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Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres

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Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 12:02 Patrik Laine Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirill Marchenko (1), Emil Bemstrom (2)
Goal 1st Period 15:50 Justin Danforth Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Kent Johnson (2), Denton Mateychuk (3)
Goal 2nd Period 0:23 Patrik Laine Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: David Jiricek (2), Emil Bemstrom (3)
Goal 2nd Period 10:28 Jeff Skinner Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Kyle Okposo (1), Tage Thompson (2)
Goal 3rd Period 2:03 Henri Jokiharju Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Victor Olofsson (2), Dylan Cozens (2)
Goal 3rd Period 9:20 Jeff Skinner Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Kyle Okposo (2), Zach Benson (2)
Goal 3rd Period 14:14 Zach Benson Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Kyle Okposo (3), Tage Thompson (3)

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 14
18 Hits 8
5 Takeaways 13
29 Shots 31
0 Power Play Goals 3
2 Power Play Opportunities 6
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
19 Faceoffs Won 30
38.8 Faceoff Win Percent 61.2
6 Giveaways 5
6 Total Penalties 2
12 Penalty Minutes 4
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alex Tuch, RW Day-To-Day Dec 12
Josh Norris, C Day-To-Day Dec 12
Colten Ellis, G Injured Reserve Dec 11
Jason Zucker, LW Injured Reserve Dec 9
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 12,209 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 20 9 42 2
NY Islanders 19 11 41 3
Washington 18 10 40 4
Philadelphia 16 9 37 5
New Jersey 18 13 37 1
Pittsburgh 14 8 36 8
NY Rangers 16 13 36 4
Columbus 13 13 32 6

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 18 11 39 3
Detroit 18 12 39 3
Boston 19 13 38 0
Montreal 16 11 36 4
Florida 16 13 34 2
Toronto 14 12 33 5
Ottawa 14 13 32 4
Buffalo 13 14 30 4
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