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Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets on January 3rd 2026

Buffalo Sabres (1)

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Columbus Blue Jackets (5)

Game No: 646

Started: 2026-01-03 15:09:00

Ended: 2026-01-03 17:37:00

Attendance: 18,809

Three Stars by: Media panel

Full Recap

Period Time Team Scorer Shot Type Distance (ft) Assist Assist Highlight
1 3:00 CBJ Denton Mateychuk Boone Jenner Zach Werenski
1 11:26 BUF Josh Doan Josh Norris Owen Power
1 14:04 CBJ Brendan Gaunce
1 17:12 CBJ Dmitri Voronkov Ivan Provorov Damon Severson
2 8:04 CBJ Mathieu Olivier Zach Aston-Reese Damon Severson
3 11:46 CBJ Cole Sillinger Denton Mateychuk Zach Werenski

Referees

#12 Cody Beach

#8 Francois StLaurent

Officials

#64 Brandon Gawryletz

#57 Dylan Blujus

Period Time Team Player Penalty PIM Drawn By
1 4:15 CBJ Damon Severson Hooking 2 Noah Ostlund
1 9:08 BUF Josh Norris Roughing 2 Ivan Provorov
1 9:08 CBJ Mathieu Olivier Roughing 2 Josh Norris
1 11:52 BUF Jacob Bryson Tripping 2 Zach Aston-Reese
1 13:41 CBJ Kent Johnson Hooking 2 Mattias Samuelsson
1 18:01 CBJ Mathieu Olivier Cross-checking 2 Rasmus Dahlin
2 19:40 CBJ Dante Fabbro Slashing 2 Ryan McLeod
3 10:36 BUF Zach Benson Embellishment 2
3 10:36 CBJ Ivan Provorov Holding 2 Zach Benson
3 14:33 CBJ Ivan Provorov Interference 2 Owen Power

Buffalo Sabres Roster

Coach: Lindy Ruff

# Player Position
1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G
4 Bowen Byram D
6 Zach Benson L
9 Josh Norris C
12 Jordan Greenway L
19 Peyton Krebs C
22 Jack Quinn R
23 Mattias Samuelsson D
25 Owen Power D
26 Rasmus Dahlin D
29 Beck Malenstyn L
44 Josh Dunne C
44 Joshua Dunne C
71 Ryan McLeod C
72 Tage Thompson C
73 Zach Metsa D
78 Jacob Bryson D
86 Noah Ostlund C
89 Alex Tuch R
91 Josh Doan R
92 Colten Ellis G

Columbus Blue Jackets Roster

Coach: Dean Evason

# Player Position
2 Jacob Christiansen D
3 Charlie Coyle C
4 Cole Sillinger C
5 Denton Mateychuk D
8 Zach Werenski D
9 Ivan Provorov D
10 Dmitri Voronkov L
15 Dante Fabbro D
16 Brendan Gaunce C
17 Mason Marchment L
19 Adam Fantilli C
24 Mathieu Olivier R
27 Zach Aston-Reese L
38 Boone Jenner C
43 Danton Heinen L
73 Jet Greaves G
78 Damon Severson D
86 Kirill Marchenko R
90 Elvis Merzlikins G
91 Kent Johnson C

Buffalo Sabres Scratches

# Player Position
8 Michael Kesselring D
34 Alex Lyon G
48 Tyson Kozak C

Columbus Blue Jackets Scratches

# Player Position
23 Sean Monahan C
37 Dysin Mayo D

1 Goals 5
2 Assists 8
-20 Plus / Minus 18
3 Penalties 7
6 PIM 14
66 Corsi For 48
57.89 Corsi % 42.11
32 Fenwick For 48
40 Fenwick % 60
32 Shots 34
16 Shots Blocked 18
34 Missed Shots 14
15 Hits 23
21 Giveaways 14
2 Takeaways 5
16 Blocked Shots 14
31 Faceoffs Won 28
28 Faceoffs Lost 31
53% Faceoff Percentage 47%

Time Spent With Lead

Buffalo Sabres Columbus Blue Jackets
Lead Time With Lead Lead Time With Lead
1 1 11:34
2 2 10:52
3 3 23:42
4 4 8:14

Time Each Lead Lasted

Buffalo Sabres - Columbus Blue Jackets Time With Lead
0 - 1 8:26
1 - 2 3:08
1 - 3 10:52
1 - 4 23:42
1 - 5 8:14

Buffalo Sabres

# Player G A Pts +/- P PIM S SB MS H GV TK B Shots FW FL F%
1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bowen Byram 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 0 3 1 4 0 1 0 0 0
6 Zach Benson 0 0 0 -1 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
9 Josh Norris 0 1 1 -2 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 9 8 53
12 Jordan Greenway 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
19 Peyton Krebs 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
22 Jack Quinn 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
23 Mattias Samuelsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
25 Owen Power 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
26 Rasmus Dahlin 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 0
29 Beck Malenstyn 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 Josh Dunne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 Joshua Dunne 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 1 88
71 Ryan McLeod 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 5 10 33
72 Tage Thompson 0 0 0 -3 0 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 2 8 6 57
73 Zach Metsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
78 Jacob Bryson 0 0 0 -1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
86 Noah Ostlund 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
89 Alex Tuch 0 0 0 -2 0 0 5 0 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 100
91 Josh Doan 1 0 1 -2 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
92 Colten Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Columbus Blue Jackets

# Player G A Pts +/- P PIM S SB MS H GV TK B Shots FW FL F%
2 Jacob Christiansen 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
3 Charlie Coyle 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 7 7 50
4 Cole Sillinger 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 38
5 Denton Mateychuk 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 Zach Werenski 0 2 2 1 0 0 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 Ivan Provorov 0 1 1 3 2 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
10 Dmitri Voronkov 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
15 Dante Fabbro 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
16 Brendan Gaunce 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 4 8 6 57
17 Mason Marchment 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 50
19 Adam Fantilli 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 4 1 0 0 6 6 50
24 Mathieu Olivier 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
27 Zach Aston-Reese 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 0
38 Boone Jenner 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 60
43 Danton Heinen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
73 Jet Greaves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
78 Damon Severson 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
86 Kirill Marchenko 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
90 Elvis Merzlikins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 Kent Johnson 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres

TOI
# Player Shifts Avg Shift Total Power Play Shorthanded Even Strength
4 Bowen Byram 26 00:56 24:33 03:37 01:03 19:53
6 Zach Benson 20 00:49 16:39 05:10 00:00 11:29
9 Josh Norris 23 00:46 17:38 06:13 00:00 11:25
12 Jordan Greenway 11 00:46 08:36 00:00 00:35 08:01
19 Peyton Krebs 17 00:51 14:28 00:01 00:00 14:27
22 Jack Quinn 20 00:47 15:53 04:30 00:00 11:23
23 Mattias Samuelsson 25 00:50 20:59 00:01 01:15 19:43
25 Owen Power 24 00:54 21:41 04:33 00:47 16:21
26 Rasmus Dahlin 26 00:58 25:30 05:18 00:34 19:38
29 Beck Malenstyn 11 00:43 07:53 00:00 00:32 07:21
44 Josh Dunne 0
44 Joshua Dunne 10 00:49 08:15 00:00 00:00 08:15
71 Ryan McLeod 22 00:46 16:59 03:30 01:16 12:13
72 Tage Thompson 24 00:56 22:42 05:19 00:06 17:17
73 Zach Metsa 12 00:48 09:46 00:00 00:00 09:46
78 Jacob Bryson 14 00:42 09:59 00:03 00:00 09:56
86 Noah Ostlund 18 00:42 12:36 01:01 00:00 11:35
89 Alex Tuch 23 00:51 19:49 04:38 01:08 14:03
91 Josh Doan 24 00:53 21:30 05:11 00:00 16:19

Columbus Blue Jackets

TOI
# Player Shifts Avg Shift Total Power Play Shorthanded Even Strength
2 Jacob Christiansen 14 00:48 11:22 00:00 01:23 09:59
3 Charlie Coyle 19 00:46 14:49 00:38 03:09 11:02
4 Cole Sillinger 15 00:48 12:12 00:00 01:58 10:14
5 Denton Mateychuk 25 00:58 24:15 00:00 04:37 19:38
8 Zach Werenski 21 01:06 23:12 01:11 03:23 18:38
9 Ivan Provorov 25 01:01 25:32 00:38 06:04 18:50
10 Dmitri Voronkov 12 00:45 09:11 00:59 00:00 08:12
15 Dante Fabbro 21 00:51 18:03 00:00 02:48 15:15
16 Brendan Gaunce 17 00:57 16:14 00:00 04:14 12:00
17 Mason Marchment 17 00:55 15:45 01:11 00:14 14:20
19 Adam Fantilli 17 00:58 16:40 01:11 00:13 15:16
24 Mathieu Olivier 18 00:50 15:08 00:00 03:58 11:10
27 Zach Aston-Reese 15 00:51 12:49 00:00 01:59 10:50
38 Boone Jenner 21 00:50 17:44 00:50 03:22 13:32
43 Danton Heinen 14 00:37 08:51 00:00 00:32 08:19
78 Damon Severson 21 00:48 16:55 00:38 01:23 14:54
86 Kirill Marchenko 16 01:01 16:28 01:11 00:00 15:17
91 Kent Johnson 13 00:50 10:51 00:38 00:00 10:13

Buffalo Sabres

# Player Period Goals Against Shots Against Save Percentage
1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 1 3 13 0.769
2 1 14 0.929
3 0 6 1

Columbus Blue Jackets

# Player Period Goals Against Shots Against Save Percentage
73 Jet Greaves 1 1 10 0.9
2 0 11 1
3 0 11 1
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