Early this season, when the Blue Jackets needed an early burst of confidence to get off and running toward this surprising season, it was the power play that puffed out chests and padded stat lines. Lately, the Blue Jackets have found other ways to sustain winning, but they got a visit from the old friend Friday night, and it was well-timed.
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Jenner breaks late tie, Blue Jackets beat Sabres 4-3
Boone Jenner broke a tie with 5:07 left and Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves in the Columbus Blue Jackets’ 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night. Nick Foligno and Sam Gagner had power-play goals, and David Savard also scored for the Blue Jackets.
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Boone Jenner broke a tie with 5:07 left and Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves in the Columbus Blue Jackets’ 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night. Nick Foligno and Sam Gagner had power-play goals, and David Savard also scored for the Blue Jackets.
Vrbataa s late goal lifts Coyotes past Sabres
Radim Vrbata scored with 18.9 seconds left to cap a three-goal third period and lift the Arizona Coyotes over the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Sunday night. Vrbata took a pass from Alex Goligoski to the left of the Buffalo net, skated halfway between the blue line and the left faceoff circle, hesitated for a second and fired a shot through traffic and past goaltender Anders Nilsson.
Recap: Lehner blows up as Sabres lose 4-2
Robin Lehner has been a point of contention since being acquired by the Sabres via trade, and he’ll be a point of contention until he wins the Vezina or until the Sabres win the Cup. In a firey post-game interview, Lehner called his team’s disregard for the game plan “disrespectful,” and compared their ego to that of a much better team.