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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Buffalo Sabres: game summary

Final · September 30, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.

Shots on goal : CBJ 29 — BUF 31 · KeyBank Center

Three stars

Columbus Blue Jackets logo CBJ

Game stats

BUF Buffalo Sabres logo
29Shots on goal31
39 %Faceoff win %61 %
0/2Power play3/6
12Penalty minutes4
18Hits8
14Blocked shots14
6Giveaways5
5Takeaways13

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
CBJ1051429
BUF7101431

Season series CBJ 1 – 2 BUF

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Columbus Blue Jackets logoCBJ 3 / 29 / 414 / 31 / 45 BUFBuffalo Sabres logo →
Missed shot — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P1 02:38 · slapMissed shot — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P1 07:48 · snapMissed shot — Jeremy Davies (BUF), P1 07:51 · wristMissed shot — Brandon Biro (BUF), P1 08:14 · deflectedMissed shot — Zach Werenski (CBJ), P1 13:15 · wristMissed shot — Lukas Rousek (BUF), P1 14:16 · slapMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 16:59 · wristMissed shot — Zach Benson (BUF), P1 17:04 · wristMissed shot — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P1 18:52 · slapMissed shot — Adam Fantilli (CBJ), P2 00:39 · snapMissed shot — Patrik Laine (CBJ), P2 10:54 · slapMissed shot — Riley Stillman (BUF), P2 11:21 · slapMissed shot — Adam Fantilli (CBJ), P2 14:07 · tip-inMissed shot — Kent Johnson (CBJ), P2 14:14 · tip-inMissed shot — Jack Roslovic (CBJ), P2 15:11 · snapMissed shot — Adam Fantilli (CBJ), P2 16:54 · wristMissed shot — Riley Stillman (BUF), P2 18:57 · backhandMissed shot — Adam Fantilli (CBJ), P3 00:16 · tip-inMissed shot — Dmitri Voronkov (CBJ), P3 00:42 · tip-inMissed shot — Henri Jokiharju (BUF), P3 03:40 · slapMissed shot — Lukas Rousek (BUF), P3 11:00 · wristMissed shot — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P3 14:06 · tip-inMissed shot — Dmitri Voronkov (CBJ), P3 16:19 · snapMissed shot — Patrik Laine (CBJ), P3 18:57 · snapMissed shot — Lukas Rousek (BUF), P3 19:27 · snapMissed shot — Zach Werenski (CBJ), P3 19:54 · snapShot on goal — Zach Benson (BUF), P1 02:02 · snapShot on goal — James Malatesta (CBJ), P1 03:40 · wristShot on goal — Lukas Rousek (BUF), P1 03:57 · tip-inShot on goal — Jack Roslovic (CBJ), P1 04:23 · snapShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P1 05:48 · tip-inShot on goal — Zach Benson (BUF), P1 06:12 · tip-inShot on goal — Denton Mateychuk (CBJ), P1 07:32 · snapShot on goal — Zach Werenski (CBJ), P1 13:01 · wristShot on goal — David Jiricek (CBJ), P1 13:18 · wristShot on goal — James Malatesta (CBJ), P1 13:21 · wristShot on goal — James Malatesta (CBJ), P1 13:22 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P1 14:56 · wristShot on goal — Kirill Marchenko (CBJ), P1 15:18 · wristShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P1 16:52 · backhandShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P1 18:58 · wristShot on goal — Jordan Dumais (CBJ), P2 01:46 · snapShot on goal — Riley Stillman (BUF), P2 04:27 · backhandShot on goal — Brandon Biro (BUF), P2 04:45 · wristShot on goal — Jordan Dumais (CBJ), P2 05:23 · snapShot on goal — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P2 06:01 · backhandShot on goal — Jeremy Davies (BUF), P2 06:45 · wristShot on goal — Joseph Cecconi (BUF), P2 07:01 · wristShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P2 07:33 · slapShot on goal — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P2 11:09 · snapShot on goal — Jeremy Davies (BUF), P2 13:09 · tip-inShot on goal — Ivan Provorov (CBJ), P2 13:25 · backhandShot on goal — Adam Boqvist (CBJ), P2 19:07 · wristShot on goal — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P2 19:36 · wristShot on goal — Emil Bemstrom (CBJ), P3 00:37 · wristShot on goal — Ryan Johnson (BUF), P3 01:00 · wristShot on goal — Kent Johnson (CBJ), P3 01:22 · wristShot on goal — Kirill Marchenko (CBJ), P3 02:43 · wrap-aroundShot on goal — Jeremy Davies (BUF), P3 04:15 · snapShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 04:22 · slapShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 04:47 · slapShot on goal — James Malatesta (CBJ), P3 06:06 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 06:25 · wristShot on goal — Brandon Biro (BUF), P3 06:35 · snapShot on goal — Denton Mateychuk (CBJ), P3 08:07 · wristShot on goal — Victor Olofsson (BUF), P3 08:22 · slapShot on goal — Zach Benson (BUF), P3 08:33 · snapShot on goal — Ivan Provorov (CBJ), P3 08:42 · wristShot on goal — Henri Jokiharju (BUF), P3 09:01 · slapShot on goal — Justin Danforth (CBJ), P3 11:26 · wristShot on goal — Ivan Provorov (CBJ), P3 11:30 · wristShot on goal — Adam Fantilli (CBJ), P3 12:21 · slapShot on goal — David Jiricek (CBJ), P3 12:36 · snapShot on goal — Jordan Dumais (CBJ), P3 12:57 · backhandShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 13:41 · wristShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P3 14:12 · between-legsShot on goal — Zach Werenski (CBJ), P3 14:57 · wristShot on goal — Kirill Marchenko (CBJ), P3 19:01 · snapShot on goal — Zach Werenski (CBJ), P3 19:48 · slapGoal — Patrik Laine (CBJ), P1 12:02 · wristGoal — Justin Danforth (CBJ), P1 15:50 · wristGoal — Patrik Laine (CBJ), P2 00:23 · snapGoal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P2 10:28 · wristGoal — Henri Jokiharju (BUF), P3 02:03 · snapGoal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P3 09:20 · snapGoal — Zach Benson (BUF), P3 14:14 · backhand

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 01:37CBJJustin Danforth — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Jeremy Davies
  • 16:54CBJDavid Jiricek — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Kyle Okposo

2nd period

  • 08:40CBJJustin Danforth — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Jacob Bryson
  • 14:45CBJAdam Fantilli — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Riley Stillman
  • 17:13BUFDylan Cozens — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Adam Fantilli
  • 19:26BUFDylan Cozens — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Dmitri Voronkov

3rd period

  • 08:27CBJDavid Jiricek — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Peyton Krebs
  • 13:35CBJJordan Dumais — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Jeremy Davies

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
D. VoronkovL0000109:22
A. FantilliC0011219:13
J. DanforthR1012215:17
J. DunneC00-10210:25
S. MatteauC00-10109:20
P. LaineL2022118:43
E. BemstromC0221119:56
J. MalatestaL00-14212:19
J. DumaisR0003110:34
K. MarchenkoR0123019:47
K. JohnsonC0111117:30
J. RoslovicC0001015:23
D. MateychukD0112115:24
Z. WerenskiD0013024:40
I. ProvorovD0003020:52
A. BoqvistD0001015:41
E. GudbransonD0010220:14
D.JiricekD0112118:21
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
A. Dell—0.0 %00:00
E. Merzlikins(L)27/3187.1 %57:39

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
Z. BensonL11-34016:33
L. RousekR0001115:46
B. BiroL0002012:15
P. KrebsC0003016:09
J.KulichC0000011:28
K. OkposoR0302016:44
D. CozensC0110016:53
J. SkinnerL20-24016:35
I. RosenR0000011:06
V. OlofssonL0111015:04
T. ThompsonC02-33017:32
A. TuchR0003018:36
J. CecconiD00-11217:14
J. DaviesD0003115:13
H. JokiharjuD1002123:02
R. JohnsonD00-11018:56
R. StillmanD00-11318:00
J. BrysonD00-10019:03
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
U. Luukkonen—0.0 %00:00
D. Levi(W)26/2989.7 %59:51

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About this game

Who won Blue Jackets vs Sabres?

Sabres won 4-3 over Blue Jackets on Saturday, September 30, 2023.

When was Blue Jackets vs Sabres played?

On Saturday, September 30, 2023, at 3:00 PM ET at KeyBank Center.

Where was Blue Jackets vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center, in Buffalo.

Have the Blue Jackets and Sabres played this season?

No, this is their first meeting of the season.