Match Summary

Buffalo Sabres defeated Columbus Blue Jackets 3:2 after ot. The match was played in NHL 2023. League standings: Buffalo Sabres #3, Columbus Blue Jackets #3.

Buffalo Sabres vs Columbus Blue Jackets Head to Head Results

Buffalo Sabres and Columbus Blue Jackets have met 58 times — Buffalo Sabres won 26, Columbus Blue Jackets won 32, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Columbus Blue Jackets leads the head-to-head with 32 victories from 58 meetings. A combined 375 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.47 per match (178 for the home side, 197 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 51 matches (88%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 58 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 4–9 in 2023.

Buffalo Sabres

Drawn

Columbus Blue Jackets

Goals: 178Goals: 197

Recent Meetings (58)

9 Apr 2026Buffalo Sabres5 – 0Columbus Blue JacketsNHL

3 Jan 2026Columbus Blue Jackets5 – 1Buffalo SabresNHL

28 Oct 2025Buffalo Sabres3 – 4Columbus Blue JacketsNHL

23 Sept 2025Buffalo Sabres2 – 1Columbus Blue JacketsNHL

22 Sept 2025Columbus Blue Jackets0 – 4Buffalo SabresNHL

10 Apr 2025Columbus Blue Jackets3 – 2Buffalo SabresNHL

5 Feb 2025Buffalo Sabres3 – 2Columbus Blue JacketsNHL

17 Oct 2024Columbus Blue Jackets6 – 4Buffalo SabresNHL

28 Sept 2024Columbus Blue Jackets6 – 3Buffalo SabresNHL

23 Sept 2024Buffalo Sabres6 – 1Columbus Blue JacketsNHL

More results

Standings

Buffalo Sabres sit #3 and Columbus Blue Jackets are #3 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Atlantic

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0
2Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0
3Buffalo Sabres	0	0	0	0
4Florida Panthers	0	0	0	0
5Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0	0
6Ottawa Senators	0	0	0	0
7Tampa Bay Lightning	0	0	0	0
8Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0

Central

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Winnipeg Jets	0	0	0	0
2Chicago Blackhawks	0	0	0	0
3Colorado Avalanche	0	0	0	0
4Dallas Stars	0	0	0	0
5Minnesota Wild	0	0	0	0
6Nashville Predators	0	0	0	0
7St. Louis Blues	0	0	0	0
8Utah	0	0	0	0

Pacific

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Anaheim Ducks	0	0	0	0
2Calgary Flames	0	0	0	0
3Edmonton Oilers	0	0	0	0
4Los Angeles Kings	0	0	0	0
5San Jose Sharks	0	0	0	0
6Vancouver Canucks	0	0	0	0
7Vegas Golden Knights	0	0	0	0
8Seattle Kraken	0	0	0	0

Metropolitan

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Pittsburgh Penguins	0	0	0	0
2Carolina Hurricanes	0	0	0	0
3Columbus Blue Jackets	0	0	0	0
4New Jersey Devils	0	0	0	0
5New York Islanders	0	0	0	0
6Philadelphia Flyers	0	0	0	0
7Washington Capitals	0	0	0	0
8New York Rangers	0	0	0	0

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 17 Apr 2026