Buffalo Sabres 5–0 Columbus Blue Jackets · SternSports

Buffalo Sabres 5–0 Columbus Blue Jackets · SternSports

Buffalo Sabres49-23-8

50Final

Columbus Blue Jackets39-28-12

Shots

24Shots37
0/2Power plays0/4
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

24 (42%)Faceoffs won33 (58%)
4Takeaways4
10Giveaways16
15Hits18
20Blocked shots9

Discipline

4Penalties2
8Penalty minutes4

Shots

24Shots37
0/2Power plays0/4
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

24 (42%)Faceoffs won33 (58%)
4Takeaways4
10Giveaways16

Stats

Shots

24Shots37
0/2Power plays0/4
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

24 (42%)Faceoffs won33 (58%)
4Takeaways4
10Giveaways16

Blue Jackets

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
C. Coyle	0	6	1	-4	23:04	6:53	2:15	13:56	24	0	18	0	0	2	0	8	10	44.4	1	0	0
A. Fantilli	2	2	0	-2	21:25	6:53	0:00	14:32	20	0	23	0	5	1	0	6	6	50.0	1	1	2
C. Garland	0	0	0	-1	12:39	1:17	0:00	11:22	21	0	12	0	4	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	1	2
D. Heinen	0	1	1	0	11:39	0:00	0:00	11:39	15	0	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
B. Jenner	0	5	0	-1	12:50	0:00	2:20	10:30	20	0	11	0	3	1	0	9	2	81.8	2	0	0
K. Johnson	0	0	0	-1	9:18	1:07	0:00	8:11	15	0	7	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
I. Lundestrom	0	0	0	0	13:29	0:00	1:42	11:47	19	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	0.0	0	0	0
K. Marchenko	0	0	0	-1	21:58	6:55	0:00	15:03	20	0	26	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
M. Marchment	0	2	1	-2	17:56	6:57	0:00	10:59	21	0	18	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
S. Monahan	0	0	0	-1	15:25	1:26	1:42	12:17	24	0	12	0	1	1	0	9	4	69.2	0	0	0
C. Sillinger	0	1	1	-2	13:37	0:00	0:00	13:37	16	0	8	0	1	0	0	1	0	100.0	0	0	0
M. Wood	0	0	0	-1	10:22	0:00	0:00	10:22	15	0	8	0	1	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
D. Fabbro	2	0	0	0	16:30	0:00	1:40	14:50	20

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
J. Greaves	4	23	0	0	19	.826	18	1	0	57:52	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

Sabres

forwards

BS

HT

TK

+/-

TOI

PPTOI

SHTOI

ESTOI

SHFT

G

YTDG

A

S

SM

SOG

FW

FL

FO%

GV

PN

PIM

Z. Benson

0

1

0

2

15:39

1:30

1:44

12:25

22

0

12

1

1

1

0

0

0

0.0

1

1

2

J. Doan

1

0

1

3

14:42

2:08

0:01

12:33

22

2

25

0

4

1

0

0

1

0.0

2

0

0

J. Greenway

2

0

0

0

12:00

0:00

3:35

8:25

16

0

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

0.0

0

1

2

T. Kozak

0

2

0

1

9:38

0:00

0:16

9:22

15

0

2

1

2

0

0

5

3

62.5

1

0

0

P. Krebs

1

4

0

1

14:35

0:00

0:16

14:19

19

1

12

0

1

0

0

2

4

33.3

1

0

0

B. Malenstyn

1

3

0

0

11:30

0:00

2:43

8:47

16

0

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0

0

R. McLeod

0

0

0

1

15:53

1:28

1:25

13:00

20

0

13

0

0

0

0

2

6

25.0

2

0

0

J. Norris

0

1

0

3

14:36

2:32

0:12

11:52

22

0

11

2

1

2

0

9

12

42.9

0

0

0

J. Quinn

0

0

0

1

14:48

1:52

0:00

12:56

18

1

20

0

3

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0

0

T. Thompson

2

1

0

1

16:47

2:38

0:00

14:09

22

0

38

0

2

2

0

4

4

50.0

1

1

2

A. Tuch

1

1

1

0

21:16

1:20

5:48

14:08

24

0

31

0

2

0

0

2

3

40.0

0

0

0

J. Zucker

0

0

0

1

14:18

2:30

0:00

11:48

16

0

24

1

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0

0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
B. Byram	1	0	2	2	19:32	1:15	1:52	16:25	24

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
C. Ellis	0	37	0	0	37	1.000	24	11	2	60:00	0	0

Blue Jackets

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
C. Coyle	0	6	1	-4	23:04	6:53	2:15	13:56

Game

Team	1	2	3
BUF	1	0	4
CBJ	0	0	0

Leaders

Face-off: 10 Apr 2026, 01:00
Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Attendance: 19’070

Match report on ESPN: Colten Ellis stops 37 shots for first NHL career shutout in Sabres 5-0 win over Blue Jackets

Top stats

24Shots37

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

Sabres wins: 0
Draws: 0
Blue Jackets wins: 2

Earlier meetings

28 OctFinal/OT
Buffalo Sabres3
Columbus Blue Jackets4

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
D. Fabbro	2	0	0	0	16:30	0:00	1:40	14:50	20	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
E. Gudbranson	3	1	0	-2	15:46	0:00	2:20	13:26	20	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
D. Mateychuk	1	0	0	-1	18:06	1:03	0:59	16:04	20	0	13	0	4	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
I. Provorov	0	0	0	-4	24:41	2:28	2:19	19:54	26	0	9	0	5	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Z. Werenski	0	0	0	-3	28:46	7:01	0:43	21:02	24	0	22	0	5	3	0	0	0	0.0	4	0	0
E. Zamula	1	0	0	0	10:37	0:00	0:00	10:37	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0