Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Buffalo Sabres 3: final score and stats
Columbus Blue Jackets beat Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets 4 to Buffalo Sabres 3, on Tuesday, October 28, 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, October 28, 2025
DateOct 28, 2025
Start time6:45 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVESPN+
Attendance15,059
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Columbus Blue JacketsBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
5-4-0Record4-4-2
8th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
1-5Road record / home record4-6
LLWWLLast 5LLWLW
L2StreakL2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egor Chinakhov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:49 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:49 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Coyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:44 | 0:00 | 1:53 | 12:51 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 46.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Fantilli | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 17:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:31 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boone Jenner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:56 | 0:00 | 1:06 | 15:50 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:38 | 0:24 | 0:00 | 15:14 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isac Lundestrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:48 | 0:00 | 0:20 | 13:28 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill Marchenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:52 | 0:24 | 0:00 | 15:28 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Sean Monahan | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:05 | 0:24 | 1:08 | 14:33 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 58.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathieu Olivier | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 15:24 | 0:00 | 1:47 | 13:37 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Sillinger | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 15:33 | 0:00 | 1:47 | 13:46 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitri Voronkov | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 13:59 | 0:24 | 0:00 | 13:35 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Miles Wood | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13:24 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:24 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:48 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Fabbro | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:54 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denton Mateychuk | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:55 | 0:00 | 2:19 | 20:36 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Provorov | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26:13 | 0:00 | 4:00 | 22:13 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Severson | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 20:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 20:07 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Zach Werenski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27:59 | 0:24 | 1:40 | 25:55 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Greaves | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 35 | .921 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 62:53 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:13 | 2:22 | 0:00 | 16:51 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13:50 | 2:25 | 0:00 | 11:25 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Dunne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:45 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:45 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:47 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 41.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Kulich | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:56 | 1:38 | 0:00 | 18:18 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 47.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:48 | 0:00 | 0:24 | 13:24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:17 | 0:39 | 0:24 | 15:14 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:03 | 1:40 | 0:00 | 14:23 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:26 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 17:06 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:39 | 1:35 | 0:00 | 14:04 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:20 | 2:25 | 0:00 | 13:55 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:19 | 0:56 | 0:00 | 18:23 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:01 | 2:20 | 0:24 | 20:17 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kesselring | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:58 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 21:07 | 1:40 | 0:00 | 19:27 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:48 | 0:00 | 0:24 | 19:24 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 18:42 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon | 4 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 35 | .897 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 62:53 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
CBJ lead series 1-0
Apr 9, 2026CBJ 0, BUF 5
Jan 3, 2026BUF 1, CBJ 5
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres?
Columbus Blue Jackets won, 4-3, on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
What was the final score of Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres?
Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Buffalo Sabres 3.
Who were the top performers?
Columbus Blue Jackets: Miles Wood (2 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Ryan McLeod (1 goals).
Where is Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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