Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1 Buffalo Sabres · SternSports

Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1 Buffalo Sabres · SternSports

Columbus Blue Jackets18-16-6

51Final

Buffalo Sabres21-15-4

Shots

35Shots33
0/1Power plays0/5
1Short-handed goals0

Puck

28 (48%)Faceoffs won31 (53%)
5Takeaways2
14Giveaways21
23Hits15
13Blocked shots15

Discipline

7Penalties3
14Penalty minutes6

Shots

35Shots33
0/1Power plays0/5
1Short-handed goals0

Puck

28 (48%)Faceoffs won31 (53%)
5Takeaways2
14Giveaways

Stats

Shots

35Shots33
0/1Power plays0/5
1Short-handed goals0

Puck

28 (48%)Faceoffs won31 (53%)
5Takeaways2
14

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. Christiansen	1	0	1	0	11:22	0:00	1:23	9:59	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
D. Fabbro	1	1	0	0	18:03	0:00	2:48	15:15	21	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
D. Mateychuk	0	0	0	2	24:15	0:00	4:37	19:38	25	1	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
I. Provorov	1	0	0	3	25:32	0:38	6:04	18:50	25	0	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	2	4
D. Severson	0	0	1	2	16:55	0:38	1:23	14:54	21	0	3	2	3	2	0	0	0	0.0	2	1	2
Z. Werenski	0	1	0	1	23:12	1:11	3:23	18:38	21	0	14	2	5	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0

Sabres

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Z. Benson	1	1	0	-1	16:39	5:10	0:00	11:29	20	0	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
J. Doan	0	0	1	-2	21:30	5:11	0:00	16:19	24	1	12	0	1	3	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
J. Dunne	0	2	0	-1	8:15	0:00	0:00	8:15	10	0	1	0	1	0	0	7	1	87.5	0	0	0
J. Greenway	0	1	0	-1	8:36	0:00	0:35	8:01	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	1	0	0
P. Krebs	3	0	0	-1	14:28	0:01	0:00	14:27	17	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
B. Malenstyn	0	1	0	-1	7:53	0:00	0:32	7:21	11	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
R. McLeod	1	0	0	0	16:59	3:30	1:16	12:13	22	0	7	0	2	2	0	5	10	33.3	2	0	0
J. Norris	2	0	0	-2	17:38	6:13	0:00	11:25	23	0	5	1	2	4	0	9	8	52.9	0	1	2
N. Ostlund	0	0	0	0	12:36	1:01	0:00	11:35	18	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0	0
J. Quinn	1	0	0	0	15:53	4:30	0:00	11:23	20	0	7	0	3	4	0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0
T. Thompson	2	2	0	-3	22:42	5:19	0:06	17:17	24	0	20	0	4	2	0	8	6	57.1	0	0	0
A. Tuch	1	2	0	-2	19:49	4:38	1:08	14:03	23	0	12	0	5	4	0	2	0	100.0	1	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. Bryson	1	1	0	-1	9:59	0:03	0:00	9:56	14

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
U. Luukkonen	4	34	0	0	30	.882	24	2	4	58:34	0	0

Western Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Golden KnightsVegas Golden Knights	11	8	3	0	+14	16
2	OilersEdmonton Oilers	9	7	1	1	+14	15
3	MammothUtah Mammoth	10	7	3	0	+7	14
4	WildMinnesota Wild	10	6	2	2	+6	14
5	KrakenSeattle Kraken	10	6	3	1	+5	13
6	StarsDallas Stars	9	5	3	1	+8	11
7	AvalancheColorado Avalanche	10	5	4	1	+10	11
8	SharksSan Jose Sharks	10	5	4	1	−8	11
9	JetsWinnipeg Jets	9	4	3	2	−2	10
10	PredatorsNashville Predators	8	3	2	3	−1	9
11	BluesSt. Louis Blues	9	4	4	1	0	9
12	DucksAnaheim Ducks	9	4	5	0	−3	8
13	BlackhawksChicago Blackhawks	9	3	6	0	−15	6
14	CanucksVancouver Canucks	11	2	8	1	−18	5
15	KingsLos Angeles Kings	7	1	4	2	−10	4
16	FlamesCalgary Flames	8	2	6	0	−20	4

Players

Blue Jackets

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Z. Aston-Reese	1	4	0	1	12:48	0:00	1:58	10:50	15	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0	0
C. Coyle	1	2	0	2	14:49	0:38	3:09	11:02	19	0	6	0	4	1	0	7	7	50.0	0	0	0
A. Fantilli	0	4	0	0	16:40	1:11	0:13	15:16	17	0	12	0	3	1	0	6	6	50.0	1	0	0
B. Gaunce	3	0	2	3	16:14	0:00	4:14	12:00	17	1	2	0	1	2	0	8	6	57.1	0	0	0
D. Heinen	0	1	0	1	8:51	0:00	0:32	8:19	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
B. Jenner	0	0	0	0	17:44	0:50	3:22	13:32	21	0	6	1	3	0	0	3	2	60.0	0	0	0
K. Johnson	1	1	0	0	10:51	0:38	0:00	10:13	13	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
K. Marchenko	0	2	0	0	16:28	1:11	0:00	15:17	16	0	14	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
M. Marchment	2	1	1	0	15:45	1:11	0:14	14:20	17	0	8	0	1	1	0	1	1	50.0	2	0	0
M. Olivier	1	3	0	1	15:08	0:00	3:58	11:10	18	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	0.0	1	2	4
C. Sillinger	0	2	0	1	12:12	0:00	1:58	10:14	15	1	5	0	2	0	0	3	5	37.5	0	0	0
D. Voronkov	1	1	0	1	9:11	0:59	0:00	8:12	12	1	14	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. Christiansen	1	0	1	0	11:22	0:00	1:23	9:59	14

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
J. Greaves	1	33	0	0	32	.970	27	4	1	60:00	0	0

Sabres

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Z. Benson	1	1	0	-1	16:39	5:10	0:00	11:29

Game

Team	1	2	3
CBJ	3	1	1
BUF	1	0	0

Leaders

Face-off: 3 Jan 2026, 21:00
Venue: Nationwide Arena, Columbus
Attendance: 18’809

Match report on ESPN: Blue Jackets snap Sabres’ 10-game win streak in 5-1 rout

Top stats

35Shots33

Standings

Eastern Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Hurricanes	11	8	2	1	+15	17
2	Bruins	10	7	2	1	+14	15
3	Rangers	11	7	3	1	+9	15
4	Lightning	9	7	2	0	+8	14
5	Senators	9	6	3	0	+1	12
6	Panthers	9	5	2	2	+5	12
7	Maple Leafs	11	5	4	2	+3	12
8	Islanders	9	5	3	1	+7	11
11	Sabres	9	4	3	2	−7	10
16	Blue Jackets	8	3	5	0	−9	6

Western Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Golden Knights	11	8	3	0	+14	16
2	Oilers	9	7	1	1	+14	15

Head to head

Last 2 meetings

Blue Jackets wins: 1
Draws: 0
Sabres wins: 1

Earlier meetings

28 OctFinal/OT
Buffalo Sabres3
Columbus Blue Jackets4