Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Tuesday, February 4, 2025 · KeyBank Center
FDSNOH · MSG-B
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at KeyBank Center. The Blue Jackets outshot the Sabres 29-21.
Alex Tuch scored twice. Bowen Byram, Kent Johnson and Ivan Provorov also scored.
James Reimer made 27 saves on 29 shots for the win; Elvis Merzlikins stopped 18 of 21.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Bowen Byram (6)Jason Zucker (21), Alex Tuch (22)Pyyhtia 1:12 into shift0–110:07 BUF
2nd period
Kent Johnson (16)James van Riemsdyk (14), Ivan Provorov (19)1–101:47 CBJ
Alex Tuch (17)Dennis Gilbert (3), Bowen Byram (21)Harris 1:02 into shift1–212:17 BUF- Alex Tuch (18)Rasmus Dahlin (34), Jason Zucker (22)1–318:56 BUF
3rd period
Ivan Provorov (5)Damon Severson (15), Luca Del Bel Belluz (6)2–312:38 CBJ
Tired legs
Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.
0–1 · 1st 10:07 · Byram. Pyyhtia was 1:12 into his shift when it went in.
0–1 BUF
1st 10:07 · Byram
Long shift: Pyyhtia 1:12
1–1 CBJ
2nd 1:47 · Johnson
Dahlin 0:33
1–2 BUF
2nd 12:17 · Tuch
Long shift: Harris 1:02
1–3 BUF
2nd 18:56 · Tuch
Severson 0:19
2–3 CBJ
3rd 12:38 · Provorov
Tuch 0:19
Hover or tap a bar for the skater.
1.6×
Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).
29%
of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.
Team stats
Penalties
- 1st 00:03
Dennis Gilbert · fighting5 min - 1st 00:03
Mathieu Olivier · fighting5 min - 2nd 08:07Dylan Cozens · tripping2 min
- 2nd 12:55Damon Severson · slashing2 min
Season series
Columbus Blue Jackets
| 9Ivan ProvorovD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28:27 |
| 21James van RiemsdykL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:41 |
| 65Luca Del Bel BelluzC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 14:38 |
| 91Kent JohnsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 17:48 |
| 78Damon SeversonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:29 |
| 4Cole SillingerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:43 |
| 7Sean KuralyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 12:01 |
| 10Dmitri VoronkovL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:13 |
| 17Justin DanforthR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:59 |
| 19Adam FantilliC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 21:25 |
| 24Mathieu OlivierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:12 |
| 27Zachary Aston-ReeseC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13:02 |
| 62Kevin LabancR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:50 |
| 82Mikael PyyhtiaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 11:39 |
| 2Jake ChristiansenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:34 |
| 3Jack JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:39 |
| 5Denton MateychukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:50 |
| 22Jordan HarrisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:24 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40Daniil TarasovG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 90Elvis MerzlikinsG | L | 21 | 18 | 3 | .857 | 57:26 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 89Alex TuchR | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 22:15 |
| 17Jason ZuckerL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 16:52 |
| 4Bowen ByramD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 22:27 |
| 8Dennis GilbertD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 08:41 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 23:36 |
| 9Zach BensonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:26 |
| 19Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:26 |
| 20Jiri KulichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:31 |
| 22Jack QuinnR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:22 |
| 24Dylan CozensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:15 |
| 29Beck MalenstynL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:58 |
| 63Isak RosenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:46 |
| 71Ryan McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 22:19 |
| 77JJ PeterkaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:25 |
| 10Henri JokiharjuD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:27 |
| 25Owen PowerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:04 |
| 75Connor CliftonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:40 |
| 78Jacob BrysonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Felix SandstromG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 47James ReimerG | W | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 60:00 |