Game #54 Recap: Buffalo beats banged up Blue Jackets, 3-2

Feb 4, 2025; Buffalo, New York, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins (90) looks to make a save on Buffalo Sabres right wing Jack Quinn (22) during the second period at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-Imagn ImagesThe good news: This is the last game of a four game roadtrip and brutal eight-of-nine away stretch for the Jackets, and they’re playing the bottom-dwelling Buffalo Sabres. The bad news: The four most interesting players in this game, Zach Werenski, Tage Thompson, Sean Monahan, and Kirill Marchenko, were all injured and not playing in this game. A true Sickos classic.

First Period

In their last game, Tage Thompson got absolutely leveled, and the…