Buffalo Sabres v Columbus Blue Jackets

NHLPreseason

Final

Buffalo Sabres

5–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Player stats

Jackets

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. DumaisRW	2	0	0	-1	15:02	3:01	0:12	11:49	19	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
J. EernisseRW	0	4	0	0	13:24	2:12	0:18	10:54	17	0	2	0	0	1	0.0	0	1	2
O. KeskinenC	0	0	0	-2	16:19	2:44	0:35	13:00	21	0	1	0	7	7	50.0	0	0	0
R. LombergLW	0	5	0	0	14:10	0:02	0:40	13:28	20	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
J. MalatestaLW	1	3	0	-2	11:35	0:00	0:00	11:35	15	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
L. PinelliC	0	0	1	-3	17:40	3:40	0:00	14:00	18	0	3	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
M. PyyhtiaLW	1	0	0	0	4:15	0:00	0:38	3:37	6	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
O. SillingerC	1	0	0	1	16:39	0:55	1:46	13:58	22	0	0	1	9	13	40.9	2	0	0
L. TuchLW	0	6	0	-2	18:34	4:36	0:10	13:48	23	0	1	0	3	3	50.0	1	3	6
D. VoronkovLW	1	1	1	-1	15:25	4:15	0:00	11:10	21	1	2	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
J. WilliamsRW	0	2	0	-2	17:52	4:17	1:17	12:18	25	0	2	3	4	9	30.8	0	1	2
M. WoodLW	0	0	0	0	13:10	0:02	0:56	12:12	18	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
B. BuckbergerD	1	1	-2	21:41	4:19	0:46	16:36	24	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
C. CeulemansD	2	1	1	18:32	0:02	2:25	16:05	22	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0
J. ChristiansenD	3	2	-2

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
E. GardnerG	2	9	0	0	7	.778	6	0	1	20:00	0	0
C. TalbotG	3	26	0	0	23	.885	15	7	1	39:16	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. BensonLW	0	3	1	2	15:59	2:48	2:55	10:16	19	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
S. CarrickC	0	2	1	0	11:31	0:00	0:54	10:37	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	50.0	1	3	6

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News and reaction

Match reportNHL Awards Watch: Believe it or not, McDavid not the unanimous MVP pick right nowOur panel of PHWA voters identify their finalists for all the awards, with some tight races in a few spots.ESPN11h ago Match reportBlue Jackets Forward Miles Wood Clears WaiversYahoo Sports27 Sept

Where to watch

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Match details

Date: Wednesday 23 September 2026
Started: 9:00 am Sydney time
Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Competition: NHL, Preseason
Officials: Scott Cherrey (Linesman), Shandor Alphonso (Linesman), Garrett Rank (Referee), Hayden Verbeek (Referee)
Crowd: 16,328

Form and ladder

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Updated 11 Nov, 3:01 am

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
L. CrevierD	1	0	0	2	20:45	0:00	1:50	18:55	24	0	0	0	4	2	1	1	2
R. DahlinD	2	1	0	-1	24:41	1:20	2:36	20:45	28	0	0	0	3	3	5	1	2
O. PowerD	2	0	0	4	24:05	1:12	3:40	19:13	30	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0
M. SamuelssonD	1	0	0	0	9:24	0:02	1:34	7:48	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
C. TimminsD	0	0	0	2	22:19	0:00	4:04	18:15	27	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
O. ZellwegerD	3	0	1	1	13:37	0:12	0:59	12:26	15	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
C. EllisG	1	12	0	0	11	.917	8	3	0	20:00	0	0
U. LuukkonenG	0	13	0	0	13	1.000	10	2	1	40:00	0	0