Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres
Friday, April 8, 2016 – 7:00 PM EDT
First Niagara Center – Buffalo, New York
TV: FSNOH – Radio: 97.1 WBNS FM
Opponents’ Blog: Die By The Blade
Columbus Blue Jackets – 32-40-8, 72 pts – 8th Metro, 15th East
vs.
Buffalo Sabres – 34-35-11, 79 pts – 7th Atlantic, 14th East
Season Series
BUF: 2-0-0
CBJ: 0-2-0
10/12/15 – Columbus 2 at Buffalo 4
02/19/16 – Buffalo 4 at Columbus 0
04/08/16 – Columbus at Buffalo
Head to Head Stats
| Buffalo | Columbus | |
| 2.43 (25) | GPG | 2.55 (23) |
| 2.60 (15) | GAPG | 3.04 (29) |
| 18.9% (11) | PP% | 16.8% (23) |
| 82.8% (8) | PK% | 81.1% (18) |
| 47.3% (26) | EV CF% | 48.1% (21) |
| 99.2 (26) | EV PDO | 99.6 (20) |
| -98 (22) | EV SC +/- | +14 (14) |
| Jack Eichel, 24 | G leader | Boone Jenner, 30 |
| Ryan O’Reilly, 38 | A leader | Brandon Dubinsky, 30 |
| Ryan O’Reilly, 59 | Pts leader | Cam Atkinson, 52 |
| Evander Kane, 91 | PIM leader | Scott Hartnell, 112 |
| 16-18-6 | Home/Road | 15-23-2 |
| 6-2-2 | Last 10 | 4-6-0 |
| 4/5 @ New Jersey, W 3-1 | Last Game | 4/6 @ Toronto, W 5-1 |