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Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo Sabres

Blue Jackets

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Greaves	2	4	0	1	3.29	.884
C. Talbot	3	2	0	0	2.83	.894

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
U. Luukkonen	3	3	3	0	3.56	.866
C. Ellis	3	1	0	1	3.11	.880

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7:00 PM, November 6, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Buffalo, NY

CBJ

BUF

Points

Kent JohnsonC #91

11PTS

Tage ThompsonC #72

15PTS

Goals

Kent JohnsonC #91

1PPG

24S

Tage ThompsonC #72

1PPG

55S

Assists

Zach WerenskiD #8

2PPA

5+/-

Zach BensonLW #6

2PPA

10+/-

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Justin Danforth RW	IR	Oct 31
Konsta Helenius C	OUT	Nov 4
Jiri Kulich C	OUT	Nov 4
Alex Lyon G	IR	Oct 31
Matt Grzelcyk D	IR	Oct 31

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
CBJ	2.45	3.27	25.6	28.0	102	4	13.3	9	74.3	0	0
BUF	3.08	3.54	27.8	26.9	126	6	13.6	15	67.4	1	0

Blue Jackets Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/29/26	@CAR	L3-2
10/27/26	@PHI	W4-3 OT
10/24/26	vsVGK	W2-1 OT
10/20/26	vsTOR	L6-2
10/18/26	@MIN	L2-1

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/29/26	@ANA	W7-6
10/27/26	@SJ	W2-0
10/24/26	@WSH	L4-3 OT
10/21/26	vsPHI	L3-1
10/17/26	@MTL	L4-3 OT

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Regular Season Series

CBJ lead 1-0

Sabres
3
Blue Jackets
6

Game 1

10/1

Blue Jackets
Sabres

Game 2

11/6

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Sabres
Blue Jackets

Game 3

1/8

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	11	2	2	24
Washington	8	4	0	16
New Jersey	8	5	0	16
NY Islanders	7	4	2	16
NY Rangers	7	6	1	15
Pittsburgh	5	6	2	12
Columbus	5	6	0	10
Philadelphia	3	8	4	10

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Boston	9	4	1	19
Montreal	8	3	2	18
Tampa Bay	8	3	1	17
Ottawa	8	5	1	17
Florida	7	4	2	16
Toronto	7	6	2	16
Buffalo	6	4	3	15
Detroit	6	4	3	15

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Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo Sabres

Scoring Leaders

Kent JohnsonC #91

Tage ThompsonC #72

Kent JohnsonC #91

Tage ThompsonC #72

Zach WerenskiD #8

Zach BensonLW #6

Injury Report

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