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
- 1★
J. SkinnerBUF · L · 2B 0A - 2★
K. OkposoBUF · R · 0B 3A - 3★
Z. BensonBUF · L · 1B 1A
Game stats
BUF- 29Shots on goal31
- 39 %Faceoff win %61 %
- 0/2Power play3/6
- 12Penalty minutes4
- 18Hits8
- 14Blocked shots14
- 6Giveaways5
- 5Takeaways13
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 10 | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| BUF | 7 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
Season series CBJ 1 – 2 BUF
Official NHL reports
Shot map
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CBJ 3 / 29 / 414 / 31 / 45 BUF
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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
Patrik LaineCBJ · 12:02Assists : Kirill Marchenko, Emil Bemstrom1 – 0
Justin DanforthCBJ · 15:50Assists : Kent Johnson, Denton Mateychuk2 – 0
2nd period
Patrik LaineCBJ · 00:23Assists : David Jiricek, Emil Bemstrom3 – 0
Jeff SkinnerBUF · 10:28 · PPAssists : Kyle Okposo, Tage Thompson3 – 1
3rd period
Henri JokiharjuBUF · 02:03Assists : Victor Olofsson, Dylan Cozens3 – 2
Jeff SkinnerBUF · 09:20 · PPAssists : Kyle Okposo, Zach Benson3 – 3
Zach BensonBUF · 14:14 · PPAssists : Kyle Okposo, Tage Thompson3 – 4
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
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. VoronkovL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:22 |
| A. FantilliC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19:13 |
| J. DanforthR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15:17 |
| J. DunneC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 10:25 |
| S. MatteauC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 09:20 |
| P. LaineL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18:43 |
| E. BemstromC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19:56 |
| J. MalatestaL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 12:19 |
| J. DumaisR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10:34 |
| K. MarchenkoR | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19:47 |
| K. JohnsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17:30 |
| J. RoslovicC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:23 |
| D. MateychukD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15:24 |
| Z. WerenskiD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24:40 |
| I. ProvorovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20:52 |
| A. BoqvistD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:41 |
| E. GudbransonD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:14 |
| D.JiricekD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18:21 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Dell | — | 0.0 % | 00:00 |
| E. Merzlikins(L) | 27/31 | 87.1 % | 57:39 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. BensonL | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 16:33 |
| L. RousekR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15:46 |
| B. BiroL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:15 |
| P. KrebsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:09 |
| J.KulichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:28 |
| K. OkposoR | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:44 |
| D. CozensC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:53 |
| J. SkinnerL | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 16:35 |
| I. RosenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:06 |
| V. OlofssonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:04 |
| T. ThompsonC | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 17:32 |
| A. TuchR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18:36 |
| J. CecconiD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 17:14 |
| J. DaviesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15:13 |
| H. JokiharjuD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23:02 |
| R. JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 18:56 |
| R. StillmanD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 18:00 |
| J. BrysonD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 19:03 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | — | 0.0 % | 00:00 |
| D. Levi(W) | 26/29 | 89.7 % | 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.
