Game Thread: Columbus Blue Jackets (10-17-5) at Buffalo Sabres (13-16-3) – 19 Dec 2023 – 7:00PM EST

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# Columbus [](/r/bluejackets) Blue Jackets (10-17-5) at Buffalo [](/r/sabres) Sabres (13-16-3)

#KeyBank Center

##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
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|4:00PM|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|8:00PM|12:00AM|##Game Info:

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|TV|MSG-B, BSOH|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020485) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020485/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020485/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020485/playbyplay)|

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##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zach Benson|Tage Thompson|Alex Tuch|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Kirill Marchenko|Dmitri Voronkov|Yegor Chinakhov|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Casey Mittelstadt|Dylan Cozens|JJ Peterka|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Emil Bemstrom|Cole Sillinger|Kent Johnson|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jack Quinn|Tyson Jost|Victor Olofsson|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|Adam Fantilli|Justin Danforth|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Eric Robinson|Peyton Krebs|Kyle Okposo|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Alexandre Texier|Sean Kuraly|Mathieu Olivier|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|Mattias Samuelsson|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|Erik Gudbranson|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Owen Power|Henri Jokiharju|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Ivan Provorov|Andrew Peeke|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Erik Johnson|Connor Clifton|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|David Jiricek|Nick Blankenburg|

||Goalies||Goalies|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Elvis Merzlikins|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Daniil Tarasov|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/buffalo-sabres/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/columbus-blue-jackets/line-combinations/)

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##Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jeff Skinner|13 Dec 2023|Upper Body|IR|Not Specified|21 Dec 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jordan Greenway|02 Dec 2023|Upper Body|IR|Greenway (upper body) traveled with the Buffalo Sabres to Colorado ahead of Wednesday’s game versus the Colorado Avalanche but didn’t participate in the morning skate, according to Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.|unknown|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zemgus Girgensons|24 Nov 2023|Lower Body|IR|Girgensons (lower body) is considered week-to-week, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.|21 Dec 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jack Quinn|21 Sep 2023|Achilles|IR-NR|Surgery|unknown|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Patrik Laine|14 Dec 2023|Collarbone|IR|Laine (fractured clavicle) was placed on injured reserve Monday.|27 Jan 2024|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Boone Jenner|08 Dec 2023|Jaw|IR|Jenner is expected to miss six weeks after suffering a fractured jaw Friday against the St. Louis Blues. He was placed on injured reserve Saturday.|19 Jan 2024|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Adam Boqvist|06 Dec 2023|Shoulder|IR|Strain|04 Jan 2024|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Damon Severson|19 Nov 2023|Oblique|IR|Severson (oblique) was put on injured reserve Thursday.|02 Jan 2024|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Jack Roslovic|13 Nov 2023|Ankle|IR|Fracture|unknown|

[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/buffalo-sabres/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/columbus-blue-jackets/injuries)

##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|32|13|16|3|29|0.453|2.81|3.25|13.33|81.19|30.12|29.62|45.71|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|32|10|17|5|25|0.391|3.00|3.62|15.38|84.27|29.53|34.53|47.85|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

##Team Leaders

|Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
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|G|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jeff Skinner, JJ Peterka|12|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Boone Jenner|13|
|A|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|18|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|22|
|P|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Casey Mittelstadt, Rasmus Dahlin|25|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|23|
|+/-|[BUF](/r/sabres)|JJ Peterka|6|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Kirill Marchenko, Dmitri Voronkov|4|
|PIM|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Connor Clifton|44|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Erik Gudbranson|44|
|TOI|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|25:02|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|24:23|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=7 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=29 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

##In-Game Updates

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