Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Buffalo Sabres 5: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Columbus Blue Jackets, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 to Buffalo Sabres 5, on Tuesday, September 22, 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.
NHLTuesday, September 22, 2026
DateSep 22, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Attendance16,328
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Columbus Blue JacketsBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
1-1-0Record1-1-0
7th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
1-5Road record / home record4-5
LWWLLLast 5LWLWW
L1StreakL1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Dumais | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:02 | 3:01 | 0:12 | 11:49 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Eernisse | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:24 | 2:12 | 0:18 | 10:54 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oiva Keskinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 16:19 | 2:44 | 0:35 | 13:00 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Lomberg | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14:10 | 0:02 | 0:40 | 13:28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Malatesta | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 11:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:35 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Luca Pinelli | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 17:40 | 3:40 | 0:00 | 14:00 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikael Pyyhtia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:15 | 0:00 | 0:38 | 3:37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Sillinger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:39 | 0:55 | 1:46 | 13:58 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 40.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Tuch | 0 | 6 | 0 | -2 | 18:34 | 4:36 | 0:10 | 13:48 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Dmitri Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 15:25 | 4:15 | 0:00 | 11:10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Williams | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 17:52 | 4:17 | 1:17 | 12:18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 30.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Miles Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:10 | 0:02 | 0:56 | 12:12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Buckberger | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 21:41 | 4:19 | 0:46 | 16:36 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corson Ceulemans | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:32 | 0:02 | 2:25 | 16:05 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Christiansen | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 23:57 | 3:13 | 2:06 | 18:38 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Elick | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 18:13 | 0:00 | 1:32 | 16:41 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luca Marrelli | 5 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 17:46 | 4:14 | 0:00 | 13:32 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Soucy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16:30 | 0:02 | 1:09 | 15:19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Gardner | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .778 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Talbot | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .885 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 39:16 | 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 | 1 | 2 | 15:59 | 2:48 | 2:55 | 10:16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Carrick | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11:31 | 0:00 | 0:54 | 10:37 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14:15 | 2:40 | 0:00 | 11:35 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Konsta Helenius | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:58 | 1:06 | 0:00 | 11:52 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13:03 | 0:00 | 0:10 | 12:53 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Kulich | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 12:25 | 0:12 | 0:14 | 11:59 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 77.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 11:13 | 0:00 | 1:17 | 9:56 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Ryan McLeod | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:27 | 1:08 | 3:04 | 11:15 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:25 | 1:08 | 3:08 | 10:09 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Noah Ostlund | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15:41 | 1:06 | 0:53 | 13:42 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:12 | 2:44 | 1:22 | 13:06 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17:00 | 2:52 | 0:10 | 13:58 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Crevier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:45 | 0:00 | 1:50 | 18:55 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 24:41 | 1:20 | 2:36 | 20:45 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Owen Power | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24:05 | 1:12 | 3:40 | 19:13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:24 | 0:02 | 1:34 | 7:48 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:19 | 0:00 | 4:04 | 18:15 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Olen Zellweger | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:37 | 0:12 | 0:59 | 12:26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colten Ellis | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .917 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 20:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.000 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 40:00 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres?
Buffalo Sabres won, 5-1, on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
What was the final score of Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres?
Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Buffalo Sabres 5.
Who were the top performers?
Columbus Blue Jackets: Corson Ceulemans (1 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Noah Ostlund (2 goals).
Where is Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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