The Blue Jackets have killed off all 9 Sabre power plays in the last 8 games. Columbus went 2-1 against Buffalo last season. Tage Thompson leads the Sabres with 4 goals and 8 points. He also has 17 points in 13 games against the CBJ.

Before the second intermission, after Mark Kastelic scored Boston’s third goal, chaos ensued on and off the ice. An extended scrum broke out with the 10 skaters, and Bowen Byram and Nikita Zadorov had a long talk from the ends of their benches.

The Sabres have been a different team since the first week of the season. Here are some things to take note of in the early going.

How to Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be on FanDuel Sports Network. Steve Mears will be on the play-by-play. The radio broadcast will be on 97.1 The Fan, with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.

Marat Khusnutdinov scored 2:07 into overtime and the Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Thursday night.

Marat Khusnutdinov scored his first goal of the season at 2:07 of overtime to lift the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.

The Buffalo Sabres (4-4-1, 11th in Eastern Conference) host the Columbus Blue Jackets (4-4, 13th in Eastern Conference) at KeyBank Center on Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. ET. Buffalo fell in a 4-3 overtime loss on the road its last time out on Oct. 25 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

On Friday night, the Sabres got back to .500 with a 5-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. After starting the season 0-3, Buffalo is now 4-4 on the year.

TORONTO -- John Tavares scored his 499th NHL goal 1:28 into overtime to help the Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 at Scotiabank Arena Saturday. Tavares took a lead pass from Matthew Knies and shot over Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen’s blocker from the slot on a breakaway for the game-winning goal.

The Sabres captain finished with a goal, an assist and the game-losing giveaway after losing an edge in overtime.