Skinner helps Sabres top Blue Jackets 5-2

Jeff Skinner scored a goal and gave 2 assists, and Buffalo Sabres beat  Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH. That match was the final of the season for both franchises.

THAT’S A WRAP! 🙌#LetsGoBuffalo pic.twitter.com/6HLXTfpYHx

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) April 15, 2023

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Casey Mittelstadt notched a goal and had an assist, and Victor Olofsson, Alex Tuch, and Peyton Krebs added the other goals for Sabres. Devon Levi made 29 saves, but Buffalo will miss the playoffs in NHL for the 12^th season in a row. That is the longest-going series in the league of missing the postseason.

Johnny Gaudreau and Tyler Angler notched for Blue Jackets that will gain 1 of the top 4 picks in the draft. Jon Gillies made 24 saves in the first 2 periods, and in the 3^rd period, the goaltender for Columbus was Michael Hutchinson, who stopped 7 shots.