| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 BUF | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 CBJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Game Leaders
Mathieu Olivier
· RW
Jake Christiansen
· D
Ryan McLeod
· C
Jason Zucker
· LW
Team Stats
8Blocked Shots17
18Hits16
6Takeaways7
24Shots25
0Power Play Goals1
2Power Play Opportunities3
0.0Power Play Percentage33.3
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
28Faceoffs Won27
50.9Faceoff Win Percent49.1
13Giveaways14
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:57
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
19:57
Icing
19:46
Owen Power shot blocked by Justin Danforth
19:36
Jiri Kulich shot blocked by Mikael Pyyhtia
19:27
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
19:27
Icing
19:20
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
18:59
Ryan McLeod Deflected Wide Left
18:53
JJ Peterka Slap Shot Off Crossbar
18:43
Giveaway by Sean Monahan
18:37
Giveaway by Jason Zucker
18:10
Giveaway by Zach Werenski
17:51
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
17:51
JJ Peterka Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (1), Rasmus Dahlin (2)
17:48
Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
17:39
Giveaway by JJ Peterka
17:30
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
17:30
Goalie Stopped
17:28
Dylan Cozens Tip-In saved by Daniil Tarasov
17:19
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Sean Monahan
17:19
Puck in Netting
17:18
Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Zach Werenski
15:55
Giveaway by Jason Zucker
15:44
Takeaway by Bowen Byram
15:37
Takeaway by Kirill Marchenko
15:31
Jordan Greenway hit Damon Severson
15:22
Giveaway by Tage Thompson
14:41
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
14:30
JJ Peterka shot blocked by Cole Sillinger
14:24
Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
14:16
Jiri Kulich Tip-In saved by Daniil Tarasov
14:15
Justin Danforth faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
14:15
Goalie Stopped
14:13
Jiri Kulich Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
14:02
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
14:02
Icing
13:53
Giveaway by Jordan Harris
13:06
Mathieu Olivier hit Mattias Samuelsson
12:19
Justin Danforth hit JJ Peterka
10:03
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
10:03
Puck in Crowd
9:35
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Tage Thompson
9:35
Puck in Netting
9:34
Jiri Kulich shot blocked by Jack Johnson
9:25
Giveaway by Sean Monahan
8:10
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
8:10
Damon Severson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Kirill Marchenko (4)
7:31
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Tarasov stops 20 shots and Blue Jackets use balanced scoring in a 6-4 victory over the Sabres
— Kirill Marchenko and Mathieu Olivier each had a goal and an assist and Daniil Tarasov made 21 saves to help Columbus to a 6-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night for the Blue Jackets' first home win this season.
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