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CBJ

Columbus Blue Jackets

1-3-1

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3 - 4

BUF

3-2-0

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

CBJ		BUF
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 Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Justin Danforth, RW	Injured Reserve	May 20
Jiri Kulich, C	Injured Reserve	May 19
Noah Ostlund, C	Out	May 3

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
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/car.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Carolina	53	22	113	7
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/pit.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Pittsburgh	41	25	98	16
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/phi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Philadelphia	43	27	98	12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Washington	43	30	95	9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cbj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Columbus	40	30	92	12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Islanders	43	34	91	5
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">New Jersey	42	37	87	3
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyr.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Rangers	34	39	77	9

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PTS	OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/buf.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Buffalo	50	23	109	9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tb.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Tampa Bay	50	26	106	6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Montreal	48	24	106	10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Boston	45	27	100	10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ott.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Ottawa	44	27	99	11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/det.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Detroit	41	31	92	10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Florida	40	38	84	4
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Toronto	32	36	78	14