The game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Buffalo Sabres will take place at Nationwide Arena on Friday, April 14 at 7:30 PM ET.
The Columbus Blue Jackets will welcome the Buffalo Sabres to Nationwide Arenar for an NHL game on Friday. The Columbus Blue Jackets won 3-2 in their last game over the Penguins. Johnny Gaudreau scored a minute into overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 Thursday night, snapping a four-game losing streak. Gaudreau scored his 14th overtime goal and the Blue Jackets moved ahead of Chicago and Anaheim for the worst record in the NHL. Columbus has one game remaining.
Andrew Peeke and Emil Bemstrom also scored for Columbus. Michael Hutchinson stopped 34 shots. “I think everyone played great, and we did a good job, team-wise, of winning their chances,” Hutchinson said. “We didn’t give them too much time off their rushes. We were backchecking hard. It was just a fun game to be part of.”
“You could tell they weren’t at their best,” Blue Jackets coach Brad Larsen said of the Penguins. ”They were low on energy. You can understand — 16 straight years. It was a different feel for sure. Look at the lineup we had. We had a lot of kids in there and, and they provided us with some energy. The players play. They go out and they compete. That’s what they do, and they found a way.”
The Buffalo Sabres on the other hand won 4-3 against the Senators in their last game. If the teary-eyed hugs with his two sons and wife at the Zamboni entrance weren’t hints enough, Sabres goalie Craig Anderson made it official following a 4-3 overtime win against Ottawa on Thursday night. He’s retiring after a 20-year career. “This is it,” Anderson said after a 30-save performance in Buffalo’s home finale in which he was mobbed by teammates and celebrated in front of a crowd chanting, “Andy! Andy! Andy!” after Casey Mittelstadt scored 1:18 into the extra frame.
“I think I left it all out there. At the end of the day, I did everything I possibly could to make sure that I was competitive and gave the team a chance to win,” Anderson added. “You’ve got to be honest with yourself. And that’s just the way this game goes, Father Time always catches up to you.” The 41-year-old from Park Ridge, Illinois — who won’t be suiting up in Buffalo’s season finale at Columbus on Friday — closes his career at 319-275-71. He ranks fifth among American-born goalies in wins and games played, and third with 43 shutouts, one behind Ryan Miller.
“It was emotional. Yeah, I mean, you don’t get to write your own ending very often, especially in this sport,” Sabres captain Kyle Okposo said. “We wanted that one for him. Just an incredible scene.” Tage Thompson scored his team-leading 47th goal, while Henri Jokiharju and Victor Olofsson also scored for Buffalo in a game between Atlantic Division rivals eliminated from playoff contention. By forcing overtime in rallying from a 3-2 deficit, the Sabres assured themselves of finishing 10th in the Eastern Conference standings.
Emil Bemström – Adam Boqvist – Johnny Gaudreau
Sean Kuraly – Hunter McKown – Andrew Peeke
Mikael Pyyhtia – Stanislav Svozil – Tyler Angle
Gavin Bayreuther – Tim Berni
Liam Foudy – Michael Hutchinson
Kent Johnson – Samuel Kňažko
Joona Luoto – Kirill Marchenko
Jack Roslovic
Billy Sweezey
Jeff Skinner – Casey Mittelstadt – Rasmus Dahlin
Zemgus Girgensons – Henri Jokiharju – Kyle Okposo
Victor Olofsson – Tage Thompson – Alex Tuch
Craig Anderson – Jacob Bryson
Dylan Cozens – Jordan Greenway
Peyton Krebs – Ilya Lyubushkin
JJ Peterka – Owen Power
Jack Quinn
Riley Stillman
Columbus Blue Jackets: Eric Robinson, Lane Pederson, Justin Danforth, Boone Jenner, Mathieu Olivier, Nick Blankenburg, Elvis Merzlikins, Patrik Laine, Jake Bean, Erik Gudbranson, Zach Werenski
Buffalo Sabres: Tage Thompson, Mattias Samuelsson, Ben Bishop
The game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Buffalo Sabres will take place at Nationwide Arena on Friday, April 14 at 7:30 PM ET.
The match between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Buffalo Sabres will be telecast live on MSG, Bally Sports Ohio, Fox Sports Ohio, Bally Sports Ohio, Fox Sports Ohio.
Country | Channel | Date and Time |
United States | MSG, Bally Sports Ohio, Fox Sports Ohio, Bally Sports Ohio, Fox Sports Ohio.. | April 14 (7:30 PM ET) |
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