Buffalo Sabres @ Columbus Blue Jackets

21-15-4, 9-10-2 Away

Final

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

Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsCBJ

18-16-6, 9-7-3 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Josh DunneJ. Dunne#44
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											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	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	20	16:39	5:10	0:00	11:29	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	24	21:30	5:11	0:00	16:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	8:15	0:00	0:00	8:15	7	1	87.5
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	11	8:36	0:00	0:35	8:01	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	17	14:28	0:01	0:00	14:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	7:53	0:00	0:32	7:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	22	16:59	3:30	1:16	12:13	5	10	33.3
0	1	-2	2	4	2	1	2	0	0	0	23	17:38	6:13	0:00	11:25	9	8	52.9
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:36	1:01	0:00	11:35	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	20	15:53	4:30	0:00	11:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	4	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	24	22:42	5:19	0:06	17:17	8	6	57.1
0	0	-2	5	4	1	0	0	2	0	1	23	19:49	4:38	1:08	14:03	2	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	14	9:59	0:03	0:00	9:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	4	26	24:33	3:37	1:03	19:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	26	25:30	5:18	0:34	19:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	12	9:46	0:00	0:00	9:46	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	24	21:41	4:33	0:47	16:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	25	20:59	0:01	1:15	19:43	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
34	4	30	.882	24	2	4	0	0	58:34	0

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Zachary Aston-ReeseZ. Aston-Reese#27
Charlie CoyleC. Coyle#3
Adam FantilliA. Fantilli#19
Brendan GaunceB. Gaunce#16
Danton HeinenD. Heinen#43
Boone JennerB. Jenner#38
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Kirill MarchenkoK. Marchenko#86
Mason MarchmentM. Marchment#17
Mathieu OlivierM. Olivier#24
Cole SillingerC. Sillinger#4
Dmitri VoronkovD. Voronkov#10
defensemen
Jake ChristiansenJ. Christiansen#2
Dante FabbroD. Fabbro#15
Denton MateychukD. Mateychuk#5
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	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	15	12:48	0:00	1:58	10:50	0	2	0.0
0	0	2	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	14:49	0:38	3:09	11:02	7	7	50.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	17	16:40	1:11	0:13	15:16	6	6	50.0
1	0	3	1	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	17	16:14	0:00	4:14	12:00	8	6	57.1
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	8:51	0:00	0:32	8:19	0	1	0.0
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	17:44	0:50	3:22	13:32	3	2	60.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	13	10:51	0:38	0:00	10:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	16	16:28	1:11	0:00	15:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	17	15:45	1:11	0:14	14:20	1	1	50.0
1	0	1	1	2	1	2	4	3	0	1	18	15:08	0:00	3:58	11:10	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	12:12	0:00	1:58	10:14	3	5	37.5
1	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	12	9:11	0:59	0:00	8:12	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	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	14	11:22	0:00	1:23	9:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	21	18:03	0:00	2:48	15:15	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	24:15	0:00	4:37	19:38	0	0	0.0
0	1	3	3	1	1	2	4	0	0	1	25	25:32	0:38	6:04	18:50	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	3	2	0	1	2	0	1	2	21	16:55	0:38	1:23	14:54	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	21	23:12	1:11	3:23	18:38	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jet GreavesJ. Greaves#73

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	1	32	.970	27	4	1	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	0	0	1
	Blue Jackets	3	1	1	5

1st Period		BUF	CBJ
3:00	Denton Mateychuk (8) Assists: Boone Jenner (12), Zach Werenski (27)	0	1
11:26	Josh Doan (12) Assists: Josh Norris (8), Owen Power (9)	1	1
14:04	Brendan Gaunce (2) (Shorthanded) Unassisted	1	2
17:12	Dmitri Voronkov (14) Assists: Ivan Provorov (10), Damon Severson (13)	1	3

2nd Period			BUF	CBJ
8:04		Mathieu Olivier (4) Assists: Zachary Aston-Reese (4), Damon Severson (14)	1	4

3rd Period			BUF	CBJ
11:46		Cole Sillinger (5) (Empty Net) Assists: Denton Mateychuk (11), Zach Werenski (28)	1	5

Cole Sillinger scores goal vs. Sabres

0:47

Mathieu Olivier scores goal vs. Sabres

0:49

Dmitri Voronkov nets goal for Blue Jackets

0:42

Regular Season Series

CBJ lead 2-0

Blue Jackets
4
Sabres
3

Game 1

28/10

Sabres
1
Blue Jackets
5

Game 2

3/1

Blue Jackets
Sabres

Game 3

10/4

Nationwide Arena

8:00 PM, 3 January 2026

Columbus, OH

Attendance: 18,809

Referees:
Cody Beach
Francois St. Laurent

Linesmen:
Dylan Blujus
Brandon Gawryletz

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	26	13	3	55
Detroit	25	15	4	54
Montreal	23	13	6	52
Buffalo	22	15	4	48
Florida	22	17	3	47
Toronto	20	15	7	47
Boston	22	18	2	46
Ottawa	20	16	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	15	6	50
Pittsburgh	20	12	9	49
New Jersey	22	19	2	46
NY Rangers	20	18	6	46
Columbus	18	16	7	43

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