Sabres 1, Blue Jackets 5 — Final score (January 3, 2026)

NHL · Sat, Jan 3 · Nationwide Arena

Final

Team	1	2	3	T
BUF	1	0	0	1
CBJ	3	1	1	5

Key plays

P1Denton Mateychuk Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Boone Jenner (12), Zach Werenski (27)0–1

P1Josh Doan Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Norris (8), Owen Power (9)1–1

P1Brendan Gaunce Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: none1–2

P1Dmitri Voronkov Goal (14) Tip-In, assists: Ivan Provorov (10), Damon Severson (13)1–3

P2Mathieu Olivier Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Zach Aston-Reese (4), Damon Severson (14)1–4

P3Cole Sillinger Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Denton Mateychuk (11), Zach Werenski (28)1–5

Full play-by-play (349)

P1Start of 1st Period0–0

P1Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Tage Thompson0–0

P1Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen0–0

P1Goalie Stopped0–0

P1Josh Norris faceoff won against Mason Marchment0–0

P1Kirill Marchenko hit Owen Power0–0

P1Alex Tuch Wrap-around Wide Right0–0

P1Josh Norris Backhand High and Wide Left0–0

P1Puck in Netting0–0

P1Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Ryan McLeod0–0

P1Zach Metsa shot blocked by Dmitri Voronkov0–0

P1Ryan McLeod Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves0–0

P1Kent Johnson shot blocked by Ryan McLeod0–0

P1Josh Dunne Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves0–0

P1Denton Mateychuk Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Boone Jenner (12), Zach Werenski (27)0–1

P1Tage Thompson faceoff won against Charlie Coyle0–1

P1Owen Power Slap Shot Wide Right0–1

P1Tage Thompson shot blocked by Charlie Coyle0–1

P1Off-side0–1

P1Alex Tuch faceoff won against Adam Fantilli0–1

P1Puck in Crowd0–1

P1Josh Norris faceoff won against Adam Fantilli0–1

P1Kirill Marchenko hit Rasmus Dahlin0–1

P1Kirill Marchenko Backhand High and Wide Right0–1

P1Mason Marchment hit Rasmus Dahlin0–1

P1Damon Severson Hooking against Noah Ostlund0–1

P1Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Josh Norris0–1

P1Charlie Coyle Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen0–1

P1Tage Thompson shot blocked by Brendan Gaunce0–1

P1Josh Norris shot blocked by Dante Fabbro0–1

P1Jack Quinn Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves0–1

P1Giveaway by Ryan McLeod0–1

P1Bowen Byram Snap Shot Wide Right0–1

P1Damon Severson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen0–1

P1Goalie Stopped0–1

P1Josh Dunne faceoff won against Cole Sillinger0–1

P1Icing0–1

P1Josh Dunne faceoff won against Cole Sillinger0–1

P1Takeaway by Mason Marchment0–1

P1Mason Marchment Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen0–1

P1Mason Marchment Wrist Shot Wide Right0–1

P1Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen0–1

P1Tage Thompson hit Ivan Provorov0–1

P1Giveaway by Peyton Krebs0–1

P1Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Peyton Krebs0–1

P1Tage Thompson hit Mason Marchment0–1

P1Puck in Netting0–1

P1Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Josh Norris0–1

P1Giveaway by Zach Metsa0–1

P1Charlie Coyle Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen0–1

P1Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Josh Norris0–1

P1Boone Jenner shot blocked by Josh Norris0–1

P1Icing0–1

P1Mathieu Olivier Roughing against Josh Norris0–1

P1Josh Norris Roughing against Mathieu Olivier0–1

P1Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Adam Fantilli0–1

P1Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko0–1

P1Mattias Samuelsson hit Kirill Marchenko0–1

P1Takeaway by Damon Severson0–1

P1Cole Sillinger hit Noah Ostlund0–1

P1Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves0–1

P1Giveaway by Mathieu Olivier0–1

P1Josh Doan Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Norris (8), Owen Power (9)1–1

P1Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Ryan McLeod1–1

P1Takeaway by Brendan Gaunce1–1

P1Jacob Bryson Tripping against Zach Aston-Reese1–1

P1TV Timeout1–1

P1Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Ryan McLeod1–1

P1Dmitri Voronkov Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–1

P1Giveaway by Dmitri Voronkov1–1

P1Rasmus Dahlin hit Adam Fantilli1–1

P1Kirill Marchenko Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–1

P1Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Alex Tuch1–1

P1Goalie Stopped1–1

P1Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Charlie Coyle1–1

P1Bowen Byram Tip-In saved by Jet Greaves1–1

P1Kent Johnson Hooking against Mattias Samuelsson1–1

P1Tage Thompson faceoff won against Charlie Coyle1–1

P1Bowen Byram Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–1

P1Goalie Stopped1–1

P1Tage Thompson faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce1–1

P1Brendan Gaunce Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: none1–2

P1Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Mathieu Olivier1–2

P1Jack Quinn Snap Shot Short1–2

P1Giveaway by Jack Quinn1–2

P1Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Left1–2

P1Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–2

P1Josh Norris Snap Shot Wide Right1–2

P1Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–2

P1Giveaway by Adam Fantilli1–2

P1Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–2

P1Adam Fantilli Tip-In Wide Right1–2

P1Goalie Stopped1–2

P1Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Josh Dunne1–2

P1Giveaway by Owen Power1–2

P1Dmitri Voronkov Goal (14) Tip-In, assists: Ivan Provorov (10), Damon Severson (13)1–3

P1Tage Thompson faceoff won against Charlie Coyle1–3

P1Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Tage Thompson1–3

P1Mathieu Olivier Cross-checking against Rasmus Dahlin1–3

P1Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Charlie Coyle1–3

P1Jack Quinn Slap Shot Wide Right1–3

P1Josh Norris Backhand Hit Right Post1–3

P1Zach Benson Tip-In Off Crossbar1–3

P1Dante Fabbro hit Rasmus Dahlin1–3

P1Zach Werenski Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–3

P1Zach Werenski Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–3

P1End of 1st Period1–3

P2Start of 2nd Period1–3

P2Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Tage Thompson1–3

P2Josh Doan Snap Shot Wide Right1–3

P2Charlie Coyle Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–3

P2Zach Werenski Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–3

P2Goalie Stopped1–3

P2Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Josh Norris1–3

P2Ivan Provorov Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–3

P2Adam Fantilli hit Alex Tuch1–3

P2Alex Tuch Backhand saved by Jet Greaves1–3

P2Bowen Byram Snap Shot Wide Right1–3

P2Dmitri Voronkov hit Owen Power1–3

P2Giveaway by Owen Power1–3

P2Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Zach Benson1–3

P2Zach Benson hit Dante Fabbro1–3

P2Icing1–3

P2Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Ryan McLeod1–3

P2Zach Werenski hit Jack Quinn1–3

P2Jack Quinn Snap Shot Failed Bank Attempt1–3

P2Zach Aston-Reese hit Tage Thompson1–3

P2Zach Aston-Reese hit Jacob Bryson1–3

P2Zach Metsa shot blocked by Brendan Gaunce1–3

P2Takeaway by Josh Doan1–3

P2Charlie Coyle Wrist Shot Wide Right1–3

P2Charlie Coyle shot blocked by Tage Thompson1–3

P2Charlie Coyle shot blocked by Boone Jenner1–3

P2Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson1–3

P2Damon Severson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–3

P2Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson1–3

P2Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin1–3

P2Giveaway by Damon Severson1–3

P2Bowen Byram Snap Shot High and Wide Right1–3

P2Bowen Byram hit Adam Fantilli1–3

P2Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko1–3

P2Josh Norris Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–3

P2Puck in Benches1–3

P2Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Noah Ostlund1–3

P2Puck in Netting1–3

P2Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Jordan Greenway1–3

P2Giveaway by Denton Mateychuk1–3

P2Zach Werenski shot blocked by Jacob Bryson1–3

P2Adam Fantilli Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–3

P2Mattias Samuelsson Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–3

P2Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–3

P2Goalie Puck Frozen - played from beyond center1–3

P2Tage Thompson faceoff won against Boone Jenner1–3

P2Icing1–3

P2Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Josh Norris1–3

P2Noah Ostlund Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–3

P2Mathieu Olivier Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Zach Aston-Reese (4), Damon Severson (14)1–4

P2Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Ryan McLeod1–4

P2Giveaway by Ryan McLeod1–4

P2Kent Johnson Wrist Shot Wide Right1–4

P2Jacob Bryson hit Brendan Gaunce1–4

P2Jake Christiansen shot blocked by Zach Metsa1–4

P2Puck in Crowd1–4

P2Josh Dunne faceoff won against Cole Sillinger1–4

P2Josh Dunne hit Denton Mateychuk1–4

P2Icing1–4

P2Tage Thompson faceoff won against Cole Sillinger1–4

P2Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Left1–4

P2Giveaway by Bowen Byram1–4

P2Danton Heinen hit Bowen Byram1–4

P2Owen Power Slap Shot Wide Right1–4

P2Danton Heinen shot blocked by Tage Thompson1–4

P2Puck in Netting1–4

P2Josh Norris faceoff won against Adam Fantilli1–4

P2Giveaway by Mason Marchment1–4

P2Adam Fantilli Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–4

P2Goalie Stopped1–4

P2Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Ryan McLeod1–4

P2Jake Christiansen Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–4

P2Goalie Stopped1–4

P2Mason Marchment faceoff won against Ryan McLeod1–4

P2Dante Fabbro Wrist Shot Wide Left1–4

P2Adam Fantilli hit Ryan McLeod1–4

P2Zach Benson Tip-In saved by Jet Greaves1–4

P2Adam Fantilli Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–4

P2Adam Fantilli hit Bowen Byram1–4

P2Tage Thompson shot blocked by Jake Christiansen1–4

P2Alex Tuch Backhand saved by Jet Greaves1–4

P2Kent Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–4

P2Goalie Stopped1–4

P2Josh Norris faceoff won against Zach Aston-Reese1–4

P2Jack Quinn Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–4

P2Puck in Netting1–4

P2Josh Norris faceoff won against Zach Aston-Reese1–4

P2Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Wide Left1–4

P2Icing1–4

P2Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Tage Thompson1–4

P2Puck in Benches1–4

P2Tage Thompson faceoff won against Charlie Coyle1–4

P2Alex Tuch Slap Shot Short1–4

P2Mathieu Olivier Wrist Shot Wide Right1–4

P2Charlie Coyle hit Tage Thompson1–4

P2Mathieu Olivier hit Rasmus Dahlin1–4

P2Mathieu Olivier shot blocked by Boone Jenner1–4

P2Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Jack Quinn1–4

P2Giveaway by Bowen Byram1–4

P2Owen Power hit Cole Sillinger1–4

P2Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–4

P2Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–4

P2Goalie Stopped1–4

P2Josh Dunne faceoff won against Adam Fantilli1–4

P2Damon Severson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–4

P2Giveaway by Jordan Greenway1–4

P2Giveaway by Damon Severson1–4

P2Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–4

P2Goalie Stopped1–4

P2Alex Tuch faceoff won against Charlie Coyle1–4

P2Charlie Coyle hit Mattias Samuelsson1–4

P2Rasmus Dahlin hit Mathieu Olivier1–4

P2Giveaway by Alex Tuch1–4

P2Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–4

P2Goalie Stopped1–4

P2Josh Norris faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce1–4

P2Jack Quinn shot blocked by Zach Aston-Reese1–4

P2Jack Quinn shot blocked by Kent Johnson1–4

P2Giveaway by Dante Fabbro1–4

P2Takeaway by Brendan Gaunce1–4

P2Puck Frozen - Goalie1–4

P2Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Ryan McLeod1–4

P2Owen Power shot blocked by Mason Marchment1–4

P2Ryan McLeod Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–4

P2Tage Thompson Slap Shot Wide Left1–4

P2Dante Fabbro Slashing against Ryan McLeod1–4

P2Tage Thompson faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce1–4

P2Josh Norris Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–4

P2End of 2nd Period1–4

P3Start of 3rd Period1–4

P3Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Tage Thompson1–4

P3Giveaway by Josh Doan1–4

P3Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–4

P3Josh Norris Slap Shot High and Wide Right1–4

P3Giveaway by Ivan Provorov1–4

P3Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot Wide Right1–4

P3Josh Doan Tip-In Hit Left Post1–4

P3Tage Thompson Snap Shot High and Wide Left1–4

P3Giveaway by Zach Werenski1–4

P3Ryan McLeod Backhand Wide Right1–4

P3Puck Frozen - Goalie1–4

P3Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Josh Norris1–4

P3Giveaway by Bowen Byram1–4

P3Giveaway by Jack Quinn1–4

P3Giveaway by Mason Marchment1–4

P3Peyton Krebs shot blocked by Jack Quinn1–4

P3Tage Thompson shot blocked by Mason Marchment1–4

P3Alex Tuch Snap Shot Wide Right1–4

P3Goalie Stopped1–4

P3Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Ryan McLeod1–4

P3Puck in Benches1–4

P3Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce1–4

P3Kent Johnson hit Bowen Byram1–4

P3Giveaway by Jake Christiansen1–4

P3Takeaway by Jake Christiansen1–4

P3Giveaway by Jack Quinn1–4

P3Cole Sillinger shot blocked by Bowen Byram1–4

P3Puck in Netting1–4

P3Josh Dunne faceoff won against Danton Heinen1–4

P3Dmitri Voronkov Backhand Wide Left1–4

P3Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–4

P3Beck Malenstyn hit Ivan Provorov1–4

P3Cole Sillinger hit Josh Dunne1–4

P3Boone Jenner Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–4

P3Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–4

P3Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot Wide Right1–4

P3Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot Wide Right1–4

P3Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–4

P3Giveaway by Bowen Byram1–4

P3Kirill Marchenko Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–4

P3Goalie Stopped1–4

P3Boone Jenner faceoff won against Tage Thompson1–4

P3Mathieu Olivier Snap Shot Wide Left1–4

P3Damon Severson Slap Shot Above Crossbar1–4

P3Mathieu Olivier hit Owen Power1–4

P3Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–4

P3Goalie Stopped1–4

P3Josh Norris faceoff won against Adam Fantilli1–4

P3Zach Aston-Reese hit Bowen Byram1–4

P3Peyton Krebs Backhand saved by Jet Greaves1–4

P3Goalie Stopped1–4

P3Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Ryan McLeod1–4

P3Brendan Gaunce shot blocked by Peyton Krebs1–4

P3Damon Severson Snap Shot Wide Left1–4

P3Brendan Gaunce Tip-In High and Wide Right1–4

P3Ivan Provorov Holding against Zach Benson1–4

P3Zach Benson Embellishment1–4

P3TV Timeout1–4

P3Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Josh Norris1–4

P3Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–4

P3Alex Tuch hit Cole Sillinger1–4

P3Cole Sillinger Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Denton Mateychuk (11), Zach Werenski (28)1–5

P3Boone Jenner faceoff won against Noah Ostlund1–5

P3Boone Jenner Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–5

P3Icing1–5

P3Josh Dunne faceoff won against Boone Jenner1–5

P3Beck Malenstyn Snap Shot High and Wide Left1–5

P3Giveaway by Jacob Bryson1–5

P3Beck Malenstyn Tip-In saved by Jet Greaves1–5

P3Jet Greaves Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–5

P3Adam Fantilli hit Jacob Bryson1–5

P3Zach Aston-Reese hit Jack Quinn1–5

P3Jack Quinn shot blocked by Ivan Provorov1–5

P3Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Wide Left1–5

P3Puck in Netting1–5

P3Josh Norris faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce1–5

P3Puck Frozen - Skater1–5

P3Josh Norris faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce1–5

P3Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot Wide Left1–5

P3Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–5

P3Ivan Provorov Interference against Rasmus Dahlin1–5

P3TV Timeout1–5

P3Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Tage Thompson1–5

P3Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin1–5

P3Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot Wide Left1–5

P3Josh Doan Snap Shot Wide Right1–5

P3Giveaway by Josh Doan1–5

P3Boone Jenner Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–5

P3Ryan McLeod Slap Shot Above Crossbar1–5

P3Alex Tuch Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–5

P3Jack Quinn shot blocked by Mathieu Olivier1–5

P3Jack Quinn Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–5

P3Puck in Netting1–5

P3Josh Dunne faceoff won against Cole Sillinger1–5

P3Jacob Bryson Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–5

P3Jordan Greenway hit Cole Sillinger1–5

P3Josh Dunne hit Ivan Provorov1–5

P3Brendan Gaunce Snap Shot Above Crossbar1–5

P3Off-side1–5

P3Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Josh Norris1–5

P3Icing1–5

P3Boone Jenner faceoff won against Josh Norris1–5

P3Charlie Coyle Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen1–5

P3Mathieu Olivier hit Zach Metsa1–5

P3Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–5

P3Alex Tuch hit Ivan Provorov1–5

P3Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Brendan Gaunce1–5

P3Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves1–5

P3Ivan Provorov Slap Shot Wide Left1–5

P3Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Peyton Krebs1–5

P3End of 3rd Period1–5

P3Game End1–5

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