A game Buffalo team composed of largely prospects and AHLer hung in there for a while, but the Blue Jackets used a third-period explosion to pull away. Columbus scored five straight goals, four of them in 4:24 of the final frame and three in just 1:15, to improve to 3-1 in the preseason.

Acquired in a trade that sent Patrik Laine to the Montreal Canadiens, he's similar to Christiansen. They’re about the same age, stand roughly the same size, shoot from the left side, use their mobility as puck-moving defenders and must pass through waivers for an AHL assignment.

The Buffalo Sabres suffered its first loss of the 2024 preseason on Saturday, as a 2-1 lead through two periods crumbled away at Nationwide Arena. A complete game recap from WGR:

The Columbus Blue Jackets have reduced their training camp roster by six players, club President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Don Waddell announced today. The training camp roster now stands at 36 players, including 23 forwards, 10 defensemen and three goaltenders.

The term “clean slate” is a motto for this Blue Jackets training camp.

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The entire team seems to be picking up Dean Evason's style, and key youngsters look dangerous as the season approaches.

The Jackets play the Sabres tonight at Nationwide Arena with an NHL roster. The Sabres will be going with an AHL roster due to the main roster being in Germany to get ready for th

The Sabres will be going with a lineup very similar to that against Ottawa and during the 2024 Prospects Challenge earlier in the month, highlighted by Ostlund, 2023 second-rounde