Buffalo Sabres v Columbus Blue Jackets: head to head | Lineball

Buffalo Sabres v Columbus Blue Jackets

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BSBuffalo Sabres936–1097–44 all time (since 1999)2026-27: 8–8WWWLWMore penalty minutesMore shots total CBJColumbus Blue Jackets832–1093–33 all time (since 2000)2026-27: 7–8LLWWLMore hitsFewer penalties

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Nothing between them on the numbers

Season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings cancel out. 52 meetings in NHL on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.

Columbus Blue Jackets lead the head to head 30–21 (1 draw) from 52 meetings since 2001.
2026-27: Buffalo Sabres 8–8, Columbus Blue Jackets 7–8. Buffalo Sabres have the better margin, -0.3 a game to -0.5.
Last five: Buffalo Sabres 4 wins, Columbus Blue Jackets 2.
Columbus Blue Jackets average more hits per game: 23 to 19.3.
Columbus Blue Jackets concede fewer penalties per game: 3.5 to 4.1.
Columbus Blue Jackets average more faceoff percent per game: 53.3 to 45.5.
Buffalo Sabres’ biggest win in the rivalry: 6–0 in 2003-04, by 6.
Columbus Blue Jackets’ biggest win in the rivalry: 9–4 in 2023-24, by 5.

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Head to head

2152 games · 1 drawn
since 200130

7 Nov 2026 · KeyBank Center, BuffaloBuffalo Sabres 5Columbus Blue Jackets 2
2 Oct 2026 · Nationwide Arena, ColumbusBuffalo Sabres 3Columbus Blue Jackets 6
10 Apr 2026 · KeyBank Center, BuffaloBuffalo Sabres 5Columbus Blue Jackets 0
4 Jan 2026 · Nationwide Arena, ColumbusBuffalo Sabres 1Columbus Blue Jackets 5
29 Oct 2025 · KeyBank Center, BuffaloBuffalo Sabres 3Columbus Blue Jackets 4
11 Apr 2025 · Nationwide Arena, ColumbusBuffalo Sabres 2Columbus Blue Jackets 3
5 Feb 2025 · KeyBank Center, BuffaloBuffalo Sabres 3Columbus Blue Jackets 2
18 Oct 2024 · Nationwide Arena, ColumbusBuffalo Sabres 4Columbus Blue Jackets 6

2026-27 season

Per game, this season.

3.149 totalScored per gameper game2.740 total
3.353 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better3.147 total
28.4455 totalShots totalper game25.8387 total
19.3309 totalHitsper game23345 total
13.1209 totalBlocked shotsper game14.8222 total
18,535296,560 totalAttendanceper game