Sabres vs Blue Jackets Live Stream: Score, Rosters, Stats (1 Oct, 2026)

Sabres vs Blue Jackets Live Score (1 Oct, 2026)

Final

3 : 6

Score by Period

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
BUF	1	2	0	3
CBJ	3	1	2	6

Play-by-Play

3rd Period 20:00

Game End

3–6

3rd Period 20:00

End of 3rd Period

3–6

3rd Period 19:52

Takeaway by Adam Fantilli

3–6

3rd Period 19:44

Carson Soucy shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn

3–6

3rd Period 19:40

Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Sam Carrick

3–6

3rd Period 19:40

Icing

3–6

3rd Period 19:23

Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Sam Carrick

3–6

3rd Period 19:23

Puck Frozen - Goalie

3–6

3rd Period 19:03

Sean Monahan faceoff won against Tage Thompson

3–6

3rd Period 19:03

Puck in Crowd

3–6

3rd Period 18:53

Tage Thompson faceoff won against Sean Monahan

3–6

3rd Period 18:53

Off-side

3–6

3rd Period 18:47

Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn

3–6

3rd Period 18:28

Takeaway by Louis Crevier

3–6

3rd Period 18:22

Jack Quinn hit Denton Mateychuk

3–6

3rd Period 18:20

Zach Benson hit Carson Soucy

3–6

3rd Period 17:53

Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Danton Heinen

3–6

3rd Period 17:53

Mathieu Olivier Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Charlie Coyle (3)

3–6

3rd Period 17:37

Giveaway by Zach Metsa

3–5

3rd Period 17:22

Carson Soucy hit Noah Ostlund

3–5

3rd Period 15:58

Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Adam Fantilli

3–5

3rd Period 15:58

Icing

3–5

3rd Period 15:45

Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Ryan McLeod

3–5

3rd Period 15:45

Icing

3–5

Scoring Summary

1st Period

7:21

Mattias Samuelsson

Assists: Noah Ostlund, Owen Power

Mattias Samuelsson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Ostlund (1), Owen Power (1)

1 - 0

12:51

Cole Sillinger

Assists: Charlie Coyle, Denton Mateychuk

Cole Sillinger Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Charlie Coyle (1), Denton Mateychuk (1)

1 - 1

17:58

Matthew Knies

Assists: Charlie Coyle, Zach Werenski

Matthew Knies Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Charlie Coyle (2), Zach Werenski (1)

1 - 2

18:44

Adam Fantilli

Assists: Zach Werenski, Matthew Knies

Adam Fantilli Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Zach Werenski (2), Matthew Knies (1)

1 - 3

2nd Period

1:25

Jack Quinn

Assists: Zach Benson, Noah Ostlund

Jack Quinn Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Benson (1), Noah Ostlund (2)

2 - 3

7:45

Matthew Knies

Assists: Emil Andrae, Kent Johnson

Matthew Knies Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Emil Andrae (1), Kent Johnson (1)

2 - 4

13:14

Konsta Helenius

Assists: Ryan McLeod, Owen Power

Konsta Helenius Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (1), Owen Power (2)

3 - 4

3rd Period

14:21

Sean Monahan

Assists: Valeri Nichushkin, Dmitri Voronkov

Sean Monahan Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Valeri Nichushkin (1), Dmitri Voronkov (1)

3 - 5

17:53

Mathieu Olivier

Assists: Charlie Coyle

Mathieu Olivier Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Charlie Coyle (3)

3 - 6

Team Stats

BUF

CBJ

8 Blocked Shots 15

21 Hits 25

2 Takeaways 6

15 Giveaways 13

0 Power Play Goals 2

5 Power Play Opportunities 3

26 Total Shots 23

11 Penalty Minutes 15

0.0 Power Play % 66.7

0 Short Handed Goals 0

0 Shootout Goals 0

29 Faceoffs Won 36

44.6 Faceoff Percent 55.4

4 Penalties 6

Game Leaders

BUF

CBJ

Konsta Helenius#94 · C

Goals

Matthew Knies#89 · LW

Owen Power#25 · D

Assists

Charlie Coyle#3 · C

Owen Power#25 · D

Points

Matthew Knies#89 · LW

Player Box Score

Sabres

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Zach Benson#6 · LW	1	2	0	-1	18:34	4:27	0:31	13:36	21	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Sam Carrick#10 · C	0	1	0	-2	7:43	0:00	0:22	7:21	17	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	40.0	1	0	0
Josh Doan#91 · RW	0	2	1	0	19:06	4:25	0:00	14:41	26	0	0	0	3	1	1	1	50.0	1	0	0
Konsta Helenius#94 · C	0	2	0	2	15:09	2:10	0:00	12:59	21	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Peyton Krebs#19 · C	0	3	0	0	14:58	0:02	0:00	14:56	22	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Jiri Kulich#20 · C	0	1	0	-2	8:45	0:00	0:00	8:45	17	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	20.0	0	0	0
Beck Malenstyn#29 · LW	1	4	0	-2	8:11	0:00	0:32	7:39	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Ryan McLeod#71 · C	0	0	0	0	16:41	1:51	1:48	13:02	25	0	0	1	0	0	6	9	40.0	1	0	0
Josh Norris#9 · C	1	2	0	1	16:19	2:06	2:00	12:13	22	0	0	0	1	0	5	2	71.4	0	0	0
Noah Ostlund#86 · C	0	0	0	1	16:42	2:11	0:35	13:56	22	0	0	2	3	1	6	5	54.5	0	0	0
Jack Quinn#22 · RW	0	1	0	-1	20:46	4:42	1:08	14:56	23	1	1	0	4	3	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Tage Thompson#72 · C	0	1	0	0	19:46	4:22	0:00	15:24	26	0	0	0	4	3	6	8	42.9	1	1	2

Blue Jackets

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Charlie Coyle#3 · C	1	2	1	2	19:04	2:28	3:20	13:16	26	0	0	3	0	0	8	9	47.1	1	0	0
Adam Fantilli#19 · C	1	6	1	0	17:28	2:24	0:16	14:48	26	1	1	0	2	0	16	4	80.0	0	0	0
Conor Garland#83 · RW	1	1	0	0	12:09	1:01	0:00	11:08	19	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Danton Heinen#58 · LW	3	0	1	-1	12:11	0:00	1:45	10:26	17	0	0	0	2	1	2	3	40.0	0	0	0
Kent Johnson#91 · C	0	0	0	0	14:53	2:23	0:00	12:30	22	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Matthew Knies#89 · LW	0	0	1	0	16:06	2:21	0:02	13:43	24	2	2	1	4	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Ryan Lomberg#94 · LW	0	2	0	0	9:21	0:00	0:00	9:21	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Sean Monahan#23 · C	1	0	0	0	15:31	1:03	2:16	12:12	24	1	1	0	1	0	8	12	40.0	1	0	0
Valeri Nichushkin#43 · RW	0	1	0	-1	15:45	1:00	1:11	13:34	22	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Mathieu Olivier#24 · RW	0	3	0	2	14:32	0:00	1:12	13:20	21	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	2	7
Cole Sillinger#4 · C	0	1	0	2	15:21	0:00	1:06	14:15	22	1	1	0	3	2	2	0	100.0	2	2	4
Dmitri Voronkov#10 · LW	0	4	0	0	10:44	1:02	0:00	9:42	14	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Sabres

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	GV	PN	PIM
Louis Crevier#46 · D	2	0	1	0	16:14	0:00	2:23	13:51	24	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
Rasmus Dahlin#26 · D	0	2	0	-1	25:58	5:01	0:00	20:57	28	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
Matt Grzelcyk#24 · D	1	0	0	-1	14:27	0:00	1:06	13:21	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zach Metsa#73 · D	2	0	0	-1	12:54	0:00	1:05	11:49	21	0	0	0	0	1	1	5
Owen Power#25 · D	0	0	0	2	25:25	1:38	1:47	22:00	28	0	0	2	0	2	0	0
Mattias Samuelsson#23 · D	0	0	0	-2	18:21	0:00	0:35	17:46	26	1	1	0	1	2	2	4

Blue Jackets

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Emil Andrae#36 · D	1	1	0	1	15:37	0:00	0:00	15:37	19	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Christiansen#2 · D	1	2	0	-1	7:05	0:00	0:00	7:05	11	0	0	1	2	0	0
Erik Gudbranson#44 · D	3	0	0	-1	17:44	0:03	5:01	12:40	21	0	0	1	1	0	0
Denton Mateychuk#5 · D	0	0	0	0	27:28	1:05	1:59	24:24	30	1	2	0	1	0	0
Carson Soucy#7 · D	2	2	0	1	20:15	0:05	1:53	18:17	29	0	2	0	0	1	2
Zach Werenski#8 · D	1	0	2	2	28:46	2:25	4:19	22:02	32	2	3	1	2	0	0

Sabres

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen#1 · G	5	22	0	0	17	.773	12	4	1	59:08	0	0

Blue Jackets

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Jet Greaves#73 · G	3	26	0	0	23	.885	17	5	1	60:00	0	0

Injury Report

Sabres

#34 · G · Array

#8 · D · Array

#21 · D · Array

#50 · G · Array

#3 · D · Array

Head-to-Head

BUF

Last 3 Games

CBJ

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Jan 3, 2026

▸5

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Oct 28, 2025

▸4

Last 5 Games

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
11/4/26	vs OTT	L1-2	NHL Regular Season
10/31/26	@ LA	W3-2	NHL Regular Season
10/29/26	@ ANA	W7-6	NHL Regular Season
10/27/26	@ SJ	W2-0	NHL Regular Season
10/24/26	@ WSH	L3-4	NHL Regular Season

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
11/3/26	vs COL	W7-2	NHL Regular Season
10/31/26	@ DAL	L1-3	NHL Regular Season
10/29/26	@ CAR	L2-3	NHL Regular Season
10/27/26	@ PHI	W4-3	NHL Regular Season
10/24/26	vs VGK	W2-1	NHL Regular Season

Game Information

Stage Regular Season

Season 2027

Puck Drop Thu, Oct 1, 7:00 PM

Venue Nationwide Arena

Location Columbus, OH

Broadcast ESPN+

Attendance 18,207

Officials Francis Charron · Referee, Jon McIsaac · Referee, Libor Suchanek · Linesman, Jesse Marquis · Linesman

Game Recap

— 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.

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Atlantic Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Panthers	2	1	0	1	—	3	0	L1
Bruins	1	1	0	0	—	2	+3	W1
Canadiens	1	1	0	0	—	2	+1	W1
Maple Leafs	2	1	1	0	—	2	0	W1
Red Wings	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	-
Senators	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	-
Sabres	1	0	1	0	—	0	-3	L1
Lightning	1	0	1	0	—	0	-4	L1

Eastern Conference — Metropolitan Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Penguins	1	1	0	0	—	2	+7	W1
Blue Jackets	1	1	0	0	—	2	+3	W1
Devils	1	1	0	0	—	2	+1	W1
Rangers	2	1	1	0	—	2	+1	W1
Hurricanes	1	0	0	1	—	1	-1	L1
Flyers	2	0	1	1	—	1	-8	L2
Capitals	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	-
Islanders	1	0	1	0	—	0	-1	L1

Sabres

9th in Eastern Conference

Blue Jackets

14th in Eastern Conference

Goaltenders

#92

Colten Ellis G 26 6' 1" 191 lbs

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G 27 6' 5" 223 lbs

#34

Alex Lyon G 33 6' 1" 199 lbs

Defensemen

#46

Louis Crevier D 25 6' 8" 228 lbs

#26

Rasmus Dahlin D 26 6' 3" 204 lbs

#48

Matt Grzelcyk D 32 5' 10" 180 lbs

#82

Caleb Jones D 29 6' 1" 194 lbs

#73

Zach Metsa D 28 5' 9" 198 lbs

#25

Owen Power D 23 6' 6" 226 lbs

Jack Rathbone D 27 5' 11" 188 lbs

#23

Mattias Samuelsson D 26 6' 4" 234 lbs

#21

Conor Timmins D 28 6' 3" 213 lbs

Olen Zellweger D 23 5' 10" 193 lbs

Left Wings

Zach Benson LW 21 5' 10" 177 lbs

#29

Beck Malenstyn LW 28 6' 3" 209 lbs

#17

Jason Zucker LW 34 5' 11" 198 lbs

Centers

#10

Sam Carrick C 34 6' 0" 202 lbs

#94

Konsta Helenius C 20 5' 11" 190 lbs

#48

Tyson Kozak C 23 5' 11" 185 lbs

#19

Peyton Krebs C 25 6' 0" 188 lbs

#20

Jiri Kulich C 22 6' 1" 195 lbs

#71

Ryan McLeod C 27 6' 3" 204 lbs

Josh Norris C 27 6' 2" 196 lbs

#86

Noah Ostlund C 22 5' 11" 180 lbs

#72

Tage Thompson C 29 6' 6" 220 lbs

Right Wings

#15

Justin Danforth RW 33 5' 8" 193 lbs

#91

Josh Doan RW 24 6' 2" 198 lbs

#22

Jack Quinn RW 25 6' 1" 185 lbs

Goaltenders

#73

Jet Greaves G 25 6' 0" 188 lbs

#33

Cam Talbot G 39 6' 3" 202 lbs

Defensemen

#36

Emil Andrae D 24 5' 9" 193 lbs

Jake Christiansen D 27 6' 0" 199 lbs

#15

Dante Fabbro D 28 6' 0" 200 lbs

#44

Erik Gudbranson D 34 6' 5" 222 lbs

#94

Caleb MacDonald D 23 6' 4" 225 lbs

Denton Mateychuk D 22 5' 11" 188 lbs

Ivan Provorov D 29 6' 1" 224 lbs

#78

Damon Severson D 32 6' 2" 204 lbs

Brendan Smith D 37 6' 2" 200 lbs

Zach Werenski D 29 6' 2" 214 lbs

Left Wings

#58

Danton Heinen LW 31 6' 2" 187 lbs

#89

Matthew Knies LW 24 6' 3" 227 lbs

#94

Ryan Lomberg LW 31 5' 9" 184 lbs

#10

Dmitri Voronkov LW 26 6' 5" 234 lbs

Centers

Charlie Coyle C 34 6' 3" 221 lbs

#93

Luca Del Bel Belluz C 22 6' 1" 185 lbs

#19

Adam Fantilli C 22 6' 2" 199 lbs

#91

Kent Johnson C 24 6' 0" 170 lbs

#21

Isac Lundestrom C 26 6' 0" 192 lbs

#23

Sean Monahan C 32 6' 2" 206 lbs

Cole Sillinger C 23 6' 0" 202 lbs

Right Wings

#83

Conor Garland RW 30 5' 10" 165 lbs

#43

Valeri Nichushkin RW 31 6' 4" 210 lbs

#24

Mathieu Olivier RW 29 6' 1" 232 lbs

#92

Jack Williams RW 24 5' 11" 185 lbs

Sabres

7th in Atlantic Division

Blue Jackets

6th in Metropolitan Division

General

Games Played

5375:05

Time On Ice

4657:27

358:20

Time On Ice Per Game

358:15

Plus/Minus Rating

0:00

Production

0:00

5678

Shifts

4880

Losses

Wins

Offensive

Goals

Assists

393

Faceoffs Won

413

476

Faceoffs Lost

342

Game-Winning Goals

123

Points

100

Power Play Goals

Power Play Assists

Short Handed Goals

Short Handed Assists

417

Shots

331

Shootout Attempts

Shootout Goals

50.0

Shootout Shot Percentage

33.3

10.6

Shooting Percentage

10.6

45.2

Faceoff Win Percent

54.7

Defensive

3.33

Goals Against Average

3.15

359

Saves

313

.880

Save Percentage

.892

Goals Against

409

Shots Against

354

Overtime Losses

Shootout Saves

Shootout Shots Against

.000

Shootout Save Percentage

1.000

Penalties

144

Penalty Minutes

112