Buffalo Sabres v Columbus Blue Jackets

NHL

Final

Buffalo Sabres

5–2

Columbus Blue Jackets

Player stats

Columbus Blue Jacketsforwards

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
C. Coyle	1	0	0	-1	18:21	2:38	3:35	12:08	23	0	3	0	2	2	12	6	66.7	1	0	0
A. Fantilli	0	1	0	-2	18:52	3:08	0:12	15:32	20	0	4	0	0	1	10	7	58.8	0	0	0
C. Garland	0	1	0	-1	13:06	1:22	0:20	11:24	17	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
K. Johnson	1	0	0	0	16:22	4:27	0:00	11:55	20	1	8	1	5	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
M. Knies	0	2	1	-1	19:17	4:16	0:09	14:52	19	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	100.0	1	0	0
S. Lorentz	0	3	0	0	8:45	0:00	0:00	8:45	13	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0.0	0	0	0
S. Monahan	3	1	1	0	11:06	1:33	2:53	6:40	16	0	1	1	0	0	4	7	36.4	0	0	0
V. Nichushkin	2	1	0	-1	19:11	1:20	3:57	13:54	24	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	1	0	0
M. Olivier	0	3	0	-2	16:39	0:00	3:33	13:06	21	0	3	0	3	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
C. Sillinger	1	2	0	-2	12:51	0:52	1:03	10:56	19	0	4	0	1	2	1	2	33.3	0	0	0
D. Voronkov	0	0	0	0	8:00	0:00	0:00	8:00	11	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
J. Williams	0	0	0	-1	9:54	0:00	0:19	9:35	15	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	50.0	0	0	0

Columbus Blue Jacketsdefenses

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. Christiansen	0	2	0	-2	17:41	0:00	2:08	15:33	20	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
D. Fabbro	2	3	0	-2	17:06	0:00	2:57	14:09	22	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
D. Mateychuk	1	0	0	-1	21:00	2:45	3:40	14:35	25	0	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
I. Provorov	0	0	0	0	20:51	1:22	4:05	15:24	23	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
D. Severson	0	1	1	-1	16:38	0:00	0:43

Columbus Blue Jacketsgoalies

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
J. Greaves	5	36	0	0	31	.861	21	10	0	59:42	0	0

Buffalo Sabresforwards

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Z. Benson	1	2	0	2	22:09	5:02	2:39	14:28	26	0	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
S. Carrick	1	0	0	-1	11:30	0:00	0:53	10:37	17	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	3	66.7	0	0	0
J. Doan	2	0	0	2	11:44	2:22	0:27	8:55	18	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
T. Kozak	0	2	1	-1	11:24	0:00	1:56	9:28	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	60.0	1	1	2
P. Krebs	1	3	0	1	15:37	0:20	0:00	15:17	19

Buffalo Sabresdefenses

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
R. Dahlin	0	0	0	1	23:16	6:12	0:00	17:04	23	1	3	0	4	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Z. Metsa	0	0	0	1	14:51	0:00	0:48	14:03	16	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
O. Power	0	0	1	3	20:20	2:08	1:30	16:42	25	0	2	3	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
M. Samuelsson	3	1	0	1	20:32	0:00	3:25	17:07	22	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0
C. Timmins	2	1	0	1	15:18	0:08	3:16	11:54

Buffalo Sabresgoalies

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
U. Luukkonen	2	26	0	0	24	.923	16	6	2	60:00	0	0

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Match details

Date: Saturday 7 November 2026
Started: 11:00 am Sydney time
Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Competition: NHL
Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, USA
Officials: Garrett Rank (Referee), James Tobias (Linesman), Michael Markovic (Referee), Brandon Grillo (Linesman)
Crowd: 19,070

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Updated 10 Nov, 3:02 am