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2025-26 regular season

Blue Jackets at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0

Blue Jackets beat Sabres 4–3 in overtime at KeyBank Center on October 28, 2025.

CBJ – BUF
39–38
Shots on goal
1/1–0/2
Power play
23–13
Hits
14–20
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🧥 CBJ
Miles Wood
2 G
3 shots · 13:24 TOI
2nd star 🧥 CBJ
Zach Werenski
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 27:59 TOI
3rd star 🧥 CBJ
Jet Greaves
35 saves
0.921 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🧥 Yegor Chinakhov Go-ahead 1st · 06:09
Unassisted · beat Alex Lyon
1–0
2nd period
⚔️ Josh Doan Tying 2nd · 11:39
Assists: Alex Tuch, Conor Timmins · beat Jet Greaves
1–1
⚔️ Ryan McLeod Go-ahead 2nd · 14:12
Assists: Bowen Byram, Alex Tuch · beat Jet Greaves
1–2
🧥 Zach Werenski PP Tying 2nd · 19:44
Assists: Kirill Marchenko, Sean Monahan · beat Alex Lyon
2–2
3rd period
⚔️ Josh Dunne Go-ahead 3rd · 02:40
Assists: Beck Malenstyn, Mattias Samuelsson · beat Jet Greaves
2–3
🧥 Miles Wood Tying 3rd · 13:55
Assists: Yegor Chinakhov, Dante Fabbro · beat Alex Lyon
3–3
Overtime
🧥 Miles Wood Go-ahead OT · 02:53
Assists: Zach Werenski, Isac Lundestrom · beat Alex Lyon
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Fantilli · Jenner · Monahan 16:56
L2 Johnson · Sillinger · Marchenko 15:38
L3 Voronkov · Coyle · Olivier 14:44
L4 Wood · Lundestrom · Chinakhov 13:24
D1 Werenski · Provorov 27:06
D2 Mateychuk · Severson 21:31
D3 Fabbro · Christiansen 12:51
⚔️Sabres
L1 Benson · Kulich · Thompson 19:26
L2 Zucker · McLeod · Quinn 16:17
L3 Malenstyn · Tuch · Doan 13:50
L4 Krebs · Dunne · Ostlund 12:45
D1 Dahlin · Power 22:04
D2 Samuelsson · Byram 19:34
D3 Timmins · Kesselring 18:20

Team stats

Away left · home right
🧥CBJ BUF⚔️
39 Shots on goal 38
1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2
23 Hits 13
14 Blocked shots 20
6 Takeaways 4
15 Giveaways 11
6 Penalty minutes 4
CBJ shooting 10.3% (4/39) BUF shooting 7.9% (3/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🧥Blue Jackets
Jet Greaves
35/38
.921 SV% · 3 GA · 62:53 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Alex Lyon
35/39
.897 SV% · 4 GA · 62:53 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Yegor Chinakhov · 1st 06:09 · 1–0 Josh Doan · 2nd 11:39 · 1–1 Ryan McLeod · 2nd 14:12 · 1–2 Zach Werenski · 2nd 19:44 · 2–2 Josh Dunne · 3rd 02:40 · 2–3 Miles Wood · 3rd 13:55 · 3–3 Miles Wood · OT 02:53 · 4–3
CBJ BUF
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — tied after 2nd: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 1-1-1 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0
Apr 102025 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 2–3 Feb 42025 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 Oct 172024 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 4–6 Feb 232024 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 2–1 Dec 302023 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 OT
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CBJ vs BUF, answered

Who won Blue Jackets vs Sabres on October 28, 2025?

Blue Jackets won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Blue Jackets 4, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Miles Wood (2), Yegor Chinakhov, Zach Werenski.

Who scored for Sabres?

Josh Doan, Josh Dunne, Ryan McLeod.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Jet Greaves made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Alex Lyon made 35 saves on 39 shots (.897 save percentage).

Where is Blue Jackets vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Blue Jackets vs Sabres season series?

Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeOct 25 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 5–4 AfterOct 29 🍁TOR @ 🧥CBJ 3–6
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeOct 25 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–4 AfterOct 30 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–4
Also on October 28
🐧PIT 2–3 🔔PHI 🔥CGY 3–4 🍁TOR 🦆ANA 3–2 🐆FLA 🏝️NYI 2–5 🐻BOS 🎰VGK 6–3 🌪️CAR ⚡TBL 5–2 🐯NSH ✈️WPG 4–3 🌲MIN 🐙DET 5–2 🎵STL
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