Sabres vs Blue Jackets Game (Oct 1, 2026) - at Nationwide Arena

Final · October 1, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres3

Columbus Blue Jackets6

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

BUF

Game stats

CBJ

26Shots on goal23
45 %Faceoff win %55 %
0/5Power play2/3
11Penalty minutes15
21Hits25
8Blocked shots15
15Giveaways13
2Takeaways6

Shots by period

	P1	P2	P3	Total
BUF	6	13	7	26
CBJ	8	6	9	23

Season series BUF 0 – 1 CBJ

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot

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BUF 3 / 26 / 406 / 23 / 31 CBJ

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Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

Mattias SamuelssonBUF · 07:21Assists : Noah Ostlund, Owen Power1 – 0▶ Watch
Cole SillingerCBJ · 12:51Assists : Charlie Coyle, Denton Mateychuk1 – 1▶ Watch
Matthew KniesCBJ · 17:58 · PPAssists : Charlie Coyle, Zach Werenski1 – 2▶ Watch
Adam FantilliCBJ · 18:44Assists : Zach Werenski, Matthew Knies1 – 3▶ Watch

2nd period

Jack QuinnBUF · 01:25Assists : Zach Benson, Noah Ostlund2 – 3▶ Watch
Matthew KniesCBJ · 07:45Assists : Emil Andrae, Kent Johnson2 – 4▶ Watch
Konsta HeleniusBUF · 13:14Assists : Ryan McLeod, Owen Power3 – 4▶ Watch

3rd period

Sean MonahanCBJ · 14:21 · PPAssists : Valeri Nichushkin, Dmitri Voronkov3 – 5▶ Watch
Mathieu OlivierCBJ · 17:53Assists : Charlie Coyle3 – 6▶ Watch

Penalties

1st period

06:05CBJCarson Soucy — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Jack Quinn
06:40BUFTage Thompson — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Erik Gudbranson
17:03BUFMattias Samuelsson — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Danton Heinen

2nd period

03:58CBJCole Sillinger — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Jack Quinn
03:58CBJMathieu Olivier — Unsportsmanlike conduct (2 min)
03:58BUFZach Metsa — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Mathieu Olivier
03:58CBJMathieu Olivier — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Zach Metsa
11:06CBJKent Johnson — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Owen Power

3rd period

09:10CBJCole Sillinger — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Owen Power
12:23BUFMattias Samuelsson — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Valeri Nichushkin

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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About this game

Who won Sabres vs Blue Jackets?

Blue Jackets won 6-3 over Sabres on Thursday, October 1, 2026.

When was Sabres vs Blue Jackets played?

On Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 7:00 PM ET at Nationwide Arena.

Where was Sabres vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena, in Columbus.

Have the Sabres and Blue Jackets played this season?

No, this is their first meeting of the season.