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

		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

Henri Jokiharju hit Adam Boqvist
Zach Benson Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Jeff Skinner Slap Shot Wide Right
Lukas Rousek Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Giveaway by Joseph Cecconi
Joseph Cecconi hit Jordan Dumais
Jeff Skinner Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Zach Benson Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Joseph Cecconi hit Stefan Matteau
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Dmitri Voronkov
Dylan Cozens Snap Shot Wide Right
Jeremy Davies Wrist Shot Wide Right
Brandon Biro Deflected Wide Left
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Patrik Laine
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Patrik Laine
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Justin Danforth
Takeaway by Alex Tuch
Riley Stillman hit Emil Bemstrom
Giveaway by Ryan Johnson
Giveaway by Victor Olofsson
Lukas Rousek Slap Shot Wide Left
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Patrik Laine
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Patrik Laine
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Kyle Okposo Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Jack Roslovic
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Zach Benson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Jack Roslovic
Dylan Cozens Slap Shot Wide Left
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Jeremy Davies hit Kent Johnson
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Jack Roslovic
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Kyle Okposo
David Jiricek shot blocked by Isak Rosen
Takeaway by Jeremy Davies
Riley Stillman Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Brandon Biro Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Lukas Rousek hit Zach Werenski
Peyton Krebs Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Josh Dunne
Jeremy Davies Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Jeff Skinner faceoff won against Patrik Laine
Jeff Skinner faceoff won against Patrik Laine
Joseph Cecconi Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Jeff Skinner Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Riley Stillman hit Denton Mateychuk
Kent Johnson shot blocked by Joseph Cecconi
Alex Tuch faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Jeff Skinner Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Kyle Okposo (1), Tage Thompson (2)
Peyton Krebs Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Riley Stillman Slap Shot Wide Right
Takeaway by Jiri Kulich
Jeremy Davies Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Patrik Laine shot blocked by Riley Stillman
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jack Roslovic
Giveaway by Victor Olofsson
Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Josh Dunne
Takeaway by Kyle Okposo
Dylan Cozens Slashing against Adam Fantilli
Emil Bemstrom shot blocked by Riley Stillman
Takeaway by Alex Tuch
Riley Stillman Backhand High and Wide Right
Dylan Cozens Roughing against Dmitri Voronkov
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Giveaway by Joseph Cecconi
Ivan Provorov shot blocked by Joseph Cecconi
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Kent Johnson
Ryan Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Ivan Provorov shot blocked by Jacob Bryson
James Malatesta shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
Takeaway by Henri Jokiharju
Henri Jokiharju Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Victor Olofsson (2), Dylan Cozens (2)
Henri Jokiharju Slap Shot Wide Right
Jeremy Davies Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Jack Roslovic
Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Ryan Johnson
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Brandon Biro Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Takeaway by Isak Rosen
Takeaway by Jiri Kulich
Victor Olofsson Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Jack Roslovic
Zach Benson Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Henri Jokiharju Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Jeff Skinner Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Kyle Okposo (2), Zach Benson (2)
Takeaway by Riley Stillman
Lukas Rousek Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Adam Boqvist shot blocked by Jeremy Davies
Takeaway by Tage Thompson
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jack Roslovic
Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Jack Roslovic
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Kyle Okposo Tip-In Wide Left
Kyle Okposo Between Legs saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Zach Benson Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Kyle Okposo (3), Tage Thompson (3)
David Jiricek shot blocked by Kyle Okposo
Takeaway by Zach Benson
Takeaway by Lukas Rousek
Riley Stillman hit Patrik Laine
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Riley Stillman
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
Takeaway by Peyton Krebs
Lukas Rousek Snap Shot Wide Right
Kent Johnson shot blocked by Alex Tuch
Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Zach Werenski
Brandon Biro shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
Justin Danforth Slashing against Jeremy Davies
Jack Roslovic faceoff won against Kyle Okposo
Erik Gudbranson hit Alex Tuch
Off-side
James Malatesta Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Jack Roslovic Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
Erik Gudbranson hit Isak Rosen
Giveaway by Patrik Laine
Ryan Johnson shot blocked by Zach Werenski
On-Ice Official
On-Ice Official
Josh Dunne faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Josh Dunne
Denton Mateychuk Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
Puck in Netting
On-Ice Official
On-Ice Official
Icing
Off-side
Puck in Netting
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Puck in Netting
Ryan Johnson shot blocked by Jordan Dumais
Dmitri Voronkov hit Jacob Bryson
Takeaway by Kirill Marchenko
Patrik Laine Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirill Marchenko (1), Emil Bemstrom (2)
Justin Danforth hit Peyton Krebs
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot Wide Left
David Jiricek Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
James Malatesta Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
James Malatesta Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
James Malatesta hit Ryan Johnson
Giveaway by Jordan Dumais
Puck in Netting
Icing
Alex Tuch shot blocked by Adam Boqvist
Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Justin Danforth Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Kent Johnson (2), Denton Mateychuk (3)
Stefan Matteau hit Joseph Cecconi
Goalie Stopped
David Jiricek Slashing against Kyle Okposo
Jacob Bryson shot blocked by Josh Dunne
Puck in Netting
Puck in Netting
Patrik Laine faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
Icing
Patrik Laine faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
Patrik Laine Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: David Jiricek (2), Emil Bemstrom (3)
Adam Fantilli Snap Shot Wide Right
Takeaway by Justin Danforth
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Jordan Dumais Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
Jordan Dumais hit Joseph Cecconi
Takeaway by David Jiricek
James Malatesta hit Isak Rosen
Adam Fantilli hit Brandon Biro
Jordan Dumais Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Josh Dunne hit Brandon Biro
Puck in Netting
Riley Stillman shot blocked by Denton Mateychuk
Puck in Crowd
Denton Mateychuk hit Tage Thompson
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Justin Danforth Tripping against Jacob Bryson
Jack Roslovic faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
Patrik Laine hit Joseph Cecconi
Patrik Laine Slap Shot Wide Left
Emil Bemstrom hit Jiri Kulich
Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson
Ivan Provorov Backhand saved by Devon Levi
Goalie Stopped
Patrik Laine faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Icing
Justin Danforth faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Adam Fantilli Tip-In Wide Left
Kent Johnson Tip-In Wide Left
Adam Fantilli Tripping against Riley Stillman
On-Ice Official
Puck in Netting
Jack Roslovic Snap Shot Wide Left
Puck in Netting
Takeaway by Stefan Matteau
Giveaway by Stefan Matteau
Isak Rosen shot blocked by Zach Werenski
Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot Wide Left
Adam Fantilli hit Dylan Cozens
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Giveaway by Adam Fantilli
Adam Boqvist Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Goalie Stopped
Patrik Laine faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Adam Fantilli Tip-In Wide Right
Emil Bemstrom Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Goalie Stopped
Kent Johnson faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Dmitri Voronkov Tip-In Wide Right
Hand Pass
Kent Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Kirill Marchenko Wrap-around saved by Devon Levi
Giveaway by Kent Johnson
Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by David Jiricek
Goalie Stopped
Kent Johnson hit Jacob Bryson
Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Zach Werenski
Icing
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Josh Dunne hit Henri Jokiharju
James Malatesta Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
David Jiricek hit Dylan Cozens
Denton Mateychuk Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
David Jiricek Tripping against Peyton Krebs
On-Ice Official
Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Justin Danforth hit Kyle Okposo
Takeaway by James Malatesta
Justin Danforth Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Adam Fantilli Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi
David Jiricek Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
Jordan Dumais Backhand saved by Devon Levi
Goalie Stopped
Alex Tuch shot blocked by Denton Mateychuk
Jordan Dumais Holding against Jeremy Davies
Jacob Bryson shot blocked by Kirill Marchenko
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Dmitri Voronkov Snap Shot Wide Left
Puck in Benches
Josh Dunne faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Puck Frozen - Goalie
James Malatesta faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Icing
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Victor Olofsson shot blocked by Patrik Laine
Patrik Laine Snap Shot Wide Right
Kirill Marchenko Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
Zach Werenski Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi
Puck in Netting
On-Ice Official
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Kyle Okposo
Zach Werenski Snap Shot Hit Left Post

BLUE JACKETS

SABRES

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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