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FINALNationwide Arena · Dec 8
Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.
Game analysis
Sabres beat Blue Jackets 9–4
- T. Thompson scored the game-winner on the power play at 12:22 of the first.
- The Sabres scored first and led the rest of the way.
- U. Luukkonen stopped 20 of 24 shots (.833) for the win.
- Power play: BUF 3/5, CBJ 0/2.
- T. Thompson recorded a hat trick and 1 assist.
Three stars
- 1st starT. Thompson
BUF · 5G 1A
- 2nd starA. Tuch
BUF · 1G 3A
- 3rd starR. Dahlin
BUF · 1G 2A
Scoring summary
1st
- 3:21BUFD. CozensPPAssists: R. Dahlin, T. Thompson1–0
- 5:32BUFT. ThompsonAssists: A. Tuch2–0
- 7:28BUFR. DahlinAssists: D. Cozens, J. Quinn3–0
- 7:50BUFT. ThompsonAssists: A. Tuch, J. Skinner4–0
- 12:22BUFT. ThompsonPPAssists: J. Skinner, D. Cozens5–0
- 16:40BUFT. ThompsonPPAssists: J. Skinner, R. Dahlin6–0
2nd
- 10:49CBJP. LaineAssists: J. Roslovic6–1
- 12:04CBJG. NyquistAssists: J. Gaudreau, B. Jenner6–2
- 16:07BUFT. ThompsonAssists: A. Tuch, J. Bryson7–2
- 17:19BUFP. Krebs8–2
- 19:16BUFA. TuchAssists: J. Skinner, J. Bryson9–2
3rd
- 4:47CBJP. LaineAssists: V. Gavrikov, E. Chinakhov9–3
- 15:49CBJG. NyquistAssists: M. Bjork9–4
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
BUFCBJ
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 8 | 25 |
| Blocked | 10 | 14 |
| Power Play | 3/5 | 0/2 |
| Faceoff % | 40.4 | 59.6 |
| Corsi % | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| xG | 2.00 | 2.80 |
| Giveaways | 4 | 5 |
| Takeaways | 3 | 7 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:13 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:38 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:47 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:08 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:14 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 07:55 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:01 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 10:31 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:15 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 13:06 | |
| -- | -- | 15/24 | -- | .625 | 32:32 | |
| -- | -- | 1/10 | -- | .100 | 27:28 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 6 | +3 | 9 | 13:56 | |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 3 | 13:19 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18:48 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 17:21 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 16:09 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:12 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:51 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:51 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 1 | 23:54 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:18 | |
| -- | -- | 34/38 | -- | .895 | 60:00 |
Lineups
BUF
Lineup not available yet.
CBJ
Lineup not available yet.
HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.
For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice