Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo Sabres

Preseason

1-3-1, 0-2-1 Away

Final

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

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

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

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Emil BemstromE. Bemstrom#52
Justin DanforthJ. Danforth#17
Jordan DumaisJ. Dumais#69
Josh DunneJ. Dunne#21
Adam FantilliA. Fantilli#11
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Patrik LaineP. Laine#29
James MalatestaJ. Malatesta#67
Kirill MarchenkoK. Marchenko#86
Stefan MatteauS. Matteau#25
Jack RoslovicJ. Roslovic#96
Dmitri VoronkovD. Voronkov#10
defensemen
Adam BoqvistA. Boqvist#27
Erik GudbransonE. Gudbranson#44
David JiricekD. Jiricek#55
Denton MateychukD. Mateychuk#5
Ivan ProvorovI. Provorov#9
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	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	19:56	2:25	0:00	17:31	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	2	4	2	1	0	22	15:17	0:00	3:55	11:22	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	13	10:34	1:35	0:00	8:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	10:25	0:00	3:06	7:19	2	4	33.3
0	0	1	1	4	0	1	2	2	0	1	21	19:13	2:15	0:00	16:58	6	4	60.0
0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	17:30	1:37	0:00	15:53	1	1	50.0
2	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	19	18:43	2:23	0:06	16:14	6	10	37.5
0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	18	12:19	0:00	3:18	9:01	1	0	100.0
0	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	19	19:47	2:23	0:00	17:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	16	9:20	0:00	1:53	7:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:23	0:00	6:21	9:02	2	9	18.2
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:22	1:45	0:00	7:37	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:41	1:37	0:08	13:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	25	20:14	0:00	6:45	13:29	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	2	4	1	1	0	23	18:21	0:00	1:55	16:26	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	19	15:24	0:00	2:30	12:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	20:52	1:37	6:44	12:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	25	24:40	2:23	0:39	21:38	0	0	0.0

goalies
Elvis MerzlikinsE. Merzlikins#90

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	4	27	.871	20	5	2	0	0	57:39	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Brandon BiroB. Biro#15
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#71
Isak RosenI. Rosen#63
Lukas RousekL. Rousek#13
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Joseph CecconiJ. Cecconi#3
Jeremy DaviesJ. Davies#4
Ryan JohnsonR. Johnson#33
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Riley StillmanR. Stillman#61

											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	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	16:33	6:17	0:00	10:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:15	1:41	1:38	8:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	2	0	2	4	0	0	0	20	16:53	3:24	0:00	13:29	6	3	66.7
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	16:09	1:13	1:38	13:18	10	3	76.9
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13	11:28	0:20	0:00	11:08	1	3	25.0
0	3	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	18	16:44	6:00	0:47	9:57	4	2	66.7
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	15:04	2:37	0:00	12:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15	11:06	0:05	0:00	11:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	15	15:46	0:20	0:00	15:26	0	0	0.0
2	0	-2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:35	6:13	0:47	9:35	2	1	66.7
0	2	-3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	17:32	5:38	1:36	10:18	5	7	41.7
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	20	18:36	3:02	1:38	13:56	2	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	19:03	3:14	0:39	15:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	20	17:14	0:00	1:01	16:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	17	15:13	0:00	0:46	14:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	25	18:56	0:38	2:18	16:00	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	26	23:02	5:58	1:31	15:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	3	0	0	3	1	0	22	18:00	0:00	1:41	16:19	0	0	0.0

goalies
Devon LeviD. Levi#27

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	3	26	.897	22	3	1	0	0	59:51	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	2	1	0	3
	Sabres	0	1	3	4

1st Period			CBJ	BUF
12:02		Patrik Laine (1) Assists: Kirill Marchenko (1), Emil Bemstrom (2)	1	0
15:50		Justin Danforth (1) Assists: Kent Johnson (2), Denton Mateychuk (3)	2	0

2nd Period			CBJ	BUF
0:23		Patrik Laine (2) Assists: David Jiricek (2), Emil Bemstrom (3)	3	0
10:28		Jeff Skinner (2) (Power Play) Assists: Kyle Okposo (1), Tage Thompson (2)	3	1

3rd Period		CBJ	BUF
2:03	Henri Jokiharju (2) Assists: Victor Olofsson (2), Dylan Cozens (2)	3	2
9:20	Jeff Skinner (3) (Power Play) Assists: Kyle Okposo (2), Zach Benson (2)	3	3
14:14	Zach Benson (2) (Power Play) Assists: Kyle Okposo (3), Tage Thompson (3)	3	4

KeyBank Center

8:00 PM, 30 September 2023

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 12,209

Referees:
Pierre Lambert
Michael Markovic

Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk
Michel Cormier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	42	18	6	90
Pittsburgh	33	18	15	81
NY Islanders	38	24	5	81
Columbus	34	21	11	79
Philadelphia	31	23	12	74
Washington	33	27	8	74
New Jersey	33	31	2	68
NY Rangers	28	30	8	64

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	41	20	6	88
Tampa Bay	40	21	4	84
Montreal	36	19	10	82
Boston	37	23	6	80
Detroit	36	23	8	80
Ottawa	33	23	9	75
Florida	33	29	3	69
Toronto	28	27	12	68

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