Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo Sabres

Preseason

0-1-0, 0-1-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Blue Jackets CBJ	1	0	0	1
Sabres BUF	1	2	3	6

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

2-0-0, 2-0-0 Home

		1	2	3	T
	Blue Jackets	1	0	0	1
	Sabres	1	2	3	6

1st Period			CBJ	BUF
5:35		Owen Power (2) (Power Play) Assists: JJ Peterka (1), Jack Quinn (2)	0	1
11:34		Mathieu Olivier (1) Unassisted	1	1

2nd Period			CBJ	BUF
5:15		Zach Benson (1) Assists: Henri Jokiharju (3), Jack Quinn (3)	1	2
10:40		Peyton Krebs (1) Assists: Tage Thompson (2), Dennis Gilbert (1)	1	3

3rd Period		CBJ	BUF
2:34	Dylan Cozens (2) Assists: Zach Benson (2), Bowen Byram (2)	1	4
5:23	Mattias Samuelsson (1) Assists: JJ Peterka (2), Peyton Krebs (1)	1	5
7:00	Nicolas Aube-Kubel (1) Assists: Sam Lafferty (1), Bowen Byram (3)	1	6

Takeaway by Jason Zucker
Jason Zucker hit Jordan Harris
Sam Lafferty hit Adam Fantilli
Dennis Gilbert hit Trey Fix-Wolansky
Sam Lafferty hit Adam Fantilli
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Hunter McKown
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Bowen Byram hit Hunter McKown
Peyton Krebs Backhand Wide Right
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju
JJ Peterka Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Dylan Gambrell
Giveaway by JJ Peterka
Owen Power Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: JJ Peterka (1), Jack Quinn (2)
Jason Zucker Slap Shot High and Wide Left
Owen Power Backhand Above Crossbar
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju
Sam Lafferty hit Luca Pinelli
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Jordan Harris
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Giveaway by Owen Power
Tage Thompson hit David Jiricek
Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by Mattias Samuelsson
Dennis Gilbert hit Mathieu Olivier
Connor Clifton Hooking against Cole Sillinger
David Jiricek shot blocked by Owen Power
Dennis Gilbert hit Cameron Butler
Takeaway by Jason Zucker
Owen Power Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Jason Zucker Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Owen Power Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Dmitri Voronkov
Dylan Cozens Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Dylan Cozens Slap Shot Wide Right
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Jordan Harris
Dennis Gilbert Wrist Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by Beck Malenstyn
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Hunter McKown
Zach Benson Snap Shot Wide Left
Henri Jokiharju Snap Shot Wide Left
Zach Benson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Henri Jokiharju (3), Jack Quinn (3)
Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Sam Lafferty faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by JJ Peterka
Giveaway by Jack Quinn
Owen Power shot blocked by Jason Zucker
Zach Benson Roughing against Charlie Elick
Beck Malenstyn faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Giveaway by Zach Benson
Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Peyton Krebs Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (2), Dennis Gilbert (1)
Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Beck Malenstyn hit Mathieu Olivier
Beck Malenstyn hit Corson Ceulemans
Giveaway by Devon Levi
Jack Quinn Tip-In saved by Jet Greaves
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju
Tage Thompson hit Hunter McKown
Tyler Peddle shot blocked by Bowen Byram
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Giveaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Jack Quinn Snap Shot Hit Right Post
Henri Jokiharju hit Dmitri Voronkov
Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Dylan Cozens
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Dennis Gilbert shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Sam Lafferty faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Dmitri Voronkov shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
Takeaway by Jordan Greenway
Sam Lafferty Backhand saved by Evan Gardner
Peyton Krebs hit Stanislav Svozil
Dylan Cozens Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Benson (2), Bowen Byram (2)
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
Owen Power hit Dylan Gambrell
Giveaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Nicolas Aube-Kubel Wrist Shot saved by Evan Gardner
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Hunter McKown
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Hunter McKown
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Hunter McKown
JJ Peterka Snap Shot saved by Evan Gardner
Mattias Samuelsson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: JJ Peterka (2), Peyton Krebs (1)
Giveaway by Connor Clifton
Ryan McLeod Snap Shot saved by Evan Gardner
Sam Lafferty faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot saved by Evan Gardner
Nicolas Aube-Kubel Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Sam Lafferty (1), Bowen Byram (3)
Mattias Samuelsson hit Trey Fix-Wolansky
Zach Benson Slap Shot Wide Left
Hunter McKown shot blocked by Connor Clifton
Giveaway by Sam Lafferty
Tage Thompson hit Jack Johnson
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Giveaway by Dennis Gilbert
Mathieu Olivier shot blocked by Dennis Gilbert
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Evan Gardner
Zach Benson Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Jack Quinn Snap Shot Wide Right
Jordan Greenway Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot saved by Evan Gardner
Jason Zucker hit David Jiricek
Jason Zucker hit Cole Sillinger
Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot saved by Evan Gardner
Sam Lafferty faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Beck Malenstyn Tip-In saved by Evan Gardner
Henri Jokiharju Slap Shot saved by Evan Gardner
Beck Malenstyn Snap Shot saved by Evan Gardner
Connor Clifton hit Mikael Pyyhtia
Zach Benson hit Charlie Elick
Cameron Butler shot blocked by Owen Power
Charlie Elick shot blocked by Zach Benson
Trey Fix-Wolansky shot blocked by Dennis Gilbert
Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Owen Power
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Hunter McKown
Corson Ceulemans shot blocked by Zach Benson
Giveaway by Dylan Gambrell
Icing
Hunter McKown faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Puck in Crowd
Giveaway by Stanislav Svozil
Dennis Gilbert shot blocked by Cole Sillinger
Off-side
Corson Ceulemans High-sticking against Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Puck in Crowd
Adam Fantilli Delaying Game - Puck over glass
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Dmitri Voronkov hit Tage Thompson
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Mathieu Olivier Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Cole Sillinger hit Jordan Greenway
Off-side
Hunter McKown faceoff won against Sam Lafferty
Hunter McKown Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
Puck in Crowd
Giveaway by Corson Ceulemans
Cameron Butler hit Mattias Samuelsson
Dmitri Voronkov Backhand saved by Devon Levi
Puck Frozen - Goalie
David Jiricek Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Giveaway by Trey Fix-Wolansky
Mathieu Olivier Wrap-around Wide Left
Mathieu Olivier Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: none
Puck in Benches
Off-side
Takeaway by Luca Del Bel Belluz
Jack Johnson hit Zach Benson
Dennis Gilbert shot blocked by Jack Johnson
On-Ice Official
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Sam Lafferty
Adam Fantilli Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi
Trey Fix-Wolansky Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi
Goalie Stopped
Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Sam Lafferty
Trey Fix-Wolansky Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Puck in Netting
Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Mikael Pyyhtia Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Hunter McKown Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Goalie Stopped
Hunter McKown faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Mikael Pyyhtia Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi
Cameron Butler Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Charlie Elick hit Zach Benson
Mathieu Olivier Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Gambrell faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Jordan Greenway shot blocked by Charlie Elick
Giveaway by Jordan Harris
Corson Ceulemans Delaying Game - Puck over glass
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Mikael Pyyhtia hit Zach Benson
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Harris hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Stanislav Svozil Slap Shot Wide Right
David Jiricek Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Goalie Stopped
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Stanislav Svozil
Mikael Pyyhtia Backhand saved by Devon Levi
Corson Ceulemans Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Goalie Stopped
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Tyler Peddle Interference against Sam Lafferty
Giveaway by David Jiricek
Bowen Byram shot blocked by David Jiricek
Owen Power shot blocked by Jack Johnson
Puck in Netting
On-Ice Official
Mikael Pyyhtia Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Hunter McKown Backhand saved by Devon Levi
Trey Fix-Wolansky Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Goalie Stopped
Hunter McKown faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Trey Fix-Wolansky Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Off-side
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Mathieu Olivier hit Bowen Byram
Jordan Harris Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Goalie Stopped
Luca Pinelli Wrist Shot Wide Right
Cameron Butler Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Stanislav Svozil Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Gambrell hit Connor Clifton
Jason Zucker shot blocked by Jordan Harris
Icing
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Jack Johnson Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi
On-Ice Official
Hunter McKown faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Mikael Pyyhtia
Puck in Netting
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Cole Sillinger
Goalie Stopped
Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Cole Sillinger
Trey Fix-Wolansky hit Dennis Gilbert
Giveaway by David Jiricek
Giveaway by Mikael Pyyhtia
Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Mikael Pyyhtia Wrist Shot Wide Right
Hunter McKown hit Tage Thompson
Corson Ceulemans Slap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Jack Johnson
Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Luca Del Bel Belluz
Giveaway by David Jiricek
Mathieu Olivier Wrist Shot Wide Left
Stanislav Svozil Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Trey Fix-Wolansky Wrist Shot Wide Right
Trey Fix-Wolansky hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Goalie Stopped
Charlie Elick hit Peyton Krebs
Puck in Crowd
Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Hunter McKown
Puck in Netting
Jack Quinn shot blocked by Cameron Butler
Icing
Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Cameron Butler hit Bowen Byram
Giveaway by Tyler Peddle
Goalie Stopped
Mathieu Olivier hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Charlie Elick Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi
Takeaway by Dmitri Voronkov
Giveaway by Trey Fix-Wolansky
Dennis Gilbert shot blocked by Adam Fantilli
Giveaway by Mikael Pyyhtia
Mikael Pyyhtia Wrist Shot Wide Right
Takeaway by Charlie Elick
Giveaway by Charlie Elick
Luca Del Bel Belluz hit Peyton Krebs
Off-side
Takeaway by Jordan Harris
Takeaway by David Jiricek
Giveaway by David Jiricek
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Sam Lafferty
Puck in Netting
Hunter McKown faceoff won against Tage Thompson
JJ Peterka shot blocked by Jordan Harris
Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot Wide Right
Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot Wide Left
Off-side
Corson Ceulemans Wrist Shot Wide Left

BLUE JACKETS

SABRES

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo Sabres

Stars of the Game

Zach BensonLW - BUF

Dylan CozensC - BUF

Peyton KrebsC - BUF

Game Information

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2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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