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Buffalo Sabres vs. Columbus Blue JacketsOct 1, 2026

Final· Nationwide Arena
away
BUF
3
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home
CBJ
6
Goals123TShots123T
BUF1203BUF613726
CBJ3126CBJ86923
BUF 56CBJ 39
BUF 2.38CBJ 2.52
PP goals
BUF 0CBJ 2
Hits
BUF 21CBJ 25
Blocks
BUF 8CBJ 15
PIM
BUF 11CBJ 15
BUF 45%CBJ 55%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Buffalo Sabres 6–3

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Buffalo Sabres 6–3 at home. Matthew Knies (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Coyle, Werenski, Johnson, Knies and Fantilli) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:18 together.

  1. Points
    Matthew Knies had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:06.Knies
  2. Points
    Charlie Coyle had 3 assists (3 points) in 19:04.Coyle
  3. Points
    Noah Ostlund had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:42.Ostlund
  4. Points
    Owen Power had 2 assists (2 points) in 25:25.Power
  5. Points
    Zach Werenski had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 28:46.Werenski
  6. PP1
    CBJ's first power-play unit (Coyle, Werenski, Johnson, Knies and Fantilli) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:18 together.CoyleWerenskiJohnsonKniesFantilli
  7. Luck
    CBJ scored 6 goals on 2.51 expected goals (39 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  8. PP1
    BUF's PP1 (Thompson, Dahlin, Quinn, Doan and Benson) went scoreless in 4:22 of 5v4 time with 11 attempts.ThompsonDahlinQuinnDoanBenson

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, BUF at CBJ: 95 attempts, 49 on goal, 9 goals, 4.89 expected goals; best chance Mathieu Olivier at 0.48 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← BUF attacks left (bottom on phones)CBJ attacks right (top on phones) →
  • CBJ
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 95 of 95 attempts · CBJ 39 · BUF 56

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at CBJ: expected goals 2.52 to 2.38 (CBJ led the chances), shot attempts 39 to 56, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdCBJBUFSSKFQKHMOnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CBJ
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CBJBUFcontrol2nd3rdSamuelsson · 1st 7:21Sillinger · 1st 12:51Knies · 1st 17:58Fantilli · 1st 18:44Quinn · 2nd 1:25Knies · 2nd 7:45Helenius · 2nd 13:14Monahan · 3rd 14:21Olivier · 3rd 17:53
  • CBJ pressure
  • BUF pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BUF 33% of the game, CBJ 32%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, BUF at CBJ: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jet Greaves (60:00) for CBJ and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (59:08) for BUF, 9 goals.

CBJ
BUF
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

CBJ skaters (rows) against BUF skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the CBJ side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, CBJ rows versus BUF columns: 250 matchups; most common Mateychuk vs Doan, 10:14 at 49% xGF.

CBJ ↓ · BUF →QuinnBensonOstlundThompsonDoanNorrisMcLeodHeleniusKrebsKulichMalenstynCarrickDahlinSamuelssonPowerCrevierGrzelcykMetsaL1 CoyleL1 SillingerL1 OlivierL2 FantilliL2 KniesL2 JohnsonL3 HeinenL3 GarlandL3 LombergL4 NichushkinL4 MonahanL4 VoronkovD1 WerenskiD1 MateychukD2 SoucyD2 AndraeD3 GudbransonD3 Christiansen
CBJ xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatBUFCBJ
4835
1.621.71
1.511.70
45
65
1420
−0.126+0.127
33%32%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 7:21
    BUFMattias Samuelsson (Noah Ostlund, Owen Power)snap0.03 xG
    BUF: Samuelsson, Power, Ostlund, HeleniusCBJ: Christiansen, Knies, Mateychuk, Fantilli
    BUF 1 – 0 CBJ
  2. 12:51
    CBJCole Sillinger (Charlie Coyle, Denton Mateychuk)snap0.20 xG
    BUF: Crevier, Quinn, Power, Ostlund, BensonCBJ: Coyle, Werenski, Olivier, Sillinger, Mateychuk
    BUF 1 – 1 CBJ
  3. 17:58
    CBJMatthew KniesPP (Charlie Coyle, Zach Werenski)snap0.20 xG
    BUF: Norris, Crevier, Quinn, PowerCBJ: Coyle, Werenski, Johnson, Knies, Fantilli
    BUF 1 – 2 CBJ
  4. 18:44
    CBJAdam Fantilli (Zach Werenski, Matthew Knies)deflected0.05 xG
    BUF: Carrick, Malenstyn, Samuelsson, Dahlin, KulichCBJ: Werenski, Andrae, Johnson, Knies, Fantilli
    BUF 1 – 3 CBJ

2nd period

  1. 1:25
    BUFJack Quinn (Zach Benson, Noah Ostlund)wrist0.08 xG
    BUF: Crevier, Quinn, Power, Ostlund, BensonCBJ: Gudbranson, Andrae, Johnson, Knies, Fantilli
    BUF 2 – 3 CBJ
  2. 7:45
    CBJMatthew Knies (Emil Andrae, Kent Johnson)tip-in0.09 xG
    BUF: Carrick, Grzelcyk, Malenstyn, Samuelsson, KulichCBJ: Soucy, Andrae, Johnson, Knies, Fantilli
    BUF 2 – 4 CBJ
  3. 13:14
    BUFKonsta Helenius (Ryan McLeod, Owen Power)snap0.05 xG
    BUF: Norris, McLeod, Power, Ostlund, HeleniusCBJ: Soucy, Nichushkin, Heinen, Johnson, Mateychuk
    BUF 3 – 4 CBJ

3rd period

  1. 14:21
    CBJSean MonahanPP (Valeri Nichushkin, Dmitri Voronkov)snap0.20 xG
    BUF: Grzelcyk, Quinn, Ostlund, MetsaCBJ: Monahan, Nichushkin, Garland, Voronkov, Mateychuk
    BUF 3 – 5 CBJ
  2. 17:53
    CBJMathieu OlivierEN (Charlie Coyle)wrist0.48 xG
    BUF: McLeod, Samuelsson, Quinn, Ostlund, Benson, MetsaCBJ: Coyle, Soucy, Olivier, Sillinger, Mateychuk
    BUF 3 – 6 CBJ

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Quinn RL1101-140.4410020:46——7564
Zach Benson LL1011-110.2921018:34——7164
Noah Ostlund CL1022+130.3700016:42——7163
Tage Thompson CL2000040.4410219:46——7164
Josh Doan RL2000030.3220019:06——6859
Josh Norris CL2000+110.0221016:19——7060
Ryan McLeod CL3011000.0000016:41——3323
Konsta Helenius CL3101+220.1320015:09——3117
Peyton Krebs CL3000000.0430014:58——2912
Jiri Kulich CL4000-210.061008:45——5032
Beck Malenstyn LL4000-210.004108:11——4326
Sam Carrick CL4000-200.001007:43——3826
Rasmus Dahlin DD1000-140.2220025:58——6042
Mattias Samuelsson DD1101-210.0300418:21——5440
Owen Power DD2022+200.0000025:25——5959
Louis Crevier DD2000010.0102016:14——6160
Matt Grzelcyk DD3000-100.0001014:27——4629
Zach Metsa DD3000-100.0002512:54——6238
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)L22175.7732.0359:08

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Charlie Coyle CL1033+200.0021019:04——4058
Cole Sillinger CL1101+230.4310415:21——4660
Mathieu Olivier RL1101+230.6930714:32——4357
Adam Fantilli CL2101020.0961017:28——4647
Matthew Knies LL2213040.4700016:06——3951
Kent Johnson CL2011010.0200214:53——4240
Danton Heinen LL3000-120.2703012:11——4756
Conor Garland RL3000000.0911012:09——4265
Ryan Lomberg LL3000000.032009:21——5048
Valeri Nichushkin RL4011-100.0010015:45——226
Sean Monahan CL4101010.2001015:31——2941
Dmitri Voronkov LL4011000.0040010:44——4034
Zach Werenski DD1022+230.1101028:46——3756
Denton Mateychuk DD1011020.0400027:28——4759
Carson Soucy DD2000+120.0422220:15——3947
Emil Andrae DD2011+100.0011015:37——3347
Erik Gudbranson DD3000-100.0003017:44——4734
Jake Christiansen DD3000-100.032107:05——5848
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jet Greaves(start)W26233.8852.3860:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) 1st 7:21 · assists Noah Ostlund, Owen Power · Rush · carried in · 65.3 mph shot · 4.1 s from entry to goal.

Cole Sillinger · 1st 12:51 · CBJ

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
77.1 mph
Distance
22 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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