Buffalo SabresvsColumbus Blue Jackets — Jan 3, 2026

Jan 3, 2026

Final

BUFBuffalo Sabres

SOG: 33

Final

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets

SOG: 35

Last 5 Games

BUF

@ STL (4-2) - 2025-12-29

@ DAL (4-1) - 2025-12-31

vs VAN (5-3) - 2026-01-06

@ NYR (5-2) - 2026-01-08

vs ANA (5-3) - 2026-01-10

2.00PPG

Last 5 Games

CBJ

PPG0.20

@ COL (0-4) - 2026-01-10

@ VGK (3-5) - 2026-01-08

@ SJS (2-5) - 2026-01-06

vs PIT (4-5) - 2026-01-04

vs NJD (2-3) - 2025-12-31

0.20PPG

CBJ

Three Stars

First Star

J. Greaves

CBJ • #73 • G

SV% .970PPSA 4/4SHSA 1/1

Second Star

D. Mateychuk

CBJ • #5 • D

G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 1

Third Star

B. Gaunce

CBJ • #16 • C

G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 1

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	Total
BUF	1	0	0	1
CBJ	3	1	1	5

Shots On Goal

Team	1	2	3	Total
BUF	10	11	12	33
CBJ	13	14	8	35

Goals

1st Period

D. Mateychuk(8th)

3:00(EV)

CBJ

Assisted by B. Jenner and Z. Werenski

J. Doan(12th)

11:26(EV)

BUF

Assisted by J. Norris and O. Power

B. Gaunce(2nd)

14:04(SH)

CBJ

Short-handed goal (unassisted)

D. Voronkov(14th)

17:12(EV)

CBJ

Assisted by I. Provorov and D. Severson

2nd Period

M. Olivier(4th)

8:04(EV)

CBJ

Assisted by Z. Aston-Reese and D. Severson

3rd Period

C. Sillinger(5th)

11:46(EV)

CBJ

Empty net assisted by D. Mateychuk and Z. Werenski

Game Stats

Shots On Goal

52.5

Faceoff %

47.5

0-5 (0.0%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-1

Penalty Minutes

Hits

Blocked Shots

Giveaways

Takeaways

Box Score


4	C. Sillinger	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	2	0.4	12:12
10	D. Voronkov	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0	3	0.0	09:11
16	B. Gaunce	1	0	1	+3	0	0	3	0	2	1	0.6	16:14
24	M. Olivier	1	0	1	+1	4	3	1	1	0	1	0.0	15:08
27	Z. Aston-Reese	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0.0	12:48
38	B. Jenner	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.6	17:44
3	C. Coyle	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	0	0	4	0.5	14:49
17	M. Marchment	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	0.5	15:45
19	A. Fantilli	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	3	0.5	16:40
43	D. Heinen	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	08:51
86	K. Marchenko	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	0.0	16:28
91	K. Johnson	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0.0	10:51


5	D. Mateychuk	1	1	2	+2	0	0	0	1	0	1	24:15
8	Z. Werenski	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	1	0	5	23:12
78	D. Severson	0	2	2	+2	2	0	0	2	1	3	16:55
9	I. Provorov	0	1	1	+3	4	0	1	1	0	3	25:32
2	J. Christiansen	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	11:22
15	D. Fabbro	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	18:03


73	J. Greaves			.970	33	32	1	27/28	1	4/4	0	1/1	0	60:00
90	E. Merzlikins			-	0	0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	00:00

Standings

Full Standings

OVR	Team	GF	GA	GD	L10	Strk	PTS
9th	BUFBuffalo Sabres	140	134	+6	9-1-0	W3	52
28th	CBJColumbus Blue Jackets	132	151	-19	4-5-1	L3	43

Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Goaltenders

CBJ

Jet Greaves

5 GP

Record

12-12-6

GAA

2.74

EV%

.898

PK%

.885

SV%

.907

Elvis Merzlikins

5 GP

Record

6-7-1

GAA

4.03

EV%

.846

PK%

.000

SV%

.877

BUF

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

10-6-3

GAA

2.82

EV%

.943

PK%

.714

SV%

.906

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

9-6-1

GAA

2.63

EV%

.915

PK%

.950

SV%

.904

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

CBJ

K. Marchenko

R | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.00

Z. Werenski

D | 4GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.00

B. Jenner

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

0.80

BUF

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.40

A. Tuch

R | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.20

B. Byram

D | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.20

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.840.89

1.211.07

0.950.89

1st Period2nd Period3rd Period

BUF

CBJ

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

BUF (4)CBJ (6)

Goals / Game

BUF

3.00

CBJ

3.90

Goals Against / Game

BUF

3.90

CBJ

3.00

Shots / Game

BUF

19.4

CBJ

18.4

Power Play %

BUF

0.0%

CBJ

40.0%

Penalty Kill %

BUF

60.0%

CBJ

100.0%

Face-Off %

BUF

49.6%

CBJ

50.4%

Scratches

CBJ

Sean Monahan

Dysin Mayo

BUF

Alex Lyon

Michael Kesselring

Tyson Kozak

PIM Leaders (Season)

CBJ

Mathieu Olivier

PIM

Dmitri Voronkov

PIM

Damon Severson

PIM

BUF

Peyton Krebs

PIM

Alex Tuch

PIM

Rasmus Dahlin

PIM

Buffalo SabresvsColumbus Blue Jackets — Jan 3, 2026

Jan 3, 2026

Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games

Three Stars

J. Greaves

D. Mateychuk

B. Gaunce

Linescore

Shots On Goal

Goals

Game Stats

Box Score

Standings

Goaltenders

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

Head-to-Head

Head-to-Head Wins

Goals / Game

Goals Against / Game

Shots / Game

Power Play %

Penalty Kill %

Face-Off %

Scratches

PIM Leaders (Season)

Past H2H Results

Oct 28

Final

CBJ

BUF

Apr 10

Final

BUF

CBJ

Feb 4

Final

CBJ

BUF

Oct 17

Final

BUF

CBJ