Last night, Columbus defeated Buffalo 4-3 at Nationwide Arena. Tonight they play again in Buffalo.
Bad news: Sergei Bobrovsky’s shutout streak ended, and Robin Lehner played a great game to keep it close. Good news: Tonight the Jackets will face Anders Nilsson instead while Joonas Korpisalo will go for Columbus. He’s riding a .952 save percentage over his last three games.
Here’s what you need to know
Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 7:00 EST
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
TV: FoxSports Ohio; Radio: 97.1 WBNS FM
Opponents Blog: Die by the Blade
Columbus Blue Jackets, 43-17-6, 92 points, 2nd Metro, 2nd East
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Buffalo Sabres, 27-29-12, 66 points, 7th Atlantic, 13th East
Season Series
03/10/17 BUF 3 @ CBJ 4
03/11/17 CBJ @ BUF
03/28/17 BUF @ CBJ
Stats
| Buffalo | Columbus | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.51 (22) | GPG | 3.17 (5) |
| 2.85 (22) | GAPG | 2.29(2) |
| 23.3% (2) | PP% | 22.0% (5) |
| 76.0% (29) | PK% | 83.2% (10) |
| 46.99% (28) | EV Corsi % | 50.39% (17) |
| 99.7 (20) | EV PDO | 101.9 (3) |
| Evander Kane, 24 | G Leader | Cam Atkinson, 30 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen, 36 | A Leader | Alexander Wennberg, 41 |
| Jack Eichel, 45 | P Leader | Cam Atkinson, 57 |
| Evander Kane, 93 | PIM Leader | Brandon Dubinsky, 66 |
| 16-12-6 | Home / Road | 18-8-5 |
| 2-6-2 | Last 10 | 7-2-1 |
Projected Lineups
| Brandon Saad | Alexander Wennberg | Nick Foligno |
| Boone Jenner | Brandon Dubinsky | Cam Atkinson |
| Scott Hartnell | Sam Gagner | BJORKSTRAND |
| Lauri Korpikoski | William Karlsson | T.J. Tynan |
| Zach Werenski | Seth Jones |
| Jack Johnson | David Savard |
| Kyle Quincey | Markus Nutivaara |
| Joonas Korpisalo |
| Sergei Bobrovsky |
| Matt Moulson | Jack Eichel | Sam Reinhart |
| Evander Kane | Ryan O’Reilly | Justin Bailey |
| Foligno the Lesser | Zemgus Girgensons | Brian Gionta |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | Evan Rodrigues | Tyler Ennis |
| Jack McCabe | Rasmus Ristolainen |
| Josh Gorges | Cody Franson |
| Justin Falk | Zach Bogosian |
| Anders Nilsson |
| Robin Lehner |