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Sabres at Blue Jackets: October 1, 2026

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 at Nationwide Arena on October 1, 2026 (2026-27 regular season).

Final · Played October 1, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 7:51 AM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most points: Noah Ostlund and Owen Power (Sabres, 2 each); Charlie Coyle and Matthew Knies (Blue Jackets, 3 each). Most saves: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Sabres, 17); Jet Greaves (Blue Jackets, 23).

Team comparison

Team statsBUFCBJ
Shots on goal2623
Saves1723
Blocked shots815

What stood out

  • Shots on goal: Sabres 26, Blue Jackets 23.
  • Saves: Sabres 17, Blue Jackets 23.

Player lines

  • Beck Malenstyn (BUF LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 4 HIT, 1 BLK, 8:11 TOI
  • Jack Quinn (BUF RW): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 20:46 TOI
  • Jiri Kulich (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 8:45 TOI
  • Josh Doan (BUF RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 19:06 TOI
  • Josh Norris (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 1 BLK, 16:19 TOI
  • Konsta Helenius (BUF C): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 15:09 TOI
  • Louis Crevier (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 2 BLK, 16:14 TOI
  • Mattias Samuelsson (BUF D): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 18:21 TOI
  • Noah Ostlund (BUF C): 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 16:42 TOI
  • Owen Power (BUF D): 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 0 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 25:25 TOI
  • Peyton Krebs (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 0 BLK, 14:58 TOI
  • Rasmus Dahlin (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 4 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 25:58 TOI
  • Ryan McLeod (BUF C): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 16:41 TOI
  • Sam Carrick (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 7:43 TOI
  • Tage Thompson (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 4 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 19:46 TOI
  • Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF G): 22 SA, 17 SV, 5 GA, 59:08 TOI
  • Zach Benson (BUF LW): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 1 BLK, 18:34 TOI
  • Zach Metsa (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 2 BLK, 12:54 TOI
  • Adam Fantilli (CBJ C): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 6 HIT, 1 BLK, 17:28 TOI
  • Carson Soucy (CBJ D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 2 BLK, 20:15 TOI
  • Charlie Coyle (CBJ C): 0 G, 3 A, 3 PTS, 0 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 1 BLK, 19:04 TOI
  • Cole Sillinger (CBJ C): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 15:21 TOI
  • Conor Garland (CBJ RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 12:09 TOI
  • Danton Heinen (CBJ LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 3 BLK, 12:11 TOI
  • Denton Mateychuk (CBJ D): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 27:28 TOI
  • Dmitri Voronkov (CBJ LW): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 4 HIT, 0 BLK, 10:44 TOI
  • Emil Andrae (CBJ D): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 15:37 TOI
  • Erik Gudbranson (CBJ D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 3 BLK, 17:44 TOI
  • Jake Christiansen (CBJ D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 1 BLK, 7:05 TOI
  • Jet Greaves (CBJ G): 26 SA, 23 SV, 3 GA, 60:00 TOI
  • Kent Johnson (CBJ C): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 14:53 TOI
  • Mathieu Olivier (CBJ RW): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 0 BLK, 14:32 TOI
  • Matthew Knies (CBJ LW): 2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 4 SOG, 0 +/-, 1 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 16:06 TOI
  • Ryan Lomberg (CBJ LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 9:21 TOI
  • Sean Monahan (CBJ C): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 1 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 15:31 TOI
  • Valeri Nichushkin (CBJ RW): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 15:45 TOI
  • Zach Werenski (CBJ D): 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 28:46 TOI

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Full Blue Jackets vs Sabres head-to-head (7 meetings).

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