NHL

Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Buffalo Sabres
3-3-0
Final
3 - 5
Columbus Blue Jackets
3-2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 6:15 Patrik Laine Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Johnny Gaudreau (1), Jake Bean (1)
Goal 1st Period 9:04 Emil Bemstrom Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Provorov (3), Damon Severson (3)
Goal 1st Period 11:38 Zemgus Girgensons Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Johnson (2), Mattias Samuelsson (1)
Goal 2nd Period 0:23 Johnny Gaudreau Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Kirill Marchenko (2), Patrik Laine (3)
Goal 2nd Period 13:53 Owen Power Goal (1) Backhand, assists: JJ Peterka (1)
Goal 2nd Period 18:45 Zach Benson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (2)
Goal 3rd Period 8:43 Adam Fantilli Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Provorov (4), Damon Severson (4)
Goal 3rd Period 18:32 Kirill Marchenko Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

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18 Blocked Shots 11
5 Hits 9
3 Takeaways 10
26 Shots 33
0 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
21 Faceoffs Won 31
40.4 Faceoff Win Percent 59.6
6 Giveaways 4
2 Total Penalties 3
4 Penalty Minutes 8
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alex Lyon, G Injured Reserve Nov 10
Konsta Helenius, C Out Nov 2
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Oct 29
Matt Grzelcyk, D Injured Reserve Oct 13

Game Information

Nationwide Arena

Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 10,169 | Capacity:

2026-27 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Boston 1 4 27 13
Montreal 4 3 26 11
Tampa Bay 2 4 24 11
Ottawa 2 6 24 11
Florida 2 7 22 10
Buffalo 3 6 19 8
Toronto 2 10 18 8
Detroit 3 9 17 7

2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 2 3 30 14
New Jersey 0 6 26 13
NY Rangers 1 8 21 10
Washington 0 6 20 10
NY Islanders 4 6 18 7
Philadelphia 5 10 15 5
Columbus 0 9 14 7
Pittsburgh 2 10 14 6
Full Standings