Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
Final
Recap
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Matthew Knies had two goals and an assist in his Columbus debut and the Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on Thursday night for their first season-opening victory in five years. Cole Sillinger, Adam Fantilli, Sean Monahan and Mathieu Olivier also scored, and Charlie Coyle added three assists. Reigning Norris Trophy winner Zach Werenski had two assists, and Jet Greaves stopped 23 shots.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteBUF -115 · 51% to win
UpsetTotalO/U 5.5 · 9 scored
OverAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 4 books
Team stats
26Shots on goal23
42%Faceoff %58%
.773Save %.885
21Hits25
8Blocked shots15
2Takeaways6
15Giveaways12
11Penalty minutes15
Box score
Skaters
| Skaters | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah OstlundC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:42 |
| Zach MetsaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12:54 |
| Ryan McLeodC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:41 |
| Konsta HeleniusC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:09 |
| Sam CarrickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:43 |
| Beck MalenstynLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8:11 |
| Josh DoanRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:06 |
| Mattias SamuelssonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:21 |
| Josh NorrisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16:19 |
| Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25:58 |
| Owen PowerD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:25 |
| Matt GrzelcykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:27 |
| Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:46 |
| Jiri KulichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:45 |
| Jack QuinnRW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:46 |
| Louis CrevierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:14 |
| Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:58 |
| Zach BensonLW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:34 |
| Totals | 3 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 11 |
Goalies
| Goalies | SV | SA | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UkkoPekka LuukkonenG | 17 | 22 | 5 | 59:08 |