Kirill Marchenko and Mathieu Olivier each had a goal and an assist and Daniil Tarasov made 21 saves to help Columbus to a 6-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night for the Blue Jackets' first home win this season.
added his first NHL goal. Devon Lev stopped 19 shots for the Sabres , who have lost two straight road games and five of their first six overall.Sabres: Buffalo did not have a shot on goal until 10:51 of the first period and wound up being outshot 25-24.
Blue Jackets: The team’s Russian connection prove fruitful as Chinakhov and Marchenko scored their second goals in four games this season. Chinakhov has a four-game point streak and leads the team with six points. Marchenko extended his assist streak to three games.The teams scored three goals in the closing minutes of the second period.
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