Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo Sabres

5-4-0, 4-1-0 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Blue Jackets CBJ	1	1	1	1	4
Sabres BUF	0	2	1	0	3

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

4-4-2, 4-2-1 Home

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Yegor ChinakhovY. Chinakhov#59
Charlie CoyleC. Coyle#3
Adam FantilliA. Fantilli#19
Boone JennerB. Jenner#38
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Isac LundestromI. Lundestrom#21
Kirill MarchenkoK. Marchenko#86
Sean MonahanS. Monahan#23
Mathieu OlivierM. Olivier#24
Cole SillingerC. Sillinger#4
Dmitri VoronkovD. Voronkov#10
Miles WoodM. Wood#11
defensemen
Jake ChristiansenJ. Christiansen#2
Dante FabbroD. Fabbro#15
Denton MateychukD. Mateychuk#5
Ivan ProvorovI. Provorov#9
Damon SeversonD. Severson#78
Zach WerenskiZ. Werenski#8

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	12:49	0:00	0:00	12:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	14:44	0:00	1:53	12:51	7	8	46.7
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	18	17:31	0:00	0:00	17:31	5	1	83.3
0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	19	16:56	0:00	1:06	15:50	4	3	57.1
0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	15:38	0:24	0:00	15:14	0	0	0.0
0	1	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	13:48	0:00	0:20	13:28	6	3	66.7
0	1	-1	6	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	21	15:52	0:24	0:00	15:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	16:05	0:24	1:08	14:33	10	7	58.8
0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	15:24	0:00	1:47	13:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	15:33	0:00	1:47	13:46	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	1	2	3	2	1	20	13:59	0:24	0:00	13:35	0	1	0.0
2	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	18	13:24	0:00	0:00	13:24	1	1	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	10:48	0:00	0:00	10:48	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	18	14:54	0:00	0:00	14:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	24	22:55	0:00	2:19	20:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	27	26:13	0:00	4:00	22:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	2	1	2	2	0	0	26	20:07	0:00	0:00	20:07	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	7	29	27:59	0:24	1:40	25:55	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jet GreavesJ. Greaves#73

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
38	3	35	.921	32	3	0	0	0	62:53	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Josh DunneJ. Dunne#44
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Michael KesselringM. Kesselring#8
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Conor TimminsC. Timmins#21

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	24	19:13	2:22	0:00	16:51	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	21	13:50	2:25	0:00	11:25	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	12:45	0:00	0:00	12:45	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	20	12:47	0:00	0:00	12:47	5	7	41.7
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	30	19:56	1:38	0:00	18:18	11	12	47.8
0	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	22	13:48	0:00	0:24	13:24	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:17	0:39	0:24	15:14	5	5	50.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:16	0:00	0:00	12:16	2	2	50.0
0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	16:03	1:40	0:00	14:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	26	19:26	2:20	0:00	17:06	0	1	0.0
0	2	0	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	2	24	15:39	1:35	0:00	14:04	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:20	2:25	0:00	13:55	2	4	33.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	26	19:19	0:56	0:00	18:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	6	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	26	23:01	2:20	0:24	20:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	23	17:58	0:00	0:00	17:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	21:07	1:40	0:00	19:27	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	25	19:48	0:00	0:24	19:24	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	18:42	0:00	0:00	18:42	0	0	0.0

goalies
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
39	4	35	.897	35	0	0	0	0	62:53	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	OT	T
	Blue Jackets	1	1	1	1	4
	Sabres	0	2	1	0	3

1st Period			CBJ	BUF
6:09		Yegor Chinakhov (2) Unassisted	1	0

2nd Period		CBJ	BUF
11:39	Josh Doan (3) Assists: Alex Tuch (5), Conor Timmins (3)	1	1
14:12	Ryan McLeod (3) Assists: Bowen Byram (4), Alex Tuch (6)	1	2
19:44	Zach Werenski (2) (Power Play) Assists: Kirill Marchenko (4), Sean Monahan (4)	2	2

3rd Period			CBJ	BUF
2:40		Josh Dunne (1) Assists: Beck Malenstyn (1), Mattias Samuelsson (4)	2	3
13:55		Miles Wood (2) Assists: Yegor Chinakhov (2), Dante Fabbro (2)	3	3

OT Summary			CBJ	BUF
2:53		Miles Wood (3) Assists: Zach Werenski (4), Isac Lundestrom (2)	4	3

Regular Season Series

CBJ lead 1-0

Blue Jackets
4
Sabres
3

Game 1

10/28

Sabres
Blue Jackets

Game 2

1/3

Blue Jackets
Sabres

Game 3

4/9

KeyBank Center

6:45 PM, October 28, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 15,059

Referees:
Kendrick Nicholson
Brandon Blandina

Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk
James Tobias

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	9	4	0	18
Pittsburgh	8	4	2	18
Carolina	7	4	0	14
Columbus	7	5	0	14
NY Rangers	6	5	2	14
NY Islanders	6	5	1	13
Washington	6	5	1	13
Philadelphia	6	5	1	13

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Montreal	9	3	0	18
Detroit	9	4	0	18
Toronto	7	5	1	15
Tampa Bay	6	4	2	14
Ottawa	6	5	2	14
Boston	7	7	0	14
Florida	6	5	1	13
Buffalo	5	4	3	13

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Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

CBJ lead 1-0

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