Blue Jackets 9–4 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 19, 2023)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🧥 CBJ	3	4	2	9
⚔️ BUF	1	1	2	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🧥 CBJ

Kirill Marchenko

3 G

4 shots · 15:20 TOI

2nd star 🧥 CBJ

Johnny Gaudreau

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 14:22 TOI

3rd star 🧥 CBJ

Cole Sillinger

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 15:47 TOI

🚨 Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin Go-ahead 1st · 00:30

Assists: Dylan Cozens, Casey Mittelstadt · beat Daniil Tarasov

0–1

🧥 Johnny Gaudreau Tying 1st · 10:35

Assists: Adam Fantilli · beat Devon Levi

1–1

🧥 Adam Fantilli Go-ahead 1st · 14:40

Assists: Johnny Gaudreau, Ivan Provorov · beat Devon Levi

2–1

🧥 Kirill Marchenko PP 1st · 19:48

Assists: Johnny Gaudreau, Zach Werenski · beat Devon Levi

3–1

2nd period

🧥 Kirill Marchenko 2nd · 07:37

Assists: Yegor Chinakhov, Andrew Peeke · beat Devon Levi

4–1

🧥 Kirill Marchenko 2nd · 07:55

Assists: Yegor Chinakhov, Ivan Provorov · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5–1

🧥 Erik Gudbranson 2nd · 08:52

Assists: Alexandre Texier, Sean Kuraly · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

6–1

🧥 Sean Kuraly 2nd · 12:27

Assists: Alexandre Texier, Brendan Gaunce · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

7–1

⚔️ Kyle Okposo 2nd · 18:54

Assists: Casey Mittelstadt, Victor Olofsson · beat Daniil Tarasov

7–2

3rd period

⚔️ Tage Thompson PP 3rd · 02:57

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Alex Tuch · beat Daniil Tarasov

7–3

⚔️ Dylan Cozens 3rd · 07:51

Assists: Zach Benson, JJ Peterka · beat Daniil Tarasov

7–4

🧥 Cole Sillinger 3rd · 08:30

Assists: Zach Werenski, Kent Johnson · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

8–4

🧥 Kent Johnson 3rd · 10:59

Assists: Cole Sillinger, Emil Bemstrom · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

9–4

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🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Sillinger · Danforth · Chinakhov 15:47

L2 Voronkov · Kuraly · Marchenko 15:16

L3 Gaudreau · Texier · Fantilli 14:30

L4 Johnson · Bemstrom · Gaunce 13:40

D1 Werenski · Provorov 22:56

D2 Peeke · Blankenburg 18:55

D3 Bean · Gudbranson 17:04

⚔️Sabres

L1 Benson · Thompson · Okposo 17:26

L2 Mittelstadt · Cozens · Peterka 17:13

L3 Robinson · Quinn · Tuch 13:57

L4 Olofsson · Krebs · Jost 11:40

D1 Dahlin · Samuelsson 22:49

D2 Clifton · Power 18:03

D3 Johnson · Jokiharju 16:52

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🧥CBJ BUF⚔️

34 Shots on goal 29

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

13 Hits 26

16 Blocked shots 13

4 Takeaways 6

5 Giveaways 8

6 Penalty minutes 4

CBJ shooting 26.5% (9/34) BUF shooting 13.8% (4/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🧥Blue Jackets

Daniil Tarasov

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Devon Levi

14/18

.778 SV% · 4 GA · 27:37 TOI

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

11/16

.688 SV% · 5 GA · 32:12 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

13 of 13 goals located

CBJ BUF

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⚔️ Last meetings

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Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0

Apr 142023 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 5–2 Feb 282023 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 5–3 Dec 72022 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 9–4 Feb 202022 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 3–7 Feb 102022 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 OT

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❓ CBJ vs BUF, answered

Who won Blue Jackets vs Sabres on December 19, 2023?

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

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Kirill Marchenko (3), Adam Fantilli, Cole Sillinger, Erik Gudbranson, Johnny Gaudreau, Kent Johnson, Sean Kuraly.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dylan Cozens, Kyle Okposo, Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Daniil Tarasov made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Devon Levi made 14 saves on 18 shots (.778 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?

Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🧥 Blue Jackets

BeforeDec 16 😈NJD @ 🧥CBJ 6–3 AfterDec 21 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 3–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 16 ⚔️BUF @ 🌵ARI 0–2 AfterDec 21 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 3–9

Also on December 19

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