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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
Colten Ellis, G Injured Reserve Dec 17
Peyton Krebs, C Day-To-Day Dec 17
Jason Zucker, LW Injured Reserve Dec 17

Game Information

Nationwide Arena

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

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 19 13 41 3
Boston 20 14 40 0
Tampa Bay 18 12 39 3
Florida 18 13 38 2
Montreal 17 12 38 4
Toronto 15 12 35 5
Ottawa 15 13 34 4
Buffalo 14 14 32 4

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 22 9 46 2
NY Islanders 19 12 41 3
Philadelphia 17 9 40 6
Washington 18 11 40 4
New Jersey 19 14 39 1
Pittsburgh 14 9 37 9
NY Rangers 16 15 36 4
Columbus 14 13 34 6
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