NHL · Sep 23, 2025 · Preseason

Columbus Blue Jackets

1–2

Final3-min recap ↗

Buffalo Sabres

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The Sabres slipped past the Blue Jackets 2–1 at KeyBank Center. J. Zucker took first star with 1 goal.

Team	1	2	3	T	SOG
Blue Jackets	0	1	0	1	19
Sabres	0	1	1	2	34

★ Three Stars

1J. ZuckerBUF · 1G 0A

2T. ThompsonBUF · 1G 0A

3Z. BensonBUF · 0G 1A

Scoring Summary

2nd Period

08:37

Miles Wood (Daemon Hunt, Hudson Fasching)PP

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17:54

Tage Thompson (Zach Benson, Josh Norris)

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3rd Period

11:57

Jason Zucker (Konsta Helenius, Ryan McLeod)

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Penalties

1st Period

07:18

Conor Timmins#21Interference (drawn by Miles Wood)

Minor · 2 min

10:08DH

Daemon Hunt#14Hooking (drawn by Jason Zucker)

Minor · 2 min

19:02

Caleb MacDonald#94Holding (drawn by Josh Norris)

Minor · 2 min

2nd Period

04:42

Zachary Aston-Reese#27Tripping (drawn by Tage Thompson)

Minor · 2 min

08:11

Jacob Bryson#78Tripping (drawn by Riley Bezeau)

Minor · 2 min

19:52

Jason Zucker#17High sticking (drawn by Isac Lundeström)

Minor · 2 min

3rd Period

07:23

Caleb MacDonald#94Holding (drawn by Viktor Neuchev)

Minor · 2 min

15:20

Konsta Helenius#94Hooking (drawn by Stanislav Svozil)

Minor · 2 min

Boxscore

Blue Jackets1

Skater	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI
M. WoodL	1	0	1	-1	0	5	1	0	21:16
D. HuntD	0	1	1	-1	2	0	1	2	25:45
H. FaschingR	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	15:30
B. GaunceC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	14:38
C. ElickD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19:57
C. MacDonaldD	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0	0	17:59
D. MayoD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	14:48
I. LundestromC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18:17
J. ChristiansenD	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	22:14
L. Del Bel BelluzC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	19:34
M. McCueC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	1	12:52
M. PyyhtiaL	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	12:32
O. KeskinenC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	15:33
RAR. AhcanL	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	8:48
R. BezeauR	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	11:33
RMR. MosleyL	0	0	0	-1	0	4	4	1	12:29
S. SvozilD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	13:37
Z. Aston-ReeseL	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	16:41

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
I. Fedotov	25	24	1	.960	40:00
Z. Sawchenko	9	8	1	.889	17:57

Sabres2

Skater	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI
J. ZuckerL	1	0	1	+1	2	3	4	0	21:16
T. ThompsonC	1	0	1	+1	0	6	2	1	19:57
J. NorrisC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	20:18
K. HeleniusC	0	1	1	+1	2	2	4	0	16:01
R. McLeodC	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	22:37
Z. BensonL	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	0	15:02
C. TimminsD	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	5	20:02
I. RosenR	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	12:20
J. BrysonD	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	16:30
J. LeschyshynC	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	13:37
M. GeertsenL	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	9:10
M. SamuelssonD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	21:42
R. DahlinD	0	0	0	+1	0	6	2	0	25:37
R. JohnsonD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	12:14
TKT. KopffC	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	10:15
T. KozakC	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	12:33
V. NeuchevL	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	9:27
Z. JonesD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	15:42

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
D. Levi	5	5	0	1.000	19:27
A. Lyon	14	13	1	.929	39:47