Buffalo Sabres @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Preseason

1-0-0, 1-0-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	0	2	2	4
Blue Jackets CBJ	0	0	0	0

Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsCBJ

1-1-0, 1-1-0 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Justin DanforthJ. Danforth#15
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Josh DunneJ. Dunne#44
Mason GeertsenM. Geertsen#55
Konsta HeleniusK. Helenius#94
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Anton WahlbergA. Wahlberg#92
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Michael KesselringM. Kesselring#8
Vsevolod KomarovV. Komarov#76
Radim MrtkaR. Mrtka#57
Nikita NovikovN. Novikov#74
Owen PowerO. Power#25

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	20	14:54	0:00	0:00	14:54	9	3	75.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	21	17:29	2:21	0:00	15:08	0	2	0.0
0	0	1	4	3	0	1	5	3	0	1	16	11:17	0:00	0:00	11:17	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	15	10:42	0:00	0:00	10:42	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	20	16:05	1:26	0:00	14:39	0	2	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	10:35	0:00	0:00	10:35	5	3	62.5
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	21	19:27	1:40	0:00	17:47	2	1	66.7
0	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	21	15:39	2:30	0:00	13:09	6	10	37.5
1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	19	16:35	0:00	0:00	16:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	16:25	1:30	0:00	14:55	3	7	30.0
1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	16:04	2:34	0:00	13:30	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	14:48	0:00	0:00	14:48	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	2	3	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	22	21:57	2:34	0:00	19:23	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	18:55	0:55	0:00	18:00	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	23	19:16	0:00	0:00	19:16	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	20:25	1:25	0:00	19:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:33	0:00	0:00	17:33	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	21:54	3:05	0:00	18:49	0	0	0.0

goalies
Devon LeviD. Levi#27
Alexandar GeorgievA. Georgiev#40

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
6	0	6	1.000	6	0	0	0	0	20:00	0
16	0	16	1.000	16	0	0	0	0	40:00	0

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Zachary Aston-ReeseZ. Aston-Reese#27
Adam FantilliA. Fantilli#19
Owen GriffinO. Griffin#96
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Isac LundestromI. Lundestrom#21
James MalatestaJ. Malatesta#67
Kirill MarchenkoK. Marchenko#86
Max McCueM. McCue#93
Hunter McKownH. McKown#41
Ryland MosleyR. Mosley#63
Luca PinelliL. Pinelli#53
Jack WilliamsJ. Williams#29
defensemen
Corson CeulemansC. Ceulemans#74
Christian JarosC. Jaros#48
Caleb MacdonaldC. Macdonald#94
Ivan ProvorovI. Provorov#9
Guillaume RichardG. Richard#84
Damon SeversonD. Severson#78

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	1	2	1	0	0	7	0	1	18	15:06	0:00	1:06	14:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	16:41	0:00	1:35	15:06	5	10	33.3
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	12:11	0:00	0:39	11:32	0	7	0.0
0	0	-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	15:48	0:00	0:57	14:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	18	14:17	0:00	0:44	13:33	12	4	75.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	17	13:51	0:00	0:00	13:51	1	1	50.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	16:45	0:00	1:03	15:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	1	5	4	0	0	15	14:16	0:00	0:22	13:54	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	19	16:20	0:00	0:00	16:20	9	2	81.8
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	12:36	0:00	0:00	12:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	14:50	0:00	0:00	14:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	19	14:42	0:00	1:35	13:07	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	24	19:49	0:00	0:00	19:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	15:07	0:00	1:11	13:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	17:30	0:00	2:14	15:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	26	23:06	0:00	1:58	21:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	23	20:36	0:00	0:00	20:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	23:09	0:00	2:36	20:33	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jet GreavesJ. Greaves#73
Elvis MerzlikinsE. Merzlikins#90

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	1	23	.958	20	3	0	0	0	29:21	0
10	2	8	.800	8	0	0	0	0	29:59	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	0	2	2	4
	Blue Jackets	0	0	0	0

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			BUF	CBJ
4:51		Bowen Byram (1) Assists: Radim Mrtka (1), Tyson Kozak (1)	1	0
8:25		Beck Malenstyn (1) Assists: Owen Power (1), Michael Kesselring (1)	2	0

3rd Period			BUF	CBJ
15:01		Jack Quinn (1) (Empty Net) Assists: Jiri Kulich (1), Josh Doan (1)	3	0
19:11		Konsta Helenius (1) Assists: Anton Wahlberg (1), Vsevolod Komarov (1)	4	0

Buffalo Sabres vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: Game Highlights

1:18

Konsta Helenius lights the lamp for Sabres

0:49

Jack Quinn scores goal vs. Blue Jackets

0:32

Nationwide Arena

12:00 AM, 23 September 2025

Columbus, OH

Attendance: 9,778

Referees:
Alex Lepkowski
Jake Brenk

Linesmen:
Libor Suchanek
CJ Murray

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	26	13	3	55
Montreal	24	13	6	54
Detroit	25	15	4	54
Buffalo	22	15	4	48
Florida	22	17	3	47
Toronto	20	15	7	47
Boston	22	19	2	46
Ottawa	20	17	5	45

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	26	14	3	55
NY Islanders	24	15	4	52
Philadelphia	22	12	7	51
Washington	22	16	6	50
Pittsburgh	20	12	9	49
New Jersey	22	19	2	46
NY Rangers	20	18	6	46
Columbus	18	17	7	43

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