Scores
The Blue Jackets visit the Sabres at KeyBank Center in a preseason game. Puck drop 7:00 PM ET.
Lineups
The league posts the dressed rosters about an hour before puck drop. They appear here as soon as they are out.
Blue Jackets
Head coach: Rick Bowness
Sabres
Head coach: Lindy Ruff
Season series
First meeting of the season
- Oct 1, 2026BUF at CBJ
- Nov 6, 2026CBJ at BUF
- Jan 8, 2027BUF at CBJ
By the numbers
| Blue Jackets40-30-12 | Sabres50-23-9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.0018th | GF / game | 5th3.45 |
| 3.0616th | GA / game | 10th2.93 |
| 18.9%22nd | Power play | 21st19.5% |
| 76.0%28th | Penalty kill | 4th81.9% |
| 50.6%13th | Faceoffs | 32nd45.9% |
2025-26 regular season, with league rank.
Leaders
Points
Goals
Assists
2025-26 regular season.
In goal
Blue Jackets
Jet Greaves#73
26-19-9 · 2.60 GAA · .908 SV% · 2 SO
12-9-6 · 3.19 GAA · .883 SV%
Sabres
Alex Lyon#34
20-10-4 · 2.77 GAA · .907 SV% · 3 SO
22-9-3 · 2.52 GAA · .910 SV% · 1 SO
2025-26 regular season. The starter is confirmed at puck drop.
Goals, assists, penalties and the boxscore appear here at puck drop and update while the game is on.
