⚔️ Away Sabres 50-23-9 last season
Puck drop in
23 hours, 10 minutes
Game day
🧥 Home Blue Jackets 40-29-13 last season

Sabres at Blue Jackets

Sabres play Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on October 1, 2026.

🗓 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🏒 2026-27
⚔️ Head-to-head

🔮 Game preview

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The standings stakes cannot be measured from the available information. Conference ranks, records, games left, and distance from the playoff cutoff are not listed. That means there is no basis to call this a must-win game. The focus instead falls on the recent results tomorrow.

The Blue Jackets are 2-3-0 over their last five games. Charlie Coyle leads them with two goals, while Mason Marchment has three assists. Buffalo is 2-2-1 in that span and has earned five points. Tage Thompson has scored three goals, and Rasmus Dahlin has seven assists.

Columbus has won three of the last five meetings between these teams. Two of those wins came in regulation, and one came in overtime. Buffalo has two wins, both in regulation, plus one overtime loss. The Blue Jackets have six points in those five games, compared with five for the Sabres.

Columbus has the edge because of that recent head-to-head record. The Blue Jackets have also taken three of the past five meetings, while Buffalo has won only twice. Recent form gives Buffalo a small lift, but the series results favor Columbus.

📈 How both teams come in

New season — records are last season's
50-23-9 Record 40-29-13
109 Points 93
0.665 Points % 0.567
OTLWLWL Last 5 LLWLW
Tage Thompson3 goals Hot scorer Charlie Coyle2 goals
Rasmus Dahlin7 assists Setting up Mason Marchment3 assists

Hot scorer and setting up count each team's last five games.

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When do Sabres play Blue Jackets?

Sabres visit Blue Jackets on October 1, 2026. Puck drop is 6:00 PM CDT.

Where is Sabres vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

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