilutL. Pilut#20
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											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	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	23	17:21	3:27	0:00	13:54	7	8	46.7
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	15:18	0:00	1:03	14:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	14:04	0:00	1:06	12:58	2	2	50.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	14:12	0:00	0:00	14:12	5	7	41.7
0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	14:54	1:55	0:00	12:59	1	5	16.7
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	19	15:37	0:00	2:11	13:26	1	5	16.7
0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:51	1:58	0:00	11:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	21	16:55	1:56	0:00	14:59	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	18:51	1:53	2:11	14:47	1	1	50.0
0	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	12:52	3:32	0:00	9:20	2	0	100.0
5	1	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:56	3:29	0:00	10:27	2	3	40.0
1	3	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	13:19	3:30	0:00	9:49	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	-1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	16:09	0:00	1:03	15:06	0	0	0.0
1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	25	18:48	3:26	1:00	14:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	30	23:56	0:00	2:11	21:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	13:52	0:00	0:03	13:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	4	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	29	23:54	1:59	0:00	21:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	18:11	0:00	2:12	15:59	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	4	20	.833	17	1	2	0	0	60:00	0

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Yegor ChinakhovY. Chinakhov#59
Johnny GaudreauJ. Gaudreau#13
Boone JennerB. Jenner#38
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Sean KuralyS. Kuraly#7
Patrik LaineP. Laine#29
Kirill MarchenkoK. Marchenko#86
Gustav NyquistG. Nyquist#14
Mathieu OlivierM. Olivier#24
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Jack RoslovicJ. Roslovic#96
Cole SillingerC. Sillinger#34
defensemen
Gavin BayreutherG. Bayreuther#15
Tim BerniT. Berni#75
Marcus BjorkM. Bjork#47
Vladislav GavrikovV. Gavrikov#4
Erik GudbransonE. Gudbranson#44
Andrew PeekeA. Peeke#2

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	13:13	0:59	0:00	12:14	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	16:20	2:14	0:00	14:06	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	23	17:47	1:54	1:45	14:08	12	5	70.6
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	19:01	1:01	0:00	18:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	1	5	18	4	0	0	14	10:31	0:00	1:26	9:05	7	4	63.6
2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	15:05	2:12	0:00	12:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	17:14	2:15	0:00	14:59	0	0	0.0
2	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	14:34	0:55	1:21	12:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	11	7:55	0:00	2:17	5:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	19	13:06	0:00	1:38	11:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	22	16:38	1:04	1:10	14:24	5	4	55.6
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	19	14:15	0:02	0:28	13:45	7	8	46.7
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0	3	0	1	21	17:30	0:00	1:26	16:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	26	19:16	0:10	0:00	19:06	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	22	18:11	2:16	0:00	15:55	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	18:08	0:49	4:00	13:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	29	22:57	0:20	1:28	21:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	25	21:27	0:04	3:59	17:24	0	0	0.0

goalies
Elvis MerzlikinsE. Merzlikins#90
Joonas KorpisaloJ. Korpisalo#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
21	6	15	.714	13	2	0	0	0	32:32	0
9	3	6	.667	4	2	0	0	0	27:28	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	6	3	0	9
	Blue Jackets	0	2	2	4

1st Period		BUF
3:21	Dylan Cozens (10) (Power Play) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (22), Tage Thompson (19)	1
5:32	Tage Thompson (17) Assists: Alex Tuch (13)	2
7:28	Rasmus Dahlin (9) Assists: Dylan Cozens (16), Jack Quinn (9)	3
7:50	Tage Thompson (18) Assists: Alex Tuch (14), Jeff Skinner (16)	4
12:22	Tage Thompson (19) (Power Play) Assists: Jeff Skinner (17), Dylan Cozens (17)	5
16:40	Tage Thompson (20) (Power Play) Assists: Jeff Skinner (18), Rasmus Dahlin (23)	6

2nd Period		BUF	CBJ
10:49	Patrik Laine (5) Assists: Jack Roslovic (8)	6	1
12:04	Gustav Nyquist (5) Assists: Johnny Gaudreau (19), Boone Jenner (10)	6	2
16:07	Tage Thompson (21) Assists: Alex Tuch (15), Jacob Bryson (6)	7	2
17:19	Peyton Krebs (1) Unassisted	8	2
19:16	Alex Tuch (13) Assists: Jeff Skinner (19), Jacob Bryson (7)	9	2

3rd Period			BUF	CBJ
4:47		Patrik Laine (6) Assists: Vladislav Gavrikov (5), Yegor Chinakhov (8)	9	3
15:49		Gustav Nyquist (6) Assists: Marcus Bjork (4)	9	4

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Sabres
9
Blue Jackets
4

Game 1

8/12

Sabres
-
Blue Jackets
-

Game 2

28/12

Blue Jackets
5
Sabres
3

Game 2

1/3

Sabres
5
Blue Jackets
2

Game 3

15/4

Nationwide Arena

12:30 AM, 8 December 2022

Columbus, OH

Attendance: 15,659

Referees:
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Derek Nansen
Tyson Baker

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	7	1	25
Tampa Bay	10	6	2	22
Boston	9	9	3	21
Buffalo	9	9	1	19
Detroit	8	9	2	18
Ottawa	8	10	1	17
Montreal	7	10	2	16

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	10	4	18

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BUF leads 1-0

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