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CBJ

Columbus Blue Jackets

0-1-0

Final
1 - 6

BUF

2-0-0

Scoring Summary

	Goal	1st Period 5:35	Owen Power Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: JJ Peterka (1), Jack Quinn (2)
	Goal	1st Period 11:34	Mathieu Olivier Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: none
	Goal	2nd Period 5:15	Zach Benson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Henri Jokiharju (3), Jack Quinn (3)
	Goal	2nd Period 10:40	Peyton Krebs Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (2), Dennis Gilbert (1)
	Goal	3rd Period 2:34	Dylan Cozens Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Benson (2), Bowen Byram (2)
	Goal	3rd Period 5:23	Mattias Samuelsson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: JJ Peterka (2), Peyton Krebs (1)
	Goal	3rd Period 7:00	Nicolas Aube-Kubel Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Sam Lafferty (1), Bowen Byram (3)

Statistics

CBJ		BUF
14	Blocked Shots	11
16	Hits	23
5	Takeaways	5
26	Shots	29
0	Power Play Goals	1
2	Power Play Opportunities	4
0.0	Power Play Percentage	25.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
24	Faceoffs Won	29
45.3	Faceoff Win Percent	54.7
16	Giveaways	17
4	Total Penalties	2
8	Penalty Minutes	4

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Tyson Kozak, C	Out	Dec 23
Conor Timmins, D	Injured Reserve	Dec 20
Colten Ellis, G	Injured Reserve	Dec 17
Jason Zucker, LW	Injured Reserve	Dec 17

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Zach Werenski, D	Day-To-Day	Dec 23
Brendan Gaunce, C	Injured Reserve	Dec 19

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 9,924 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PTS	OTL
Carolina	22	11	47	3
Philadelphia	19	10	45	7
NY Islanders	20	13	44	4
Washington	19	13	43	5
NY Rangers	19	16	42	4
New Jersey	20	16	41	1
Pittsburgh	15	12	39	9
Columbus	15	15	36	6

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PTS	OTL
Detroit	22	13	47	3
Montreal	20	12	45	5
Tampa Bay	20	13	43	3
Florida	20	14	42	2
Ottawa	18	13	41	5
Boston	20	17	41	1
Buffalo	18	14	40	4
Toronto	16	15	37	5