National Hockey League
Columbus 9, Buffalo 4
Tuesday, December 19, 2023 7:00 PM
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Beau Halkidis, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Tyson Baker, Ben O'Quinn
Attendance: 14888
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123T
Columbus 3429
Buffalo 1124
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Columbus 11-17-4-1 7-9-2-0 4-8-2-1 W1
Buffalo 13-17-2-1 6-8-0-1 7-9-2-0 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Buffalo Sabres have a 6-8-0-1 record at home this season. The Columbus Blue Jackets have a 4-8-2-1 record on the road.
  • Buffalo has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Sabres have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Columbus has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Blue Jackets have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Dylan Cozens played for 16:04 during 25 shifts and scored 2 points. Dylan Cozens had 1 goal and 1 assist.
  • Kirill Marchenko played for 15:20 during 18 shifts and scored 3 points. Kirill Marchenko had 3 goals and 0 assists.
  • Buffalo had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
  • Columbus had 2 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
Top Game Performances
Columbus   Buffalo
Kirill Marchenko 3 Points Dylan Cozens 2
Kirill Marchenko 3 Goals Dylan Cozens 1
Johnny Gaudreau 2 Assists Casey Mittelstadt 2
Kirill Marchenko 1 Power Play Goals Tage Thompson 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Daniil Tarasov .862 Save Percentage Devon Levi .778
Daniil Tarasov 25 Saves Devon Levi 14
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals PP PK PIM FW
Columbus 34 9 1-2 2-3 6 29
Buffalo 29 4 1-3 1-2 4 35
Upcoming Games
  • Buffalo will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Sabres have a W/L % of .077 after a win and .600 after a loss.
  • Columbus will play their next game at home against Washington. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .182 after a win and .409 after a loss.