8-6-3, 4-1-3 Away

7-9-0, 6-4-0 Home

Buffalo Sabres @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
U. Luukkonen	5	3	3	0	3.27	.878
C. Ellis	3	3	0	1	3.09	.884

Blue Jackets

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Greaves	2	6	0	1	3.36	.880
C. Talbot	5	3	0	0	2.51	.909

Nationwide Arena

5:30 AM, 9 January 2027

Columbus, OH

BUF

CBJ

Points

Tage ThompsonC #72

19PTS

10G

Kent JohnsonC #91

16PTS

Goals

Tage ThompsonC #72

10G

2PPG

70S

Kent JohnsonC #91

1PPG

34S

Assists

Zach BensonLW #6

13A

3PPA

11+/-

Zach WerenskiD #8

12A

3PPA

6+/-

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Alex Lyon G	IR	14 Nov
Konsta Helenius C	OUT	17 Nov
Justin Danforth RW	IR	22 Nov
Matt Grzelcyk D	IR	14 Nov

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
BUF	2.94	3.29	28.4	27.1	158	8	14.3	17	71.2	1	0
CBJ	2.44	3.19	26.6	28.1	140	7	17.1	12	73.9	0	0

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
9/11/26	vsVGK	L4-1
7/11/26	vsCBJ	W5-2
5/11/26	vsOTT	L2-1
1/11/26	@LA	W3-2
30/10/26	@ANA	W7-6

Blue Jackets Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/11/26	vsFLA	L4-1
7/11/26	@BUF	L5-2
6/11/26	vsDAL	W2-1 SO
4/11/26	vsCOL	W7-2
1/11/26	@DAL	L3-1

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sabres
3
Blue Jackets
6

Game 1

2/10

Blue Jackets
2
Sabres
5

Game 2

7/11

Sabres
Blue Jackets

Game 3

9/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Boston	13	4	1	27
Montreal	11	3	4	26
Tampa Bay	11	4	2	24
Ottawa	11	6	2	24
Florida	10	7	2	22
Buffalo	8	6	3	19
Toronto	8	10	2	18
Detroit	7	9	3	17

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	14	3	2	30
New Jersey	13	6	0	26
NY Rangers	10	8	1	21
Washington	10	6	0	20
NY Islanders	7	6	4	18
Philadelphia	5	10	5	15
Columbus	7	9	0	14
Pittsburgh	6	10	2	14

Predators bring 5-game win streak into matchup against the Ducks

Nashville Predators (9-4-5, in the Central Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks (10-7-1, in the Pacific Division)

Bruins take win streak into game against the Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens (11-3-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (13-4-1, in the Atlantic Division)

Hurricanes play the Kraken after Martinook's 2-goal showing

Carolina Hurricanes (14-3-2, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (9-6-1, in the Pacific Division)

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Buffalo Sabres @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Scoring Leaders

Tage ThompsonC #72

Kent JohnsonC #91

Tage ThompsonC #72

Kent JohnsonC #91

Zach BensonLW #6

Zach WerenskiD #8

Injury Report

Team Stats

Predators bring 5-game win streak into matchup against the Ducks

Bruins take win streak into game against the Canadiens

Hurricanes play the Kraken after Martinook's 2-goal showing