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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Friday, November 6, 2026 · KeyBank Center

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CBJNHL · CBJHN · SN+ · TVAS

Game preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Friday, November 6, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, CBJHN, SN+ and TVAS.

This is the second of 3 meetings this season. Blue Jackets 1, Sabres 0 so far; the last game finished BUF 3, CBJ 6.

Rest and travel

Blue Jackets

First game of a road trip.

  1. 272026-10-27: at PHI
  2. 282026-10-28: no game
  3. 292026-10-29: at CAR
  4. 302026-10-30: no game
  5. 312026-10-31: at DAL
  6. 12026-11-01: no game
  7. 22026-11-02: no game
  8. 32026-11-03: vs COL
  9. 42026-11-04: no game
  10. 52026-11-05: vs DAL
  11. 62026-11-06: at BUF, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~294 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~294 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Sabres

Another game at home.

  1. 272026-10-27: at SJS
  2. 282026-10-28: no game
  3. 292026-10-29: at ANA
  4. 302026-10-30: no game
  5. 312026-10-31: at LAK
  6. 12026-11-01: no game
  7. 22026-11-02: no game
  8. 32026-11-03: no game
  9. 42026-11-04: vs OTT
  10. 52026-11-05: no game
  11. 62026-11-06: vs CBJ
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsTue, Oct 13 vs FLA
  1. L1Knies#89Johnson#91Fantilli#19
    8:53 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMonahan#23Nichushkin#43Garland#83
    6:27 together at 5v5
  3. L3Coyle#3Sillinger#4Olivier#24
    4:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewHeinen#58Lomberg#94Voronkov#10
    4:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1Severson#78Werenski#8
    15:29 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewGudbranson#44Soucy#7
    9:43 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewChristiansen#2Mateychuk#5
    9:42 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Knies LCoyle CJohnson CFantilli CWerenski D1:19
  2. 2Voronkov LMonahan CNichushkin RGarland RMateychuk D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Coyle CSillinger CSeverson DWerenski D1:10
  2. 2Heinen LCoyle CChristiansen DMateychuk D0:59
Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CBJBUF

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

CBJ 63% (10th most shuffled)BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

CBJ 1:29 left (3rd latest · 19 pulls)BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CBJ 50.6s (5th longest)BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

CBJ 34% (6th most often)BUF 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series