Thursday, October 1, 2026, Nationwide Arena
Shots on goal BUF 26, CBJ 23
Scoring
1st
- 07:21
1-0
- 12:51
1-1
- 17:581-2
M. Knies (1)power play
- 18:44
1-3
2nd
- 01:25
2-3
- 07:45
2-4
- 13:14
3-4
3rd
- 14:213-5
S. Monahan (1)power play
- 17:533-6
M. Olivier (1)empty net
Three stars
- 1M. Knies
2 G, 1 A
- 2Z. Werenski
0 G, 2 A
- 3C. Coyle
0 G, 3 A
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. PowerD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:25 |
| N. OstlundC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:42 |
| J. QuinnRW | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:46 |
| M. SamuelssonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:21 |
| K. HeleniusC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:09 |
| Z. BensonLW | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:34 |
| R. McLeodC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:41 |
| R. DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25:58 |
| T. ThompsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:46 |
| J. DoanRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:06 |
| J. NorrisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16:19 |
| L. CrevierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:14 |
| P. KrebsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:58 |
| M. GrzelcykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:27 |
| Z. MetsaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12:54 |
| J.KulichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 08:45 |
| B. MalenstynLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 08:11 |
| S. CarrickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 07:43 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 22 | 17 | 5 | .773 | 59:08 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Skater | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. KniesLW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:06 |
| C. CoyleC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19:04 |
| Z. WerenskiD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28:46 |
| A. FantilliC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17:28 |
| S. MonahanC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:31 |
| C. SillingerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15:21 |
| M. OlivierRW | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14:32 |
| D. MateychukD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27:28 |
| V. NichushkinRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:45 |
| E. AndraeD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:37 |
| K. JohnsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:53 |
| D. VoronkovLW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:44 |
| C. SoucyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20:15 |
| E. GudbransonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17:44 |
| D. HeinenLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12:11 |
| C. GarlandRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:09 |
| R. LombergLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 09:21 |
| J. ChristiansenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 07:05 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Greaves | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 60:00 |