Game Thread: Buffalo Sabres (25-27-4) at Columbus Blue Jackets (18-27-10) – 23 Feb 2024 – 7:00PM EST

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# Buffalo [](/r/sabres) Sabres (25-27-4) at Columbus [](/r/bluejackets) Blue Jackets (18-27-10)

#Nationwide Arena

##In-Game Updates

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##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, SNE, SNO, NHLN, BSOH|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020900) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020900/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020900/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020900/playbyplay)|

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##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
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|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|Boone Jenner|Jack Roslovic|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jeff Skinner|Tage Thompson|Alex Tuch|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Yegor Chinakhov|Dmitri Voronkov|Kirill Marchenko|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jordan Greenway|Casey Mittelstadt|Dylan Cozens|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Kent Johnson|Cole Sillinger|Justin Danforth|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zach Benson|Peyton Krebs|JJ Peterka|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Alexandre Texier|Sean Kuraly|Mathieu Olivier|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Eric Robinson|Zemgus Girgensons|Kyle Okposo|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|Adam Boqvist|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|Henri Jokiharju|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Ivan Provorov|Damon Severson|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jacob Bryson|Connor Clifton|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Jake Bean|Erik Gudbranson|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Kale Clague|Erik Johnson|

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

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

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##Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
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|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Adam Fantilli||Laceration|OUT|Laceration|27 Mar 2024|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Jordan Dumais||Abdomen|OUT||22 Mar 2024|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Patrik Laine||Personal|IR-NR|Fracture|29 Feb 2024|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Victor Olofsson|20 Feb 2024|Illness|OUT|Olofsson (illness) won’t accompany the Buffalo Sabres on the team’s upcoming two-game road trip, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.|25 Feb 2024|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Owen Power|12 Feb 2024|Hand|IR|Power (hand) doesn’t feel ready to return Wednesday versus Montreal, but he believes his recovery is going well, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.|unknown|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jack Quinn|15 Feb 2024|Lower Body|IR|Quinn (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Thursday, according to Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.|27 Mar 2024|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Mattias Samuelsson|06 Feb 2024|Upper Body|IR|Samuelsson (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.|15 Sep 2024|

[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/columbus-blue-jackets/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/buffalo-sabres/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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|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|55|18|27|10|46|0.418|2.96|3.73|13.92|75.78|30.02|33.29|47.20|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|56|25|27|4|54|0.482|2.93|3.05|14.91|80.23|31.64|29.11|46.46|

[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)

## Goalie Breakdown

||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
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|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Elvis Merzlikins|32|31|10|12|7|1|3.33|0.900|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Spencer Martin|13|10|3|8|1|0|3.65|0.887|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|32|29|15|14|2|4|2.52|0.911|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|20|19|9|7|2|0|3.30|0.891|

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

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