Blue Jackets 2–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Feb 4, 2025)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🧥 CBJ	0	1	1	2
⚔️ BUF	1	2	0	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Alex Tuch

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 22:15 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Bowen Byram

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 22:27 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Zucker

2 A

16:52 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Bowen Byram Go-ahead 1st · 10:07

Assists: Jason Zucker, Alex Tuch · beat Elvis Merzlikins

0–1

2nd period

🧥 Kent Johnson Tying 2nd · 01:47

Assists: James van Riemsdyk, Ivan Provorov · beat James Reimer

1–1

⚔️ Alex Tuch Go-ahead 2nd · 12:17

Assists: Dennis Gilbert, Bowen Byram · beat Elvis Merzlikins

1–2

⚔️ Alex Tuch 2nd · 18:56

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Jason Zucker · beat Elvis Merzlikins

1–3

3rd period

🧥 Ivan Provorov 3rd · 12:38

Assists: Damon Severson, Luca Del Bel Belluz · beat James Reimer

2–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Voronkov · Fantilli · Sillinger 21:13

L2 van Riemsdyk · Johnson · Del Bel Belluz 15:41

L3 Aston-Reese · Olivier · Danforth 13:02

L4 Pyyhtia · Kuraly · Labanc 11:39

D1 Provorov · Mateychuk 24:08

D2 Severson · Johnson 18:04

D3 Christiansen · Harris 15:59

⚔️Sabres

L1 McLeod · Tuch · Peterka 22:15

L2 Zucker · Benson · Kulich 16:52

L3 Krebs · Cozens · Quinn 15:22

L4 Malenstyn · Rosen 9:22

D1 Dahlin · Byram 23:02

D2 Power · Bryson 17:47

D3 Clifton · Jokiharju 14:04

D4 Gilbert 8:41

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🧥CBJ BUF⚔️

29 Shots on goal 21

18 Hits 24

18 Blocked shots 18

3 Takeaways 3

17 Giveaways 22

7 Penalty minutes 7

CBJ shooting 6.9% (2/29) BUF shooting 14.3% (3/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🧥Blue Jackets

Elvis Merzlikins

18/21

.857 SV% · 3 GA · 57:26 TOI

⚔️Sabres

James Reimer

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

CBJ BUF

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🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-6 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-4-3 (53% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 172024 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 4–6 Feb 232024 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 2–1 Dec 302023 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 OT Dec 192023 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 9–4 Apr 142023 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 5–2

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❓ CBJ vs BUF, answered

Who won Blue Jackets vs Sabres on February 4, 2025?

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

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Ivan Provorov, Kent Johnson.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alex Tuch (2), Bowen Byram.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Elvis Merzlikins made 18 saves on 21 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

James Reimer made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 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 2 🧥CBJ @ ⭐DAL 3–5 AfterFeb 6 🏒UTA @ 🧥CBJ 3–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 2 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 AfterFeb 8 ⚔️BUF @ 🐯NSH 4–6

Also on February 4

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