Sabres 9–4 Blue Jackets — Final Score & Stats (Dec 7, 2022)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Tage Thompson

5 G, 1 A

9 shots · 13:56 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Alex Tuch

1 G, 3 A

3 shots · 13:19 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jeff Skinner

4 A

1 shots · 12:52 TOI

Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Dylan Cozens PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:21

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson · beat Joonas Korpisalo

1–0

⚔️ Tage Thompson 1st · 05:32

Assists: Alex Tuch · beat Joonas Korpisalo

2–0

⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin 1st · 07:28

Assists: Dylan Cozens, Jack Quinn · beat Joonas Korpisalo

3–0

⚔️ Tage Thompson 1st · 07:50

Assists: Alex Tuch, Jeff Skinner · beat Elvis Merzlikins

4–0

⚔️ Tage Thompson PP 1st · 12:22

Assists: Jeff Skinner, Dylan Cozens · beat Elvis Merzlikins

5–0

⚔️ Tage Thompson PP 1st · 16:40

Assists: Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Elvis Merzlikins

6–0

2nd period

🧥 Patrik Laine 2nd · 10:49

Assists: Jack Roslovic · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

6–1

🧥 Gustav Nyquist 2nd · 12:04

Assists: Johnny Gaudreau, Boone Jenner · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

6–2

⚔️ Tage Thompson 2nd · 16:07

Assists: Alex Tuch, Jacob Bryson · beat Elvis Merzlikins

7–2

⚔️ Peyton Krebs 2nd · 17:19

Unassisted · beat Elvis Merzlikins

8–2

⚔️ Alex Tuch 2nd · 19:16

Assists: Jeff Skinner, Jacob Bryson · beat Elvis Merzlikins

9–2

3rd period

🧥 Patrik Laine 3rd · 04:47

Assists: Vladislav Gavrikov, Yegor Chinakhov · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

9–3

🧥 Gustav Nyquist 3rd · 15:49

Assists: Marcus Bjork · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

9–4

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Cozens · Quinn · Peterka 17:21

L2 Girgensons · Mittelstadt · Okposo 15:18

L3 Krebs · Jost · Thompson 14:04

L4 Olofsson · Skinner · Tuch 13:19

D1 Jokiharju · Power 23:55

D2 Dahlin · Samuelsson 18:30

D3 Bryson · Pilut 15:00

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Johnson · Jenner · Marchenko 17:47

L2 Gaudreau · Laine · Roslovic 16:20

L3 Nyquist · Sillinger · Chinakhov 14:15

L4 Robinson · Kuraly · Olivier 10:31

D1 Gudbranson · Peeke 22:12

D2 Berni · Bjork 18:44

D3 Gavrikov · Bayreuther 17:49

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF CBJ🧥

30 Shots on goal 24

3/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

8 Hits 25

10 Blocked shots 14

3 Takeaways 7

4 Giveaways 5

6 Penalty minutes 22

BUF shooting 30.0% (9/30) CBJ shooting 16.7% (4/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

20/24

.833 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🧥Blue Jackets

Elvis Merzlikins

15/21

.714 SV% · 6 GA · 32:32 TOI

Joonas Korpisalo

6/9

.667 SV% · 3 GA · 27:28 TOI

Where the goals came from

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Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Feb 202022 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 3–7 Feb 102022 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 OT Nov 222021 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 7–4 Feb 132020 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 OT Feb 12020 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 OT

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Who won Sabres vs Blue Jackets on December 7, 2022?

Sabres won 9–4. The final score was Sabres 9, Blue Jackets 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Tage Thompson (5), Alex Tuch, Dylan Cozens, Peyton Krebs, Rasmus Dahlin.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Gustav Nyquist (2), Patrik Laine (2).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 20 saves on 24 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Elvis Merzlikins made 15 saves on 21 shots (.714 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Blue Jackets season series?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 4 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 3–6 AfterDec 9 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 4–3

🧥 Blue Jackets

BeforeDec 6 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 1–4 AfterDec 9 🔥CGY @ 🧥CBJ 1–3

Also on December 7

🦅WSH 4–1 🔔PHI 🌲MIN 3–5 🔥CGY 🐻BOS 4–0 🏔️COL 🌵ARI 2–8 🛢️EDM 🗽NYR 5–1 🎰VGK 🐋VAN 6–5 🦈SJS

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