Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres, ESPN+ Hockey Night
On the ice
CBJ shoots leftBUF shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 15 | 13 | 8 | 36 |
| BUF | 16 | 11 | 14 | 41 |
In net
Elvis Merzlikins38/41 SV, .927
Craig Anderson31/35 SV, .886| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| BUF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Who won: Blue Jackets 5-3
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 in ESPN+ Hockey Night on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at KeyBank Center. The series is tied 1-1. The Blue Jackets outscored the Sabres 2-0 in the 2nd period. Eric Robinson led the Blue Jackets in goals (3). Jack Quinn led the Sabres in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil BemstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:08 | 0:13 | 0:00 | 11:55 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam FoudyC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:17 | 0:00 | 2:29 | 10:48 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny GaudreauLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:26 | 1:13 | 0:00 | 12:13 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Boone JennerC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17:53 | 1:13 | 1:07 | 15:33 | 21 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 65.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent JohnsonC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:37 | 0:16 | 0:00 | 16:21 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean KuralyC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13:46 | 0:00 | 1:16 | 12:30 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Patrik LaineRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:02 | 1:15 | 0:00 | 15:47 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill MarchenkoRW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:34 | 1:16 | 0:00 | 12:18 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathieu OlivierRW | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:51 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric RobinsonLW | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17:28 | 0:00 | 3:14 | 14:14 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack RoslovicC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:47 | 0:16 | 1:32 | 15:59 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Cole SillingerC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13:04 | 0:14 | 1:15 | 11:35 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin BayreutherD | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16:21 | 0:00 | 0:21 | 16:00 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim BerniD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:38 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick BlankenburgD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:53 | 0:16 | 0:21 | 18:16 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam BoqvistD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:16 | 1:13 | 0:00 | 14:03 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik GudbransonD | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24:24 | 0:00 | 5:04 | 19:20 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew PeekeD | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27:09 | 0:00 | 5:05 | 22:04 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis MerzlikinsG | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 38 | .927 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Season seriesSeries tied 1-1
Red Wings28-24-81
Senators30-26-46Final
Panthers30-26-64
Lightning37-19-41Final
Islanders31-25-81
Wild34-21-62Final/SO
Penguins30-21-93
Predators29-23-61Final
Kraken33-21-65
Blues26-29-53Final
Kings34-20-86
Jets35-24-25Final/SO
Blackhawks21-34-51Coyotes21-30-94Final
Bruins47-8-54
Flames27-21-133Final/OT
Canadiens26-30-43
Sharks18-31-121Final