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Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5–0 on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 40-30-12
at Buffalo Sabres 5 50-23-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 0 0 0
Buffalo Sabres 1 0 4 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 10 14 13 37
Buffalo Sabres 10 4 10 24

Three stars

  1. C. Ellis, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  2. J. Doan, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
  3. P. Krebs, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:41 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs (12) Josh Norris (20) Even strength CBJ 0, BUF 1
3rd 07:19 Buffalo Sabres Josh Doan (24) Unassisted Even strength CBJ 0, BUF 2
3rd 13:21 Buffalo Sabres Jack Quinn (20) Logan Stanley (15), Jason Zucker (20) Even strength CBJ 0, BUF 3
3rd 13:46 Buffalo Sabres Josh Doan (25) Zach Benson (28), Josh Norris (21) Even strength CBJ 0, BUF 4
3rd 16:55 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin (19) Logan Stanley (16), Tyson Kozak (3) Even strength, Empty net CBJ 0, BUF 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 37 24
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 8
Hits 18 15
Blocked shots 9 20
Giveaways 16 10
Takeaways 4 4
Faceoffs won 33/57 (57.9%) 24/57 (42.1%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 0 0 -4 0 0 6 0 44.4% 23:04
4 C. Sillinger C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 100% 13:37
11 M. Wood L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 10:22
17 M. Marchment L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 0 17:56
19 A. Fantilli C 0 0 0 -2 2 5 2 2 50% 21:25
21 I. Lundestrom C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:29
23 S. Monahan C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 69.2% 15:25
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 5 0 81.8% 12:50
43 D. Heinen L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11:39
83 C. Garland R 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 0 12:39
86 K. Marchenko R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 21:58
91 K. Johnson C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 09:18
5 D. Mateychuk D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 1 18:06
6 E. Zamula D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:37
8 Z. Werenski D 0 0 0 -3 0 5 0 0 28:46
9 I. Provorov D 0 0 0 -4 0 5 0 0 24:41
15 D. Fabbro D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:30
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 3 15:46
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
73 J. Greaves 23 19 4 .826 57:52 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 1 1 +2 2 1 1 0 15:39
9 J. Norris C 0 2 2 +3 0 1 1 0 42.9% 14:36
12 J. Greenway L 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 12:00
17 J. Zucker L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 14:18
19 P. Krebs C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 4 1 33.3% 14:35
22 J. Quinn R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 14:48
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 11:30
48 T. Kozak C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 0 62.5% 09:38
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 25% 15:53
72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 +1 2 2 1 2 50% 16:47
89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 40% 21:16
91 J. Doan R 2 0 2 +3 0 4 0 1 14:42
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 1 19:32
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 1 5 21:03
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 +3 2 2 0 4 20:11
26 R. Dahlin D 1 0 1 +2 0 3 1 1 19:47
64 L. Stanley D 0 2 2 +2 0 1 0 1 16:19
73 Z. Metsa D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:26
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
92 C. Ellis 37 37 0 1.000 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:47 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli Slashing 2
1st 15:42 Buffalo Sabres Owen Power Tripping 2
2nd 12:45 Columbus Blue Jackets Conor Garland Tripping 2
2nd 15:23 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson Roughing 2
3rd 02:31 Buffalo Sabres Jordan Greenway Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 14:47 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson Hooking 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Rick Bowness
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Pierre Lambert, Jake Brenk
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Brandon Grillo
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Damon Severson, Mathieu Olivier, Zachary Aston-Reese, Jake Christiansen, Dmitri Voronkov, Luca Del Bel Belluz
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Luke Schenn, Sam Carrick, Tanner Pearson, Alex Lyon, Conor Timmins, Michael Kesselring, Josh Dunne, Noah Ostlund

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 9

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 6 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 3 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 7 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Dallas Stars 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Utah Mammoth 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Anaheim Ducks 6 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Seattle Kraken 4 Final/SO Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page

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