BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jack Roslovic had two goals and an assist to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets past the Buffalo Sabres 7-4 on Monday night.
Max Domi added a goal and two assists, and Joonas Korpisalo made 29 saves fresh off a two-game West Coast trip to give the Blue Jackets their third victory in the last four games.
Roslovic’s first two goals of the season, the second assisted by Domi, gave the Blue Jackets a 2-1 lead in the first period. Columbus made it 5-2 with a three-goal outburst in the opening 3:41 of the second.
Roslovic had an assist on Domi’s goal, and Domi also assisted on defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov’s first of the season. Oliver Bjorkstrand and Domi scored within the first 55 seconds of the second, which broke a franchise record for the fastest two goals to start a period.
Domi’s goal came 31 seconds after Bjorkstrand’s sixth of the season, breaking the previous Columbus mark of two goals in 1:18 at the start of a period. Gavrikov added an empty-netter with 44.3 seconds left, followed by a second empty-netter from Sean Kuraly with 9.2 seconds remaining.
Columbus chased Sabres starter Dustin Tokarski after he made eight saves on 12 shots in 20:55. Aaron Dell stopped 14 shots in relief a night after he took a heartbreaking 5-4 loss in New York when the Rangers scored the game-winner with 0.4 seconds left in the third period.
Tage Thompson scored twice for Buffalo and matched his career high for goals in a season with eight — coming in his first 18 games. He had eight goals in 38 games last season.
The Sabres had an opportunity with 31 seconds of 5-on-3 power-play time midway through the third, but Columbus held Buffalo to one shot on goal during that stretch.
JOKIHARJU RETURNS
Sabres defenseman Henri Jokiharju came off injured reserve and played in his first game since he sustained a lower-body injury on opening night against Montreal. To make room on the roster, Buffalo placed goalie Craig Anderson on IR with an upper-body injury. Jokiharju replaced Will Butcher in the lineup.
LINEUP NOTES
Columbus forward Gregory Hofmann returned to the lineup after he was scratched for the previous game in Las Vegas on Saturday. Hofmann replaced forward Justin Danforth, who has one goal in three games with the Blue Jackets since being recalled from AHL Cleveland on Nov. 14.
UP NEXT
Blue Jackets: Host the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night
Sabres: Host the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night in the second game of a three-game homestand.
