Colten Ellis, Sabres blank Blue Jackets to stay atop Atlantic Division

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Colten Ellis made 37 saves for his first career shutout in the host Buffalo Sabres' 5-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.

Josh Doan had two goals and Peyton Krebs, Jack Quinn, defenseman and captain Rasmus Dahlin also scored for the Sabres (49-23-8, 106 points), who won their third straight and remain first in the Atlantic Division by two po