BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
Final
2—3
2025-04-10 · Nationwide Arena
CBJ
Columbus Blue Jackets
40-29-12 · L1 · L10: 2-7-1
W
L
L
L
W
L
W
W
L
OT
BUF controlled xG 4.1 to 4.0 but CBJ won on execution
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEBUF xG
4.07
ACTUAL
2 — 3
CBJ xG
3.98
Scoring Timeline
0.71
HIGH xG
1P 11:54Even Strength
JJ Peterka(25)
R · BUF
Ryan McLeod (31), Rasmus Dahlin (48)BUF 1 - 0 CBJ
0.79
HIGH xG
1P 14:39Even Strength
26
Rasmus Dahlin(16)
D · BUF · #26
Zach Benson (18), Jiri Kulich (9)BUF 2 - 0 CBJ
0.08
MED xG
1P 19:51Even Strength
21
James van Riemsdyk(15)
L · CBJ · #21
Kent Johnson (31), Zach Werenski (56)BUF 2 - 1 CBJ
0.45
HIGH xG
3P 04:00Even Strength
27
Zachary Aston-Reese(6)
C · CBJ · #27
Erik Gudbranson (3)BUF 2 - 2 CBJ
0.79
HIGH xG
3P 06:42Power Play
38
Boone Jenner(7)
C · CBJ · #38
Kirill Marchenko (40), Sean Monahan (33)BUF 2 - 3 CBJ
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
73
Jet Greaves
G · CBJ · #73
39/41 saves, .951 SV%, +2.2 GSAx
★2
47
James Reimer
G · BUF · #47
27/30 saves, .900 SV%, +0.3 GSAx
★3
26
Rasmus Dahlin
D · BUF · #26
1G, 1A, 5 SOG, 2 HIT
Team Stats
BUFCBJ
41Shots30
4.07xGF3.98
56.1CF%43.9
50FO%50
0/1PP1/1
15Hits25
13Blocks17
16Giveaways11
3Takeaways9
2PIM2
Period Breakdown
| Period | BUF SOG | CBJ SOG | BUF xG | CBJ xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 11 | 1.98 | 0.92 |
| 2nd | 18 | 7 | 0.95 | 0.24 |
| 3rd | 15 | 9 | 1.15 | 2.82 |
| Total | 39 | 27 | 4.08 | 3.98 |
Penalties
2 TOTAL3P 05:23
Sam Laffertyslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Werenski3P 12:37
Denton Mateychukdelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)