Jeff Skinner's 3-point night leads Sabres past Jackets
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[April 15, 2023]
Jeff Skinner had a goal and two assists for the Buffalo Sabres in
a 5-2 win against the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday in the season
finale for both teams.
Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and an assist, and Devon Levi made 29 saves
for the Sabres (42-33-7, 91 points). |
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Apr 14, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Buffalo
Sabres center Casey Mittelstadt (37) and Buffalo Sabres left wing Jeff
Skinner (53) celebrate a goal during the third period against the
Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason
Mowry-USA TODAY Sports |
Johnny Gaudreau and Tyler Angle scored for the
Blue Jackets (25-48-9, 59 points). Jon Gillies stopped 24 of 27
shots before leaving the game after the second period with a
lower-body injury. Michael Hutchinson made seven saves in
relief.
Gaudreau connected 34 seconds into the first period to give
Columbus a 1-0 lead when he made quick work of a rebound that
popped out to him at the bottom of the right circle.
Skinner finished off a give-and-go with Mittelstadt to tie it
1-1 at 8:36 of the second period. Skinner picked up a loose puck
just outside the blue line after Alex Tuch used his frame to
force a turnover and sent a short pass to Mittelstadt. The
center then sent a quick seam pass to Skinner, who buried it
into an open net.
Victor Olofsson scored for the second straight game to put
Buffalo ahead 2-1 at 12:35 of the second, taking a pass from
Dylan Cozens in the slot.
Tuch made it 3-1 just over a minute later. After a faceoff win
by Skinner, Tuch skated to the top of the right circle and then
around Mikael Pyyhtia before sniping far side from low in the
circle at 14:01.
Angle's first NHL goal narrowed it to 3-2 at 18:24. Playing in
his second NHL game, Angle carried the puck into the zone and
got past the Sabres' defense to the bottom of the left circle,
sniping a wrist shot from a sharp angle through the five-hole.
Mittelstadt pushed the lead to 4-2 at 4:03 of the third period.
Skinner forced a turnover behind the Columbus cage and fed an
uncovered Mittelstadt on the doorstep.
The Sabres' Peyton Krebs stickhandled around the Blue Jackets'
Billy Sweezy before using his backhand to knock the puck off the
defenseman's stick and into the net to extend it to 5-2 at
17:27.
--Field Level Media
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