2-3-0, 0-1-0 Away

2-2-0, 2-1-0 Home

Buffalo Sabres @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
U. Luukkonen	1	2	0	0	4.02	.782
C. Ellis	1	1	0	0	2.91	.880

Blue Jackets

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Greaves	1	2	0	0	3.69	.867
C. Talbot	1	0	0	0	1.85	.909

Nationwide Arena

7:00 PM, January 8, 2027

Columbus, OH

BUF

CBJ

Points

Tage ThompsonC #72

5PTS

Cole SillingerC #4

4PTS

Goals

Tage ThompsonC #72

1PPG

29S

Cole SillingerC #4

0PPG

Assists

Owen PowerD #25

0PPA

1+/-

Zach WerenskiD #8

1PPA

3+/-

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Jason Zucker LW	IR	Oct 15
Alex Lyon G	IR	Oct 24
Conor Timmins D	IR	Oct 17
Topias Leinonen G	IR-NR	Oct 24
Jack Rathbone D	IR-NR	Oct 24

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
BUF	2.20	3.80	26.4	21.2	42	1	5.9	6	62.5	0	0
CBJ	3.00	3.50	27.5	26.5	36	2	20.0	3	75.0	0	0

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/10/26	vsUTA	L4-1
10/8/26	vsDAL	L4-0
10/6/26	vsMIN	W3-2 OT
10/3/26	vsCHI	W4-3
10/1/26	@CBJ	L6-3

Blue Jackets Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/10/26	@STL	L5-3
10/9/26	vsPIT	W3-2 SO
10/3/26	vsUTA	L4-1
10/1/26	vsBUF	W6-3
9/26/26	@DET	W4-2

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Regular Season Series

CBJ lead 1-0

Sabres
3
Blue Jackets
6

Game 1

10/1

Blue Jackets
Sabres

Game 2

11/6

Sabres
Blue Jackets

Game 3

1/8

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	4	1	0	8
Ottawa	4	1	0	8
Boston	4	2	0	8
Toronto	3	2	1	7
Florida	2	1	2	6
Montreal	2	2	1	5
Buffalo	2	3	0	4
Detroit	1	3	1	3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	4	1	1	9
NY Rangers	4	2	0	8
Pittsburgh	3	2	1	7
Washington	3	1	0	6
New Jersey	2	2	0	4
Columbus	2	2	0	4
NY Islanders	2	3	0	4
Philadelphia	0	4	2	2

Hurricanes bring win streak into matchup with the Flyers

Carolina Hurricanes (4-1-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (0-4-2, in the Metropolitan Division)

Canucks take losing streak into game against the Rangers

Vancouver Canucks (2-4, in the Pacific Division) vs. New York Rangers (4-2, in the Metropolitan Division)

Golden Knights take on the Wild following overtime victory

Vegas Golden Knights (5-1, in the Pacific Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (3-1-1, in the Central Division)

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Buffalo Sabres @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Scoring Leaders

Tage ThompsonC #72

Cole SillingerC #4

Tage ThompsonC #72

Cole SillingerC #4

Owen PowerD #25

Zach WerenskiD #8

Injury Report

Team Stats

Hurricanes bring win streak into matchup with the Flyers

Canucks take losing streak into game against the Rangers

Golden Knights take on the Wild following overtime victory