5 Columbus 8th Metropolitan25-48-8-1

3 Buffalo 5th Atlantic42-33-4-3

FINAL 5 FINAL 3 7:30PM ET · Feb 28, 2023

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Livescore Details
	1	2	3	Total	In Goal
CLB Columbus	2	2	1	5	Elvis Merzlikins
BUF Buffalo	1	0	2	3	Craig Anderson

Location KeyBank Center

Referees Eric Furlatt , Carter Sandlak

Linesmen Shandor Alphonso, Tyson Baker

Attendance 13,661 attendance

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring - Period 1
2:53		K. Johnson (PP) Assisted by: E. Merzlikins , N. Blankenburg
3:11		T. Thompson Assisted by: J. Quinn , J. Skinner
13:41		E. Robinson Unassisted
Scoring - Period 2
11:53		E. Robinson Assisted by: P. Laine , S. Kuraly
19:42		B. Jenner Assisted by: A. Peeke , N. Blankenburg
Scoring - Period 3
5:02		J. Quinn Assisted by: M. Samuelsson
9:46		J. Peterka (PP) Assisted by: O. Power , P. Krebs
19:25		E. Robinson (EN) Assisted by: B. Jenner

Penalty Summary

Penalties - Period 1
1:24		D. Cozens (2:00) Tripping
Penalties - Period 2
0:09		J. Roslovic (2:00) Holding
Penalties - Period 3
8:20		Bench (2:00) Too Many Men On Ice
15:02		S. Kuraly (2:00) Tripping

Shots On Goal

Shots On Goal
	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
Columbus	15	13	8	36
Buffalo	16	11	14	41

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
	G	SOG	S%	PP%	PK%	FW	PEN	PIM
Columbus	5	36	13.89	100.00	66.67	28	3	6
Buffalo	3	41	7.32	33.33	0.00	32	1	2

Goaltending

Columbus

Columbus Goaltending
	Shots	Saves	GA	SV%	PIM	TOI
E. Merzlikins	41	38	3	.927	0	60:00

Buffalo

Buffalo Goaltending
	Shots	Saves	GA	SV%	PIM	TOI
C. Anderson	35	31	4	.886	0	59:41

#	POS	Player	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	SHF	TOI	EV	PP	SH	PPG	FW	FL	F%
2	D	A. Peeke	0	1	1	1	0	2	23	27:09	22:04	0:00	5:05	0	-	-	-
7	C	S. Kuraly	0	1	1	2	2	2	21	13:46	12:30	0:00	1:16	0	6	12	33
13	LW	J. Gaudreau	0	0	0	E	0	1	16	13:26	12:13	1:13	0:00	0	-	-	-
15	D	G. Bayreuther	0	0	0	1	0	3	20	16:21	16:00	0:00	0:21	0	-	-	-
19	C	L. Foudy	0	0	0	E	0	3	18	13:17	10:48	0:00	2:29	0	-	-	-
24	RW	M. Olivier	0	0	0	1	0	2	16	9:51	9:51	0:00	0:00	0	-	1	0
27	D	A. Boqvist	0	0	0	2	0	1	19	15:16	14:03	1:13	0:00	0	-	-	-
29	LW	P. Laine	0	1	1	E	0	0	19	17:02	15:47	1:15	0:00	0	-	-	-
34	C	C. Sillinger	0	0	0	E	0	1	17	13:04	11:35	0:14	1:15	0	3	3	50
38	C	B. Jenner	1	1	2	1	0	3	21	17:53	15:33	1:13	1:07	0	13	7	65
44	D	E. Gudbranson	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	24:24	19:20	0:00	5:04	0	-	-	-
50	LW	E. Robinson	3	0	3	2	0	6	22	17:28	14:14	0:00	3:14	0	-	-	-
52	RW	E. Bemstrom	0	0	0	E	0	1	16	12:08	11:55	0:13	0:00	0	-	2	0
75	D	T. Berni	0	0	0	-1	0	1	20	16:38	16:38	0:00	0:00	0	-	-	-
77	D	N. Blankenburg	0	2	2	E	0	2	26	18:53	18:16	0:16	0:21	0	-	-	-
86	RW	K. Marchenko	0	0	0	E	0	1	16	13:34	12:18	1:16	0:00	0	-	-	-
91	C	K. Johnson	1	0	1	E	0	5	20	16:37	16:21	0:16	0:00	1	-	-	-
96	C	J. Roslovic	0	0	0	E	2	1	23	17:47	15:59	0:16	1:32	0	6	7	46
90	G	E. Merzlikins	0	1	1	-	0	0	-	60:00	53:05	1:29	5:26	0	-	-	-

#	POS	Player	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	SHF	TOI	EV	PP	SH	PPG	FW	FL	F%
10	D	H. Jokiharju	0	0	0	-2	0	1	26	20:59	20:00	0:18	0:41	0	-	-	-
17	C	T. Jost	0	0	0	E	0	1	16	13:26	12:09	0:16	1:01	0	4	3	57
19	C	P. Krebs	0	1	1	-2	0	2	21	15:04	12:51	1:45	0:28	0	5	9	36
21	RW	K. Okposo	0	0	0	-1	0	1	16	12:18	11:39	0:00	0:39	0	1	2	33
22	RW	J. Quinn	1	1	2	E	0	4	22	15:29	13:44	1:45	0:00	0	-	-	-
23	D	M. Samuelsson	0	1	1	E	0	3	29	21:39	20:39	0:11	0:49	0	-	-	-
24	C	D. Cozens	0	0	0	-1	2	0	20	17:18	13:53	3:25	0:00	0	8	4	67
25	D	O. Power	0	1	1	-1	0	1	27	28:43	22:50	5:15	0:38	0	-	-	-
28	LW	Z. Girgensons	0	0	0	E	0	2	16	11:34	10:44	0:00	0:50	0	-	-	-
29	C	V. Hinostroza	0	0	0	-1	0	4	17	13:48	13:48	0:00	0:00	0	-	-	-
37	C	C. Mittelstadt	0	0	0	E	0	2	19	16:33	14:48	1:45	0:00	0	1	2	33
38	D	K. Clague	0	0	0	-1	0	2	22	14:19	14:19	0:00	0:00	0	-	-	-
46	D	I. Lyubushkin	0	0	0	E	0	0	23	14:58	14:08	0:00	0:50	0	-	-	-
53	LW	J. Skinner	0	1	1	E	0	5	21	20:38	16:57	3:41	0:00	0	5	2	71
71	LW	V. Olofsson	0	0	0	-1	0	2	22	16:01	12:38	3:23	0:00	0	-	-	-
72	C	T. Thompson	1	0	1	E	0	5	22	19:15	15:34	3:41	0:00	0	7	5	58
77	RW	J. Peterka	1	0	1	-1	0	4	19	12:53	11:08	1:45	0:00	1	1	1	50
78	D	J. Bryson	0	0	0	E	0	2	20	13:55	13:55	0:00	0:00	0	-	-	-
41	G	C. Anderson	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	59:41	52:46	5:26	1:29	0	-	-	-

CLB vs BUFRecords

Team Table
Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Away	Home
CLB	19-35-6	29-31-0	30-30-0	6-17-4	13-18-2
BUF	31-23-4	33-25-0	33-24-1	19-8-2	12-15-2

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss

6-4

Over / Under

8-2-0

Head-To-Head
Date	Home	Result	ML	O/U	HSOG	ASOG	HPP	APP
Dec 07, '22	CLB	9 - 4	BUF -159	o6.5	24	30	0-2	3-5
Feb 20, '22	CLB	7 - 3	CLB -163	o6.5	39	36	0-2	0-1
Feb 10, '22	BUF	4 - 3 (OT)	CLB -123	o6.0	27	34	0-1	1-2
Nov 22, '21	BUF	7 - 4	CLB -123	o6.0	33	29	2-4	0-3
Feb 13, '20	BUF	4 - 3 (OT)	BUF -105	o5.0	27	31	1-1	0-1
Feb 01, '20	BUF	2 - 1 (OT)	BUF -101	u5.5	24	23	0-0	0-2
Oct 07, '19	CLB	4 - 3 (OT)	CLB -117	o5.5	44	18	2-3	2-4
Mar 31, '19	BUF	4 - 0	CLB -203	u5.5	38	36	0-1	0-2
Jan 29, '19	CLB	5 - 4	BUF +152	o6.0	37	34	1-2	0-2
Oct 27, '18	CLB	5 - 4 (OT)	CLB -153	o6.0	37	38	0-3	1-5

Record Last 10

Win / Loss

4-3-3-0

Over / Under

3-7-0

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Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ML	O/U	SF	SA	PP	PK
Feb 26, '23	@ MIN	L 2 - 3 (OT)	L +254	u6.0	24	44	0-2	1-2
Feb 25, '23	EDM	W 6 - 5	W +208	o7.0	26	47	1-4	1-4
Feb 23, '23	MIN	L 0 - 2	L +152	u5.5	30	25	0-1	0-1
Feb 19, '23	@ ARI	L 2 - 3 (OT)	L -102	u6.0	36	25	1-3	0-1
Feb 18, '23	@ DAL	W 4 - 1	W +242	u6.0	36	29	0-1	0-1
Feb 16, '23	WIN	W 3 - 1	W +175	u6.5	24	38	1-5	1-7
Feb 14, '23	NJ	L 2 - 3	L +187	u6.5	33	32	1-3	0-2
Feb 11, '23	@ TOR	W 4 - 3	W +304	o6.5	40	29	0-4	1-1
Feb 10, '23	TOR	L 0 - 3	L +217	u6.5	30	41	0-3	1-4
Jan 31, '23	WAS	L 3 - 4 (OT)	L +178	o6.5	34	34	0-1	0-1

Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ML	O/U
Mar 03, '23	SEA	W 6-2	W +111	o6.5
Mar 04, '23	@ OTT	L 2-3	L +177	u6.5
Mar 07, '23	@ PIT	L 3-6	L +101	o6.5

Record Last 10

Win / Loss

5-4-0-1

Over / Under

6-4-0

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Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ML	O/U	SF	SA	PP	PK
Feb 26, '23	WAS	W 7 - 4	W -112	o6.5	37	30	0-3	1-2
Feb 24, '23	@ FLA	W 3 - 1	W +169	u7.0	33	50	1-2	0-3
Feb 23, '23	@ TB	W 6 - 5 (OT)	W +190	o7.0	23	41	1-2	1-3
Feb 21, '23	TOR	L 3 - 6	L +149	o7.0	32	28	0-1	1-2
Feb 18, '23	@ SJ	W 4 - 2	W -114	u7.0	31	35	0-1	0-1
Feb 15, '23	@ ANA	W 7 - 3	W -204	o6.5	44	22	1-5	0-2
Feb 13, '23	@ LA	L 2 - 5	L +128	o6.5	29	28	1-5	2-3
Feb 11, '23	CAL	L 2 - 7	L +123	o6.5	23	40	1-3	1-3
Feb 01, '23	CAR	L 1 - 5	L +125	u6.5	30	33	0-4	1-2
Jan 28, '23	@ MIN	L 2 - 3 (SO)	L +154	u6.5	31	35	0-1	1-4

Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ML	O/U
Mar 02, '23	@ BOS	W 3-2 (OT)	W -113	u6.0
Mar 04, '23	TB	L 5-6	L +205	o6.5
Mar 06, '23	EDM	W 3-2	W +162	u6.5

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CLB vs BUFInjury report

Columbus's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date	Note
No injuries to report.

Columbus Starters Last Game

Offense
POS	#	Player
C	0	Liam Foudy
C	0	Tyler Angle
C	0	Emil Bemstrom
LW	0	Johnny Gaudreau
RW	24	Mathieu Olivier
C	28	Jack Roslovic
C	38	Boone Jenner
LW	46	Joona Luoto
LW	50	Eric Robinson
C	52	Sean Kuraly
LW	86	Kirill Marchenko
C	91	Kent Johnson
LW	92	Patrik Laine

Defense
POS	#	Player
D	0	Samuel Knazko
D	25	Gavin Bayreuther
D	26	Andrew Peeke
D	34	Adam Boqvist
D	37	Nick Blankenburg
D	44	Erik Gudbranson
D	58	Billy Sweezey
D	75	Tim Berni
D	81	Stanislav Svozil
G	90	Elvis Merzlikins

Buffalo's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date	Note
No injuries to report.

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Offense
POS	#	Player
RW	0	Kyle Okposo
C	11	Casey Mittelstadt
RW	13	Lukas Rousek
C	18	Vinnie Hinostroza
LW	19	Peyton Krebs
RW	22	Jack Quinn
C	24	Dylan Cozens
LW	28	Zemgus Girgensons
LW	53	Jeff Skinner
RW	72	Tage Thompson
RW	77	JJ Peterka
RW	89	Alex Tuch
LW	95	Victor Olofsson

Defense
POS	#	Player
G	0	Craig Anderson
G	1	Eric Comrie
G	1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
D	20	Henri Jokiharju
D	23	Mattias Samuelsson
D	25	Owen Power
D	26	Rasmus Dahlin
D	46	Ilya Lyubushkin
D	56	Kale Clague
D	78	Jacob Bryson

GoaltendersLast 5

Columbus
Buffalo

W/L

2-1-2-0

GAA

2.80

Save %

.918

Columbus Goaltender Stats
	Date	Score	W/L	GA	SA	SV%	SO	ML	O/U
E.Merzlikins	Feb 26, 2023	MIN 3 - CLB 2 (OT)	-	3	44	.932	-	L +254	u6.0
J.Korpisalo	Feb 25, 2023	CLB 6 - EDM 5	W	5	47	.894	-	W +208	o7.0
J.Korpisalo	Feb 23, 2023	CLB 0 - MIN 2	L	2	25	.920	-	L +152	u5.5
E.Merzlikins	Feb 19, 2023	ARI 3 - CLB 2 (OT)	-	3	25	.880	-	L -102	u6.0
J.Korpisalo	Feb 18, 2023	DAL 1 - CLB 4	W	1	29	.966	-	W +242	u6.0

W/L

4-1-0-0

GAA

2.83

Save %

.869

Buffalo Goaltender Stats
	Date	Score	W/L	GA	SA	SV%	SO	ML	O/U
U.Luukkonen	Feb 26, 2023	BUF 7 - WAS 4	W	4	30	.867	-	W -112	o6.5
C.Anderson	Feb 24, 2023	FLA 1 - BUF 3	W	1	50	.980	-	W +169	u7.0
E.Comrie	Feb 23, 2023	TB 5 - BUF 6 (OT)	W	5	41	.878	-	W +190	o7.0
U.Luukkonen	Feb 21, 2023	BUF 3 - TOR 6	L	4	10	.600	-	L +149	o7.0
C.Anderson	Feb 21, 2023	BUF 3 - TOR 6	-	1	18	.944	-	L +149	o7.0
U.Luukkonen	Feb 18, 2023	SJ 2 - BUF 4	W	2	35	.943	-	W -114	u7.0

CLB vs BUFStats

Offense vs Defense

CLBColumbus Offense
BUFBuffalo Offense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE	Stat	DEFENSE
2.55	Total	3.48
0.57	1st Period	0.98
0.95	2nd Period	1.17
0.97	3rd Period	1.28
0.07	OT	0.05

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE	Stat	DEFENSE
29.15	Total	32.88
8.65	1st Period	10.34
10.25	2nd Period	11.19
10.02	3rd Period	10.95
0.23	OT	0.40

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING	Stat	SAVE PCT.
0.09	Total	0.89
0.07	1st Period	0.91
0.09	2nd Period	0.90
0.10	3rd Period	0.88
0.29	OT	0.87

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY	Stat	PENALTY KILL
26 - 160	G/Att vs. GA/Att	46 - 169
16.25	PP % vs. PK %	72.78

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Columbus Goaltenders
Name	S	SV	SV%	WL
Jon Gillies	0	0	0.000	0-0-0
Michael Hutchinson	0	0	0.000	0-0-0
Elvis Merzlikins	760	666	0.876	6-15-2

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Columbus Starters Last Game

Buffalo's Injuries

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Goals

Shots

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Goaltenders

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