Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres — October 28, 2025 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime on October 28, 2025. The Columbus Blue Jackets controlled play with 54.5% Corsi and generated 11.82 expected goals compared to 8.29 from the Buffalo Sabres at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Columbus Blue Jackets created 17 high-danger scoring chances compared to 12 from the Buffalo Sabres at 5-on-5. Miles Wood scored 2 goals. Kirill Marchenko was the most dangerous skater with 1.95 individual expected goals on 5 shots at 5-on-5. The Columbus Blue Jackets outshot the Buffalo Sabres 39-38 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres progressed on Oct 28, 2025
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
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CBJ4 - 3BUF (OT)

Oct 28, 2025 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
BUF	P1	19	24	44.2	12	20	37.5	9	14	39.1	12	12	50.0	3	5	37.5	2.32	4.36	34.8	0	1	0.0
	P2	21	30	41.2	16	16	50.0	12	10	54.5	20	20	50.0	5	9	35.7	3.40	3.80	47.3	2	1	66.7
	P3	25	21	54.3	21	18	53.8	16	13	55.2	16	14	53.3	5	3	62.5	3.56	3.86	48.0	1	1	50.0
	OT	1	2	33.3	1	2	33.3	1	2	33.3	1	2	33.3	1	1	50.0	0.49	0.99	33.2	0	1	0.0
	Total	66	77	46.2	50	56	47.2	38	39	49.4	49	48	50.5	14	18	43.8	9.78	13.00	42.9	3	4	42.9
CBJ	P1	24	19	55.8	20	12	62.5	14	9	60.9	12	12	50.0	5	3	62.5	4.36	2.32	65.2	1	0	100.0
	P2	30	21	58.8	16	16	50.0	10	12	45.5	20	20	50.0	9	5	64.3	3.80	3.40	52.7	1	2	33.3
	P3	21	25	45.7	18	21	46.2	13	16	44.8	14	16	46.7	3	5	37.5	3.86	3.56	52.0	1	1	50.0
	OT	2	1	66.7	2	1	66.7	2	1	66.7	2	1	66.7	1	1	50.0	0.99	0.49	66.8	1	0	100.0
	Total	77	66	53.8	56	50	52.8	39	38	50.6	48	49	49.5	18	14	56.3	13.00	9.78	57.1	4	3	57.1

Win Probability

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Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Shot Density Heatmap

CBJ Attempts

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Individual Event Map

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Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (BUF) performed against every skater on the away team (CBJ) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = BUF players, Columns = CBJ players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the BUF player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

BUF ↓ / CBJ →	Monahan	Jenner	Fantilli	Johnson	Coyle	Sillinger	Lundeström	Voronkov	Wood	Marchenko	Chinakhov	Olivier	Werenski	Provorov	Mateychuk	Severson	Fabbro	Christiansen
Thompson	45	46	46	46	36	42	—	45	50	42	50	46	44	56	47	42	42	36
Kulich	47	47	43	46	67	63	—	47	67	42	67	67	55	50	61	38	58	50
McLeod	27	56	56	45	41	33	—	22	55	27	50	36	52	38	67	36	21	22
Krebs	47	64	64	55	67	50	—	47	17	47	20	71	48	52	33	61	50	50
Dunne	38	70	73	60	40	40	—	38	40	38	40	57	53	47	43	56	50	50
Ostlund	33	22	20	17	100	100	—	50	45	43	45	100	33	50	25	50	40	55
Benson	50	33	33	36	30	42	—	50	67	44	57	50	48	50	44	38	47	36
Malenstyn	42	64	67	55	33	29	—	42	29	38	33	44	45	42	43	53	43	50
Zucker	45	27	29	14	100	83	—	67	36	56	40	86	41	64	27	63	40	55
Doan	43	67	71	71	67	70	—	40	60	43	63	70	70	75	79	67	30	33
Tuch	33	56	50	50	60	60	—	25	64	43	60	67	70	55	68	43	29	33
Quinn	42	38	29	14	100	100	—	57	45	55	45	100	44	69	36	60	40	55
Dahlin	33	53	50	39	27	31	—	27	50	33	56	44	39	63	41	53	27	33
Samuelsson	47	56	53	41	36	27	—	44	44	47	50	43	41	60	38	63	39	46
Kesselring	53	50	54	53	78	78	—	53	36	50	31	88	57	41	72	53	46	50
Power	25	47	55	45	67	64	—	33	64	31	64	67	58	53	58	22	50	50
Byram	50	40	45	42	67	71	—	50	36	50	31	83	47	43	58	53	42	50
Timmins	35	33	40	36	50	44	—	44	50	37	50	50	50	41	38	38	38	40