This match-up between the Blue Jackets and Buffalo Sabres will mark the first time fans at Nationwide Arena get a look at rookie phenom Jack Eichel (but more on that later).
The Sabres last game was Tuesday against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre. Buffalo’s Matt Moulson opened the scoring and put the Sabres on the board at 6:01 of the first period, but Ottawa’s Ryan Dzingel, a former Ohio State Buckeye, scored his first NHL goal just over a minute later, at 7:10 of the frame, to level the score.
The second and third periods remained goalless, as did the five-minute overtime period.