Buffalo Sabres vs Columbus Blue Jackets
Regular season · Sunday, February 20, 2022 · Nationwide Arena
MSG-B · BSOH
Game summary
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 7-3 on Sunday, February 20, 2022 at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets outshot the Sabres 39-36.
Dean Kukan scored twice. Mark Pysyk, Tage Thompson, Boone Jenner, Zach Werenski, Brendan Gaunce, Kyle Okposo, Gustav Nyquist and Justin Danforth also scored.
J-F Berube made 33 saves on 36 shots for the win; Craig Anderson stopped 32 of 38.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Dean Kukan (2)Egor Chinakhov (5), Max Domi (15)0–104:47 CBJ
Mark Pysyk (2)Victor Olofsson (17), Dylan Cozens (14)1–115:05 BUF
Tage Thompson (20)Alex Tuch (14)2–117:14 BUF
Boone Jenner (21)Jakub Voracek (32), Patrik Laine (16)2–217:24 CBJ
2nd period
- Dean Kukan (3)Gavin Bayreuther (8), Brendan Gaunce (1)2–303:28 CBJ
Zach Werenski (8)Oliver Bjorkstrand (18), Boone Jenner (18)2–408:16 CBJ
Brendan Gaunce (2)Patrik Laine (17), Dean Kukan (3)2–517:43 CBJ
Kyle Okposo (12)Peyton Krebs (6), Casey Mittelstadt (2)3–519:28 BUF
3rd period
Gustav Nyquist (13)Sean Kuraly (10), Vladislav Gavrikov (20)3–619:24 CBJ · EN
Justin Danforth (3)Brendan Gaunce (2)3–719:56 CBJ
Team stats
BUFCBJ
36Shots on goal39
51%Faceoff %49%
0/1Power play0/2
6Penalty minutes4
15Hits17
8Blocked shots12
3Giveaways6
10Takeaways7
Penalties
- 1st 05:48
Henri Jokiharju · tripping2 min - 1st 11:44Alex Tuch · hooking2 min
- 2nd 04:45
Brendan Gaunce · high sticking2 min - 2nd 19:28Vladislav Gavrikov · roughing2 min
- 2nd 19:28Peyton Krebs · roughing2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 19Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:53 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:29 |
| 24Dylan CozensC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 16:57 |
| 37Casey MittelstadtC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:23 |
| 71Victor OlofssonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 14:51 |
| 72Tage ThompsonR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 4 | 18:19 |
| 89Alex TuchR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 16:51 |
| 13Mark PysykD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 15:05 |
| 15John HaydenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:46 |
| 20Cody EakinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:24 |
| 53Jeff SkinnerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 14:32 |
| 74Rasmus AsplundC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:57 |
| 96Anders BjorkL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:09 |
| 8Robert HaggD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:56 |
| 10Henri JokiharjuD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 25:06 |
| 23Mattias SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 19:49 |
| 45Casey FitzgeraldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 18:46 |
| 78Jacob BrysonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 22:47 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Dustin TokarskiG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 41Craig AndersonG | L | 38 | 32 | 6 | .842 | 59:00 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| 23Brendan GaunceC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 3 | 07:41 |
| 46Dean KukanD | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 4 | 16:54 |
| 29Patrik LaineL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 20:18 |
| 38Boone JennerC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 20:36 |
| 7Sean KuralyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 17:10 |
| 14Gustav NyquistC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:06 |
| 16Max DomiC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:10 |
| 17Justin DanforthR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 06:59 |
| 28Oliver BjorkstrandR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:35 |
| 59Egor ChinakhovR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15:50 |
| 93Jakub VoracekR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:43 |
| 5Gavin BayreutherD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 10:06 |
| 8Zach WerenskiD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 4 | 25:02 |
| 44Vladislav GavrikovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:25 |
| 34Cole SillingerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 13:25 |
| 96Jack RoslovicC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 10:57 |
| 2Andrew PeekeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 24:32 |
| 27Adam BoqvistD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:31 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30J-F BerubeG | W | 36 | 33 | 3 | .917 | 60:00 |
| 60Jet GreavesG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |