COLUMBUS (AP) — Conor Sheary got the tie-breaking goal early in the third period to power the Buffalo Sabres over the Blue Jackets 5-4.
Carter Hutton had 33 saves for the Sabres in the first game back from an 11-day break.
Pierre-Luc Dubois and Cam Atkinson each had a goal an assist for Columbus, and Sergei Bobrovsky had 29 saves.