Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo Sabres

Preseason

1-0-0, 0-0-0 Away

9:29 - 2nd

	1	2	3	T
Blue Jackets CBJ	0	0		0
Sabres BUF	0	1		1

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

0-1-0, 0-0-0 Home

Tage Thompson faceoff won against Jack Williams
Peyton Krebs hit Carson Soucy
Tage Thompson Wide Right
Owen Power Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Oiva Keskinen
Louis Crevier Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Oiva Keskinen
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Owen Sillinger
Beck Malenstyn Interference against Owen Sillinger
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jack Williams
Ryan McLeod hit Boston Buckberger
Ryan McLeod Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Luca Pinelli shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
Josh Norris Holding against Jake Christiansen
Oiva Keskinen shot blocked by Louis Crevier
Beck Malenstyn Snap Shot Hit Right Post
Takeaway by Sam Carrick
Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Owen Sillinger
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Owen Sillinger
Rasmus Dahlin hit Charlie Elick
Olen Zellweger Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Konsta Helenius Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Josh Norris Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Owen Power (1), Konsta Helenius (1)
Off-side
Owen Power shot blocked by Dmitri Voronkov
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Josh Eernisse Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Jake Christiansen hit Josh Norris
Jack Williams Wrist Shot Wide Left
Jack Williams Tip-In Wide Right
Oiva Keskinen faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Luca Pinelli Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Oiva Keskinen Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
Owen Sillinger faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Carson Soucy Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Owen Sillinger Wrist Shot Wide Left
Goalie Puck Frozen - Played from Beyond Center
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Oiva Keskinen faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Jordan Dumais Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Jack Quinn shot blocked by Charlie Elick

BLUE JACKETS

SABRES

TIME		BUF
10:12	Josh Norris Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Owen Power (1), Konsta Helenius (1)	1
9:55	Konsta Helenius Slap Shot Above Crossbar	0
9:21	Olen Zellweger Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot	0
8:28	Jack Quinn shot blocked by Charlie Elick	0
7:40	Rasmus Dahlin hit Charlie Elick	0
7:37	Jordan Dumais Wrist Shot High and Wide Left	0
7:36	Oiva Keskinen faceoff won against Tage Thompson	0
7:36	Icing	0
6:59	Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Owen Sillinger	0
6:59	Goalie Stopped	0
6:57	Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot	0
6:51	Tage Thompson faceoff won against Owen Sillinger	0
6:51	Goalie Puck Frozen - Played from Beyond Center	0
6:44	Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot	0
6:42	Owen Sillinger Wrist Shot Wide Left	0
6:41	Carson Soucy Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	0
6:38	Owen Sillinger faceoff won against Tage Thompson	0
6:38	Net Dislodged Offensive Skater	0
5:46	Takeaway by Sam Carrick	0
5:33	Beck Malenstyn Snap Shot Hit Right Post	0
5:22	Oiva Keskinen Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	0
5:14	Oiva Keskinen shot blocked by Louis Crevier	0
5:06	Luca Pinelli Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	0
4:40	Oiva Keskinen faceoff won against Ryan McLeod	0
4:40	Josh Norris Holding against Jake Christiansen	0
4:36	Luca Pinelli shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson	0
4:28	Jack Williams Tip-In Wide Right	0
3:58	Jack Williams Wrist Shot Wide Left	0
3:48	Jake Christiansen hit Josh Norris	0
3:45	Ryan McLeod Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot	0
3:22	Ryan McLeod hit Boston Buckberger	0
3:18	Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jack Williams	0
3:18	Beck Malenstyn Interference against Owen Sillinger	0
2:55	Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Owen Sillinger	0
2:55	Goalie Stopped	0
2:53	Josh Eernisse Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	0
1:49	Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Oiva Keskinen	0
1:49	Goalie Stopped	0
1:46	Louis Crevier Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot	0
1:41	Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Oiva Keskinen	0
1:41	Goalie Stopped	0
1:39	Owen Power Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot	0
1:29	Tage Thompson Wide Right	0
1:08	Peyton Krebs hit Carson Soucy	0
0:58	Owen Power shot blocked by Dmitri Voronkov	0
0:44	Tage Thompson faceoff won against Jack Williams	0
0:44	Off-side	0
0:00	Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Owen Sillinger	0
0:00	Start of 2nd Period	0

KeyBank Center

4:30 AM, 23 September 2026

Buffalo, NY

Referees:
Garrett Rank
Hayden Verbeek

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Shandor Alphonso

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	2	0	0	4
Washington	1	0	1	3
Pittsburgh	1	0	0	2
Columbus	1	0	0	2
NY Rangers	0	1	0	0
NY Islanders	0	1	0	0
Carolina	0	1	0	0
Philadelphia	0	1	0	0

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Montreal	3	0	0	6
Florida	1	0	0	2
Tampa Bay	1	0	0	2
Boston	1	0	0	2
Ottawa	0	0	1	1
Detroit	0	0	1	1
Toronto	0	1	1	1
Buffalo	0	1	0	0

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