Buffalo Sabres @ Columbus Blue Jackets

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

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	1	2	0	3
Blue Jackets CBJ	3	1	2	6

Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsCBJ

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

Regular Season Series

CBJ lead 1-0

Sabres
3
Blue Jackets
6

Game 1

2/10

Blue Jackets
Sabres

Game 2

7/11

Sabres
Blue Jackets

Game 3

9/1

Nationwide Arena

9:00 AM, 2 October 2026

Columbus, OH

Referees:
Francis Charron
Jon McIsaac

Linesmen:
Libor Suchanek
Jesse Marquis

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

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

Knies has 2 goals and an assist in Columbus debut as Blue Jackets beat Sabres 6-3

— Matthew Knies had two goals and an assist in his Columbus debut and the Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on Thursday night for their first season-opening victory in five years.

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