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Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets

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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

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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 Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Zach Benson, LW Out Feb 22
Jordan Greenway, LW Day-To-Day Feb 6
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G Injured Reserve Feb 3
Josh Norris, C Injured Reserve Feb 2
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Jan 26

Game Information

Nationwide Arena

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

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 37 14 78 4
Montreal 32 17 72 8
Detroit 33 19 72 6
Buffalo 32 19 70 6
Boston 32 20 69 5
Ottawa 28 22 63 7
Toronto 27 21 63 9
Florida 29 25 61 3

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 36 15 78 6
Pittsburgh 29 15 70 12
NY Islanders 32 21 69 5
Columbus 29 20 65 7
Washington 29 23 65 7
Philadelphia 25 20 61 11
New Jersey 28 27 58 2
NY Rangers 22 29 50 6
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