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Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 40-30-12
at Buffalo Sabres 3 50-23-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 1 1 1 4
Buffalo Sabres 0 2 1 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 14 10 13 2 39
Buffalo Sabres 9 12 16 1 38

Three stars

  1. M. Wood, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 goals)
  2. J. Dunne, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  3. J. Greaves, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:09 Columbus Blue Jackets Egor Chinakhov (2) Unassisted Even strength CBJ 1, BUF 0
2nd 11:39 Buffalo Sabres Josh Doan (3) Alex Tuch (5), Conor Timmins (3) Even strength CBJ 1, BUF 1
2nd 14:12 Buffalo Sabres Ryan McLeod (3) Bowen Byram (4), Alex Tuch (6) Even strength CBJ 1, BUF 2
2nd 19:44 Columbus Blue Jackets Zach Werenski (2) Kirill Marchenko (4), Sean Monahan (4) Power play CBJ 2, BUF 2
3rd 02:40 Buffalo Sabres Josh Dunne (1) Beck Malenstyn (1), Mattias Samuelsson (4) Even strength CBJ 2, BUF 3
3rd 13:55 Columbus Blue Jackets Miles Wood (2) Egor Chinakhov (2), Dante Fabbro (2) Even strength CBJ 3, BUF 3
OT 02:53 Columbus Blue Jackets Miles Wood (3) Zach Werenski (4), Isac Lundeström (2) Even strength CBJ 4, BUF 3

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

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 39 38
Power play 1 of 1 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 23 13
Blocked shots 14 20
Giveaways 15 11
Takeaways 6 4
Faceoffs won 33/58 (56.9%) 25/58 (43.1%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 46.7% 14:44
4 C. Sillinger C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 0 15:33
10 D. Voronkov L 0 0 0 -1 2 3 3 0 0 13:59
11 M. Wood L 2 0 2 +3 0 3 4 0 0 50% 13:24
19 A. Fantilli C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 1 0 83.3% 17:31
21 I. Lundestrom C 0 1 1 +3 0 1 0 1 0 66.7% 13:48
23 S. Monahan C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 0 0 58.8% 16:05
24 M. Olivier R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 0 15:24
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 57.1% 16:56
59 E. Chinakhov R 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 0 0 12:49
86 K. Marchenko R 0 1 1 -1 2 6 0 1 0 15:52
91 K. Johnson C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 15:38
2 J. Christiansen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10:48
5 D. Mateychuk D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 0 22:55
8 Z. Werenski D 1 1 2 +1 0 5 0 3 1 27:59
9 I. Provorov D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 26:13
15 D. Fabbro D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 14:54
78 D. Severson D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 2 0 20:07
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
73 J. Greaves 38 35 3 .921 62:53 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19:13
17 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 16:20
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 41.7% 12:47
20 J.Kulich C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 47.8% 19:56
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 16:03
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 2 0 13:48
44 J. Dunne C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 1 0 12:45
71 R. McLeod C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 50% 16:17
72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 19:26
86 N. Ostlund C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 50% 12:16
89 A. Tuch R 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 15:39
91 J. Doan R 1 0 1 +1 0 5 0 1 0 13:50
4 B. Byram D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 2 0 19:19
8 M. Kesselring D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 0 0 17:58
21 C. Timmins D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 18:42
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 3 0 19:48
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 2 0 21:07
26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 0 23:01
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
34 A. Lyon 39 35 4 .897 62:53 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 18:27 Columbus Blue Jackets Damon Severson Roughing 2
2nd 19:20 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch Interference 2
2nd 20:00 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko Roughing 2
2nd 20:00 Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram Roughing 2
2nd 20:00 Columbus Blue Jackets Dmitri Voronkov Roughing 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Dean Evason
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Kendrick Nicholson, Brandon Blandina
Linesmen
James Tobias, Mark Shewchyk
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Erik Gudbranson, Zachary Aston-Reese
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Mason Geertsen, Jacob Bryson, Colten Ellis

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 Oct 28

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final/SO Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Florida Panthers 2 Final/SO Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Boston Bruins 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 5 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 0 at Dallas Stars 1 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 7 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at Colorado Avalanche 8 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 3 at Edmonton Oilers 6 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 0 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Seattle Kraken 3 Final/OT Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page

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