Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3 Buffalo Sabres
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
NHL: Columbus Blue Jackets beat Buffalo Sabres 6–3.
Game leaders
3Charlie CoylePoints
2Noah Ostlund
4Matthew KniesShots on goal
4Tage Thompson
23Jet GreavesSaves
17Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Three stars
- ★ First starMatthew KniesColumbus Blue Jackets · 2 G · 1 A · 4 SOG
- ★ Second starCharlie CoyleColumbus Blue Jackets · 3 A · 0 SOG
★ Third starZach WerenskiColumbus Blue Jackets · 2 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.
Columbus Blue Jackets
- Matthew Knies●●2 G · 1 A · 1 PPG
- Sean Monahan●1 G · 1 PPG
- Adam Fantilli●1 G
- Mathieu Olivier●1 G
- Cole Sillinger●1 G
Assists: Charlie Coyle 3, Zach Werenski 2, Kent Johnson 1, Denton Mateychuk 1, Valeri Nichushkin 1, Dmitri Voronkov 1, Emil Andrae 1
Buffalo Sabres
- Konsta Helenius●1 G
- Mattias Samuelsson●1 G
- Jack Quinn●1 G
Assists: Noah Ostlund 2, Owen Power 2, Ryan McLeod 1, Zach Benson 1
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength17/20
- Against the power play5/5
- Short-handed1/1
- Even strength12/15
- Against the power play4/6
- Short-handed1/1
Key stats
- 23Shots on goal26
- 26.1Shooting %11.5
- 2Power-play goals0
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Columbus Blue Jackets: 3 won, 2 lost in their last 5 games.
Buffalo Sabres: 5 won, 0 lost in their last 5 games.
- Last 2 meetings: Columbus Blue Jackets won 1, Buffalo Sabres won 1.
- Buffalo Sabres 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 |
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Buffalo Sabres
Shooting
- 23Shots on goal26
- 26.1Shooting %11.5
- 2Power-play goals0
Physical play
- 25Hits21
- 15Blocked shots8
Puck control
- 62.1Faceoffs won %46.5
- 6Takeaways2
- 12Giveaways15
Goaltending
- 23Saves17
- 88.5Save %77.3
Discipline
- 15Penalty minutes11
Shots and finishing
Columbus Blue Jackets took 47% of the shots on goal.
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Buffalo Sabres
2326
- Shooting %
- 26.1%11.5%
- Save %
- 88.5%77.3%
- Shooting + save %
- 114.688.8
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.
Columbus Blue Jackets
- Zach Werenski28:46
- Denton Mateychuk27:28
- Carson Soucy20:15
- Charlie Coyle19:04
- Erik Gudbranson17:44
- Adam Fantilli17:28
- Matthew Knies16:06
- Valeri Nichushkin15:45
- Emil Andrae15:37
- Sean Monahan15:31
Buffalo Sabres
- Rasmus Dahlin25:58
- Owen Power25:25
- Jack Quinn20:46
- Tage Thompson19:46
- Josh Doan19:06
- Zach Benson18:34
- Mattias Samuelsson18:21
- Noah Ostlund16:42
- Ryan McLeod16:41
- Josh Norris16:19
Skaters
| 94Ryan LombergLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 09:21 |
| 83Conor GarlandRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12:09 |
| 91Kent JohnsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14:53 |
| 23Sean MonahanC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 15:31 |
| 44Erik GudbransonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17:44 |
| 19Adam FantilliC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 80% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 17:28 |
| 24Mathieu OlivierRW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14:32 |
| 5Denton MateychukD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 27:28 |
| 8Zach WerenskiD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 28:46 |
| 43Valeri NichushkinRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15:45 |
| 4Cole SillingerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 15:21 |
| 10Dmitri VoronkovLW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10:44 |
| 2Jake ChristiansenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 07:05 |
| 3Charlie CoyleC | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 47% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 19:04 |
| 58Danton HeinenLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12:11 |
| 7Carson SoucyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 20:15 |
| Emil AndraeDefenceman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15:37 |
| 89Matthew KniesL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16:06 |
Goaltenders
| 73Jet GreavesG | 26 | 23 | 3 | 88.5% | 17/20 | 5/5 | 1/1 | 60:00 |
| 33Cam TalbotG | 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 |