Buffalo Sabres @ Columbus Blue Jackets

0-1-0, 0-1-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	1	2	0	3
Blue Jackets CBJ	3	1	2	6

Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsCBJ

1-0-0, 1-0-0 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Sam CarrickS. Carrick#10
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Konsta HeleniusK. Helenius#94
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
defensemen
Louis CrevierL. Crevier#46
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Matt GrzelcykM. Grzelcyk#24
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	1	4	1	0	0	2	0	1	21	18:34	4:27	0:31	13:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	17	7:43	0:00	0:22	7:21	4	6	40.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	26	19:06	4:25	0:00	14:41	1	1	50.0
1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	15:09	2:10	0:00	12:59	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	22	14:58	0:02	0:00	14:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	8:45	0:00	0:00	8:45	1	4	20.0
0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	17	8:11	0:00	0:32	7:39	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	16:41	1:51	1:48	13:02	6	9	40.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	22	16:19	2:06	2:00	12:13	5	2	71.4
0	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:42	2:11	0:35	13:56	6	5	54.5
1	0	-1	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	20:46	4:42	1:08	14:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	3	0	1	2	1	0	1	26	19:46	4:22	0:00	15:24	6	8	42.9
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	24	16:14	0:00	2:23	13:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	28	25:58	5:01	0:00	20:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	14:27	0:00	1:06	13:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	5	0	0	1	21	12:54	0:00	1:05	11:49	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	28	25:25	1:38	1:47	22:00	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	1	0	0	2	4	0	0	2	26	18:21	0:00	0:35	17:46	0	0	0.0

Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	5	17	.773	12	4	1	0	0	59:08	0

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Charlie CoyleC. Coyle#3
Adam FantilliA. Fantilli#19
Conor GarlandC. Garland#83
Danton HeinenD. Heinen#58
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Matthew KniesM. Knies#89
Ryan LombergR. Lomberg#94
Sean MonahanS. Monahan#23
Valeri NichushkinV. Nichushkin#43
Mathieu OlivierM. Olivier#24
Cole SillingerC. Sillinger#4
Dmitri VoronkovD. Voronkov#10
defensemen
Emil AndraeE. Andrae#36
Jake ChristiansenJ. Christiansen#2
Erik GudbransonE. Gudbranson#44
Denton MateychukD. Mateychuk#5
Carson SoucyC. Soucy#7
Zach WerenskiZ. Werenski#8

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	26	19:04	2:28	3:20	13:16	8	9	47.1
1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	6	1	0	26	17:28	2:24	0:16	14:48	16	4	80.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	19	12:09	1:01	0:00	11:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	17	12:11	0:00	1:45	10:26	2	3	40.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	22	14:53	2:23	0:00	12:30	0	0	0.0
2	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	16:06	2:21	0:02	13:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	9:21	0:00	0:00	9:21	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	15:31	1:03	2:16	12:12	8	12	40.0
0	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	15:45	1:00	1:11	13:34	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	3	0	0	2	7	3	0	0	21	14:32	0:00	1:12	13:20	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	3	2	0	2	4	1	0	2	22	15:21	0:00	1:06	14:15	2	0	100.0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	14	10:44	1:02	0:00	9:42	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	15:37	0:00	0:00	15:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	11	7:05	0:00	0:00	7:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	21	17:44	0:03	5:01	12:40	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	30	27:28	1:05	1:59	24:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	29	20:15	0:05	1:53	18:17	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	32	28:46	2:25	4:19	22:02	0	0	0.0

Jet GreavesJ. Greaves#73
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	3	23	.885	17	5	1	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	1	2	0	3
	Blue Jackets	3	1	2	6

1st Period		BUF	CBJ
7:21	Mattias Samuelsson (1) Assists: Noah Ostlund (1), Owen Power (1)	1	0
12:51	Cole Sillinger (1) Assists: Charlie Coyle (1), Denton Mateychuk (1)	1	1
17:58	Matthew Knies (1) (Power Play) Assists: Charlie Coyle (2), Zach Werenski (1)	1	2
18:44	Adam Fantilli (1) Assists: Zach Werenski (2), Matthew Knies (1)	1	3

2nd Period		BUF	CBJ
1:25	Jack Quinn (1) Assists: Zach Benson (1), Noah Ostlund (2)	2	3
7:45	Matthew Knies (2) Assists: Emil Andrae (1), Kent Johnson (1)	2	4
13:14	Konsta Helenius (1) Assists: Ryan McLeod (1), Owen Power (2)	3	4

3rd Period			BUF	CBJ
14:21		Sean Monahan (1) (Power Play) Assists: Valeri Nichushkin (1), Dmitri Voronkov (1)	3	5
17:53		Mathieu Olivier (1) (Empty Net) Assists: Charlie Coyle (3)	3	6

Buffalo Sabres vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: Game Highlights

1:19

Mathieu Olivier scores goal for Blue Jackets

0:30

Sean Monahan nets power-play goal

0:47

Regular Season Series

CBJ lead 1-0

Sabres
3
Blue Jackets
6

Game 1

10/1

Blue Jackets
Sabres

Game 2

11/6

Sabres
Blue Jackets

Game 3

1/8

Nationwide Arena

7:00 PM, October 1, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Columbus, OH

Attendance: 18,207

Referees:
Francis Charron
Jon McIsaac

Linesmen:
Libor Suchanek
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	1	0	1	3
Boston	1	0	0	2
Montreal	1	0	0	2
Toronto	1	1	0	2
Detroit	0	0	0	0
Ottawa	0	0	0	0
Buffalo	0	1	0	0
Tampa Bay	0	1	0	0

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Pittsburgh	1	0	0	2
Columbus	1	0	0	2
New Jersey	1	0	0	2
NY Rangers	1	1	0	2
Carolina	0	0	1	1
Philadelphia	0	1	1	1
Washington	0	0	0	0
NY Islanders	0	1	0	0

Connor McDavid has a goal and four assists as the Oilers hang on to beat the Canucks 9-7

— Connor McDavid scored a goal and had four assists as the Edmonton Oilers built a six-goal lead and held on for a 9-7 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

Luca Cagnoni scores in OT in the Sharks' season-opening victory over the Panthers

— Luca Cagnoni rocketed a shot off goalie Akira Schmid at 3:14 of overtime and the San Jose Sharks opened the season with a 4-3 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.

Florida Panthers vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

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