Buffalo Sabres @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Preseason

4-1-0, 2-1-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	1	1	1	3
Blue Jackets CBJ	0	1	5	6

Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsCBJ

3-1-0, 2-0-0 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Ty CheveldayoffT. Cheveldayoff#41
Josh DunneJ. Dunne#44
Riley Fiddler-SchultzR. Fiddler-Schultz#45
Konsta HeleniusK. Helenius#94
Mason JobstM. Jobst#49
Aleksandr KisakovA. Kisakov#52
Brett MurrayB. Murray#57
Viktor NeuchevV. Neuchev#79
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#36
Isak RosenI. Rosen#63
Anton WahlbergA. Wahlberg#92
defensemen
Vsevolod KomarovV. Komarov#76
Noah LaaouanN. Laaouan#46
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Nikita NovikovN. Novikov#91
Colton PoolmanC. Poolman#6
Jack RathboneJ. Rathbone#3
Graham SlaggertG. Slaggert#67

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	8:21	0:00	0:00	8:21	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	3	25	19:29	1:51	2:26	15:12	10	11	47.6
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	15	10:10	0:00	0:00	10:10	2	0	100.0
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	21	20:22	3:00	0:50	16:32	1	9	10.0
1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	18	16:54	2:32	0:12	14:10	6	2	75.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	17	14:24	0:00	0:00	14:24	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	20	17:38	3:03	0:00	14:35	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	14:24	1:25	0:00	12:59	0	0	0.0
0	3	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	14:43	1:35	0:19	12:49	4	3	57.1
0	0	-1	3	3	0	1	2	0	0	1	22	18:37	2:59	1:16	14:22	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	19	14:41	1:31	0:00	13:10	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	4	1	4	0	0	0	0	6	25	21:27	1:36	2:31	17:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	2	23	16:35	0:00	1:14	15:21	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	24	19:48	1:16	0:06	18:26	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	25	20:08	0:20	0:04	19:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	16:10	0:00	1:07	15:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	27	20:48	1:42	2:22	16:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	12:13	0:00	2:21	9:52	3	6	33.3

goalies
Scott RatzlaffS. Ratzlaff#34
Felix SandstromF. Sandstrom#32

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
20	0	20	1.000	18	0	2	0	0	30:52	0
22	5	17	.773	15	2	0	0	0	27:17	0

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Egor ChinakhovE. Chinakhov#59
Adam FantilliA. Fantilli#19
Boone JennerB. Jenner#38
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Sean KuralyS. Kuraly#7
Kirill MarchenkoK. Marchenko#86
Sean MonahanS. Monahan#23
Mathieu OlivierM. Olivier#24
Owen SillingerO. Sillinger#12
Cole SillingerC. Sillinger#4
Dmitri VoronkovD. Voronkov#10
James van RiemsdykJ. van Riemsdyk#21
defensemen
Jake ChristiansenJ. Christiansen#2
Erik GudbransonE. Gudbranson#44
David JiricekD. Jiricek#55
Ivan ProvorovI. Provorov#9
Damon SeversonD. Severson#78
Zach WerenskiZ. Werenski#8

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	20	16:24	2:08	0:33	13:43	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	1	19	15:49	0:59	0:00	14:50	6	4	60.0
0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	21	16:26	2:01	1:38	12:47	1	0	100.0
0	2	2	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	17:23	2:07	1:41	13:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	12:26	0:00	0:42	11:44	4	8	33.3
0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	18	14:25	1:30	0:00	12:55	0	0	0.0
2	0	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	21	15:40	1:53	1:36	12:11	14	9	60.9
0	0	-1	3	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	17	12:29	0:15	0:42	11:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	15	12:01	0:00	1:49	10:12	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	3	1	0	1	2	3	1	2	20	14:18	0:00	0:27	13:51	9	5	64.3
0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	18	14:21	1:39	0:00	12:42	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	15:33	1:37	0:00	13:56	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	16:51	0:04	1:28	15:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	25	18:52	0:00	3:11	15:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	4	20	15:50	0:00	0:00	15:50	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	24	18:44	0:00	2:28	16:16	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	0	2	1	2	1	0	3	26	22:36	1:11	0:39	20:46	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	28	24:01	3:06	1:22	19:33	0	0	0.0

goalies
Elvis MerzlikinsE. Merzlikins#90

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	3	28	.903	24	4	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	1	1	1	3
	Blue Jackets	0	1	5	6

1st Period			BUF	CBJ
14:56		Josh Dunne (2) (Power Play) Assists: Noah Ostlund (1), Nikita Novikov (1)	1	0

2nd Period			BUF	CBJ
9:19		Zach Metsa (1) Assists: Noah Ostlund (2), Mason Jobst (1)	2	0
17:49		James van Riemsdyk (1) Assists: Kirill Marchenko (1), Damon Severson (1)	2	1

3rd Period		BUF	CBJ
6:19	Sean Monahan (1) (Power Play) Assists: Kent Johnson (2), Zach Werenski (1)	2	2
9:28	Sean Monahan (2) Assists: Kirill Marchenko (2), Ivan Provorov (2)	2	3
9:50	Jake Christiansen (1) Assists: Kent Johnson (3), Dmitri Voronkov (2)	2	4
10:43	Adam Fantilli (4) Assists: Egor Chinakhov (1)	2	5
13:46	Mason Jobst (1) Assists: Noah Ostlund (3), Vsevolod Komarov (3)	3	5
18:28	Cole Sillinger (2) (Empty Net) Unassisted	3	6

Nationwide Arena

12:00 AM, 29 September 2024

Columbus, OH

Attendance: 12,305

Referees:
Frederick L'Ecuyer
Beau Halkidis

Linesmen:
Jesse Marquis
Julien Fournier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	29	13	4	62
Detroit	29	16	4	62
Montreal	27	15	7	61
Boston	28	19	2	58
Buffalo	26	16	5	57
Toronto	24	16	8	56
Florida	25	19	3	53
Ottawa	22	19	6	50

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	30	15	4	64
NY Islanders	26	17	5	57
Pittsburgh	22	14	11	55
Washington	24	19	6	54
Philadelphia	22	17	8	52
Columbus	22	19	7	51
New Jersey	24	22	2	50
NY Rangers	21	22	6	48

Blues in action against the Oilers following shootout win

St. Louis Blues (19-21-8, in the Central Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (24-17-8, in the Pacific Division)

Kraken take losing streak into home matchup with the Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins (22-14-11, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (21-17-9, in the Pacific Division)

Canucks take on the Islanders on losing streak

New York Islanders (26-17-5, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (16-27-5, in the Pacific Division)

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Buffalo Sabres @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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Blues in action against the Oilers following shootout win

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