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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Aston-ReeseLW | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12:48 | 0:00 | 1:58 | 10:50 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie CoyleC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:49 | 0:38 | 3:09 | 11:02 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam FantilliC | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16:40 | 1:11 | 0:13 | 15:16 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan GaunceC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16:14 | 0:00 | 4:14 | 12:00 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danton HeinenLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:51 | 0:00 | 0:32 | 8:19 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boone JennerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:44 | 0:50 | 3:22 | 13:32 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent JohnsonC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:51 | 0:38 | 0:00 | 10:13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kirill MarchenkoRW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:28 | 1:11 | 0:00 | 15:17 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason MarchmentLW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:45 | 1:11 | 0:14 | 14:20 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathieu OlivierRW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15:08 | 0:00 | 3:58 | 11:10 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Cole SillingerC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12:12 | 0:00 | 1:58 | 10:14 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitri VoronkovLW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:11 | 0:59 | 0:00 | 8:12 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake ChristiansenD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:22 | 0:00 | 1:23 | 9:59 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante FabbroD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:03 | 0:00 | 2:48 | 15:15 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Denton MateychukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:15 | 0:00 | 4:37 | 19:38 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan ProvorovD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25:32 | 0:38 | 6:04 | 18:50 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Damon SeversonD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16:55 | 0:38 | 1:23 | 14:54 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Zach WerenskiD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:12 | 1:11 | 3:23 | 18:38 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet GreavesG | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 32 | .970 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
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