#Buffalo [](/r/sabres) Sabres (41-33-7) at Columbus [](/r/bluejackets) Blue Jackets (25-47-9)
#Nationwide Arena
##Time
|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|
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|04:30PM|05:30PM|06:30PM|07:30PM|08:30PM|##Watch, Listen and Talk:
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|TV|BSOH, MSG-B|
|Listen|[BUF](https://www.nhl.com/video/c-00099917) – [CBJ](https://www.nhl.com/video/c-000999129)|
|Other-Away|[Preview](http://Sabres.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2022020547) – [Boxscore](http://Sabres.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2022020547) – [Recap](http://Sabres.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2022020547)|
|Other-Home|[Preview](http://BlueJackets.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2022020547) – [Boxscore](http://BlueJackets.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2022020547) – [Recap](http://BlueJackets.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2022020547)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2022020547)|
###Projected Lineups
||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
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|[](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|Sean Kuraly|Kirill Marchenko|[](/r/sabres)|Jeff Skinner|Casey Mittelstadt|Alex Tuch|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Kent Johnson|Jack Roslovic|Liam Foudy|[](/r/sabres)|Jordan Greenway|Tage Thompson|Dylan Cozens|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Joona Luoto|Hunter McKown|Emil Bemstrom|[](/r/sabres)|John Jason Peterka|Peyton Krebs|Jack Quinn|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Mikael Pyyhtia|Tyler Angle|Samuel Knazko|[](/r/sabres)|Victor Olofsson|Zemgus Girgensons|Kyle Okposo|
||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
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|[](/r/bluejackets)|Gavin Bayreuther|Andrew Peeke|[](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|Henri Jokiharju|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Tim Berni|Adam Boqvist|[](/r/sabres)|Owen Power|Ilya Lyubushkin|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Stanislav Svozil|Billy Sweezey|[](/r/sabres)|Riley Stillman|Jacob Bryson|
||Goalies||Goalies|
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|[](/r/bluejackets)|Jon Gillies|[](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Michael Hutchinson|[](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|
###Injuries
||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
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|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Boone Jenner|11 Apr 2023|Back|OUT|Jenner (back) will miss Columbus’ last two games of the campaign, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.|15 Sep 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Eric Robinson|08 Apr 2023|Upper Body|OUT|Robinson (upper body) will not play in the Jackets’ final two games, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports Wednesday.|15 Sep 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Lane Pederson|30 Mar 2023|Upper Body|OUT|Pederson (upper body) isn’t expected to return Thursday versus New Jersey.|15 Sep 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Nick Blankenburg|27 Mar 2023|Ankle|OUT|Blankenburg is considered week-to-week after suffering an ankle injury, the team announced Monday.|15 Sep 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Elvis Merzlikins|25 Mar 2023|Lower Body|OUT|Merzlikins (lower body) won’t be in the lineup Sunday against the Ottawa Senators, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ official site reports.|15 Sep 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Erik Gudbranson|24 Mar 2023|Shoulder|OUT|Gubdranson suffered a separated shoulder that will sideline him for six weeks, the team announced Monday.|15 Sep 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Mathieu Olivier|24 Mar 2023|Lower Leg|OUT|Olivier (lower body) will be out for 2-4 weeks, the Jackets announced Monday.|15 Sep 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Patrik Laine|24 Mar 2023|Triceps|OUT|Laine suffered a triceps strain at practice Thursday and is expected to miss 2-4 weeks, as reports.|15 Sep 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Justin Danforth||Shoulder|IR|Surgery|15 Sep 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Alexandre Texier||Personal|OUT||01 Jul 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Jake Bean||Shoulder|IR||15 Sep 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|03 Mar 2023|Shoulder|IR-LT|Not Specified|15 Sep 2023|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Tage Thompson|13 Apr 2023|Upper Body|OUT|Thompson (upper body) won’t play Friday versus the Columbus Blue Jackets, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.|15 Sep 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Mattias Samuelsson|13 Apr 2023|Undisclosed|OUT|Samuelsson (undisclosed) will not dress for the Buffalo Sabres’ final two games of the season, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.|15 Sep 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ben Bishop||Knee|IR-LT|Surgery|01 Jul 2023|
###Team Stats
|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|G/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|S/G|SA/G|FO%|
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|[Blue Jackets](/r/bluejackets)|81|25|47|9|59|36.4|2.60493|4.0|18.3|75.0|29.23456|35.41975|48.7|
|[Sabres](/r/sabres)|81|41|33|7|89|54.9|3.55555|3.64197|23.5|72.8|32.46913|33.07407|44.9|
###Team Leaders
|Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
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|G|[](/r/bluejackets)|Boone Jenner|26|[](/r/sabres)|Tage Thompson|47|
|A|[](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|53|[](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|58|
|P|[](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|73|[](/r/sabres)|Tage Thompson|94|
|+/-|[](/r/bluejackets)|Samuel Knazko|1|[](/r/sabres)|Mattias Samuelsson|14|
|PIM|[](/r/bluejackets)|Mathieu Olivier|81|[](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|92|
|TOI|[](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|23:35|[](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|25:47|
#In-Game Updates
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by HockeyMod
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Thompson is out for Buffalo, because of course he is. Some talk of them sitting other guys too.
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CBJ will finish 31st if they lose in regulation
CBJ will finish 30th if they lose in overtime
CBJ will finish 29th if they win in any fashion
Columbus is going to win tonight and get 5 points in the last 3 games moving them from 32nd to 29th.
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[Seems like the most appropriate movie clip for tonight for the current situation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7vtWB4owdE)
0 points tonight and we remain locked in for a top 4 pick, plus a 60% chance at a top 3 pick.
I know everyone is still angry about last night, but we’re still in a good place as of now.
Can’t wait to see the reactions when we win. Go Jackets!
No thompson for buffalo means i fully expect to win.
If we win there’s gonna (rightfully) be a call for heads of everyone in the organization by the fans.
So, everyone with the
“If you’re mad about this you need to touch grass, these players are playing for their jobs!”
Right, I get that.
But it was fucking Bemstrom. From what I gather from a lot of these posts, it’s the Emil Bemstrom factor that is pissing everyone off to the highest extent.