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Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–3 on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 4-3-1
at Columbus Blue Jackets 6 2-3-0

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 2 0 3
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 1 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 6 13 7 26
Columbus Blue Jackets 8 6 9 23

Three stars

  1. M. Knies, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. Z. Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 assists)
  3. C. Coyle, Columbus Blue Jackets (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:21 Buffalo Sabres Mattias Samuelsson (1) Noah Ostlund (1), Owen Power (1) Even strength BUF 1, CBJ 0
1st 12:51 Columbus Blue Jackets Cole Sillinger (1) Charlie Coyle (1), Denton Mateychuk (1) Even strength BUF 1, CBJ 1
1st 17:58 Columbus Blue Jackets Matthew Knies (1) Charlie Coyle (2), Zach Werenski (1) Power play BUF 1, CBJ 2
1st 18:44 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli (1) Zach Werenski (2), Matthew Knies (1) Even strength BUF 1, CBJ 3
2nd 01:25 Buffalo Sabres Jack Quinn (1) Zach Benson (1), Noah Ostlund (2) Even strength BUF 2, CBJ 3
2nd 07:45 Columbus Blue Jackets Matthew Knies (2) Emil Andrae (1), Kent Johnson (1) Even strength BUF 2, CBJ 4
2nd 13:14 Buffalo Sabres Konsta Helenius (1) Ryan McLeod (1), Owen Power (2) Even strength BUF 3, CBJ 4
3rd 14:21 Columbus Blue Jackets Sean Monahan (1) Valeri Nichushkin (1), Dmitri Voronkov (1) Power play BUF 3, CBJ 5
3rd 17:53 Columbus Blue Jackets Mathieu Olivier (1) Charlie Coyle (3) Even strength, Empty net BUF 3, CBJ 6

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 26 23
Power play 0 of 5 2 of 3
Penalty minutes 11 15
Hits 21 25
Blocked shots 8 15
Giveaways 15 13
Takeaways 2 6
Faceoffs won 29/65 (44.6%) 36/65 (55.4%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 1 0 18:34
9 J. Norris C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 0 71.4% 16:19
10 S. Carrick C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 40% 07:43
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 14:58
20 J.Kulich C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 20% 08:45
22 J. Quinn R 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 0 0 20:46
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 1 0 08:11
71 R. McLeod C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% 16:41
72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 42.9% 19:46
86 N. Ostlund C 0 2 2 +1 0 3 0 0 0 54.5% 16:42
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 50% 19:06
94 K. Helenius C 1 0 1 +2 0 2 2 0 0 15:09
23 M. Samuelsson D 1 0 1 -2 4 1 0 0 0 18:21
24 M. Grzelcyk D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 14:27
25 O. Power D 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 0 0 25:25
26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 0 0 25:58
46 L. Crevier D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 16:14
73 Z. Metsa D 0 0 0 -1 5 0 0 2 0 12:54
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 22 17 5 .773 59:08 Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 3 3 +2 0 0 2 1 0 47.1% 19:04
4 C. Sillinger C 1 0 1 +2 4 3 1 0 0 100% 15:21
10 D. Voronkov L 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 10:44
19 A. Fantilli C 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 1 0 80% 17:28
23 S. Monahan C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 40% 15:31
24 M. Olivier R 1 0 1 +2 7 3 3 0 0 14:32
43 V. Nichushkin R 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 0 0 15:45
58 D. Heinen L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 3 0 40% 12:11
83 C. Garland R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12:09
89 M. Knies L 2 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 16:06
91 K. Johnson C 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 14:53
94 R. Lomberg L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:21
2 J. Christiansen D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 07:05
5 D. Mateychuk D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 27:28
7 C. Soucy D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 2 2 0 20:15
8 Z. Werenski D 0 2 2 +2 0 3 0 1 0 28:46
36 E. Andrae D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 0 15:37
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 0 17:44
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
73 J. Greaves 26 23 3 .885 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:05 Columbus Blue Jackets Carson Soucy Cross checking 2
1st 06:40 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson Hooking 2
1st 17:03 Buffalo Sabres Mattias Samuelsson Holding 2
2nd 03:58 Columbus Blue Jackets Cole Sillinger Hooking 2
2nd 03:58 Columbus Blue Jackets Mathieu Olivier Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 03:58 Buffalo Sabres Zach Metsa Fighting (major) 5
2nd 03:58 Columbus Blue Jackets Mathieu Olivier Fighting (major) 5
2nd 11:06 Columbus Blue Jackets Kent Johnson Hooking 2
3rd 09:10 Columbus Blue Jackets Cole Sillinger Slashing 2
3rd 12:23 Buffalo Sabres Mattias Samuelsson Tripping 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Rick Bowness
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Francis Charron
Linesmen
Libor Suchanek, Jesse Marquis
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Dennis Gilbert, Justin Danforth, Tyson Kozak
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Luca Del Bel Belluz

2026-2027 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 6 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres 7:00 PM ET Game page
Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets 7:00 PM ET Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 1

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final/OT Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at New York Rangers 5 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 6 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Utah Mammoth 6 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 9 at Vancouver Canucks 7 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final/OT Game page

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