Buffalo Sabres vs Columbus Blue Jackets
On the ice
BUF shoots leftCBJ shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 10 | 11 | 12 | 33 |
| CBJ | 13 | 14 | 8 | 35 |
In net
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen30/34 SV, .882
Jet Greaves32/33 SV, .970| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CBJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Who won: Blue Jackets 5-1
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets lead the series 2-0. The Blue Jackets outscored the Sabres 3-1 in the 1st period. Denton Mateychuk led the Blue Jackets in goals (1). Josh Doan led the Sabres in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach BensonLW | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:39 | 5:10 | 0:00 | 11:29 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh DoanRW | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 21:30 | 5:11 | 0:00 | 16:19 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh DunneC | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 8:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 87.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan GreenwayLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8:36 | 0:00 | 0:35 | 8:01 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton KrebsC | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:28 | 0:01 | 0:00 | 14:27 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck MalenstynLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7:53 | 0:00 | 0:32 | 7:21 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeodC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:59 | 3:30 | 1:16 | 12:13 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh NorrisC | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17:38 | 6:13 | 0:00 | 11:25 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 52.9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Noah OstlundC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:36 | 1:01 | 0:00 | 11:35 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack QuinnRW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 | 4:30 | 0:00 | 11:23 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage ThompsonC | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 22:42 | 5:19 | 0:06 | 17:17 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex TuchRW | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 19:49 | 4:38 | 1:08 | 14:03 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob BrysonD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9:59 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 9:56 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bowen ByramD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 24:33 | 3:37 | 1:03 | 19:53 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus DahlinD | 1 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 25:30 | 5:18 | 0:34 | 19:38 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach MetsaD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:46 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:46 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen PowerD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:41 | 4:33 | 0:47 | 16:21 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias SamuelssonD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:59 | 0:01 | 1:15 | 19:43 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .882 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 58:34 | 0 | 0 |
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