Overview
- Denton Mateychuk, Brendan Gaunce (short-handed), Dmitri Voronkov, Mathieu Olivier and Cole Sillinger supplied the scoring for Columbus.
- Jet Greaves made 32 saves for the Blue Jackets, while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 30 shots for Buffalo and Josh Doan scored the Sabres’ lone goal.
- Mateychuk extended his point streak to six games as Zach Werenski returned from a four-game absence and recorded an assist.
- The defeat ended the NHL’s longest active run and marked just the third time in Buffalo’s 56-year history that a 10-game streak stopped at 10.
- Next up, Buffalo hosts Vancouver on Tuesday, and Columbus hosts Pittsburgh on Sunday.