Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres
Preseason · Friday, October 2, 2015 · First Niagara Center
MSG-B
Game summary
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–4 on Friday, October 2, 2015 at First Niagara Center. The Sabres outshot the Blue Jackets 28–26.
Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice and Jamie McGinn scored twice. Lukas Sedlak, Dean Kukan, Markus Hannikainen, William Karlsson, Zemgus Girgensons and Evander Kane also scored.
Curtis McElhinney made 24 saves on 28 shots for the win; Robin Lehner stopped 20 of 25.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Lukas Sedlak (1)Kerby Rychel (1)1–005:05 CBJ
Dean Kukan (1)Oliver Bjorkstrand (1), William Karlsson (1)2–006:30 CBJ
Markus Hannikainen (1)Ryan Craig (1), Dalton Prout (2)3–019:19 CBJ
2nd period
William Karlsson (1)Matt Calvert (2)4–003:54 CBJ
Oliver Bjorkstrand (1)William Karlsson (2), Justin Falk (1)5–008:15 CBJ
3rd period
Jamie McGinn (1)Matt Moulson (1), Ryan O'Reilly (3)5–104:14 BUF · 
Zemgus Girgensons (2)Sam Reinhart (5), Carlo Colaiacovo (1)5–205:00 BUF- Jamie McGinn (2)Mark Pysyk (3), David Legwand (1)5–312:01 BUF
Evander Kane (4)Jack Eichel (4), Brian Gionta (3)5–413:05 BUF- Oliver Bjorkstrand (2)Markus Hannikainen (1), William Karlsson (3)6–418:41 CBJ ·
Team stats
CBJBUF
2628
40%60%
0/21/3
1614
2817
1910
57
38
Penalties
- 13:13 into the first period
Jared Boll · fighting5 min - 13:13 into the first period
Jamie McGinn · fighting5 min - 13:13 into the first periodJamie McGinn · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 15:43 into the first periodLukas Sedlak · boarding2 min
- 5:05 into the second periodCody Franson · tripping2 min
- 9:25 into the second periodDalton Prout · fighting5 min
- 9:25 into the second periodNicolas Deslauriers · fighting5 min
- 20:00 into the second periodDean Kukan · closing hand on puck2 min
- 3:59 into the third periodAndrew Bodnarchuk · hooking2 min
Columbus Blue Jackets
| 25William KarlssonC | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 2 | 16:22 |
| 28Oliver BjorkstrandR | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 5 | 17:03 |
| 33Markus HannikainenL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 16:19 |
| 11Matt CalvertL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 10:38 |
| 12Ryan CraigC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:26 |
| 21Kerby RychelL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 13:23 |
| 45Lukas SedlakC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 14:37 |
| 44Justin FalkD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:11 |
| 46Dean KukanD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:11 |
| 47Dalton ProutD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:36 |
| 22Sonny MilanoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 17:24 |
| 39Michael ChaputC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:45 |
| 40Jared BollR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 11:43 |
| 49T.J. TynanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 15:38 |
| 62Alex BroadhurstC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:20 |
| 2Andrew BodnarchukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:45 |
| 4Kevin ConnautonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 21:53 |
| 29Cody GoloubefD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 23:31 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Curtis McElhinneyG | W | 28 | 4 | .857 |
| 60Brad ThiessenG | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 88Jamie McGinnL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 09:46 |
| 9Evander KaneL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 5 | 17:46 |
| 12Brian GiontaR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 3 | 17:32 |
| 17David LegwandC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:23 |
| 23Sam ReinhartC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 12:30 |
| 26Matt MoulsonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 17:41 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 13:49 |
| 41Jack EichelC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | 18:30 |
| 90Ryan O'ReillyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 18:54 |
| 3Mark PysykD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:44 |
| 25Carlo ColaiacovoD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | 21:06 |
| 22Johan LarssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:57 |
| 44Nicolas DeslauriersL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:12 |
| 63Tyler EnnisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | 19:42 |
| 6Mike WeberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 19:04 |
| 29Jake McCabeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:36 |
| 46Cody FransonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 20:53 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | 24:10 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Chad JohnsonG | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 40Robin LehnerG | L | 25 | 5 | .800 |