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Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets

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BUF

3-3-0

Final
3 - 5

CBJ

Columbus Blue Jackets

3-2-1

Scoring Summary

	Goal	1st Period 6:15	Patrik Laine Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Johnny Gaudreau (1), Jake Bean (1)
	Goal	1st Period 9:04	Emil Bemstrom Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Provorov (3), Damon Severson (3)
	Goal	1st Period 11:38	Zemgus Girgensons Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Johnson (2), Mattias Samuelsson (1)
	Goal	2nd Period 0:23	Johnny Gaudreau Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Kirill Marchenko (2), Patrik Laine (3)
	Goal	2nd Period 13:53	Owen Power Goal (1) Backhand, assists: JJ Peterka (1)
	Goal	2nd Period 18:45	Zach Benson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (2)
	Goal	3rd Period 8:43	Adam Fantilli Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Provorov (4), Damon Severson (4)
	Goal	3rd Period 18:32	Kirill Marchenko Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

BUF		CBJ
18	Blocked Shots	11
5	Hits	9
3	Takeaways	10
26	Shots	33
0	Power Play Goals	1
4	Power Play Opportunities	2
0.0	Power Play Percentage	50.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
21	Faceoffs Won	31
40.4	Faceoff Win Percent	59.6
6	Giveaways	4
2	Total Penalties	3
4	Penalty Minutes	8

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Josh Norris, C	Out	Apr 23
Sam Carrick, C	Out	Apr 16

Game Information

Nationwide Arena

Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 10,169 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PTS	OTL
Buffalo	50	23	109	9
Tampa Bay	50	26	106	6
Montreal	48	24	106	10
Boston	45	27	100	10
Ottawa	44	27	99	11
Detroit	41	31	92	10
Florida	40	38	84	4
Toronto	32	36	78	14

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PTS	OTL
Carolina	53	22	113	7
Pittsburgh	41	25	98	16
Philadelphia	43	27	98	12
Washington	43	30	95	9
Columbus	40	30	92	12
NY Islanders	43	34	91	5
New Jersey	42	37	87	3
NY Rangers	34	39	77	9