nhl Game Recap
Sabres Down Columbus 2-1 - Match Report
The Sabres earned a 2-1 victory over the Blue Jackets on Saturday at KeyBank Center.
Buffalo won as a +102 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Buffalo got goals from Evan Rodrigues, and Jack Eichel in the victory. Rodrigues opened the scoring at 16:08 of the first period.
Carter Hutton stopped 22 of 23 Columbus shots in the victory.
Oliver Bjorkstrand scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind Carter Hutton.
Matiss Kivlenieks stopped 22 of 24 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Buffalo scored 0 times on 0 chances on the power play, while Columbus went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 24-23.
Next game, Buffalo takes its act home to face Colorado looking for another win. For Columbus, they head on the road to face Montreal.