Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo Sabres

Preseason

1-0-0, 0-0-0 Away

End of 2nd

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

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

0-1-0, 0-0-0 Home

Tage Thompson faceoff won against Jack Williams
Peyton Krebs hit Carson Soucy
Tage Thompson Deflected Wide Right
Owen Power Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Oiva Keskinen
Louis Crevier Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Oiva Keskinen
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Owen Sillinger
Beck Malenstyn Interference against Owen Sillinger
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jack Williams
Ryan McLeod hit Boston Buckberger
Ryan McLeod Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Luca Pinelli shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
Josh Norris Holding against Jake Christiansen
Oiva Keskinen shot blocked by Louis Crevier
Beck Malenstyn Snap Shot Hit Right Post
Takeaway by Sam Carrick
Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Owen Sillinger
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Owen Sillinger
Rasmus Dahlin hit Charlie Elick
Olen Zellweger Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Takeaway by Josh Norris
Konsta Helenius Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Josh Norris Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Owen Power (1), Konsta Helenius (1)
Sam Carrick hit Jack Williams
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Peyton Krebs Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Peyton Krebs Backhand saved by Cam Talbot
Zach Benson Backhand Hit Left Post
Noah Ostlund Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Zach Benson (1), Owen Power (2)
Giveaway by Jack Quinn
Takeaway by Zach Benson
Noah Ostlund Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Zach Benson (2)
Josh Norris Snap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
Takeaway by Olen Zellweger
Sam Carrick faceoff won against Owen Sillinger
Tage Thompson hit James Malatesta
Josh Doan hit Boston Buckberger
Konsta Helenius Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Beck Malenstyn Roughing against Luke Tuch
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Owen Sillinger
Tage Thompson Backhand saved by Cam Talbot
Olen Zellweger Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot Wide Right
Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Jack Williams
Jack Williams shot blocked by Noah Ostlund
Charlie Elick shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
Sam Carrick faceoff won against Jack Williams
Beck Malenstyn hit Jack Williams
Off-side
Owen Power shot blocked by Dmitri Voronkov
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Josh Eernisse Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Jake Christiansen hit Josh Norris
Jack Williams Wrist Shot Wide Left
Jack Williams Tip-In Wide Right
Oiva Keskinen faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Luca Pinelli Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Oiva Keskinen Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
Owen Sillinger faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Carson Soucy Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Owen Sillinger Wrist Shot Wide Left
Goalie Puck Frozen - Played from Beyond Center
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Oiva Keskinen faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Jordan Dumais Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Jack Quinn shot blocked by Charlie Elick
Giveaway by Charlie Elick
Takeaway by Charlie Elick
Giveaway by Jake Christiansen
Goalie Stopped
Owen Sillinger faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Giveaway by Owen Sillinger
Corson Ceulemans hit Josh Doan
Giveaway by Carson Soucy
Konsta Helenius shot blocked by Jake Christiansen
Jack Williams Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Off-side
Josh Eernisse hit Louis Crevier
Puck in Benches
Ryan Lomberg hit Conor Timmins
Giveaway by James Malatesta
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by James Malatesta
Louis Crevier shot blocked by Jordan Dumais
Injury - Player
Owen Sillinger faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
Goalie Stopped
Oiva Keskinen faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Josh Norris shot blocked by Charlie Elick
Luke Tuch Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Luke Tuch Roughing against Beck Malenstyn
Carson Soucy hit Olen Zellweger
Injury - Player
Charlie Elick hit Louis Crevier
James Malatesta Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Dmitri Voronkov Tip-In Wide Left

BLUE JACKETS

SABRES

TIME		BUF
20:00	End of 2nd Period	3
19:48	Dmitri Voronkov Tip-In Wide Left	3
19:47	Beck Malenstyn hit Jack Williams	3
19:39	Sam Carrick faceoff won against Jack Williams	3
19:39	Goalie Stopped	3
19:37	James Malatesta Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	3
19:10	Charlie Elick hit Louis Crevier	3
18:45	Charlie Elick shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin	3
18:39	Jack Williams shot blocked by Noah Ostlund	3
18:30	Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Jack Williams	3
18:30	Injury - Player	3
18:27	Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot Wide Right	3
18:25	Carson Soucy hit Olen Zellweger	3
18:18	Olen Zellweger Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot	3
17:50	Tage Thompson Backhand saved by Cam Talbot	3
17:35	Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Owen Sillinger	3
17:35	Beck Malenstyn Roughing against Luke Tuch	3
17:35	Luke Tuch Roughing against Beck Malenstyn	3
17:33	Luke Tuch Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	3
16:49	Josh Norris shot blocked by Charlie Elick	3
16:07	Oiva Keskinen faceoff won against Ryan McLeod	3
16:07	Goalie Stopped	3
16:04	Konsta Helenius Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot	3
15:14	Owen Sillinger faceoff won against Noah Ostlund	3
15:14	Injury - Player	3
15:10	Louis Crevier shot blocked by Jordan Dumais	3
14:39	Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by James Malatesta	3
14:36	Josh Doan hit Boston Buckberger	3
14:36	Giveaway by James Malatesta	3
14:34	Tage Thompson hit James Malatesta	3
14:23	Ryan Lomberg hit Conor Timmins	3
14:04	Tage Thompson faceoff won against Oiva Keskinen	3
14:04	Puck in Benches	3
13:45	Josh Eernisse hit Louis Crevier	3
13:39	Sam Carrick faceoff won against Owen Sillinger	3
13:39	Off-side	3
13:32	Takeaway by Olen Zellweger	3
13:18	Jack Williams Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	3
13:02	Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin	3
12:33	Josh Norris Snap Shot Wide Right	3
12:27	Konsta Helenius shot blocked by Jake Christiansen	3
12:22	Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jack Williams	3
12:22	Noah Ostlund Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Zach Benson (2)	3
12:15	Takeaway by Zach Benson	2
12:13	Giveaway by Jack Quinn	2
12:12	Giveaway by Carson Soucy	2
11:54	Luke Tuch faceoff won against Noah Ostlund	2
11:54	Noah Ostlund Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Zach Benson (1), Owen Power (2)	2
11:51	Zach Benson Backhand Hit Left Post	1
11:14	Peyton Krebs Backhand saved by Cam Talbot	1
11:12	Peyton Krebs Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot	1
10:53	Corson Ceulemans hit Josh Doan	1
10:46	Giveaway by Owen Sillinger	1
10:31	Owen Sillinger faceoff won against Tage Thompson	1
10:31	Goalie Stopped	1
10:29	Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot	1
10:19	Sam Carrick hit Jack Williams	1
10:12	Sam Carrick faceoff won against Jack Williams	1
10:12	Josh Norris Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Owen Power (1), Konsta Helenius (1)	1
9:59	Giveaway by Jake Christiansen	0
9:55	Konsta Helenius Slap Shot Above Crossbar	0
9:33	Takeaway by Josh Norris	0
9:30	Takeaway by Charlie Elick	0
9:21	Olen Zellweger Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot	0
8:33	Giveaway by Charlie Elick	0
8:28	Jack Quinn shot blocked by Charlie Elick	0
7:40	Rasmus Dahlin hit Charlie Elick	0
7:37	Jordan Dumais Wrist Shot High and Wide Left	0
7:36	Oiva Keskinen faceoff won against Tage Thompson	0
7:36	Icing	0
6:59	Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Owen Sillinger	0
6:59	Goalie Stopped	0
6:57	Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot	0
6:51	Tage Thompson faceoff won against Owen Sillinger	0
6:51	Goalie Puck Frozen - Played from Beyond Center	0
6:44	Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot	0
6:42	Owen Sillinger Wrist Shot Wide Left	0
6:41	Carson Soucy Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	0
6:38	Owen Sillinger faceoff won against Tage Thompson	0
6:38	Net Dislodged Offensive Skater	0
5:46	Takeaway by Sam Carrick	0
5:33	Beck Malenstyn Snap Shot Hit Right Post	0
5:22	Oiva Keskinen Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	0
5:14	Oiva Keskinen shot blocked by Louis Crevier	0
5:06	Luca Pinelli Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	0
4:40	Oiva Keskinen faceoff won against Ryan McLeod	0
4:40	Josh Norris Holding against Jake Christiansen	0
4:36	Luca Pinelli shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson	0
4:28	Jack Williams Tip-In Wide Right	0
3:58	Jack Williams Wrist Shot Wide Left	0
3:48	Jake Christiansen hit Josh Norris	0
3:45	Ryan McLeod Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot	0
3:22	Ryan McLeod hit Boston Buckberger	0
3:18	Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jack Williams	0
3:18	Beck Malenstyn Interference against Owen Sillinger	0
2:55	Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Owen Sillinger	0
2:55	Goalie Stopped	0
2:53	Josh Eernisse Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	0
1:49	Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Oiva Keskinen	0
1:49	Goalie Stopped	0
1:46	Louis Crevier Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot	0
1:41	Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Oiva Keskinen	0
1:41	Goalie Stopped	0
1:39	Owen Power Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot	0
1:29	Tage Thompson Deflected Wide Right	0
1:08	Peyton Krebs hit Carson Soucy	0
0:58	Owen Power shot blocked by Dmitri Voronkov	0
0:44	Tage Thompson faceoff won against Jack Williams	0
0:44	Off-side	0
0:00	Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Owen Sillinger	0
0:00	Start of 2nd Period	0

KeyBank Center

9:00 AM, 23 September 2026

Buffalo, NY

Referees:
Garrett Rank
Hayden Verbeek

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Shandor Alphonso

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	2	0	0	4
Washington	1	0	1	3
Pittsburgh	1	0	0	2
Columbus	1	0	0	2
NY Rangers	0	1	0	0
NY Islanders	0	1	0	0
Carolina	0	1	0	0
Philadelphia	0	1	0	0

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Montreal	3	0	0	6
Florida	1	0	0	2
Tampa Bay	1	0	0	2
Boston	1	0	0	2
Ottawa	0	0	1	1
Detroit	0	0	1	1
Toronto	0	1	1	1
Buffalo	0	1	0	0

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