Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo Sabres

Preseason

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

Final

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

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

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

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Roman AhcanR. Ahcan#88
Zachary Aston-ReeseZ. Aston-Reese#27
Riley BezeauR. Bezeau#62
Luca Del Bel BelluzL. Del Bel Belluz#65
Hudson FaschingH. Fasching#20
Brendan GaunceB. Gaunce#16
Oiva KeskinenO. Keskinen#83
Isac LundestromI. Lundestrom#21
Max McCueM. McCue#93
Ryland MosleyR. Mosley#63
Mikael PyyhtiaM. Pyyhtia#82
Miles WoodM. Wood#11
defensemen
Jake ChristiansenJ. Christiansen#2
Charlie ElickC. Elick#57
Daemon HuntD. Hunt#14
Caleb MacdonaldC. Macdonald#94
Dysin MayoD. Mayo#37
Stanislav SvozilS. Svozil#81

											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	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	12	8:48	0:00	0:00	8:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	1	22	16:41	1:48	2:20	12:33	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	13	11:33	0:01	0:00	11:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	19	19:34	4:37	1:43	13:14	6	8	42.9
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	15:30	4:33	0:49	10:08	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	19	14:38	1:47	3:02	9:49	4	6	40.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	15:33	4:31	0:38	10:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	20	18:17	1:56	3:32	12:49	5	13	27.8
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	14	12:52	0:00	0:02	12:50	2	6	25.0
0	0	-1	4	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	13	12:29	0:02	0:00	12:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	12:32	0:00	1:13	11:19	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	21:16	4:41	2:40	13:55	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	24	22:14	1:53	5:16	15:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	19:57	0:00	5:04	14:53	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	1	25	25:45	4:42	2:06	18:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	2	4	0	0	1	22	17:59	0:00	1:38	16:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	14:48	0:00	1:56	12:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	17	13:37	1:39	0:01	11:57	0	0	0.0

goalies
Zach SawchenkoZ. Sawchenko#36
Ivan FedotovI. Fedotov#28

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
9	1	8	.889	7	1	0	0	0	17:57	0
25	1	24	.960	15	9	0	0	0	40:00	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Mason GeertsenM. Geertsen#55
Konsta HeleniusK. Helenius#94
Tyler KopffT. Kopff#41
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Jake LeschyshynJ. Leschyshyn#13
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Viktor NeuchevV. Neuchev#79
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Isak RosenI. Rosen#63
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Ryan JohnsonR. Johnson#33
Zac JonesZ. Jones#28
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Conor TimminsC. Timmins#21

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	15:02	2:15	2:26	10:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	12	9:10	0:00	0:00	9:10	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	2	0	1	2	4	0	0	19	16:01	2:21	0:04	13:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	12	10:15	0:00	0:00	10:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	15	12:33	0:00	1:42	10:51	4	1	80.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	13:37	2:38	0:42	10:17	9	4	69.2
0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	22:37	5:14	2:39	14:44	7	5	58.3
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	12	9:27	0:00	0:00	9:27	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	20:18	5:46	3:02	11:30	11	3	78.6
0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	15	12:20	2:09	0:00	10:11	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	6	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	20	19:57	5:36	2:16	12:05	4	4	50.0
1	0	1	3	2	0	1	2	4	0	1	19	21:16	5:48	0:00	15:28	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	23	16:30	0:06	2:40	13:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	6	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	23	25:37	6:08	2:49	16:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	12:14	0:01	0:45	11:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	15:42	1:39	0:16	13:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	24	21:42	0:07	3:45	17:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	5	1	2	0	0	0	26	20:02	0:12	2:38	17:12	0	0	0.0

goalies
Devon LeviD. Levi#27
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
5	0	5	1.000	3	2	0	0	0	19:27	0
14	1	13	.929	10	3	0	0	0	39:47	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
	Blue Jackets	0	1	0	1
	Sabres	0	1	1	2

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			CBJ	BUF
8:37		Miles Wood (1) (Power Play) Assists: Daemon Hunt (1), Hudson Fasching (2)	1	0
17:54		Tage Thompson (1) Assists: Zach Benson (1), Josh Norris (1)	1	1

3rd Period			CBJ	BUF
11:57		Jason Zucker (1) Assists: Konsta Helenius (1), Ryan McLeod (1)	1	2

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 24 September 2025

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 9,903

Referees:
Beau Halkidis
Brandon Blandina

Linesmen:
Brad Kovachik
Tyson Baker

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

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

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Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo Sabres

Game Information

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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