Buffalo Sabres 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 5

NHL · Jan 3, 2026

1–5

Final

The Blue Jackets rolled past the Sabres 5–1 at Nationwide Arena. J. Greaves took first star.

Team	1	2	3	T	SOG
Sabres	1	0	0	1	33
Blue Jackets	3	1	1	5	35

Three Stars

1st Period

03:00

Denton Mateychuk (Boone Jenner, Zach Werenski)

0-1

11:26

Josh Doan (Josh Norris, Owen Power)

1-1

14:04

1-2

17:12

Dmitri Voronkov (Ivan Provorov, Damon Severson)

1-3

2nd Period

08:04

Mathieu Olivier (Zachary Aston-Reese, Damon Severson)

1-4

3rd Period

11:46

Cole Sillinger (Denton Mateychuk, Zach Werenski)EN

1-5

Sabres1

Skater	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI
Josh DoanR	1	0	1	-2	0	1	0	0	21:30
Josh NorrisC	0	1	1	-2	2	2	0	2	17:38
Owen PowerD	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	21:41
Zach BensonL	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	1	16:39
Peyton KrebsC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3	14:28
Beck MalenstynL	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	7:53
Ryan McLeodC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	16:59
Noah OstlundC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12:36
Jack QuinnR	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	15:53
Tage ThompsonC	0	0	0	-3	0	4	2	2	22:42
Rasmus DahlinD	0	0	0	-3	0	1	2	1	25:30
Zach MetsaD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9:46
Mattias SamuelssonD	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	20:59
Alex TuchR	0	0	0	-2	0	5	2	1	19:49
Jordan GreenwayL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	8:36
Bowen ByramD	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	1	24:33
Jacob BrysonD	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	9:59
Joshua DunneC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	8:15

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenStart	34	30	4	.882	58:34
Colten Ellis	0	0	0	-	0:00

Blue Jackets5

Skater	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI
Denton MateychukD	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0	24:15
Damon SeversonD	0	2	2	+2	2	3	0	0	16:55
Zach WerenskiD	0	2	2	+1	0	5	1	0	23:12
Mathieu OlivierR	1	0	1	+1	4	1	3	1	15:08
Cole SillingerC	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0	12:12
Dmitri VoronkovL	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1	9:11
Brendan GaunceC	1	0	1	+3	0	1	0	3	16:14
Ivan ProvorovD	0	1	1	+3	4	3	0	1	25:32
Boone JennerC	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	17:44
Zachary Aston-ReeseL	0	1	1	+1	0	0	4	1	12:48
Charlie CoyleC	0	0	0	+2	0	4	2	1	14:49
Adam FantilliC	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	16:40
Kent JohnsonC	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	10:51
Kirill MarchenkoR	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	16:28
Jake ChristiansenD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	11:22
Dante FabbroD	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	18:03
Danton HeinenL	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	8:51
Mason MarchmentL	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	15:45

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
Jet GreavesStart	33	32	1	.970	60:00
Elvis Merzlikins	0	0	0	-	0:00