Sabres 3-2 Blue Jackets (30 Dec, 2023) Box Score

Columbus Blue Jackets

12-18-8, 4-8-5 away

	1	2	3	OT	T
CBJ	1	1	0	0	2
BUF	0	1	1	1	3

Buffalo Sabres

15-18-4, 8-9-1 home

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Emil BemstromE. Bemstrom#52
Yegor ChinakhovY. Chinakhov#59
Justin DanforthJ. Danforth#17
Adam FantilliA. Fantilli#11
Johnny GaudreauJ. Gaudreau#13
Brendan GaunceB. Gaunce#16
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Kirill MarchenkoK. Marchenko#86
Jack RoslovicJ. Roslovic#96
Cole SillingerC. Sillinger#4
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#42
Dmitri VoronkovD. Voronkov#10
defensemen
Jake BeanJ. Bean#22
Jake ChristiansenJ. Christiansen#23
Erik GudbransonE. Gudbranson#44
David JiricekD. Jiricek#55
Ivan ProvorovI. Provorov#9
Damon SeversonD. Severson#78

											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	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	13:12	0:46	0:00	12:26	1	1	50.0
0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	20	16:05	1:16	0:00	14:49	0	1	0.0
0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	21	17:41	0:44	1:21	15:36	8	7	53.3
1	0	1	1	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	22	17:10	0:48	0:00	16:22	2	3	40.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	17:34	1:12	0:00	16:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	17	12:57	0:00	0:00	12:57	4	4	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	14:57	0:46	0:00	14:11	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	15:29	1:14	0:00	14:15	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	15:02	0:00	0:38	14:24	1	1	50.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	15:46	0:00	1:22	14:24	1	6	14.3
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	12:16	0:00	0:39	11:37	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	21	14:24	1:14	0:00	13:10	5	6	45.5
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	21	18:57	0:00	0:49	18:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	20	21:07	0:00	0:00	21:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	21	20:29	0:00	1:11	19:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	20	16:04	0:00	0:00	16:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	22:41	1:25	1:10	20:06	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	23	20:09	0:35	0:50	18:44	0	0	0.0

goalies
Daniil TarasovD. Tarasov#40

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
42	3	39	.929	38	1	0	0	0	61:20	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#37
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Ryan JohnsonR. Johnson#33
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
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%
0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	18	15:38	1:18	0:00	14:20	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	6	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	23	20:11	1:18	1:18	17:35	15	5	75.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	20	15:47	0:00	1:22	14:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	12	8:57	0:00	0:00	8:57	1	1	50.0
1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	19	15:53	0:42	0:00	15:11	3	7	30.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9:05	0:00	0:00	9:05	3	1	75.0
0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	19:04	0:58	0:00	18:06	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	21	18:38	1:18	0:38	16:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	11	8:36	0:00	0:00	8:36	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	7	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	17:07	0:42	0:00	16:25	4	1	80.0
0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:57	1:02	0:00	15:55	4	7	36.4
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	20	16:34	0:42	0:40	15:12	1	1	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	15:12	0:00	1:22	13:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	29	25:34	1:18	0:38	23:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	13:10	0:00	0:00	13:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	21:42	0:00	0:38	21:04	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	27	21:26	0:42	0:00	20:44	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	29	22:29	0:00	1:24	21:05	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
20	2	18	.900	17	0	1	0	0	61:20	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	0	0	2
	Sabres	0	1	1	1	3

1st Period			CBJ	BUF
19:47		Damon Severson (4) Assists: Dmitri Voronkov (12), Yegor Chinakhov (7)	1	0

2nd Period			CBJ	BUF
0:40		Jack Quinn (3) Assists: Dylan Cozens (14), Owen Power (13)	1	1
13:45		Adam Fantilli (11) Assists: Justin Danforth (9), Cole Sillinger (10)	2	1

3rd Period			CBJ	BUF
11:52		Casey Mittelstadt (10) Assists: Zach Benson (10), Mattias Samuelsson (4)	2	2

OT Summary			CBJ	BUF
1:20		Jeff Skinner (15) Assists: Owen Power (14), Tage Thompson (11)	2	3

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Blue Jackets
9
Sabres
4

Game 1

20/12

Blue Jackets
2
Sabres
3

Game 2

30/12

Sabres
2
Blue Jackets
1

Game 3

24/2

KeyBank Center

10:00 PM, 30 December 2023

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Francis Charron
Wes McCauley

Linesmen:
Andrew Smith
Ryan Jackson

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	21	10	3	45
Washington	21	8	2	44
Carolina	20	10	1	41
Pittsburgh	14	14	5	33
Philadelphia	14	14	4	32
NY Rangers	15	15	1	31
NY Islanders	12	14	7	31
Columbus	12	15	5	29

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	20	10	2	42
Florida	20	11	2	42
Boston	17	13	3	37
Tampa Bay	17	10	2	36
Ottawa	16	13	2	34
Detroit	13	14	4	30
Montreal	12	16	3	27
Buffalo	11	17	4	26

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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