Sat, Jan 3, 2026·Nationwide Arena, Columbus
Buffalo Sabres 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 5
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 68% of the time.
Play-by-play
Model-basedEvery event the NHL recorded. Goals show how much they moved the win probability, and who was on the ice.
- P1 0:00Period start
- P1 0:26Shot by Werenski, saved by Luukkonen
- P1 1:30Shot by McLeod, saved by Greaves
- P1 2:40Shot by Dunne, saved by Greaves
- P1 3:00Goal by Mateychuk (Jenner, Werenski)+12 pts WP
On ice: CBJ Jenner, Gaunce, Werenski, Olivier, Mateychuk · BUF Thompson, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Krebs, Doan
- P1 4:15Severson: Hooking (2 min)
On ice: CBJ Severson, Provorov, Marchment, Marchenko, Fantilli · BUF Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, Byram, Ostlund
- P1 4:26Shot by Coyle, saved by Luukkonen4v5
- P1 5:32Shot by Quinn, saved by Greaves4v5
- P1 6:20Shot by Severson, saved by Luukkonen
- P1 7:13Shot by Marchment, saved by Luukkonen
- P1 7:42Shot by Provorov, saved by Luukkonen
- P1 8:49Shot by Coyle, saved by Luukkonen
- P1 9:08Olivier: Roughing (2 min)
On ice: CBJ Coyle, Jenner, Werenski, Fabbro, Olivier · BUF Tuch, Norris, Bryson, Ostlund, Metsa
- P1 9:08Norris: Roughing (2 min)
On ice: CBJ Coyle, Jenner, Werenski, Fabbro, Olivier · BUF Tuch, Norris, Bryson, Ostlund, Metsa
- P1 11:09Shot by Samuelsson, saved by Greaves
- P1 11:26Goal by Doan (Norris, Power)+16 pts WP
On ice: CBJ Jenner, Werenski, Olivier, Sillinger, Mateychuk · BUF Norris, Samuelsson, Doan, Power, Ostlund
- P1 11:52Bryson: Tripping (2 min)
On ice: CBJ Gaunce, Provorov, Fabbro, Aston-Reese, Johnson · BUF Bryson, McLeod, Quinn, Benson, Metsa
- P1 12:10Shot by Voronkov, saved by Luukkonen5v4
- P1 13:00Shot by Marchenko, saved by Luukkonen5v4
- P1 13:38Shot by Byram, saved by Greaves5v4
- P1 13:41Johnson: Hooking (2 min)5v4
On ice: CBJ Coyle, Jenner, Severson, Provorov, Johnson · BUF Thompson, McLeod, Samuelsson, Byram
- P1 13:47Shot by Byram, saved by Greaves4v4
- P1 14:04Goal by Gaunce, unassisted4v5+15 pts WP
On ice: CBJ Coyle, Gaunce, Provorov, Mateychuk · BUF Thompson, Norris, Dahlin, Doan, Benson
- P1 15:13Shot by Tuch, saved by Greaves4v5
- P1 16:14Shot by Thompson, saved by Greaves
- P1 16:21Shot by Samuelsson, saved by Greaves
- P1 17:12Goal by Voronkov (Provorov, Severson)+13 pts WP
On ice: CBJ Severson, Heinen, Provorov, Voronkov, Sillinger · BUF Greenway, Malenstyn, Bryson, Byram, Dunne
- P1 18:01Olivier: Cross checking (2 min)
On ice: CBJ Coyle, Jenner, Werenski, Olivier, Mateychuk · BUF Thompson, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Krebs, Doan
- P1 19:46Shot by Werenski, saved by Luukkonen4v5
- P1 19:47Shot by Werenski, saved by Luukkonen4v5
- P1 0:00Period end4v5
- P2 0:00Period start
- P2 0:46Shot by Coyle, saved by Luukkonen
- P2 0:50Shot by Werenski, saved by Luukkonen
- P2 0:57Shot by Provorov, saved by Luukkonen
- P2 1:13Shot by Tuch, saved by Greaves
- P2 4:17Shot by Severson, saved by Luukkonen
- P2 4:55Shot by Norris, saved by Greaves
- P2 6:23Shot by Fantilli, saved by Luukkonen
- P2 6:59Shot by Samuelsson, saved by Greaves
- P2 7:13Shot by Werenski, saved by Luukkonen
- P2 7:54Shot by Ostlund, saved by Greaves
- P2 8:04Goal by Olivier (Aston-Reese, Severson)+7 pts WP
On ice: CBJ Coyle, Severson, Provorov, Olivier, Aston-Reese · BUF Tuch, Norris, Byram, Power, Ostlund
- P2 10:39Shot by Fantilli, saved by Luukkonen
- P2 10:46Shot by Christiansen, saved by Luukkonen
- P2 11:05Shot by Benson, saved by Greaves
- P2 11:33Shot by Fantilli, saved by Luukkonen
- P2 12:41Shot by Tuch, saved by Greaves
- P2 13:02Shot by Johnson, saved by Luukkonen
- P2 13:12Shot by Quinn, saved by Greaves
- P2 16:26Shot by Voronkov, saved by Luukkonen
- P2 16:27Shot by Sillinger, saved by Luukkonen
- P2 16:44Shot by Severson, saved by Luukkonen
- P2 17:42Shot by Dahlin, saved by Greaves
- P2 18:20Shot by Thompson, saved by Greaves
- P2 19:16Shot by McLeod, saved by Greaves
- P2 19:40Fabbro: Slashing (2 min)5v6
On ice: CBJ Provorov, Marchment, Fabbro, Marchenko, Fantilli · BUF Thompson, McLeod, Krebs, Byram, Power, Benson
- P2 19:59Shot by Norris, saved by Greaves4v5
- P2 0:00Period end4v5
- P3 0:00Period start
- P3 5:25Shot by Provorov, saved by Luukkonen
- P3 6:29Shot by Jenner, saved by Luukkonen
- P3 6:46Shot by Benson, saved by Greaves
- P3 7:03Shot by Benson, saved by Greaves
- P3 7:22Shot by Marchenko, saved by Luukkonen
- P3 7:57Shot by Byram, saved by Greaves
- P3 9:43Shot by Krebs, saved by Greaves
- P3 10:36Provorov: Holding (2 min)
On ice: CBJ Gaunce, Severson, Heinen, Provorov, Aston-Reese · BUF McLeod, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Krebs, Benson
- P3 10:36Benson: Embellishment (2 min)
On ice: CBJ Gaunce, Severson, Heinen, Provorov, Aston-Reese · BUF McLeod, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Krebs, Benson
- P3 11:06Shot by Thompson, saved by Greaves4v5
- P3 11:46Goal by Sillinger (Mateychuk, Werenski)4v5+1 pts WP
On ice: CBJ Gaunce, Werenski, Sillinger, Mateychuk · BUF Tuch, Thompson, Norris, Dahlin, Doan
- P3 12:11Shot by Jenner, saved by Luukkonen4v4
- P3 12:52Shot by Malenstyn, saved by Greaves
- P3 12:55Shot by Greaves, saved by Luukkonen
- P3 14:20Shot by Thompson, saved by Greaves5v6
- P3 14:33Provorov: Interference (2 min)5v6
On ice: CBJ Gaunce, Severson, Heinen, Provorov, Johnson · BUF Thompson, Norris, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Doan, Ostlund
- P3 15:27Shot by Jenner, saved by Luukkonen4v5
- P3 16:12Shot by Tuch, saved by Greaves4v5
- P3 16:33Shot by Quinn, saved by Greaves
- P3 16:37Shot by Bryson, saved by Greaves
- P3 18:22Shot by Coyle, saved by Luukkonen
- P3 19:02Shot by Tuch, saved by Greaves
- P3 19:32Shot by Samuelsson, saved by Greaves
- P3 0:00Period end
- P3 0:00Final