Buffalo Sabres 1 — 5 Columbus Blue Jackets
2026-01-03 · Nationwide Arena
Shots on goal by period
| Period | BUF | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 13 |
| 2 | 11 | 14 |
| 3 | 12 | 8 |
Goaltending
| Goalie | Team | Dec | Saves | SA | GA | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Greaves start | CBJ | W | 32 | 33 | 1 | 27/28 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 60:00 |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen start | BUF | L | 30 | 34 | 4 | 24/27 | 2/2 | 4/5 | 58:34 |
BUF skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Norris | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17:38 |
| Josh Doan | R | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:30 |
| Owen Power | D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:41 |
| Alex Tuch | R | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19:49 |
| Tage Thompson | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22:42 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:59 |
| Jack Quinn | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:53 |
| Bowen Byram | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24:33 |
| Zach Benson | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:39 |
| Ryan McLeod | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:59 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25:30 |
| Josh Dunne | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 08:15 |
| Peyton Krebs | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14:28 |
| Noah Ostlund | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:36 |
| Jacob Bryson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 09:59 |
| Beck Malenstyn | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:53 |
| Jordan Greenway | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:36 |
| Zach Metsa | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 09:46 |
CBJ skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Werenski | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23:12 |
| Damon Severson | D | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:55 |
| Denton Mateychuk | D | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:15 |
| Dmitri Voronkov | L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 09:11 |
| Boone Jenner | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:44 |
| Ivan Provorov | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25:32 |
| Cole Sillinger | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:12 |
| Brendan Gaunce | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:14 |
| Mathieu Olivier | R | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15:08 |
| Zachary Aston-Reese | L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12:48 |
| Charlie Coyle | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14:49 |
| Adam Fantilli | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:40 |
| Kirill Marchenko | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:28 |
| Jake Christiansen | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:22 |
| Kent Johnson | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:51 |
| Mason Marchment | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:45 |
| Danton Heinen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:51 |
| Dante Fabbro | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:03 |
Recent meetings
| Date | Season | Away | Home | End | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | 2025-26 | CBJ | 0 | BUF | 5 | |
| 2026-01-03 | 2025-26 | BUF | 1 | CBJ | 5 | |
| 2025-10-28 | 2025-26 | CBJ | 4 | BUF | 3 | OT |
| 2025-04-10 | 2024-25 | BUF | 2 | CBJ | 3 | |
| 2025-02-04 | 2024-25 | CBJ | 2 | BUF | 3 | |
| 2024-10-17 | 2024-25 | BUF | 4 | CBJ | 6 | |
| 2024-02-23 | 2023-24 | BUF | 2 | CBJ | 1 | |
| 2023-12-30 | 2023-24 | CBJ | 2 | BUF | 3 | OT |
| 2023-12-19 | 2023-24 | CBJ | 9 | BUF | 4 | |
| 2023-04-14 | 2022-23 | BUF | 5 | CBJ | 2 |