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2022-23 regular season

Blue Jackets at Sabres

🗓 Tue, Feb 28, 2023 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Blue Jackets beat Sabres 5–3 at KeyBank Center on February 28, 2023.

CBJ – BUF
36–41
Shots on goal
1/1–1/3
Power play
25–10
Hits
14–10
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🧥 CBJ
Eric Robinson
3 G
6 shots · 17:28 TOI
2nd star 🧥 CBJ
Boone Jenner
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 17:53 TOI
3rd star 🧥 CBJ
Elvis Merzlikins
38 saves
0.927 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🧥 Kent Johnson PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:53
Assists: Nick Blankenburg, Elvis Merzlikins · beat Craig Anderson
1–0
⚔️ Tage Thompson Tying 1st · 03:11
Assists: Jeff Skinner, Jack Quinn · beat Elvis Merzlikins
1–1
🧥 Eric Robinson Go-ahead 1st · 13:41
Unassisted · beat Craig Anderson
2–1
2nd period
🧥 Eric Robinson 2nd · 11:53
Assists: Sean Kuraly, Patrik Laine · beat Craig Anderson
3–1
🧥 Boone Jenner 2nd · 19:42
Assists: Nick Blankenburg, Andrew Peeke · beat Craig Anderson
4–1
3rd period
⚔️ Jack Quinn 3rd · 05:02
Assists: Mattias Samuelsson · beat Elvis Merzlikins
4–2
⚔️ JJ Peterka PP 3rd · 09:46
Assists: Owen Power, Peyton Krebs · beat Elvis Merzlikins
4–3
🧥 Eric Robinson Empty net 3rd · 19:25
Assists: Boone Jenner
5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Robinson · Jenner · Roslovic 17:47
L2 Laine · Johnson · Kuraly 16:37
L3 Gaudreau · Foudy · Marchenko 13:26
L4 Sillinger · Bemstrom · Olivier 12:08
D1 Peeke · Gudbranson 25:46
D2 Blankenburg · Berni 17:46
D3 Bayreuther · Boqvist 15:48
⚔️Sabres
L1 Skinner · Thompson · Cozens 19:15
L2 Olofsson · Mittelstadt · Quinn 16:01
L3 Krebs · Hinostroza · Jost 13:48
L4 Girgensons · Peterka · Okposo 12:18
D1 Power · Samuelsson 25:11
D2 Jokiharju · Lyubushkin 17:58
D3 Clague · Bryson 14:07

Team stats

Away left · home right
🧥CBJ BUF⚔️
36 Shots on goal 41
1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
25 Hits 10
14 Blocked shots 10
9 Takeaways 5
15 Giveaways 11
6 Penalty minutes 2
CBJ shooting 13.9% (5/36) BUF shooting 7.3% (3/41)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🧥Blue Jackets
Elvis Merzlikins
38/41
.927 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Craig Anderson
31/35
.886 SV% · 4 GA · 59:41 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Kent Johnson · 1st 02:53 · 1–0 Tage Thompson · 1st 03:11 · 1–1 Eric Robinson · 1st 13:41 · 2–1 Eric Robinson · 2nd 11:53 · 3–1 Boone Jenner · 2nd 19:42 · 4–1 Jack Quinn · 3rd 05:02 · 4–2 JJ Peterka · 3rd 09:46 · 4–3 Eric Robinson · 3rd 19:25 · 5–3
CBJ BUF
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-2-1 (67% win rate, 9 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-7 (36% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 4–1
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets: no games found in this situation this year.
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Dec 72022 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 9–4 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
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CBJ vs BUF, answered

Who won Blue Jackets vs Sabres on February 28, 2023?

Blue Jackets won 5–3. The final score was Blue Jackets 5, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Eric Robinson (3), Boone Jenner, Kent Johnson.

Who scored for Sabres?

JJ Peterka, Jack Quinn, Tage Thompson.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Elvis Merzlikins made 38 saves on 41 shots (.927 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Craig Anderson made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 save percentage).

Where is Blue Jackets vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Blue Jackets vs Sabres season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeFeb 26 🧥CBJ @ 🌲MIN 2–3 AfterMar 3 🦑SEA @ 🧥CBJ 4–2
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeFeb 26 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–7 AfterMar 2 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 1–7
Also on February 28
🐙DET 1–6 🏛️OTT 🐆FLA 4–1 ⚡TBL 👑LAK 6–5 ✈️WPG 🏝️NYI 1–2 🌲MIN 🐧PIT 3–1 🐯NSH 🦑SEA 5–3 🎵STL 🐻BOS 4–3 🔥CGY 🪶CHI 1–4 🌵ARI
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