Sabres 2-1 Blue Jackets (24 Feb, 2024) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

26-27-4, 14-11-3 away

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

Columbus Blue Jackets

18-28-10, 9-15-4 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Z. Benson LW
D. Cozens C
Z. Girgensons LW
J. Greenway LW
P. Krebs C
C. Mittelstadt C
K. Okposo RW
J. Peterka RW
E. Robinson LW
J. Skinner LW
T. Thompson RW
A. Tuch RW
defensemen
J. Bryson D
K. Clague D
C. Clifton D
R. Dahlin D
R. Johnson D
H. Jokiharju D

											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	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	13:15	0:10	0:38	12:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:06	2:21	1:51	11:54	6	6	50.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	12	11:02	0:00	0:00	11:02	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	20	19:24	3:25	2:17	13:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	18	15:46	2:20	0:00	13:26	7	4	63.6
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	18:36	3:24	0:00	15:12	4	8	33.3
0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	12:59	3:28	0:00	9:31	6	1	85.7
0	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	14:38	1:13	0:00	13:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	10:51	0:00	0:00	10:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	13:03	2:43	0:00	10:20	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	17:14	2:36	0:59	13:39	0	3	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	17:03	2:45	1:53	12:25	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	25	20:18	0:12	1:58	18:08	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	15	8:31	0:00	0:00	8:31	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	26	20:03	0:13	1:58	17:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	3	3	1	2	4	0	0	30	29:54	4:39	1:12	24:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	14	10:41	0:00	0:37	10:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	31	25:07	1:36	1:49	21:42	0	0	0.0

goalies
U. Luukkonen G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	1	25	.962	20	5	0	0	0	59:54	2

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Y. Chinakhov RW
J. Danforth RW
J. Gaudreau LW
B. Jenner C
K. Johnson C
S. Kuraly C
K. Marchenko RW
M. Olivier RW
J. Roslovic C
C. Sillinger C
A. Texier C
D. Voronkov LW
defensemen
J. Bean D
A. Boqvist D
E. Gudbranson D
I. Provorov D
D. Severson D
Z. Werenski D

											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	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	17:53	1:13	1:33	15:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	10:53	0:00	0:00	10:53	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	18	19:49	2:36	0:00	17:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	24	21:43	2:35	2:50	16:18	12	7	63.2
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:53	2:30	0:00	9:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	16	12:36	0:00	1:40	10:56	4	5	44.4
0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:48	1:14	0:19	15:15	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	13	9:57	0:04	0:00	9:53	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:03	0:00	3:01	13:02	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	19	15:18	0:00	2:56	12:22	0	4	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	10:08	0:00	0:00	10:08	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	20	14:13	1:12	0:04	12:57	7	6	53.8
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	1	0	0	14	14:18	0:00	1:55	12:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	20:22	2:35	0:10	17:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	20	19:15	0:00	4:43	14:32	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	22:01	1:09	3:28	17:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	19	18:10	1:13	0:43	16:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	2	1	1	2	0	2	0	23	24:10	2:39	1:30	20:01	0	0	0.0

goalies
D. Tarasov G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
37	2	35	.946	28	7	0	0	0	56:30	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	1	0	1	2
	Blue Jackets	1	0	0	1

1st Period			BUF	CBJ
12:05		Dmitri Voronkov (15) (Power Play) Assists: Kirill Marchenko (13), Ivan Provorov (21)	0	1
16:16		Zemgus Girgensons (6) Assists: Kyle Okposo (8), Kale Clague (1)	1	1

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period			BUF	CBJ
3:05		Connor Clifton (1) Assists: Jacob Bryson (3), Zach Benson (11)	2	1

0:44

Connor Clifton scores goal for Sabres

0:44

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen makes big-time save vs. Blue Jackets

0:48

Zemgus Girgensons lights the lamp for Sabres

0:43

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-1

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

Nationwide Arena

12:00 AM, 24 February 2024

Columbus, OH

Attendance: 18,943

Referees:
Francis Charron
Chris Schlenker

Linesmen:
Shandor Alphonso
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

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