Buffalo Sabres 5–2 Columbus Blue Jackets
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
NHL: Buffalo Sabres beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2.
Game leaders
3Owen PowerPoints
2Kent Johnson
4Jiri KulichShots on goal5Kent Johnson
24Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenSaves
32Jet Greaves
Three stars
★ First starJosh NorrisBuffalo Sabres · 2 G · 3 SOG- ★ Second starOwen PowerBuffalo Sabres · 3 A · 3 SOG
★ Third starJack QuinnBuffalo Sabres · 1 G · 1 A · 3 SOG
Picked by formula, not by vote. Skaters: 3 a goal, 2 an assist, 0.25 a shot on goal, 0.5 a plus-minus point, 0.1 a hit, block or takeaway, less 0.1 a giveaway. Goaltenders: 0.15 a save, less 1 a goal against, plus 1 for the win.
Scoring
Goals and assists from the box score. PPG is a power-play goal.
Buffalo Sabres
- Josh Norris●●2 G
- Jack Quinn●1 G · 1 A
- Rasmus Dahlin●1 G
- Josh Doan●1 G
Assists: Owen Power 3, Conor Timmins 1, Peyton Krebs 1, Tage Thompson 1, Noah Ostlund 1, Zach Benson 1
Columbus Blue Jackets
- Kent Johnson●1 G · 1 A
- Zach Werenski●1 G · 1 PPG
Assists: Sean Monahan 1, Denton Mateychuk 1, Matthew Knies 1
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength16/17
- Against the power play6/7
- Short-handed2/2
- Even strength22/27
- Against the power play10/10
Key stats
- 37Shots on goal26
- 13.5Shooting %7.7
- 0Power-play goals1
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Buffalo Sabres: 3 won, 2 lost in their last 5 games.
Columbus Blue Jackets: 3 won, 2 lost in their last 5 games.
- Last 2 meetings: Buffalo Sabres won 0, Columbus Blue Jackets won 2.
- Columbus Blue Jackets lead this season's series 1–0.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
- Buffalo Sabres
- Columbus Blue Jackets
Shooting
- 37Shots on goal26
- 13.5Shooting %7.7
- 0Power-play goals1
Physical play
- 19Hits20
- 13Blocked shots14
Puck control
- 52.8Faceoffs won %58.7
- 4Takeaways3
- 15Giveaways11
Goaltending
- 24Saves32
- 92.3Save %86.5
Discipline
- 6Penalty minutes8
Shots and finishing
Buffalo Sabres took 59% of the shots on goal.
- Buffalo Sabres
- Columbus Blue Jackets
3726
- Shooting %
- 13.5%7.7%
- Save %
- 92.3%86.5%
- Shooting + save %
- 105.894.2
Shooting % plus save % is hockey's PDO: 100 is par, and a side far above it was finishing and saving better than usual.
Ice time
Minutes on the ice for each skater, the most used first. Who a coach trusted tells you as much as who scored.
Buffalo Sabres
- Rasmus Dahlin23:16
- Zach Benson22:09
- Mattias Samuelsson20:32
- Owen Power20:20
- Tage Thompson18:59
- Olen Zellweger18:25
- Noah Ostlund17:30
- Jack Quinn17:21
- Peyton Krebs15:37
- Conor Timmins15:18
Columbus Blue Jackets
- Zach Werenski24:38
- Denton Mateychuk21:00
- Ivan Provorov20:51
- Matthew Knies19:17
- Valeri Nichushkin19:11
- Adam Fantilli18:52
- Charlie Coyle18:21
- Jake Christiansen17:41
- Dante Fabbro17:06
- Mathieu Olivier16:39
Skaters
| 21Conor TimminsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15:18 |
| 8Olen ZellwegerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 22 | 18:25 |
| 9Josh NorrisC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27% | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13:03 |
| 73Zach MetsaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14:51 |
| 20Jiri KulichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13:00 |
| 10Sam CarrickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11:30 |
| 19Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 57% | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15:37 |
| 72Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18:59 |
| 86Noah OstlundC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55% | 0 | 1 | 26 | 17:30 |
| 23Mattias SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 3 | 22 | 20:32 |
| 25Owen PowerD | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 25 | 20:20 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 2 | 23 | 23:16 |
| 6Zach BensonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22:09 |
| 29Beck MalenstynL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13:36 |
| 22Jack QuinnR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17:21 |
| 91Josh DoanR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11:44 |
| 48Tyson KozakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 60% | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11:24 |
| 17Jason ZuckerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13:49 |
Goaltenders
| 1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG | 26 | 24 | 2 | 92.3% | 16/17 | 6/7 | 2/2 | 60:00 |
| 92Colten EllisG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | – | 00:00 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |