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Recap - Sabres Defeat Columbus 4-3

Buffalo earned a 4-3 victory over Columbus behind a 2-goal performance from Victor Olofsson on Thursday at KeyBank Center.

Buffalo was an underdog by -103 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.0.

Buffalo got goals from Victor Olofsson(2), Evan Rodrigues, and Jack Eichel in the victory. Eichel opened the scoring at 18:47 of the second period.

Carter Hutton stopped 28 of 31 Columbus shots in the victory.

Columbus got goals from Boone Jenner, Markus Nutivaara, and Nathan Gerbe in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Columbus got a 23-stop effort from Matiss Kivlenieks in the loss.

Buffalo scored 1 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Columbus went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Columbus by a margin of 31-27.

Buffalo heads into a battle against the Maple Leafs. Columbus, meanwhile, will have their next action against New York.