Oct 1, 2026Nationwide ArenaCBJHN · MSG-B · CBJNHL
Buffalo Sabres
BUF
3–6
FINAL
Columbus Blue Jackets
CBJ
Scoring summary
- 1st 07:21BUFM. Samuelsson(N. Ostlund, O. Power)1–0
- 1st 12:51CBJC. Sillinger(C. Coyle, D. Mateychuk)1–1
- 1st 17:58CBJM. Knies(C. Coyle, Z. Werenski)PP1–2
- 1st 18:44CBJA. Fantilli(Z. Werenski, M. Knies)1–3
- 2nd 01:25BUFJ. Quinn(Z. Benson, N. Ostlund)2–3
- 2nd 07:45CBJM. Knies(E. Andrae, K. Johnson)2–4
- 2nd 13:14BUFK. Helenius(R. McLeod, O. Power)3–4
- 3rd 14:21CBJS. Monahan(V. Nichushkin, D. Voronkov)PP3–5
- 3rd 17:53CBJM. Olivier(C. Coyle)3–6
Penalties (10)
- 1st 06:05 CBJ Carson Soucy — cross checking (2 min)
- 1st 06:40 BUF Tage Thompson — hooking (2 min)
- 1st 17:03 BUF Mattias Samuelsson — holding (2 min)
- 2nd 03:58 CBJ Cole Sillinger — hooking (2 min)
- 2nd 03:58 CBJ Mathieu Olivier — unsportsmanlike conduct (2 min)
- 2nd 03:58 BUF Zach Metsa — fighting (5 min)
- 2nd 03:58 CBJ Mathieu Olivier — fighting (5 min)
- 2nd 11:06 CBJ Kent Johnson — hooking (2 min)
- 3rd 09:10 CBJ Cole Sillinger — slashing (2 min)
- 3rd 12:23 BUF Mattias Samuelsson — tripping (2 min)
Buffalo Sabres boxscore
| Skater | G | A | P | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Benson L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:34 |
| J. Norris C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:19 |
| S. Carrick C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:43 |
| P. Krebs C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:58 |
| J.Kulich C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:45 |
| J. Quinn R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20:46 |
| B. Malenstyn L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:11 |
| R. McLeod C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:41 |
| T. Thompson C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:46 |
| N. Ostlund C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16:42 |
| J. Doan R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:06 |
| K. Helenius C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:09 |
| M. Samuelsson D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:21 |
| M. Grzelcyk D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:27 |
| O. Power D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25:25 |
| R. Dahlin D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25:58 |
| L. Crevier D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:14 |
| Z. Metsa D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:54 |
- U. Luukkonen — 17/22 saves, 59:08 TOI
- C. Ellis — 0/0 saves, 00:00 TOI
Columbus Blue Jackets boxscore
| Skater | G | A | P | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Coyle C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19:04 |
| C. Sillinger C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15:21 |
| D. Voronkov L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10:44 |
| A. Fantilli C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17:28 |
| S. Monahan C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15:31 |
| M. Olivier R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14:32 |
| V. Nichushkin R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:45 |
| D. Heinen L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:11 |
| C. Garland R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:09 |
| M. Knies L | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16:06 |
| K. Johnson C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14:53 |
| R. Lomberg L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:21 |
| J. Christiansen D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:05 |
| D. Mateychuk D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27:28 |
| C. Soucy D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:15 |
| Z. Werenski D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 28:46 |
| E. Andrae D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:37 |
| E. Gudbranson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:44 |
- C. Talbot — 0/0 saves, 00:00 TOI
- J. Greaves — 23/26 saves, 60:00 TOI
Three stars
- 1. M. Knies (CBJ, L)
- 2. Z. Werenski (CBJ, D)
- 3. C. Coyle (CBJ, C)
Tonight's numbers
| BUF | CBJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Last 5 | 4-1-0 | 2-3-0 |
| GF / GA (last 5) | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| PP% | 15.1% | 17.5% |
| PK% | 69.6% | 75.6% |
| Goalie SV% (last 5 starts) | .900 | .883 |
| Starting goalie | Luukkonen | Greaves |
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