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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Thursday, April 9, 2026 · KeyBank Center

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0–5

Final

SOG 37–24

Buffalo SabresBuffaloSabresHome

SN · FDSNOH · MSG-B

Game summary

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-0 on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at KeyBank Center. The Blue Jackets outshot the Sabres 37-24.

Josh Doan scored twice. Peyton Krebs, Jack Quinn and Rasmus Dahlin also scored.

Colten Ellis made 37 saves on 37 shots for the win; Jet Greaves stopped 19 of 23.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ000037
Buffalo SabresBUF104524

Three stars

  1. ★1st starColten EllisBUF · 1.000 SV%
  2. ★2nd starJosh DoanBUF · 2G 0A
  3. ★3rd starPeyton KrebsBUF · 1G 0A

Scoring

1st period

3rd period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
GoalCBJ on iceBUF on ice

0–1 BUF

1st 13:41 · Krebs

Coyle 0:15

0–2 BUF

3rd 7:19 · Doan

Coyle 0:47

0–3 BUF

3rd 13:21 · Quinn

Fantilli 0:31

0–4 BUF

3rd 13:46 · Doan

Coyle 0:25

0–5 BUF

3rd 16:55 · EN · Dahlin

Werenski 2:24

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

CBJBUF
37Shots on goal24
58%Faceoff %42%
0/4Power play0/2
4Penalty minutes8
18Hits15
9Blocked shots20
16Giveaways10
4Takeaways4

Penalties

  • 1st 04:47Adam Fantilli · slashing2 min
  • 1st 15:42Owen Power · tripping2 min
  • 2nd 12:45Conor Garland · tripping2 min
  • 2nd 15:23Zach Benson · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 02:31Jordan Greenway · delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 3rd 14:47Tage Thompson · hooking2 min

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