Three months after their brutal 9-4 slaughtering at the hands of the Sabres, the Jackets looked to exact their revenge in Buffalo. Sitting just one point outside of the playoffs going into the night, Buffalo desperately needs to maintain their winning ways. Sitting 23 points outside of the playoffs, Columbus does not.
First Period
The game started off with a bang, with Kent Johnson and Tage Thompson scoring nearly identical goals 18 seconds apart, sniping past a defender into the top corner.
BLUE JACKETS POWER PLAY GOAL - Kent Johnson from Blankenburg and Merzlikins - 2:53 1st Period
What a shot by KJ
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