Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres

Tue, Feb 4, 2025 · KeyBank Center · 2024–25 Regular Season

Columbus Blue Jackets

2 – 3

Final

Buffalo Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 on Tue, Feb 4, 2025 at KeyBank Center. Alex Tuch scored twice. James Reimer made 27 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 29–21.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
CBJ	0	1	1	2	29
BUF	1	2	0	3	21

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	10:07	BUF	EV	Bowen Byram (6) · snap	Jason Zucker (21), Alex Tuch (22)	0–1
2nd	01:47	CBJ	EV	Kent Johnson (16) · backhand	James van Riemsdyk (14), Ivan Provorov (19)	1–1
2nd	12:17	BUF	EV	Alex Tuch (17) · tip-in	Dennis Gilbert (3), Bowen Byram (21)	1–2
2nd	18:56	BUF	EV	Alex Tuch (18) · tip-in	Rasmus Dahlin (34), Jason Zucker (22)	1–3
3rd	12:38	CBJ	EV	Ivan Provorov (5) · tip-in	Damon Severson (15), Luca Del Bel Belluz (6)	2–3

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	00:03	BUF	Dennis Gilbert	fighting	5
1st	00:03	CBJ	Mathieu Olivier	fighting	5
2nd	08:07	BUF	Dylan Cozens	tripping	2
2nd	12:55	CBJ	Damon Severson	slashing	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: CBJ 2.41 · BUF 2.38 · xG% CBJ 50.3

Columbus Blue Jackets

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
9	Ivan Provorov	D	1	1	2	0	0	3	1	3		28:27	26
78	Damon Severson	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	1		18:29	23
91	Kent Johnson	C	1	0	1	+2	0	4	0	0		17:48	17
21	James van Riemsdyk	L	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0		15:41	16
65	Luca Del Bel Belluz	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	1	50.0	14:38	15
19	Adam Fantilli	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	1	57.9	21:25	24
10	Dmitri Voronkov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		21:13	22
5	Denton Mateychuk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	4		19:50	20
4	Cole Sillinger	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		19:43	22
3	Jack Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		17:39	18
2	Jake Christiansen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	2		17:34	20
22	Jordan Harris	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		14:24	16
24	Mathieu Olivier	R	0	0	0	-1	5	2	3	0		13:12	17
27	Zachary Aston-Reese	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1		13:02	19
17	Justin Danforth	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	36.4	12:59	19
7	Sean Kuraly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	2	44.4	12:01	13
82	Mikael Pyyhtia	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		11:39	14
62	Kevin Labanc	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		10:50	13

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
90	Elvis Merzlikins	L	21	18	3	.857	57:26

Buffalo Sabres

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
89	Alex Tuch	R	2	1	3	+1	0	5	1	3	100.0	22:15	26
4	Bowen Byram	D	1	1	2	+1	0	1	2	1		22:27	27
17	Jason Zucker	L	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	2	100.0	16:52	23
26	Rasmus Dahlin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	4		23:36	26
8	Dennis Gilbert	D	0	1	1	+1	5	0	1	2		8:41	14
71	Ryan McLeod	C	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	35.7	22:19	29
25	Owen Power	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3		19:04	27
77	JJ Peterka	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		18:25	24
20	Jiri Kulich	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	52.9	17:31	26
78	Jacob Bryson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:30	19
19	Peyton Krebs	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	0	58.3	16:26	24
9	Zach Benson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		16:26	19
22	Jack Quinn	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		15:22	21
24	Dylan Cozens	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0	57.1	15:15	21
75	Connor Clifton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2		14:40	17
10	Henri Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		13:27	17
63	Isak Rosen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		11:46	17
29	Beck Malenstyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		6:58	9

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
47	James Reimer	W	29	27	2	.931	60:00