Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres — April 9, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres shut out the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-0 on April 9, 2026. Despite the result, the Columbus Blue Jackets held the edge in expected goals (2.95 to 1.99) at 5-on-5, indicating the Buffalo Sabres received favorable bounces or strong goaltending. The Columbus Blue Jackets created 12 high-danger scoring chances compared to 7 from the Buffalo Sabres at 5-on-5. Josh Doan scored 2 goals. Conor Garland was the most dangerous skater with 0.44 individual expected goals on 3 shots at 5-on-5. The Columbus Blue Jackets outshot the Buffalo Sabres 35-24 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 Apr 9, 2026
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
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

CBJ0 - 5BUF

Apr 9, 2026 · 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	15	15	50.0	10	10	50.0	13	16	44.8	1	5	16.7	0.91	1.37	39.8	1	0	100.0
	P2	14	28	33.3	8	23	25.8	4	14	22.2	12	12	50.0	5	4	55.6	0.63	1.49	29.6	0	0	—
	P3	13	28	31.7	12	19	38.7	10	13	43.5	9	18	33.3	1	6	14.3	0.76	1.55	33.0	4	0	100.0
	Total	46	80	36.5	35	57	38.0	24	37	39.3	34	46	42.5	7	15	31.8	2.30	4.41	34.3	5	0	100.0
CBJ	P1	24	19	55.8	15	15	50.0	10	10	50.0	16	13	55.2	5	1	83.3	1.37	0.91	60.2	0	1	0.0
	P2	28	14	66.7	23	8	74.2	14	4	77.8	12	12	50.0	4	5	44.4	1.49	0.63	70.4	0	0	—
	P3	28	13	68.3	19	12	61.3	13	10	56.5	18	9	66.7	6	1	85.7	1.55	0.76	67.0	0	4	0.0
	Total	80	46	63.5	57	35	62.0	37	24	60.7	46	34	57.5	15	7	68.2	4.41	2.30	65.7	0	5	0.0

Win Probability

BUF Favored

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Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Shot Density Heatmap

CBJ Attempts

BUF Attempts

Individual Event Map

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Shot on Net

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Attempt Blocked

Hit

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Shot Blocked

Giveaway

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 →	Coyle	Jenner	Fantilli	Lundeström	Sillinger	Monahan	Johnson	Marchment	Heinen	Wood	Marchenko	Garland	Provorov	Werenski	Gudbranson	Fabbro	Mateychuk	Zamula
Thompson	43	60	25	33	40	50	25	57	50	60	0	57	41	45	54	40	50	33
Norris	69	67	100	0	67	89	80	43	67	100	100	71	73	56	89	40	100	0
Krebs	30	64	0	38	36	50	13	67	57	75	0	56	33	50	44	50	54	20
McLeod	9	40	50	38	23	100	—	33	20	0	50	33	33	50	33	38	25	0
Kozak	100	40	25	45	60	50	0	0	40	50	25	50	33	50	40	43	17	50
Benson	55	60	67	100	50	91	60	29	60	100	60	60	71	43	100	60	80	0
Zucker	25	47	60	14	29	0	100	50	0	0	67	33	35	50	40	31	14	33
Greenway	17	40	21	33	60	22	0	14	25	43	14	0	10	37	0	43	11	50
Malenstyn	50	40	22	50	60	50	0	0	25	43	20	75	40	43	50	43	0	50
Tuch	20	67	9	44	28	60	13	33	50	75	0	27	35	33	31	33	54	20
Doan	64	71	100	100	50	100	75	33	67	100	67	57	69	57	100	60	90	0
Quinn	22	40	71	14	40	50	100	50	20	0	75	50	33	60	50	44	33	33
Byram	24	78	33	86	35	67	13	43	36	100	33	62	37	57	73	75	47	0
Dahlin	82	45	20	13	57	70	50	55	75	50	11	58	47	43	63	33	46	50
Samuelsson	37	40	13	14	40	56	33	36	80	40	13	35	43	30	40	20	43	67
Power	27	83	67	100	31	73	14	50	46	100	67	69	38	71	80	71	53	0
Stanley	0	44	57	43	38	33	38	0	33	50	57	0	35	60	0	25	42	50
Metsa	0	29	36	50	60	80	100	10	0	56	31	0	50	41	0	60	57	40