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Sabres look to extend streak vs. West

Nov 14, 2008 - 11:29 AM Columbus (7-7-2) at Buffalo (9-3-3) 7:30 p.m. EST

BUFFALO, New York (Ticker) -- The Columbus Blue Jackets hope to do something no Western Conference team has been able to do this season, register a regulation victory over the Buffalo Sabres.

Buffalo has taken at least a point in all four of its matchups with West foes and will look to continue that streak when it faces Columbus on Friday.

The Sabres are 3-0-1 against the West, including a 4-3 win over St. Louis on Wednesday.

Adam Mair, Tim Connolly and Jason Pominville scored less than three minutes apart early in the first period to chase Blues goaltender Manny Legace from the game just 5:18 after the opening whistle and the Sabres held on for the win.

Buffalo's lone defeat to a team from the West came on October 25, a 2-1, shootout loss to Colorado.

Columbus, which had not won consecutive games over its first 12 contests, had a three-game winning streak snapped in a 5-2 loss to Phoenix on Wednesday.

Rookie netminder Steve Mason won all three games during the streak, his first appearances in the NHL, but allowed four goals on 29 shots against the Coyotes to suffer his first loss.