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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jeff Skinner scored 1:20 into overtime, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 without coach Don Granato because of an illness. Casey Mittelstadt and Jack Quinn also scored for Buffalo, which had dropped two in a row. Owen Power had two assists and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 18 saves. Granato missed the game due to an unspecified illness. Seth Appert, who coaches the Sabres' AHL affiliate in Rochester, was called up to fill in behind the bench. Adam Fantilli and Damon Severson scored for Columbus, and Daniil Tarasov made 39 saves.
