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Thu, Oct 1, 2026·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Buffalo Sabres 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 6

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Buffalo Sabres

3

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Columbus Blue Jackets

6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 54% of the time.

CBJ winsBUF wins

Play-by-play

Model-based

Every event the NHL recorded. Goals show how much they moved the win probability, and who was on the ice.

  1. P1 0:00Period start
  2. P1 0:29Shot by Soucy, saved by Luukkonen
  3. P1 0:38Shot by Kulich, saved by Greaves
  4. P1 1:56Shot by Doan, saved by Greaves
  5. P1 6:05Soucy: Cross checking (2 min)

    On ice: CBJ Soucy, Nichushkin, Andrae, Johnson, Fantilli · BUF Grzelcyk, McLeod, Krebs, Quinn, Metsa

  6. P1 6:40Thompson: Hooking (2 min)4v5

    On ice: CBJ Coyle, Gudbranson, Werenski, Sillinger · BUF Thompson, Dahlin, Quinn, Doan, Benson

  7. P1 6:52Shot by Fantilli, saved by Luukkonen4v4
  8. P1 7:21Goal by Samuelsson (Ostlund, Power)4v4+15 pts WP

    On ice: CBJ Christiansen, Knies, Mateychuk, Fantilli · BUF Samuelsson, Power, Ostlund, Helenius

  9. P1 12:34Shot by Quinn, saved by Greaves
  10. P1 12:41Shot by Quinn, saved by Greaves
  11. P1 12:51Goal by Sillinger (Coyle, Mateychuk)+15 pts WP

    On ice: CBJ Coyle, Werenski, Olivier, Sillinger, Mateychuk · BUF Crevier, Quinn, Power, Ostlund, Benson

  12. P1 16:00Shot by Sillinger, saved by Luukkonen
  13. P1 16:06Shot by Mateychuk, saved by Luukkonen
  14. P1 17:03Samuelsson: Holding (2 min)

    On ice: CBJ Heinen, Werenski, Garland, Lomberg, Mateychuk · BUF McLeod, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Krebs, Helenius

  15. P1 17:18Shot by Knies, saved by Luukkonen5v4
  16. P1 17:58Goal by Knies (Coyle, Werenski)5v4+17 pts WP

    On ice: CBJ Coyle, Werenski, Johnson, Knies, Fantilli · BUF Norris, Crevier, Quinn, Power

  17. P1 18:44Goal by Fantilli (Werenski, Knies)+13 pts WP

    On ice: CBJ Werenski, Andrae, Johnson, Knies, Fantilli · BUF Carrick, Malenstyn, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Kulich

  18. P1 19:26Shot by Dahlin, saved by Greaves
  19. P1 0:00Period end
  20. P2 0:00Period start
  21. P2 1:14Shot by Ostlund, saved by Greaves
  22. P2 1:25Goal by Quinn (Benson, Ostlund)+13 pts WP

    On ice: CBJ Gudbranson, Andrae, Johnson, Knies, Fantilli · BUF Crevier, Quinn, Power, Ostlund, Benson

  23. P2 3:58Sillinger: Hooking (2 min)

    On ice: CBJ Werenski, Olivier, Christiansen, Sillinger, Fantilli · BUF McLeod, Power, Ostlund, Benson, Metsa

  24. P2 3:58Olivier: Unsportsmanlike conduct (2 min)

    On ice: CBJ Werenski, Olivier, Christiansen, Sillinger, Fantilli · BUF McLeod, Power, Ostlund, Benson, Metsa

  25. P2 3:58Metsa: Fighting (5 min)

    On ice: CBJ Werenski, Olivier, Christiansen, Sillinger, Fantilli · BUF McLeod, Power, Ostlund, Benson, Metsa

  26. P2 3:58Olivier: Fighting (5 min)

    On ice: CBJ Werenski, Olivier, Christiansen, Sillinger, Fantilli · BUF McLeod, Power, Ostlund, Benson, Metsa

  27. P2 4:38Shot by Dahlin, saved by Greaves3v5
  28. P2 5:03Shot by Thompson, saved by Greaves3v5
  29. P2 6:21Shot by Sillinger, saved by Luukkonen
  30. P2 6:54Shot by Mateychuk, saved by Luukkonen
  31. P2 7:45Goal by Knies (Andrae, Johnson)+14 pts WP

    On ice: CBJ Soucy, Andrae, Johnson, Knies, Fantilli · BUF Carrick, Grzelcyk, Malenstyn, Samuelsson, Kulich

  32. P2 11:06Johnson: Hooking (2 min)5v6

    On ice: CBJ Gudbranson, Monahan, Nichushkin, Christiansen, Voronkov · BUF Thompson, Dahlin, Krebs, Quinn, Power, Ostlund

  33. P2 11:37Shot by Benson, saved by Greaves4v5
  34. P2 12:18Shot by Olivier, saved by Luukkonen4v5
  35. P2 13:05Shot by Helenius, saved by Greaves4v5
  36. P2 13:14Goal by Helenius (McLeod, Power)+14 pts WP

    On ice: CBJ Soucy, Nichushkin, Heinen, Johnson, Mateychuk · BUF Norris, McLeod, Power, Ostlund, Helenius

  37. P2 14:08Shot by Thompson, saved by Greaves
  38. P2 14:16Shot by Heinen, saved by Luukkonen
  39. P2 14:24Shot by Thompson, saved by Greaves
  40. P2 14:26Shot by Crevier, saved by Greaves
  41. P2 14:30Shot by Thompson, saved by Greaves
  42. P2 15:35Shot by Dahlin, saved by Greaves
  43. P2 17:30Shot by Doan, saved by Greaves
  44. P2 18:27Shot by Heinen, saved by Luukkonen
  45. P2 0:00Period end
  46. P3 0:00Period start
  47. P3 0:54Shot by Quinn, saved by Greaves
  48. P3 2:54Shot by Soucy, saved by Luukkonen
  49. P3 5:26Shot by Olivier, saved by Luukkonen
  50. P3 7:20Shot by Ostlund, saved by Greaves
  51. P3 8:27Shot by Werenski, saved by Luukkonen
  52. P3 8:40Shot by Malenstyn, saved by Greaves
  53. P3 8:51Shot by Doan, saved by Greaves
  54. P3 9:10Sillinger: Slashing (2 min)5v6

    On ice: CBJ Coyle, Gudbranson, Soucy, Olivier, Sillinger · BUF Thompson, Norris, Dahlin, Doan, Power, Ostlund

  55. P3 10:05Shot by Ostlund, saved by Greaves4v5
  56. P3 11:25Shot by Knies, saved by Luukkonen
  57. P3 12:23Samuelsson: Tripping (2 min)

    On ice: CBJ Soucy, Monahan, Nichushkin, Garland, Mateychuk · BUF Grzelcyk, Thompson, Norris, Samuelsson, Doan

  58. P3 12:25Shot by Werenski, saved by Luukkonen5v4
  59. P3 12:30Shot by Johnson, saved by Luukkonen5v4
  60. P3 12:41Shot by Norris, saved by Greaves5v4
  61. P3 13:12Shot by Werenski, saved by Luukkonen5v4
  62. P3 14:21Goal by Monahan (Nichushkin, Voronkov)5v4+10 pts WP

    On ice: CBJ Monahan, Nichushkin, Garland, Voronkov, Mateychuk · BUF Grzelcyk, Quinn, Ostlund, Metsa

  63. P3 15:08Shot by Dahlin, saved by Greaves
  64. P3 17:53Goal by Olivier (Coyle)5v6+1 pts WP

    On ice: CBJ Coyle, Soucy, Olivier, Sillinger, Mateychuk · BUF McLeod, Samuelsson, Quinn, Ostlund, Benson, Metsa

  65. P3 0:00Period end
  66. P3 0:00Final