By Joe Coopersmith
Game played in Buffalo, New York
*Defenseman Jack Jackson played in his first game for the Blue Jackets since 2018.
*Adam Fantilli played for the first time since he suffered a season-ending injury last January.
*Mathieu Olivier scored the lone goal for the Blue Jackets in the first period.
*Buffalo used an NHL veteran laden lineup than the Blue and showed all night.
*Goalie Jet Greaves finished with 12 saves on 15 shots against.
*The Sabres finished with a 29-26 edge in shots on goal.
*Columbus was 0-2 on the power play while the Sabres scored on one of theirs going 1-for 4.
*Defenseman Jordan Harris led the Blue Jackets in time on ice.
*New Jackets head coach Dean Evason evaluates his team’s first pre-season game: “They obviously had a very strong lineup. I thought there were spurts in that game that we were real good. We limit them to not a lot of chances early. Obviously it got away from us in the third period, but we competed hard. … We got a lot of positive signs. Obviously the score isn’t what we were looking for, but the experience is.”
*Game is coming up! The Blue Jackets will host their first home preseason game of the year Wednesday, welcoming St. Louis to Nationwide Arena at 7 p.m.
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