Buffalo – Columbus 3:1 (end)
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Buffalo Sabres
3:1 (1:0, 0:0, 2:1)
Columbus Blue Jackets
Friday 12.01.2018, 01:00 • KeyBank Center, Buffalo • NHL
     
    52:26
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres (Evan Rodrigues – 2 min., tripping).
     
    40:01
    Coincidental penalty:
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres (Rasmus Ristolainen – 2 min., roughing).
    Penalty for Columbus Blue Jackets (Josh Anderson – 2 min., roughing).
    Goals and assists: 12. B. Pouliot (Okposo, Eichel), 48. Okposo (E. Kane, Guhle), 60. Eichel (R. O'Reilly)


    Buffalo Sabres: Ullmark (Lehner) – Scandella, McCabe, Falk, Guhle, Ristolainen, Beaulieu – E. Kane, Eichel (A), Nolan – S. Wilson, Okposo (A), Jo. Larsson – S. Reinhart, Girgensons, Pominville – B. Pouliot, Rodrigues, R. O'Reilly (A).
    Columbus Blue Jackets: Bobrovsky (Korpisalo) – S. Jones, Harrington, J. Johnson (A), Werenski, D. Savard, Nutivaara – , Wennberg, Calvert – Schroeder, Dubois, Bjorkstrand – Hannikainen, Jenner (A), Sedlák – Motte, N. Foligno (C), J. Anderson.

    Referees: Brian Pochmara, Frederick L'Ecuyer – Tim Nowak, Brad Kovachik