Columbus Blue Jackets 0, Buffalo Sabres 5: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Columbus Blue Jackets, Columbus Blue Jackets 0 to Buffalo Sabres 5, on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Columbus Blue Jackets.
NHLThursday, April 9, 2026
DateApr 9, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVESPN+
Attendance19,070
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
Top performers
Columbus Blue Jackets
Team comparison
Columbus Blue JacketsBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
39-28-12Record49-23-8
7th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
1-5Road record / home record4-5
LLWWLLast 5LWLWW
L2StreakL1
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
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Coyle | 0 | 6 | 1 | -4 | 23:04 | 6:53 | 2:15 | 13:56 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 44.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Fantilli | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 21:25 | 6:53 | 0:00 | 14:32 | 20 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Conor Garland | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:39 | 1:17 | 0:00 | 11:22 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Danton Heinen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:39 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Boone Jenner | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 12:50 | 0:00 | 2:20 | 10:30 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 81.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:18 | 1:07 | 0:00 | 8:11 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isac Lundestrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:29 | 0:00 | 1:42 | 11:47 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill Marchenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:58 | 6:55 | 0:00 | 15:03 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Marchment | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 17:56 | 6:57 | 0:00 | 10:59 | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Monahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:25 | 1:26 | 1:42 | 12:17 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Sillinger | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 13:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:37 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:22 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:22 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Fabbro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:30 | 0:00 | 1:40 | 14:50 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Gudbranson | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 15:46 | 0:00 | 2:20 | 13:26 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Denton Mateychuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:06 | 1:03 | 0:59 | 16:04 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Provorov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 24:41 | 2:28 | 2:19 | 19:54 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Werenski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 28:46 | 7:01 | 0:43 | 21:02 | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Egor Zamula | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:37 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Greaves | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .826 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 57:52 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:39 | 1:30 | 1:44 | 12:25 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Doan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14:42 | 2:08 | 0:01 | 12:33 | 22 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Greenway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:00 | 0:00 | 3:35 | 8:25 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyson Kozak | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9:38 | 0:00 | 0:16 | 9:22 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14:35 | 0:00 | 0:16 | 14:19 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:30 | 0:00 | 2:43 | 8:47 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:53 | 1:28 | 1:25 | 13:00 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14:36 | 2:32 | 0:12 | 11:52 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:48 | 1:52 | 0:00 | 12:56 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:47 | 2:38 | 0:00 | 14:09 | 22 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21:16 | 1:20 | 5:48 | 14:08 | 24 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:18 | 2:30 | 0:00 | 11:48 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19:32 | 1:15 | 1:52 | 16:25 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:47 | 2:45 | 1:43 | 15:19 | 25 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Metsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:26 | 0:02 | 5:12 | 14:12 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:11 | 0:00 | 1:26 | 18:45 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:03 | 0:00 | 5:14 | 15:49 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:19 | 0:00 | 0:33 | 15:46 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colten Ellis | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1.000 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
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Season series
CBJ win series 2-1
Apr 9, 2026CBJ 0, BUF 5
Jan 3, 2026BUF 1, CBJ 5
Oct 28, 2025CBJ 4, BUF 3
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres?
Buffalo Sabres won, 5-0, on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
What was the final score of Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres?
Columbus Blue Jackets 0, Buffalo Sabres 5.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Josh Doan (2 goals).
Where is Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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