Blue Jackets vs Sabres Live Score (22 Sep, 2026)
Score by Period
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CBJ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
BUF | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Play-by-Play
3rd Period 20:00
Game End
1–5
3rd Period 20:00
End of 3rd Period
1–5
3rd Period 19:50
Charlie Elick shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
1–5
3rd Period 19:49
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
1–5
3rd Period 19:14
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Luke Tuch
1–5
3rd Period 19:14
Goalie Stopped
1–5
3rd Period 19:12
Boston Buckberger Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
1–5
3rd Period 19:09
Luke Tuch faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
1–5
3rd Period 19:09
Goalie Stopped
1–5
3rd Period 19:07
Corson Ceulemans Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
1–5
3rd Period 18:30
Peyton Krebs shot blocked by Luca Marrelli
1–5
3rd Period 18:28
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Owen Sillinger
1–5
3rd Period 18:28
Goalie Stopped
1–5
3rd Period 18:25
Louis Crevier Wrist Shot saved by Evan Gardner
1–5
3rd Period 18:14
Giveaway by Jake Christiansen
1–5
3rd Period 18:04
Charlie Elick shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
1–5
3rd Period 17:57
Josh Doan hit Jake Christiansen
1–5
3rd Period 17:31
Luke Tuch hit Rasmus Dahlin
1–5
3rd Period 17:21
Corson Ceulemans Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
1–5
3rd Period 16:51
Takeaway by Carson Soucy
1–5
3rd Period 16:33
Ryan Lomberg hit Sam Carrick
1–5
3rd Period 16:21
Beck Malenstyn hit Carson Soucy
1–5
3rd Period 16:19
Jack Williams faceoff won against Sam Carrick
1–5
3rd Period 16:19
Corson Ceulemans Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Dmitri Voronkov (1), Boston Buckberger (1)
1–5
Scoring Summary
2nd Period
10:12

Josh Norris
Assists: Owen Power, Konsta Helenius
Josh Norris Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Owen Power (1), Konsta Helenius (1)
0 - 1
11:54

Noah Ostlund
Assists: Zach Benson, Owen Power
Noah Ostlund Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Zach Benson (1), Owen Power (2)
0 - 2
12:22

Noah Ostlund
Assists: Zach Benson
Noah Ostlund Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Zach Benson (2)
0 - 3
3rd Period
3:53

Conor Timmins
Assists: Tage Thompson, Jack Quinn
Conor Timmins Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Tage Thompson (1), Jack Quinn (1)
0 - 4
14:32

Tage Thompson
Assists: Josh Doan, Owen Power
Tage Thompson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Doan (1), Owen Power (3)
0 - 5
16:19

Corson Ceulemans
Assists: Dmitri Voronkov, Boston Buckberger
Corson Ceulemans Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Dmitri Voronkov (1), Boston Buckberger (1)
1 - 5
Team Stats
CBJ
BUF


20
Blocked Shots
14
28
Hits
21
4
Takeaways
8
16
Giveaways
12
0
Power Play Goals
0
4
Power Play Opportunities
3
25
Total Shots
35
19
Penalty Minutes
23
0.0
Power Play %
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
23
Faceoffs Won
33
41.1
Faceoff Percent
58.9
8
Penalties
10
Game Leaders
CBJ
BUF


Player Box Score
Blue Jackets| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jordan Dumais#22 · RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:02 | 3:01 | 0:12 | 11:49 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Eernisse#76 · RW | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:24 | 2:12 | 0:18 | 10:54 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Oiva Keskinen#20 · C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 16:19 | 2:44 | 0:35 | 13:00 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ryan Lomberg#94 · LW | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14:10 | 0:02 | 0:40 | 13:28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
James Malatesta#67 · LW | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 11:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:35 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Luca Pinelli#53 · C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 17:40 | 3:40 | 0:00 | 14:00 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mikael Pyyhtia#82 · LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:15 | 0:00 | 0:38 | 3:37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Owen Sillinger#12 · C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:39 | 0:55 | 1:46 | 13:58 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 40.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Luke Tuch#71 · LW | 0 | 6 | 0 | -2 | 18:34 | 4:36 | 0:10 | 13:48 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Dmitri Voronkov#10 · LW | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 15:25 | 4:15 | 0:00 | 11:10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Williams#92 · C | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 17:52 | 4:17 | 1:17 | 12:18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 30.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Miles Wood#11 · LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:10 | 0:02 | 0:56 | 12:12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Sabres| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zach Benson#6 · LW | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15:59 | 2:48 | 2:55 | 10:16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Carrick#10 · C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11:31 | 0:00 | 0:54 | 10:37 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Josh Doan#91 · RW | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14:15 | 2:40 | 0:00 | 11:35 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Konsta Helenius#94 · C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:58 | 1:06 | 0:00 | 11:52 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peyton Krebs#19 · C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13:03 | 0:00 | 0:10 | 12:53 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Jiri Kulich#20 · C | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 12:25 | 0:12 | 0:14 | 11:59 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 77.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Beck Malenstyn#29 · LW | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 11:13 | 0:00 | 1:17 | 9:56 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Ryan McLeod#71 · C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:27 | 1:08 | 3:04 | 11:15 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Norris#9 · C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:25 | 1:08 | 3:08 | 10:09 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Noah Ostlund#86 · C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15:41 | 1:06 | 0:53 | 13:42 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Quinn#22 · RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:12 | 2:44 | 1:22 | 13:06 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tage Thompson#72 · C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17:00 | 2:52 | 0:10 | 13:58 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Blue Jackets| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston Buckberger#56 · D | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 21:41 | 4:19 | 0:46 | 16:36 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Corson Ceulemans#74 · D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:32 | 0:02 | 2:25 | 16:05 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Jake Christiansen#2 · D | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 23:57 | 3:13 | 2:06 | 18:38 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Elick#57 · D | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 18:13 | 0:00 | 1:32 | 16:41 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Luca Marrelli#54 · D | 5 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 17:46 | 4:14 | 0:00 | 13:32 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Carson Soucy#7 · D | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16:30 | 0:02 | 1:09 | 15:19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Sabres| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Louis Crevier#46 · D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:45 | 0:00 | 1:50 | 18:55 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Rasmus Dahlin#26 · D | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 24:41 | 1:20 | 2:36 | 20:45 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Owen Power#25 · D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24:05 | 1:12 | 3:40 | 19:13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mattias Samuelsson#23 · D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:24 | 0:02 | 1:34 | 7:48 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Conor Timmins#21 · D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:19 | 0:00 | 4:04 | 18:15 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Olen Zellweger#8 · D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:37 | 0:12 | 0:59 | 12:26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blue Jackets| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evan Gardner#35 · G | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .778 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20:00 | 0 | 0 |
Cam Talbot#33 · G | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .885 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 39:16 | 0 | 0 |
Sabres| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colten Ellis#92 · G | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .917 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 20:00 | 0 | 0 |
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen#1 · G | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.000 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 40:00 | 0 | 0 |
Injury Report
Head-to-Head
CBJLast 4 Games
BUF

6◂
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Oct 1, 2026
3
0
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Apr 9, 2026
▸5
5◂
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Jan 3, 2026
1
4◂
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Oct 28, 2025
3
Last 5 Games
Game Information
Stage
Preseason
Season
2027
Puck Drop
Tue, Sep 22, 7:00 PM
Venue
KeyBank Center
Location
Buffalo, NY
Attendance
16,328
Officials
Scott Cherrey · Linesman, Shandor Alphonso · Linesman, Garrett Rank · Referee, Hayden Verbeek · Referee
Division Standings
Eastern Conference — Atlantic Division
Eastern Conference — Metropolitan Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OT | Pct | PTS | DIFF | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hurricanes | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | — | 113 | +56 | W1 |
Penguins | 82 | 41 | 25 | 16 | — | 98 | +25 | L3 |
Flyers | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | — | 98 | +7 | W3 |
Capitals | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | — | 95 | +19 | W4 |
Blue Jackets | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | — | 92 | 0 | L2 |
Islanders | 82 | 43 | 34 | 5 | — | 91 | -8 | L3 |
Devils | 82 | 42 | 37 | 3 | — | 87 | -24 | L1 |
Rangers | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | — | 77 | -12 | W1 |

Blue Jackets
14th in Eastern Conference
VS

Sabres
9th in Eastern Conference
Goaltenders
#73

Jet Greaves
#33

Cam Talbot
Defensemen
#36

Emil Andrae
#2

Jake Christiansen
#15

Dante Fabbro
#44

Erik Gudbranson
#94

Caleb MacDonald
#5

Denton Mateychuk
#9

Ivan Provorov
#78

Damon Severson
#7

Brendan Smith
#8

Zach Werenski
Left Wings
#58

Danton Heinen
#89

Matthew Knies
#94

Ryan Lomberg
#10

Dmitri Voronkov
Centers
#3

Charlie Coyle
#93

Luca Del Bel Belluz
#19

Adam Fantilli
#91

Kent Johnson
#21

Isac Lundestrom
#23

Sean Monahan
#4

Cole Sillinger
Right Wings
#83

Conor Garland
#43

Valeri Nichushkin
#24

Mathieu Olivier
#92

Jack Williams
Goaltenders
#92

Colten Ellis
#1

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
#34

Alex Lyon
Defensemen
#46

Louis Crevier
#26

Rasmus Dahlin
#48

Matt Grzelcyk
#82

Caleb Jones
#73

Zach Metsa
#25

Owen Power
#3

Jack Rathbone
#23

Mattias Samuelsson
#21

Conor Timmins
#8

Olen Zellweger
Left Wings
#6

Zach Benson
#29

Beck Malenstyn
#17

Jason Zucker
Centers
#10

Sam Carrick
#94

Konsta Helenius
#48

Tyson Kozak
#19

Peyton Krebs
#20

Jiri Kulich
#71

Ryan McLeod
#9

Josh Norris
#86

Noah Ostlund
#72

Tage Thompson
Right Wings
#15

Justin Danforth
#91

Josh Doan
#22

Jack Quinn

Blue Jackets
6th in Metropolitan Division
VS

Sabres
7th in Atlantic Division
General
13
Games Played
15
4657:27
Time On Ice
5375:05
358:15
Time On Ice Per Game
358:20
0
Plus/Minus Rating
0
0:00
Production
0:00
4880
Shifts
5678
7
Losses
5
6
Wins
7
Offensive
35
Goals
44
65
Assists
79
413
Faceoffs Won
393
342
Faceoffs Lost
476
0
Game-Winning Goals
0
100
Points
123
6
Power Play Goals
8
12
Power Play Assists
15
0
Short Handed Goals
1
0
Short Handed Assists
2
331
Shots
417
3
Shootout Attempts
2
1
Shootout Goals
1
33.3
Shootout Shot Percentage
50.0
10.6
Shooting Percentage
10.6
54.7
Faceoff Win Percent
45.2
Defensive
3.15
Goals Against Average
3.33
313
Saves
359
.892
Save Percentage
.880
41
Goals Against
50
354
Shots Against
409
0
Overtime Losses
3
3
Shootout Saves
0
3
Shootout Shots Against
3
1.000
Shootout Save Percentage
.000
Penalties
112
Penalty Minutes
144































