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Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 14:56 Josh Dunne Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Ostlund (1), Nikita Novikov (1)
Goal 2nd Period 9:19 Zach Metsa Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Noah Ostlund (2), Mason Jobst (1)
Goal 2nd Period 17:49 James van Riemsdyk Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirill Marchenko (1), Damon Severson (1)
Goal 3rd Period 6:19 Sean Monahan Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Kent Johnson (2), Zach Werenski (1)
Goal 3rd Period 9:28 Sean Monahan Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Kirill Marchenko (2), Ivan Provorov (2)
Goal 3rd Period 9:50 Jake Christiansen Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Kent Johnson (3), Dmitri Voronkov (2)
Goal 3rd Period 10:43 Adam Fantilli Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Yegor Chinakhov (1)
Goal 3rd Period 13:46 Mason Jobst Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Ostlund (3), Vsevolod Komarov (3)
Goal 3rd Period 18:28 Cole Sillinger Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 9
9 Hits 27
9 Takeaways 7
31 Shots 43
1 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 3
33.3 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 34
43.3 Faceoff Win Percent 56.7
28 Giveaways 20
3 Total Penalties 3
6 Penalty Minutes 6
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Zach Werenski, D Day-To-Day Dec 23
Brendan Gaunce, C Injured Reserve Dec 19
Buffalo Sabres 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

Game Information

Nationwide Arena

Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 12,305 | Capacity:

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

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
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