The Columbus Blue Jackets are back at home to take on the Buffalo Sabres today at 3 PM.
Buffalo Sabres - 21-14-4 - 46 Points - 10-0-0 in the last 10 - 4th in the Atlantic
Columbus Blue Jackets - 17-16-6 - 40 Points - 4-6-0 in the last 10 - 8th in the Metro
Blue Jackets Stats
- Power Play - 18.6% - 19th in the NHL
- Penalty Kill - 75.0% - 30th in the NHL
- Goals For - 114 - 21st in the NHL
- Goals Against - 130 - 22nd in the NHL
Sabres Stats
- Power Play - 18.8% - 18th in the NHL
- Penalty Kill - 85.0% - 2nd in the NHL
- Goals For - 121 - 18th in the NHL
- Goals Against - 121 - 17th in the NHL
Series History vs. The Sabres
- Columbus is 28-16-1-3 all-time, and 13-8-1-0 at home vs. Buffalo.
- The CBJ are 10-4-3 in the last 17 against the Sabres.
- The Blue Jackets have killed off 11 straight Buffalo power plays.
Who To Watch For The Sabres
- Tage Thompson leads the Sabres with 20 goals and 37 points.
- Rasmus Dahlin leads the team with 24 assists.
- Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is 7-5-1 with a SV% of .903.
CBJ Player Notes vs. Sabres
- Zach Werenski has 17 points in 20 career games vs. Buffalo.
- Boone Jenner has 14 points in 25 games.
- Kirill Marchenko has 4 goals and 8 points in 9 games against the Sabres. He also has one career hat trick.
- Elvis Merzlikins has a career record of 2-2-0, with a SV% of .864 vs. Buffalo.
Injuries
- Erik Gudbranson - Upper Body - Missed 34 Games - IR - No timeline for a return
- Isac Lundeström - Lower Body - Missed 2 Games - IR
- Miles Wood - Lower Body - IR - Week-to-week
- Brendan Smith - Lower Body - Missed 1 Game IR - Week to week
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 85
How to Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be on FANDUEL SPORTS NETWORK. Steve Mears will be on the play-by-play. The radio broadcast will be on 97.1 The Fan, with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.
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