Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL

Blue Jackets

1-1-0, 2 PTS

1-5

Final

Sabres

1-1-0, 2 PTS

KeyBank Center

On the ice

CBJ shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
CBJ	6	7	12	25
BUF	11	15	9	35

In net

Cam Talbot23/26 SV, .885

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen13/13 SV, 1.000

Team	1	2	3	T
CBJ	0	0	1	1
BUF	0	3	2	5

Who won: Sabres 5-1

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres outscored the Blue Jackets 3-0 in the 2nd period. Noah Ostlund led the Sabres in goals (2). Corson Ceulemans led the Blue Jackets in goals (1).

CBJ

BUF

Forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Zach BensonLW	0	3	1	2	15:59	2:48	2:55	10:16	19	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Sam CarrickC	0	2	1	0	11:31	0:00	0:54	10:37	17	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	50.0	1	3	6
Josh DoanRW	0	4	0	1	14:15	2:40	0:00	11:35	18	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Konsta HeleniusC	0	0	1	1	12:58	1:06	0:00	11:52	15	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Peyton KrebsC	1	2	0	2	13:03	0:00	0:10	12:53	15	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	100.0	2	0	0
Jiri KulichC	0	2	0	-1	12:25	0:12	0:14	11:59	19	0	0	0	0	1	7	2	77.8	0	0	0
Beck MalenstynLW	1	3	0	-1	11:13	0:00	1:17	9:56	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	3	9
Ryan McLeodC	1	1	0	0	15:27	1:08	3:04	11:15	21	0	0	0	3	0	8	3	72.7	1	0	0
Josh NorrisC	1	0	1	1	14:25	1:08	3:08	10:09	20	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Noah OstlundC	1	0	2	2	15:41	1:06	0:53	13:42	19	2	2	0	2	0	3	8	27.3	0	0	0
Jack QuinnRW	0	1	0	3	17:12	2:44	1:22	13:06	18	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Tage ThompsonC	0	2	1	2	17:00	2:52	0:10	13:58	18	1	1	1	7	1	9	6	60.0	0	1	2

Defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Louis CrevierD	1	0	0	2	20:45	0:00	1:50	18:55	24	0	0	0	4	2	1	1	2
Rasmus DahlinD	2	1	0	-1	24:41	1:20	2:36	20:45	28	0	0	0	3	3	5	1	2
Owen PowerD	2	0	0	4	24:05	1:12	3:40	19:13	30	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0
Mattias SamuelssonD	1	0	0	0	9:24	0:02	1:34	7:48	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Conor TimminsD	0	0	0	2	22:19	0:00	4:04	18:15	27	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
Olen ZellwegerD	3	0	1	1	13:37	0:12	0:59	12:26	15	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0