Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Buffalo Sabres 2: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Columbus Blue Jackets, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 to Buffalo Sabres 2, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Columbus Blue Jackets.
NHLTuesday, September 23, 2025
DateSep 23, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Attendance9,903
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Columbus Blue JacketsBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
1-2-0Record2-0-0
8th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
1-5Road record / home record4-6
LLLWWLast 5LLLWL
L3StreakL3
Team stats
Columbus Blue JacketsBuffalo Sabres
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Buffalo Sabres
Konsta Helenius C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Columbus Blue Jackets Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Ahcan | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 8:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:48 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zachary Aston-Reese | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:41 | 1:48 | 2:20 | 12:33 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Riley Bezeau | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11:33 | 0:01 | 0:00 | 11:32 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luca Del Bel Belluz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:34 | 4:37 | 1:43 | 13:14 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hudson Fasching | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:30 | 4:33 | 0:49 | 10:08 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Gaunce | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 14:38 | 1:47 | 3:02 | 9:49 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oiva Keskinen | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:33 | 4:31 | 0:38 | 10:24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isac Lundestrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:17 | 1:56 | 3:32 | 12:49 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 27.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Max McCue | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 12:52 | 0:00 | 0:02 | 12:50 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryland Mosley | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 12:29 | 0:02 | 0:00 | 12:27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikael Pyyhtia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:32 | 0:00 | 1:13 | 11:19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Wood | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 21:16 | 4:41 | 2:40 | 13:55 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Christiansen | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:14 | 1:53 | 5:16 | 15:05 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Elick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:57 | 0:00 | 5:04 | 14:53 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daemon Hunt | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 25:45 | 4:42 | 2:06 | 18:57 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Caleb MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:59 | 0:00 | 1:38 | 16:21 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Dysin Mayo | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:48 | 0:00 | 1:56 | 12:52 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanislav Svozil | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:37 | 1:39 | 0:01 | 11:57 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Sawchenko | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .889 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17:57 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Fedotov | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .960 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 40:00 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15:02 | 2:15 | 2:26 | 10:21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Geertsen | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Konsta Helenius | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16:01 | 2:21 | 0:04 | 13:36 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyler Kopff | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:33 | 0:00 | 1:42 | 10:51 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Leschyshyn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:37 | 2:38 | 0:42 | 10:17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:37 | 5:14 | 2:39 | 14:44 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 58.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Viktor Neuchev | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:18 | 5:46 | 3:02 | 11:30 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 78.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isak Rosen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:20 | 2:09 | 0:00 | 10:11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:57 | 5:36 | 2:16 | 12:05 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21:16 | 5:48 | 0:00 | 15:28 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bryson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:30 | 0:06 | 2:40 | 13:44 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25:37 | 6:08 | 2:49 | 16:40 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:14 | 0:01 | 0:45 | 11:28 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zac Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:42 | 1:39 | 0:16 | 13:47 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:42 | 0:07 | 3:45 | 17:50 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:02 | 0:12 | 2:38 | 17:12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Levi | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19:27 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lyon | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .929 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 39:47 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres?
Buffalo Sabres won, 2-1, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.
What was the final score of Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres?
Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Buffalo Sabres 2.
Who were the top performers?
Columbus Blue Jackets: Miles Wood (1 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Jason Zucker (1 goals).
Where is Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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