Blue Jackets 2–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 30, 2023)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star ⚔️ BUF

Owen Power

2 A

4 shots · 21:26 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jeff Skinner

1 G

7 shots · 17:07 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Casey Mittelstadt

1 G

4 shots · 15:53 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🧥 Damon Severson Go-ahead 1st · 19:47

Assists: Dmitri Voronkov, Yegor Chinakhov · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–0

2nd period

⚔️ Jack Quinn Tying 2nd · 00:40

Assists: Dylan Cozens, Owen Power · beat Daniil Tarasov

1–1

🧥 Adam Fantilli Go-ahead 2nd · 13:45

Assists: Justin Danforth, Cole Sillinger · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–1

3rd period

⚔️ Casey Mittelstadt Tying 3rd · 11:52

Assists: Zach Benson, Mattias Samuelsson · beat Daniil Tarasov

2–2

Overtime

⚔️ Jeff Skinner Go-ahead OT · 01:20

Assists: Owen Power, Tage Thompson · beat Daniil Tarasov

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Gaudreau · Fantilli · Danforth 17:34

L2 Sillinger · Chinakhov · Marchenko 15:46

L3 Voronkov · Roslovic · Johnson 14:57

L4 Bemstrom · Gaunce · Texier 12:57

D1 Provorov · Christiansen 21:54

D2 Gudbranson · Severson 20:19

D3 Bean · Jiricek 17:30

⚔️Sabres

L1 Cozens · Peterka · Quinn 19:04

L2 Skinner · Thompson · Tuch 16:57

L3 Greenway · Benson · Mittelstadt 15:47

L4 Robinson · Krebs · Okposo 8:57

D1 Dahlin · Samuelsson 24:02

D2 Jokiharju · Power 21:34

D3 Clifton · Johnson 14:11

Team stats

Away left · home right

🧥CBJ BUF⚔️

20 Shots on goal 42

18 Hits 15

21 Blocked shots 6

5 Takeaways 11

2 Giveaways 6

2 Penalty minutes 2

CBJ shooting 10.0% (2/20) BUF shooting 7.1% (3/42)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🧥Blue Jackets

Daniil Tarasov

39/42

.929 SV% · 3 GA · 61:20 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

18/20

.900 SV% · 2 GA · 61:20 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

CBJ BUF

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-3-2 (55% win rate, 11 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-1-2 (25% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-1-3 (43% win rate, 7 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-3-1 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Dec 192023 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 9–4 Apr 142023 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 5–2 Feb 282023 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 5–3 Dec 72022 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 9–4 Feb 202022 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 3–7

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Who won Blue Jackets vs Sabres on December 30, 2023?

Sabres won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Blue Jackets 2, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Adam Fantilli, Damon Severson.

Who scored for Sabres?

Casey Mittelstadt, Jack Quinn, Jeff Skinner.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Daniil Tarasov made 39 saves on 42 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 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

BeforeDec 29 🍁TOR @ 🧥CBJ 5–6 AfterJan 2 🐻BOS @ 🧥CBJ 4–1

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 27 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 4–1 AfterDec 31 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 1–5

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