Overview

• Buffalo Sabres won 3-2 against the Columbus Blue Jackets in an overtime game, with Jeff Skinner scoring the winning goal.
• Sabres' coach Don Granato missed the game due to an unspecified illness, with Seth Appert from the Sabres' AHL affiliate in Rochester stepping in.
• Columbus Blue Jackets, coming off a 6-5 overtime win against Toronto, struggled with energy levels in the second night of a back-to-back set.
• Daniil Tarasov, the Blue Jackets' goaltender, made 39 saves, despite the team's loss.
• Granato will not rejoin the Sabres for Sunday night's game at Ottawa, but is expected to return after a three-day break.