Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets

Thu, Oct 1, 2026 · Nationwide Arena · 2026–27 Regular Season

Buffalo Sabres

3 – 6

Final

Columbus Blue Jackets

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–3 on Thu, Oct 1, 2026 at Nationwide Arena. Matthew Knies scored twice. Jet Greaves made 23 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 26–23.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BUF	1	2	0	3	26
CBJ	3	1	2	6	23

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	07:21	BUF	EV	Mattias Samuelsson (1) · snap	Noah Ostlund (1), Owen Power (1)	1–0
1st	12:51	CBJ	EV	Cole Sillinger (1) · snap	Charlie Coyle (1), Denton Mateychuk (1)	1–1
1st	17:58	CBJ	PP	Matthew Knies (1) · snap	Charlie Coyle (2), Zach Werenski (1)	1–2
1st	18:44	CBJ	EV	Adam Fantilli (1) · deflected	Zach Werenski (2), Matthew Knies (1)	1–3
2nd	01:25	BUF	EV	Jack Quinn (1) · wrist	Zach Benson (1), Noah Ostlund (2)	2–3
2nd	07:45	CBJ	EV	Matthew Knies (2) · tip-in	Emil Andrae (1), Kent Johnson (1)	2–4
2nd	13:14	BUF	EV	Konsta Helenius (1) · snap	Ryan McLeod (1), Owen Power (2)	3–4
3rd	14:21	CBJ	PP	Sean Monahan (1) · snap	Valeri Nichushkin (1), Dmitri Voronkov (1)	3–5
3rd	17:53	CBJ	SH EN	Mathieu Olivier (1) · wrist	Charlie Coyle (3)	3–6

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	06:05	CBJ	Carson Soucy	cross checking	2
1st	06:40	BUF	Tage Thompson	hooking	2
1st	17:03	BUF	Mattias Samuelsson	holding	2
2nd	03:58	CBJ	Cole Sillinger	hooking	2
2nd	03:58	CBJ	Mathieu Olivier	unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	03:58	BUF	Zach Metsa	fighting	5
2nd	03:58	CBJ	Mathieu Olivier	fighting	5
2nd	11:06	CBJ	Kent Johnson	hooking	2
3rd	09:10	CBJ	Cole Sillinger	slashing	2
3rd	12:23	BUF	Mattias Samuelsson	tripping	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: BUF 2.53 · CBJ 2.16 · xG% BUF 53.9

Buffalo Sabres

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
25	Owen Power	D	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0		25:25	28
86	Noah Ostlund	C	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	0	54.5	16:42	22
22	Jack Quinn	R	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1	0		20:46	23
6	Zach Benson	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	1		18:34	21
23	Mattias Samuelsson	D	1	0	1	-2	4	1	0	0		18:21	26
71	Ryan McLeod	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	40.0	16:41	25
94	Konsta Helenius	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	2	0		15:09	21
26	Rasmus Dahlin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0		25:58	28
72	Tage Thompson	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	42.9	19:46	26
91	Josh Doan	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	50.0	19:06	26
9	Josh Norris	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1	71.4	16:19	22
46	Louis Crevier	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		16:14	24
19	Peyton Krebs	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		14:58	22
24	Matt Grzelcyk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		14:27	22
73	Zach Metsa	D	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	2		12:54	21
20	Jiri Kulich	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	20.0	8:45	17
29	Beck Malenstyn	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	1		8:11	17
10	Sam Carrick	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	40.0	7:43	17

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	L	22	17	5	.773	59:08

Columbus Blue Jackets

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
3	Charlie Coyle	C	0	3	3	+2	0	0	2	1	47.1	19:04	26
89	Matthew Knies	L	2	1	3	0	0	4	0	0		16:06	24
8	Zach Werenski	D	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0	1		28:46	32
5	Denton Mateychuk	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		27:28	30
19	Adam Fantilli	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	6	1	80.0	17:28	26
43	Valeri Nichushkin	R	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0		15:45	22
36	Emil Andrae	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1		15:37	19
23	Sean Monahan	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	40.0	15:31	24
4	Cole Sillinger	C	1	0	1	+2	4	3	1	0	100.0	15:21	22
91	Kent Johnson	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0		14:53	22
24	Mathieu Olivier	R	1	0	1	+2	7	3	3	0		14:32	21
10	Dmitri Voronkov	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0		10:44	14
7	Carson Soucy	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2	2		20:15	29
44	Erik Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3		17:44	21
58	Danton Heinen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	3	40.0	12:11	17
83	Conor Garland	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		12:09	19
94	Ryan Lomberg	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		9:21	14
2	Jake Christiansen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1		7:05	11

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
73	Jet Greaves	W	26	23	3	.885	60:00