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FINALNationwide Arena · Sep 28
BUF rest: 1dCBJ rest: -1d
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
Blue Jackets beat Sabres 6–3
- J. Christiansen scored the game-winner at 9:50 of the third.
- The Blue Jackets came back from a 2-goal deficit.
- An empty-net goal sealed it late.
- E. Merzlikins stopped 28 of 31 shots (.903) for the win.
- The Blue Jackets controlled play, outshooting the Sabres 43–31.
- Power play: CBJ 1/3, BUF 1/3.
Three stars
- 1st starS. Monahan
CBJ · 2G 0A
- 2nd starK. Johnson
CBJ · 0G 2A
- 3rd starK. Marchenko
CBJ · 0G 2A
Scoring summary
1st
- 14:56BUFJ. DunnePPAssists: N. Ostlund, N. Novikov1–0
2nd
- 9:19BUFZ. MetsaAssists: N. Ostlund, M. Jobst2–0
- 17:49CBJJ. van RiemsdykAssists: K. Marchenko, D. Severson2–1
3rd
- 6:19CBJS. MonahanPPAssists: K. Johnson, Z. Werenski2–2
- 9:28CBJS. MonahanAssists: K. Marchenko, I. Provorov2–3
- 9:50CBJJ. ChristiansenAssists: K. Johnson, D. Voronkov2–4
- 10:43CBJA. FantilliAssists: E. Chinakhov2–5
- 13:46BUFM. JobstAssists: N. Ostlund, V. Komarov3–5
- 18:28CBJC. SillingerEN3–6
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
BUFCBJ
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 9 | 27 |
| Blocked | 17 | 9 |
| Power Play | 1/3 | 1/3 |
| Faceoff % | 43.3 | 56.7 |
| Corsi % | 41.4 | 58.6 |
| xG | 2.92 | 4.91 |
| Giveaways | 28 | 20 |
| Takeaways | 9 | 7 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 14:25 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 6 | 17:23 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 15:40 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 14:18 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 14:21 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:49 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:24 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 16:51 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:01 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:44 | |
| -- | -- | 41/44 | -- | .932 | 60:00 | |
| -- | -- | 28/31 | -- | .903 | 00:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 14:43 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 21:27 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 19:48 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:10 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:41 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 20:22 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:48 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 14:24 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 18:37 | |
| -- | -- | 23/29 | -- | .793 | 30:52 |
Lineups
BUF
Actual (from shift data)L4
7:30
Injured / Scratched
- Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
- Alex Lyoninjured-reserve · Upper Body
CBJ
Actual (from shift data)Injured / Scratched
None reported
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