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GDT: Blue Jackets vs Sabres 2/10/22 7 pm MSG ESPN +

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We are back! 

The Blue Jackets are coming off Tuesday’s 5-4 win over the Washington Capitals, which was a big win. However, they could be in a letdown spot tonight after a tough divisional matchup.

Columbus is due for regression, as it sits just below .500 despite being one of the worst teams in hockey analytically. The Blue Jackets rank 25th in 5-on-5 expected goals for per 60 minutes (xGF) and 32nd in 5-on-5 expected goals against per 60 (xGA).

Joonas Korpisalo is projected to be the starting goalie for Columbus here, and It has been a tough go for him this season. Korpisalo has a 0.887 save percentage and currently ranks 31st amongst starting goaltenders in 5-on-5 goals saved above expected per 60 minutes (GSAx). The Blue Jackets netminder has allowed three or more goals in 14 of his last 16 outings.

Buffalo Still Bad, But Slightly Better

The Buffalo Sabres will start the second half of their season tonight with seven more days of rest than the Blue Jackets.

While the Sabres are bad like they are pretty much every year, we have seen some improvement from their blue line. Buffalo will have a defensive edge over Columbus, ranking 19th in 5-on-5 expected goals against per 60 minutes (xGA) and seventh in average expected goal value of opposing 5-on-5 shot attempts.

Not only will Buffalo have the defensive edge against Columbus, but they will also have the goaltending advantage. Dustin Tokarski is the confirmed starter tonight for the Sabres, and he has seen better results than Korpisalo.

This season, Tokarski has a 0.904 save percentage and ranks a few spots higher amongst starters in 5-on-5 goals saved above expected per 60 minutes (GSAx).

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++ Squad leaders, we've picked up a new group of signals. Enemy fighters Rescheduled games coming your way.

-- My schedule's negative. I don't see anything.

== Pick up your visual scanning Game Day Thread.

++ Here they come!

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• This is the second of three meetings between the Sabres and Blue Jackets this season. 
• Last meeting: Columbus defeated Buffalo 7-4 in Buffalo on Nov. 22, 2021.0 
• Next meeting: Sunday, Feb. 20 in Columbus. 


• The Sabres are 4-4-2 in their last 10 games against the Blue Jackets; 5-5-0 at home. 
• This is the 37th game all-time between Buffalo and Columbus; Buffalo has a 14-18-4 series record. 
• The Sabres are 9-10-1 at home against the Blue Jackets all-time. 
 

• Since making his Sabres debut on Dec. 29, Sabres forward Alex Tuch has recorded 13 points (5+8) in 13 games, including nine points (4+5) in his last eight contests. 
• Only two players in franchise history have ever had more points than Tuch in their first 13 games for the team after being acquired via trade: Doug Gilmour, 21 points (3+18) and Pat LaFontaine, 18 points (8+10). 
• Jeff Skinner (13 points, 7+6) is one of two Sabres other than Tuch (Ryan O'Reilly) to record 13 points through their first 13 games after being acquired via trade. 
• Gilmour (22 points, 3+19), LaFontaine (18 points, 8+10) and Skinner (16 points, 9+7) are the only players to have 14 or more points through their first 14 games for the Sabres after being acquired via trade. 


• In their last 18 games against Columbus, the Sabres are 16-for-51 (31.4 percent) on the power play. 
• Buffalo has not allowed a power-play goal to the Blue Jackets in the last three meetings between the two clubs. 

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32 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

Bryson scratched tonight 

If Bryson, Olofsson and Asplund were playing now like they played in October we'd be a decent squad.

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