Buffalo Sabres vs Columbus Blue Jackets
Preseason · Tuesday, September 28, 2021 · Nationwide Arena
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4 in a shootout on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets outshot the Sabres 32–29.
Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice. Arttu Ruotsalainen, Vladislav Gavrikov, Jake Bean, Michael Mersch, JJ Peterka and Linus Weissbach also scored.
Dustin Tokarski made 16 saves on 17 shots for the win; Jet Greaves stopped 11 of 14.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Oliver Bjorkstrand (1)Tyler Angle (1), Jack Roslovic (1)0–105:56 CBJ- Oliver Bjorkstrand (2)Jake Bean (1), Tyler Angle (2)0–209:37 CBJ ·
Arttu Ruotsalainen (1)John Hayden (1), Casey Fitzgerald (1)1–211:20 BUF
2nd period
Vladislav Gavrikov (1)Eric Robinson (1), Jake Bean (2)1–300:27 CBJ
Jake Bean (1)Vladislav Gavrikov (1), Kevin Stenlund (1)1–416:08 CBJ
3rd period
Michael Mersch (1)Ryan MacInnis (1), Linus Weissbach (1)2–402:33 BUF
JJ Peterka (1)Linus Weissbach (2)3–417:56 BUF
Linus Weissbach (1)Vinnie Hinostroza (1), Will Butcher (1)4–419:06 BUF
Shootout
Jack QuinnUnassisted5–400:00 BUF
Team stats
BUFCBJ
2932
42%58%
0/21/4
84
1324
1810
24
17
Penalties
- 2:34 into the first period
Linus Weissbach · hooking2 min - 9:19 into the first periodJJ Peterka · cross checking2 min
- 6:09 into the second periodBrett Murray · tripping2 min
- 7:29 into the second period
Carson Meyer · hooking2 min - 10:55 into the third periodBrandon Davidson · slashing2 min
- 15:47 into the third periodEric Robinson · slashing2 min
Buffalo Sabres
| 65Linus WeissbachL | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 10:40 |
| 15John HaydenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:22 |
| 25Arttu RuotsalainenC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 21:05 |
| 27Michael MerschL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | 08:36 |
| 29Vinnie HinostrozaC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20:32 |
| 49Ryan MacInnisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 08:24 |
| 77JJ PeterkaR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 14:37 |
| 4Will ButcherD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28:15 |
| 45Casey FitzgeraldD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 17:51 |
| 22Jack QuinnR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:48 |
| 24Dylan CozensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:46 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:21 |
| 57Brett MurrayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 18:37 |
| 96Anders BjorkL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:18 |
| 6Ethan ProwD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 21:10 |
| 64Oskari LaaksonenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 17:17 |
| 78Jacob BrysonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23:11 |
| 88Brandon DavidsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:00 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Dustin TokarskiG | W | 17 | 1 | .941 |
| 80Aaron DellG | 15 | 3 | .800 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| 22Jake BeanD | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 3 | 26:29 |
| 28Oliver BjorkstrandR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22:05 |
| 39Tyler AngleC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:24 |
| 44Vladislav GavrikovD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 22:31 |
| 11Kevin StenlundC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 17:34 |
| 50Eric RobinsonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:25 |
| 96Jack RoslovicC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23:08 |
| 7Sean KuralyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:40 |
| 18Tyler SikuraC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:14 |
| 49Cole FonstadC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:18 |
| 55Carson MeyerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:17 |
| 57Zach JordanF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 09:27 |
| 73James MalatestaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 15:03 |
| 84Peter ReynoldsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 13:14 |
| 2Andrew PeekeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 20:48 |
| 5Gavin BayreutherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 19:59 |
| 68Cole ClaytonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 13:53 |
| 75Tim BerniD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 16:05 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60Jet GreavesG | O | 14 | 3 | .786 |
| 90Elvis MerzlikinsG | 15 | 1 | .933 |