8-7-4, 4-1-4 Away

7-11-0, 6-6-0 Home

Buffalo Sabres @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
U. Luukkonen	5	4	3	0	3.51	.867
C. Ellis	3	3	0	1	3.39	.873
A. Lyon	0	0	1	0	2.87	.880

Blue Jackets

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Greaves	2	7	0	1	3.35	.881
C. Talbot	5	3	0	0	2.51	.909

Nationwide Arena

7:00 PM, January 8, 2027

Columbus, OH

BUF

CBJ

Points

Tage ThompsonC #72

21PTS

12G

Kent JohnsonC #91

17PTS

Goals

Tage ThompsonC #72

12G

3PPG

75S

Kent JohnsonC #91

1PPG

38S

Assists

Zach BensonLW #6

13A

3PPA

9+/-

Zach WerenskiD #8

12A

3PPA

5+/-

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Konsta Helenius C	IR	Nov 19
Justin Danforth RW	IR	Nov 22
Matt Grzelcyk D	IR	Nov 22

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
BUF	2.89	3.53	28.3	26.7	176	10	15.9	20	69.7	1	0
CBJ	2.35	3.18	26.8	28.2	150	8	18.6	12	73.9	0	0

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/12/26	@CHI	L3-2 OT
11/11/26	vsTB	L8-3
11/8/26	vsVGK	L4-1
11/6/26	vsCBJ	W5-2
11/4/26	vsOTT	L2-1

Blue Jackets Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/14/26	vsPHI	L4-3
11/12/26	vsTB	L3-1
11/10/26	vsFLA	L4-1
11/6/26	@BUF	L5-2
11/5/26	vsDAL	W2-1 SO

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sabres
3
Blue Jackets
6

Game 1

10/1

Blue Jackets
2
Sabres
5

Game 2

11/6

Sabres
Blue Jackets

Game 3

1/8

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Montreal	12	3	4	28
Tampa Bay	13	5	2	28
Boston	13	6	1	27
Ottawa	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	7	2	26
Buffalo	8	7	4	20
Detroit	8	10	3	19
Toronto	8	12	2	18

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	16	3	2	34
New Jersey	15	6	0	30
NY Rangers	12	8	1	25
Washington	10	8	0	20
NY Islanders	8	6	4	20
Philadelphia	6	10	6	18
Pittsburgh	7	10	2	16
Columbus	7	11	0	14

Tkachuk brothers power Panthers to 4-1 win after Hall of Fame father honored by Blues

— Brady and Matthew Tkachuk participated in a pregame ceremony to honor their father, then led the Florida Panthers to a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.

Tarasov gets shutout, Raymond has 2 points as Red Wings defeat Lightning 2-0

— Daniil Tarasov stopped 31 shots for his second shutout of the season, Lucas Raymond had a goal and two points and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 on Saturday.

Barkey scores twice as Flyers rally past Blue Jackets, 4-3

— Denver Barkey scored twice and the Philadelphia Flyers rallied to beat Columbus 4-3 on Saturday night, sending the Blue Jackets to their fourth consecutive loss and third straight at home.

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Buffalo Sabres @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Scoring Leaders

Tage ThompsonC #72

Kent JohnsonC #91

Tage ThompsonC #72

Kent JohnsonC #91

Zach BensonLW #6

Zach WerenskiD #8

Injury Report

Team Stats

Tkachuk brothers power Panthers to 4-1 win after Hall of Fame father honored by Blues

Tarasov gets shutout, Raymond has 2 points as Red Wings defeat Lightning 2-0

Barkey scores twice as Flyers rally past Blue Jackets, 4-3