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Buffalo Sabres vs Columbus Blue Jackets Box Score & Player Stats: Blue Jackets win 6-3, Oct 1, 2026

NHL · Final · Thu, Oct 1, 2026
Nationwide Arena
Summary
1
2
3
T
Buffalo Sabres4-4 · 0-1-0 away
3
Columbus Blue Jackets4-5 · 1-0-0 home
6
BUF
1
2
0
3
CBJ
3
1
2
6

Columbus beats Buffalo, 6-3

J. Greaves made 23 saves. M. Knies scored two goals and added an assist.

Every play in the reel, in the order it happened. The biggest swing: Mattias Samuelsson scores goal for Sabres.
How they scored
1st
Mattias Samuelsson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Ostlund (1), Owen Power (1)
1–0
BUF
1st
Cole Sillinger Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Charlie Coyle (1), Denton Mateychuk (1)
1–1
CBJ
1st
Matthew Knies Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Charlie Coyle (2), Zach Werenski (1)
1–2
CBJ
1st
Adam Fantilli Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Zach Werenski (2), Matthew Knies (1)
1–3
CBJ
2nd
Jack Quinn Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Benson (1), Noah Ostlund (2)
2–3
BUF
2nd
Matthew Knies Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Emil Andrae (1), Kent Johnson (1)
2–4
CBJ
2nd
Konsta Helenius Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (1), Owen Power (2)
3–4
BUF
3rd
Sean Monahan Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Valeri Nichushkin (1), Dmitri Voronkov (1)
3–5
CBJ
3rd
Mathieu Olivier Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Charlie Coyle (3)
3–6
CBJ
Buffalo
BS
HT
TK
+/-
TOI
PPTOI
SHTOI
Zach Benson
1
2
0
-1
18:34
4:27
0:31
Sam Carrick
0
1
0
-2
7:43
0:00
0:22
Josh Doan
0
2
1
0
19:06
4:25
0:00
Konsta Helenius
0
2
0
2
15:09
2:10
0:00
Peyton Krebs
0
3
0
0
14:58
0:02
0:00
Jiri Kulich
0
1
0
-2
8:45
0:00
0:00
Beck Malenstyn
1
4
0
-2
8:11
0:00
0:32
Ryan McLeod
0
0
0
0
16:41
1:51
1:48
Josh Norris
1
2
0
1
16:19
2:06
2:00
Noah Ostlund
0
0
0
1
16:42
2:11
0:35
Jack Quinn
0
1
0
-1
20:46
4:42
1:08
Tage Thompson
0
1
0
0
19:46
4:22
0:00
Defensemen
BS
HT
TK
+/-
TOI
PPTOI
SHTOI
Louis Crevier
2
0
1
0
16:14
0:00
2:23
Rasmus Dahlin
0
2
0
-1
25:58
5:01
0:00
Matt Grzelcyk
1
0
0
-1
14:27
0:00
1:06
Zach Metsa
2
0
0
-1
12:54
0:00
1:05
Owen Power
0
0
0
2
25:25
1:38
1:47
Mattias Samuelsson
0
0
0
-2
18:21
0:00
0:35
Goalies
GA
SA
SOS
SOSA
SV
SV%
ESSV
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
5
22
0
0
17
.773
12
Columbus
BS
HT
TK
+/-
TOI
PPTOI
SHTOI
Charlie Coyle
1
2
1
2
19:04
2:28
3:20
Adam Fantilli
1
6
1
0
17:28
2:24
0:16
Conor Garland
1
1
0
0
12:09
1:01
0:00
Danton Heinen
3
0
1
-1
12:11
0:00
1:45
Kent Johnson
0
0
0
0
14:53
2:23
0:00
Matthew Knies
0
0
1
0
16:06
2:21
0:02
Ryan Lomberg
0
2
0
0
9:21
0:00
0:00
Sean Monahan
1
0
0
0
15:31
1:03
2:16
Valeri Nichushkin
0
1
0
-1
15:45
1:00
1:11
Mathieu Olivier
0
3
0
2
14:32
0:00
1:12
Cole Sillinger
0
1
0
2
15:21
0:00
1:06
Dmitri Voronkov
0
4
0
0
10:44
1:02
0:00
Defensemen
BS
HT
TK
+/-
TOI
PPTOI
SHTOI
Emil Andrae
1
1
0
1
15:37
0:00
0:00
Jake Christiansen
1
2
0
-1
7:05
0:00
0:00
Erik Gudbranson
3
0
0
-1
17:44
0:03
5:01
Denton Mateychuk
0
0
0
0
27:28
1:05
1:59
Carson Soucy
2
2
0
1
20:15
0:05
1:53
Zach Werenski
1
0
2
2
28:46
2:25
4:19
Goalies
GA
SA
SOS
SOSA
SV
SV%
ESSV
Jet Greaves
3
26
0
0
23
.885
17

Questions

Who won the Sabres vs Blue Jackets game?

The Blue Jackets beat the Sabres 6-3 on Thursday, Oct 1, at Nationwide Arena.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Blue Jackets?

Blue Jackets 6, Sabres 3.

Played Thursday, October 1, 2026. Score and box score from ESPN. How we get our numbers

Win probability
CBJ 98%
The marked point is Start of 3rd Period: 70% to 99% for Blue Jackets on one play, the biggest of the game.
Metropolitan
W
L
OT
PTS
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9
2
2
20
Rangers
7
5
1
15
Devils
7
4
0
14
Capitals
6
4
0
12
Islanders
5
4
2
12
Penguins
5
6
1
11
Flyers
3
7
3
9
Blue Jackets
4
5
0
8
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