Buffalo Sabres vs Columbus Blue Jackets — October 1, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

Goals came in bunches as the Columbus Blue Jackets outlasted the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on October 1, 2026. CBJ got the two points, but BUF held a 1.94-1.53 expected goals edge at even strength. CBJ held a slight 5-3 edge in high-danger chances. Matthew Knies had a 2-goal game. BUF outshot CBJ 26-22.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Buffalo Sabres vs Columbus Blue Jackets progressed on Oct 1, 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

BUF3 - 6CBJ

Oct 1, 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	%
CBJ	P1	20	15	57.1	14	11	56.0	8	6	57.1	15	11	57.7	1	1	50.0	1.01	0.84	54.5	3	1	75.0
	P2	8	29	21.6	8	19	29.6	6	13	31.6	7	23	23.3	2	3	40.0	0.58	1.54	27.5	1	2	33.3
	P3	11	12	47.8	9	10	47.4	9	7	56.3	7	6	53.8	3	1	75.0	0.56	0.63	47.0	2	0	100.0
	Total	39	56	41.1	31	40	43.7	23	26	46.9	29	40	42.0	6	5	54.5	2.15	3.01	41.7	6	3	66.7
BUF	P1	15	20	42.9	11	14	44.0	6	8	42.9	11	15	42.3	1	1	50.0	0.84	1.01	45.5	1	3	25.0
	P2	29	8	78.4	19	8	70.4	13	6	68.4	23	7	76.7	3	2	60.0	1.54	0.58	72.5	2	1	66.7
	P3	12	11	52.2	10	9	52.6	7	9	43.8	6	7	46.2	1	3	25.0	0.63	0.56	53.0	0	2	0.0
	Total	56	39	58.9	40	31	56.3	26	23	53.1	40	29	58.0	5	6	45.5	3.01	2.15	58.3	3	6	33.3

Win Probability

CBJ Favored

BUF Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

CBJ

BUF

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

BUF Attempts

CBJ Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

BUF ShootCBJ Shoot

Goal

Shot on Net

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Hit Taken

Shot Blocked

Takeaway

Player Matchup Grid

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

Rows = CBJ players, Columns = BUF players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the CBJ 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:

CBJ ↓ / BUF →	Thompson	Krebs	Norris	Ostlund	McLeod	Helenius	Carrick	Kulich	Benson	Malenstyn	Doan	Quinn	Dahlin	Power	Samuelsson	Crevier	Metsa	Grzelcyk
Coyle	35	100	58	25	67	100	100	100	9	100	35	23	29	71	45	71	75	75
Sillinger	46	100	60	33	67	100	100	100	20	100	46	20	40	71	50	60	75	75
Fantilli	25	56	33	50	50	50	57	40	50	40	25	50	33	55	63	57	13	33
Johnson	25	50	33	50	44	43	50	50	50	40	25	60	33	50	75	57	14	33
Monahan	0	50	0	38	50	33	100	67	27	100	0	25	18	40	43	50	33	50
Knies	33	38	43	40	38	38	50	40	38	40	33	45	20	44	50	53	20	33
Heinen	29	56	36	29	64	55	50	100	50	50	38	0	80	40	75	43	29	43
Lomberg	33	71	43	33	86	71	100	100	50	100	43	0	75	57	75	50	40	50
Voronkov	50	0	50	67	0	0	100	100	67	100	50	67	50	50	50	50	50	50
Olivier	60	100	64	43	67	100	100	100	29	100	60	29	54	57	50	60	75	75
Nichushkin	0	33	0	27	17	17	67	67	38	67	0	33	13	33	29	67	20	25
Garland	14	71	29	38	100	83	100	100	43	100	25	33	50	57	50	43	25	50
Werenski	21	56	43	18	75	50	100	75	11	100	23	18	23	42	44	41	40	50
Mateychuk	50	58	50	25	54	50	67	67	17	67	53	25	55	44	62	42	42	50
Gudbranson	9	43	50	50	43	38	60	50	30	50	9	21	29	50	67	67	13	33
Andrae	14	67	13	30	50	60	50	67	30	50	14	30	20	33	33	40	25	40
Soucy	50	80	38	33	44	57	33	50	25	33	50	40	38	50	50	75	33	50
Christiansen	—	60	—	67	60	57	75	50	71	67	—	50	60	70	60	100	17	50