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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 3, Columbus 2
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 30, 2023
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Francis Charron, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Ryan Jackson, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 19070
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Columbus 11002
Buffalo 01113
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
Columbus   Buffalo
  0:00 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
Takeaway by Yegor Chinakhov. 0:23  
  0:53 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Jake Bean blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt. 2:10  
  2:12 Eric Robinson shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Jake Bean blocks shot from Eric Robinson. 2:26  
Jake Bean hits Eric Robinson. 2:36  
Takeaway by Alexandre Texier. 2:54  
Shot by Alexandre Texier misses the net 3:00  
Alexandre Texier hits Owen Power. 3:06  
Yegor Chinakhov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 3:57  
Takeaway by Yegor Chinakhov. 3:57  
  4:07 Rasmus Dahlin hits Yegor Chinakhov.
Dmitri Voronkov hits Mattias Samuelsson. 4:10  
  4:28 Takeaway by Jeff Skinner.
  4:35 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Brendan Gaunce hits Alex Tuch. 4:44  
  4:44 Shot by Connor Clifton misses the net
  4:47 Jeff Skinner shoots misses the net
  4:56 Tage Thompson hits Jake Christiansen.
David Jiricek hits Zach Benson. 5:42  
  5:53 Zach Benson hits Justin Danforth.
  6:14 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
Emil Bemstrom wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 6:27  
Ivan Provorov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 7:09  
Yegor Chinakhov blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson. 7:38  
  7:40 Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net
  7:48 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  8:09 Giveaway by Jack Quinn.
  8:27 Takeaway by Zach Benson.
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 9:06  
  9:27 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Brendan Gaunce.
  9:53 Giveaway by Peyton Krebs.
Shot by Jack Roslovic misses the net 9:56  
Brendan Gaunce shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 9:58  
Yegor Chinakhov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 10:20  
Erik Gudbranson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 10:24  
  10:45 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  10:47 Alex Tuch wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
Jack Roslovic hits Mattias Samuelsson. 11:36  
  11:38 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
  12:10 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 12:13  
  12:48 Peyton Krebs hits Alexandre Texier.
Brendan Gaunce blocks shot from Connor Clifton. 12:56  
  12:58 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
Dmitri Voronkov blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 13:00  
  13:03 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  13:10 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Zach Benson. 13:16  
  13:33 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  14:19 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  14:26 Alex Tuch shoots misses the net
  14:36 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  15:09 Takeaway by Jack Quinn.
  16:25 Takeaway by Jordan Greenway.
  16:38 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Kirill Marchenko.
  17:09 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 17:15  
  17:17 Casey Mittelstadt blocks shot from Jack Roslovic.
  18:24 Takeaway by Alex Tuch.
Justin Danforth hits Owen Power. 18:44  
Erik Gudbranson hits Alex Tuch. 18:54  
  19:04 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  19:07 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  19:24 Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net
  19:26 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  19:28 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 19:29  
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 19:45  
Dmitri Voronkov blocks shot from Damon Severson. 19:46  
Damon Severson scores. Assisted by Dmitri Voronkov and Yegor Chinakhov. 19:47  
Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 19:47  
  19:55 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
2
Columbus   Buffalo
  0:00 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
Dmitri Voronkov blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 0:11  
  0:13 Dylan Cozens hits Ivan Provorov.
Damon Severson blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. 0:20  
  0:36 Owen Power shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Giveaway by Damon Severson. 0:36  
  0:37 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  0:40 Jack Quinn scores. Assisted by Dylan Cozens and Owen Power.
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch. 0:40  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 0:51  
Johnny Gaudreau shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 1:11  
  1:31 Shot by Henri Jokiharju misses the net
Adam Fantilli shoots misses the net 1:40  
Jake Bean shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 2:11  
  2:20 Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt.
  2:44 Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  3:18 Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net
Shot by Brendan Gaunce misses the net 3:30  
  3:49 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
  4:32 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  4:34 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  4:38 Owen Power shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 4:40  
Justin Danforth blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 4:56  
Justin Danforth hits Henri Jokiharju. 5:10  
Damon Severson blocks shot from Alex Tuch. 5:21  
  5:23 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  5:35 Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt.
  6:22 Eric Robinson shoots misses the net
  6:35 Takeaway by Ryan Johnson.
Brendan Gaunce hits Rasmus Dahlin. 7:01  
  7:14 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Yegor Chinakhov.
  7:48 Giveaway by Jack Quinn.
  8:07 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 8:17  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 8:27  
  8:58 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  9:00 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  9:42 Owen Power blocks shot from Kent Johnson.
  10:36 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Kirill Marchenko.
Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 10:45  
  10:49 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Adam Fantilli penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dylan Cozens. 11:38  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 11:38  
Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 11:50  
  12:18 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  12:20 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic.
  12:51 Rasmus Dahlin hits Jack Roslovic.
Takeaway by Cole Sillinger. 13:41  
Adam Fantilli scores. Assisted by Justin Danforth and Cole Sillinger. 13:45  
  13:45 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
  14:33 Peyton Krebs penalty for boarding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kirill Marchenko.
Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 14:33  
  14:44 Mattias Samuelsson hits Kirill Marchenko.
Ivan Provorov shoots misses the net 15:00  
  15:31 Takeaway by Jack Quinn.
Shot by Kirill Marchenko misses the net 15:33  
  16:03 Connor Clifton hits Emil Bemstrom.
  16:29 Takeaway by Dylan Cozens.
David Jiricek shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 16:50  
David Jiricek blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. 17:01  
  17:10 Owen Power shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Jake Bean blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. 17:28  
  17:53 Giveaway by JJ Peterka.
  17:57 Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  18:01 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Emil Bemstrom.
Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 18:51  
  18:53 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  18:57 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  19:04 Owen Power shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson. 19:28  
  19:54 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
3
Columbus   Buffalo
  0:00 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 1:11  
Takeaway by Kent Johnson. 1:28  
  2:00 Eric Robinson hits Erik Gudbranson.
David Jiricek blocks shot from JJ Peterka. 2:43  
Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 3:18  
Ivan Provorov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 3:30  
Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 3:32  
  3:54 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  4:02 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
  4:27 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  4:29 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
Cole Sillinger shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 4:53  
David Jiricek shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 5:06  
  5:14 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  5:16 Zach Benson shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  5:19 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Brendan Gaunce.
  5:20 Eric Robinson blocks shot from Peyton Krebs.
  5:42 Shot by Owen Power misses the net
  6:08 Shot by Mattias Samuelsson misses the net
Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 6:21  
  6:58 Dylan Cozens blocks shot from Erik Gudbranson.
Giveaway by Johnny Gaudreau. 7:22  
  7:23 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
  7:26 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  7:28 Shot by Henri Jokiharju misses the net
  7:35 Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  7:38 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 7:40  
Brendan Gaunce shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 7:49  
Brendan Gaunce shoots misses the net 7:50  
Brendan Gaunce hits Owen Power. 8:02  
Ivan Provorov blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. 8:08  
Kent Johnson wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 8:57  
  8:59 Takeaway by Zach Benson.
Kirill Marchenko hits Dylan Cozens. 9:52  
  10:23 Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net
Jake Christiansen blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 10:38  
  10:52 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Adam Fantilli.
Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 11:01  
Yegor Chinakhov hits Casey Mittelstadt. 11:09  
  11:13 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 11:14  
Ivan Provorov blocks shot from Jordan Greenway. 11:27  
  11:28 Jordan Greenway hits Ivan Provorov.
  11:52 Casey Mittelstadt scores. Assisted by Zach Benson and Mattias Samuelsson.
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 11:52  
  11:58 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  12:07 Jeff Skinner shoots misses the net
  12:23 Alex Tuch hits Adam Fantilli.
  12:25 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Jake Christiansen blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. 12:51  
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 12:53  
Jake Christiansen blocks shot from Jack Quinn. 13:18  
Jake Christiansen hits Jack Quinn. 13:23  
Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 13:57  
  14:11 Zach Benson blocks shot from Ivan Provorov.
  14:50 Takeaway by Eric Robinson.
Adam Fantilli shoots misses the net 14:57  
  15:20 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Brendan Gaunce.
  15:22 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  16:19 Giveaway by Alex Tuch.
  16:44 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  17:05 Owen Power blocks shot from Yegor Chinakhov.
Jake Christiansen blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 18:16  
  18:18 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  18:38 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Brendan Gaunce.
1 OT
Columbus   Buffalo
  0:00 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 0:11  
  0:41 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 0:49  
Shot by Justin Danforth misses the net 0:59  
  1:14 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  1:20 Jeff Skinner scores. Assisted by Owen Power and Tage Thompson.