Tage Thompson · P1 00:16 · missed-shot · xG 0.06

Thu, Oct 1, 2026 · Nationwide Arena · 2026–27 Regular Season

Buffalo Sabres

3 – 6

Final

Columbus Blue Jackets

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BUF	1	2	0	3	26
CBJ	3	1	2	6	23

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	07:21	BUF	EV	Mattias Samuelsson (1) · snap	Noah Ostlund (1), Owen Power (1)	1–0
1st	12:51	CBJ	EV	Cole Sillinger (1) · snap	Charlie Coyle (1), Denton Mateychuk (1)	1–1
1st	17:58	CBJ	PP	Matthew Knies (1) · snap	Charlie Coyle (2), Zach Werenski (1)	1–2
1st	18:44	CBJ	EV	Adam Fantilli (1) · deflected	Zach Werenski (2), Matthew Knies (1)	1–3
2nd	01:25	BUF	EV	Jack Quinn (1) · wrist	Zach Benson (1), Noah Ostlund (2)	2–3
2nd	07:45	CBJ	EV	Matthew Knies (2) · tip-in	Emil Andrae (1), Kent Johnson (1)	2–4
2nd	13:14	BUF	EV	Konsta Helenius (1) · snap	Ryan McLeod (1), Owen Power (2)	3–4
3rd	14:21	CBJ	PP	Sean Monahan (1) · snap	Valeri Nichushkin (1), Dmitri Voronkov (1)	3–5
3rd	17:53	CBJ	SH EN	Mathieu Olivier (1) · wrist	Charlie Coyle (3)	3–6

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	06:05	CBJ	Carson Soucy	cross checking	2
1st	06:40	BUF	Tage Thompson	hooking	2
1st	17:03	BUF	Mattias Samuelsson	holding	2
2nd	03:58	CBJ	Cole Sillinger	hooking	2
2nd	03:58	CBJ	Mathieu Olivier	unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	03:58	BUF	Zach Metsa	fighting	5
2nd	03:58	CBJ	Mathieu Olivier	fighting	5
2nd	11:06	CBJ	Kent Johnson	hooking	2
3rd	09:10	CBJ	Cole Sillinger	slashing	2
3rd	12:23	BUF	Mattias Samuelsson	tripping	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: BUF 2.53 · CBJ 2.16 · xG% BUF 53.9

Buffalo Sabres

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
25	Owen Power	D	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0		25:25	28
86	Noah Ostlund	C	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	0	54.5	16:42	22
22	Jack Quinn	R	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1	0		20:46	23
6	Zach Benson	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	1		18:34	21
23	Mattias Samuelsson	D	1	0	1	-2	4	1	0	0		18:21	26
71	Ryan McLeod	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	40.0	16:41	25
94	Konsta Helenius	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	2	0		15:09	21
26	Rasmus Dahlin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0		25:58	28
72	Tage Thompson	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	42.9	19:46	26
91	Josh Doan	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	50.0	19:06	26
9	Josh Norris	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1	71.4	16:19	22
46	Louis Crevier	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		16:14	24
19	Peyton Krebs	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		14:58	22
24	Matt Grzelcyk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		14:27	22
73	Zach Metsa	D	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	2		12:54	21
20	Jiri Kulich	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	20.0	8:45	17
29	Beck Malenstyn	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	1		8:11	17
10	Sam Carrick	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	40.0	7:43	17

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	L	22	17	5	.773	59:08

Columbus Blue Jackets

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
3	Charlie Coyle	C	0	3	3	+2	0	0	2	1	47.1	19:04	26
89	Matthew Knies	L	2	1	3	0	0	4	0	0		16:06	24
8	Zach Werenski	D	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0	1		28:46	32
5	Denton Mateychuk	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		27:28	30
19	Adam Fantilli	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	6	1	80.0	17:28	26
43	Valeri Nichushkin	R	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0		15:45	22
36	Emil Andrae	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1		15:37	19
23	Sean Monahan	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	40.0	15:31	24
4	Cole Sillinger	C	1	0	1	+2	4	3	1	0	100.0	15:21	22
91	Kent Johnson	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0		14:53	22
24	Mathieu Olivier	R	1	0	1	+2	7	3	3	0		14:32	21
10	Dmitri Voronkov	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0		10:44	14
7	Carson Soucy	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2	2		20:15	29
44	Erik Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3		17:44	21
58	Danton Heinen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	3	40.0	12:11	17
83	Conor Garland	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		12:09	19
94	Ryan Lomberg	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		9:21	14
2	Jake Christiansen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1		7:05	11

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
73	Jet Greaves	W	26	23	3	.885	60:00

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