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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan CozensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:18 | 3:25 | 0:00 | 13:53 | 20 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:34 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 10:44 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie HinostrozaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:48 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson JostC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:26 | 0:16 | 1:01 | 12:09 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 15:04 | 1:45 | 0:28 | 12:51 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey MittelstadtC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:33 | 1:45 | 0:00 | 14:48 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle OkposoRW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 12:18 | 0:00 | 0:39 | 11:39 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor OlofssonLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:01 | 3:23 | 0:00 | 12:38 | 22 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ PeterkaRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:53 | 1:45 | 0:00 | 11:08 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack QuinnRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:29 | 1:45 | 0:00 | 13:44 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff SkinnerLW | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:38 | 3:41 | 0:00 | 16:57 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage ThompsonC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:15 | 3:41 | 0:00 | 15:34 | 22 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 58.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob BrysonD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:55 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kale ClagueD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:19 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri JokiharjuD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 20:59 | 0:18 | 0:41 | 20:00 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilya LyubushkinD | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:58 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 14:08 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen PowerD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 28:43 | 5:15 | 0:38 | 22:50 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias SamuelssonD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:39 | 0:11 | 0:49 | 20:39 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig AndersonG | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .886 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 59:41 | 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