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Buffalo Sabres 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 5 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 5. Shots on goal: BUF 33, CBJ 35. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 1-3 CBJ; P2 BUF 0-1 CBJ; P3 BUF 0-1 CBJ.

Scoring plays: P1 03:00 Denton Mateychuk (assists: Boone Jenner, Zach Werenski) to make it BUF 0-1 CBJ; P1 11:26 Josh Doan (assists: Josh Norris, Owen Power) to make it BUF 1-1 CBJ; P1 14:04 Brendan Gaunce to make it BUF 1-2 CBJ; P1 17:12 Dmitri Voronkov (assists: Ivan Provorov, Damon Severson) to make it BUF 1-3 CBJ; P2 08:04 Mathieu Olivier (assists: Zachary Aston-Reese, Damon Severson) to make it BUF 1-4 CBJ; P3 11:46 Cole Sillinger (assists: Denton Mateychuk, Zach Werenski) to make it BUF 1-5 CBJ. Top skaters: Denton Mateychuk (CBJ) 1 G, 1 A; Damon Severson (CBJ) 0 G, 2 A; Zach Werenski (CBJ) 0 G, 2 A; Brendan Gaunce (CBJ) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 30 saves on 34, decision L; Jet Greaves (CBJ) 32 saves on 33, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CBJ
Denton Mateychuk
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 24:15 TOI
Goals · BUF
Josh Doan
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG · 21:30 TOI
Goaltending · CBJ
Jet Greaves
32 saves on 33 shots (.970) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BUF 0 largest lead Never led
CBJ 4 largest lead P3 11:46 (BUF 1, CBJ 5) · 4-0 run, P1 14:04–P3 11:46
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 3:00 Denton Mateychuk (Boone Jenner, Zach Werenski) CBJ · wrist shot · BUF 0, CBJ 1
  • P1 11:26 Josh Doan (Josh Norris, Owen Power) BUF · snap shot · BUF 1, CBJ 1
  • P1 14:04 Brendan Gaunce CBJ · Shorthanded · snap shot · BUF 1, CBJ 2
  • P1 17:12 Dmitri Voronkov (Ivan Provorov, Damon Severson) CBJ · tip-in shot · BUF 1, CBJ 3
  • P2 8:04 Mathieu Olivier (Zachary Aston-Reese, Damon Severson) CBJ · backhand shot · BUF 1, CBJ 4
  • P3 11:46 Cole Sillinger (Denton Mateychuk, Zach Werenski) CBJ · Empty net · snap shot · BUF 1, CBJ 5

Linescore

123 T
BUF 100 1
CBJ 311 5

Shots on goal: BUF 33, CBJ 34

Biggest Period

The Columbus Blue Jackets scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BUFCBJ
33Shots on goal35
83Shot attempts64
31Faceoff wins28
15Hits23
15Blocked shots13
0Power-play goals0
2Takeaways5
20Giveaways14
6Penalty minutes14
88.2%Save %97.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF10111233
CBJ1314835

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres1 G · 66 attempts
Alex Tuch: missed the netJosh Norris: missed the netRyan McLeod: saved (slap)Josh Dunne: saved (snap)Owen Power: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (snap)Bowen Byram: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Josh Doan: goal (snap)Bowen Byram: saved (tip-in)Bowen Byram: saved (slap)Jack Quinn: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (snap)Josh Norris: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: missed the netJosh Norris: missed the netZach Benson: missed the netJosh Doan: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (backhand)Bowen Byram: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netBowen Byram: missed the netJosh Norris: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (slap)Noah Ostlund: saved (slap)Owen Power: missed the netOwen Power: missed the netZach Benson: saved (tip-in)Alex Tuch: saved (backhand)Jack Quinn: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Ryan McLeod: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: missed the netJosh Norris: saved (wrist)Josh Norris: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netJosh Doan: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netRyan McLeod: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netZach Benson: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: missed the netZach Benson: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Peyton Krebs: saved (backhand)Tage Thompson: saved (slap)Beck Malenstyn: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: saved (tip-in)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (slap)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netJosh Doan: missed the netRyan McLeod: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (slap)Jack Quinn: saved (slap)Jacob Bryson: saved (slap)Alex Tuch: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 32Saved48% of attempts
  • 33Missed the net50% of attempts
Columbus Blue Jackets5 G · 49 attempts
Zach Werenski: saved (wrist)Denton Mateychuk: goal (wrist)Kirill Marchenko: missed the netCharlie Coyle: saved (backhand)Damon Severson: saved (snap)Mason Marchment: saved (wrist)Mason Marchment: missed the netIvan Provorov: saved (wrist)Charlie Coyle: saved (wrist)Dmitri Voronkov: saved (tip-in)Kirill Marchenko: saved (snap)Brendan Gaunce: goal (snap)Adam Fantilli: missed the netDmitri Voronkov: goal (tip-in)Zach Werenski: saved (backhand)Zach Werenski: saved (tip-in)Charlie Coyle: saved (snap)Zach Werenski: saved (backhand)Ivan Provorov: saved (snap)Charlie Coyle: missed the netDamon Severson: saved (wrist)Adam Fantilli: saved (snap)Zach Werenski: saved (wrist)Mathieu Olivier: goal (backhand)Kent Johnson: missed the netAdam Fantilli: saved (snap)Jake Christiansen: saved (wrist)Dante Fabbro: missed the netAdam Fantilli: saved (snap)Kent Johnson: saved (wrist)Mathieu Olivier: missed the netDmitri Voronkov: saved (wrist)Cole Sillinger: saved (wrist)Damon Severson: saved (wrist)Dmitri Voronkov: missed the netIvan Provorov: saved (wrist)Boone Jenner: saved (wrist)Kirill Marchenko: saved (slap)Mathieu Olivier: missed the netDamon Severson: missed the netDamon Severson: missed the netBrendan Gaunce: missed the netCole Sillinger: goal (snap)Boone Jenner: saved (slap)Jet Greaves: saved (wrist)Boone Jenner: saved (snap)Brendan Gaunce: missed the netCharlie Coyle: saved (tip-in)Ivan Provorov: missed the net
  • 5Goals10% of attempts
  • 30Saved61% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net29% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Josh Doan R 101-210021:30
Owen Power D 011001021:41
Josh Norris C 011-220217:38
Rasmus Dahlin D 000-312125:30
Bowen Byram D 000-231124:33
Tage Thompson C 000-342222:42
Mattias Samuelsson D 000041020:59
Alex Tuch R 000-252119:49
Ryan McLeod C 000020116:59
Zach Benson L 000-131116:39
Jack Quinn R 000030115:53
Peyton Krebs C 000-110314:28
Noah Ostlund C 000010012:36
Jacob Bryson D 000-111109:59
Zach Metsa D 000000109:46
Jordan Greenway L 000-101008:36
Josh Dunne C 000-112008:15
Beck Malenstyn L 000-111007:53
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen L 303488.2458:34
CBJ skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Denton Mateychuk D 112+210024:15
Zach Werenski D 022+151023:12
Damon Severson D 022+230016:55
Brendan Gaunce C 101+310316:14
Mathieu Olivier R 101+113115:08
Cole Sillinger C 101+122012:12
Dmitri Voronkov L 101+131109:11
Ivan Provorov D 011+330125:32
Boone Jenner C 011030017:44
Zachary Aston-Reese L 011+104112:48
Dante Fabbro D 000001118:03
Adam Fantilli C 000034016:40
Kirill Marchenko R 000022016:28
Mason Marchment L 000011215:45
Charlie Coyle C 000+242114:49
Jake Christiansen D 000010111:22
Kent Johnson C 000011110:51
Danton Heinen L 000+101008:51
CBJ goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jet Greaves W 323397.0160:00

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