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Final · October 1, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : BUF 26 — CBJ 23 · Nationwide Arena
Three stars
- 1★
M. KniesCBJ · L · 2B 1A - 2★
Z. WerenskiCBJ · D · 0B 2A - 3★
C. CoyleCBJ · C · 0B 3A
Goals
1st period
Mattias SamuelssonBUF · 07:21Assists : Noah Ostlund, Owen Power1 – 0
Cole SillingerCBJ · 12:51Assists : Charlie Coyle, Denton Mateychuk1 – 1- Matthew KniesCBJ · 17:58 · PPAssists : Charlie Coyle, Zach Werenski1 – 2
Adam FantilliCBJ · 18:44Assists : Zach Werenski, Matthew Knies1 – 3
2nd period
Jack QuinnBUF · 01:25Assists : Zach Benson, Noah Ostlund2 – 3- Matthew KniesCBJ · 07:45Assists : Emil Andrae, Kent Johnson2 – 4
Konsta HeleniusBUF · 13:14Assists : Ryan McLeod, Owen Power3 – 4
3rd period
Sean MonahanCBJ · 14:21 · PPAssists : Valeri Nichushkin, Dmitri Voronkov3 – 5
Mathieu OlivierCBJ · 17:53Assists : Charlie Coyle3 – 6
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. BensonL | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 18:34 |
| J. NorrisC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16:19 |
| S. CarrickC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 07:43 |
| P. KrebsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:58 |
| J.KulichC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 08:45 |
| J. QuinnR | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 20:46 |
| B. MalenstynL | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 08:11 |
| R. McLeodC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:41 |
| T. ThompsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19:46 |
| N. OstlundC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16:42 |
| J. DoanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19:06 |
| K. HeleniusC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15:09 |
| M. SamuelssonD | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 18:21 |
| M. GrzelcykD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:27 |
| O. PowerD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25:25 |
| R. DahlinD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 25:58 |
| L. CrevierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:14 |
| Z. MetsaD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:54 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen(L) | 17/22 | 77.3 % | 59:08 |
| C. Ellis | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. CoyleC | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:04 |
| C. SillingerC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15:21 |
| D. VoronkovL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10:44 |
| A. FantilliC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 17:28 |
| S. MonahanC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:31 |
| M. OlivierR | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14:32 |
| V. NichushkinR | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:45 |
| D. HeinenL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 12:11 |
| C. GarlandR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:09 |
| M. KniesL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16:06 |
| K. JohnsonC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:53 |
| R. LombergL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:21 |
| J. ChristiansenD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 07:05 |
| D. MateychukD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27:28 |
| C. SoucyD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20:15 |
| Z. WerenskiD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 28:46 |
| E. AndraeD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:37 |
| E. GudbransonD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17:44 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. Talbot | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| J. Greaves(W) | 23/26 | 88.5 % | 60:00 |
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