Buffalo Sabres end commonplace mellow with a win Think.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Paul Gaustad scored the victor departed on a mightiness play, and four other Buffalo players scored as the Sabres held on to course the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 on Saturday twilight in the time finale for both teams. With the plot tied 3-3, Drew Stafford and Gaustad, who also had an assist, scored on a five-minute larger to ancient Buffalo captain Craig Rivet for record sticking Tyler Ennis. Jason Pominville added a ideal and an assist, and Chris Butler and Ennis also scored for Buffalo, which holds the No. 7 sow in the Eastern Conference.

The Sabres could have moved up to sixth, but Montreal belabour Toronto 4-1 Brad Boyes added three assists for the Sabres, who went 28-11-6 since Jan. 1 to be entitled to the most points in the East during that interval and thrust them into a playoff berth. Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller played only the earliest half of the prey to residue for the playoffs and allowed one target on 21 shots.

Jhonas Enroth finished for the Sabres. Kristian Huselius scored twice, and Derek Dorsett and Jared Boll also scored for Columbus, which finished the opportunity with three typical wins over its go the distance 22 games. The Blue Jackets did put up the second-highest nicety whole (81) in franchise history.

It seemed as if the streaking Sabres were active to wreck away after they took a 3-1 guidance with three consecutive scores in the understudy period, but the Blue Jackets rallied and Huselius tied it beforehand in the third on a zip shot. The ploy turned for adept when Rivet cracked his late teammate and was ejected at 11:44. Stafford scored a highlight-reel goal, spinning in main of Mason and flipping in his 31st of the mature on the sovereignty play.

Gaustad followed a shake later with a redirection. Huselius scored with the help with 23 seconds left-wing to head covering the scoring. The Blue Jackets struck original cock's-crow in the transfer erect with Dorsett beating Miller on the wrap-around. Buffalo responded three minutes later with Pominville blasting a one-timer from the peak groove for his 22nd goal.

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