VISITOR 3 BUFFALO SABRES Game 1 Away Game 1 Game Summary   Thursday, October 1, 2026 Attendance 18,207 at Nationwide Arena Start 7:14 EDT; End 9:51 EDT Game 0011 Final HOME 6 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Game 1 Home Game 1

SCORING SUMMARY

G Per Time Str Team Goal Scorer Assist Assist BUF on Ice CBJ on Ice 1 1 7:21 EV BUF 23 M.SAMUELSSON(1) 86 N.OSTLUND(1) 25 O.POWER(1) 1, 23, 25, 86, 94 2, 5, 19, 73, 89 2 1 12:51 EV CBJ 4 C.SILLINGER(1) 3 C.COYLE(1) 5 D.MATEYCHUK(1) 1, 6, 22, 25, 46, 86 3, 4, 5, 8, 24, 73 3 1 17:58 PP CBJ 89 M.KNIES(1) 3 C.COYLE(2) 8 Z.WERENSKI(1) 1, 9, 22, 25, 46 3, 8, 19, 73, 89, 91 4 1 18:44 EV CBJ 19 A.FANTILLI(1) 8 Z.WERENSKI(2) 89 M.KNIES(1) 1, 10, 20, 23, 26, 29 8, 19, 36, 73, 89, 91 5 2 1:25 EV BUF 22 J.QUINN(1) 6 Z.BENSON(1) 86 N.OSTLUND(2) 1, 6, 22, 25, 46, 86 19, 36, 44, 73, 89, 91 6 2 7:45 EV CBJ 89 M.KNIES(2) 36 E.ANDRAE(1) 91 K.JOHNSON(1) 1, 10, 20, 23, 24, 29 7, 19, 36, 73, 89, 91 7 2 13:14 EV BUF 94 K.HELENIUS(1) 71 R.MCLEOD(1) 25 O.POWER(2) 1, 9, 25, 71, 86, 94 5, 7, 43, 58, 73, 91 8 3 14:21 PP CBJ 23 S.MONAHAN(1) 43 V.NICHUSHKIN(1) 10 D.VORONKOV(1) 1, 22, 24, 73, 86 5, 10, 23, 43, 73, 83 9 3 17:53 EV-EN CBJ 24 M.OLIVIER(1) 3 C.COYLE(3) 6, 22, 23, 71, 73, 86 3, 4, 5, 7, 24, 73

BUFFALO SABRES COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

PENALTY SUMMARY # Per Time Player PIM Penalty 1 1 6:40 72     T.THOMPSON 2 Hooking 2 1 17:03 23     M.SAMUELSSON 2 Holding 3 2 3:58 73     Z.METSA 5 Fighting (maj) 4 3 12:23 23     M.SAMUELSSON 2 Tripping     # Per Time Player PIM Penalty 1 1 6:05 7     C.SOUCY 2 Cross-checking 2 2 3:58 24     M.OLIVIER 5 Fighting (maj) 3 2 3:58 24     M.OLIVIER 2 Unsportsmanlike conduct 4 2 3:58 4     C.SILLINGER 2 Hooking 5 2 11:06 91     K.JOHNSON 2 Hooking 6 3 9:10 4     C.SILLINGER 2 Slashing TOT (PN-PIM)   4-11 Power Plays (Goals-Opp./PPTime)   0-5/06:35     TOT (PN-PIM)   6-15 Power Plays (Goals-Opp./PPTime)   2-3/03:28

BY PERIOD Per Goals Shots PN PIM 1 1 6 2 4 2 2 13 1 5 3 0 7 1 2 TOT 3 26 4 11 Per Goals Shots PN PIM 1 3 8 1 2 2 1 6 4 11 3 2 9 1 2 TOT 6 23 6 15

POWER PLAYS (Goals-Occurrences / Time) 5v4 5v3 4v3   0-3/04:35 0-1/02:00     5v4 5v3 4v3   2-3/03:28

EVEN STRENGTH (Goals-Occurrences / Time) 5v5 4v4 3v3 TOT 2-7/48:32 1-1/01:25   3-8/49:57 5v5 4v4 3v3 TOT 4-7/48:32 0-1/01:25   4-8/49:57

GOALTENDER SUMMARY

BUFFALO SABRES TOI GOALS-SHOTS AGAINST EV PP SH TOT 1 2 3 TOT 1 G LUUKKONEN, UKKO-PEKKA (L) 49:05 06:35 03:28 59:08 3-8 1-6 1-8 5-22 92 G ELLIS, COLTEN                   EMPTY NET 00:52 00:00 00:00 00:52     1-1 1-1 TEAM TOTALS  49:57 06:35 03:28 60:00 3-8 1-6 2-9 6-23   COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS TOI GOALS-SHOTS AGAINST EV PP SH TOT 1 2 3 TOT 33 G TALBOT, CAM                 73 G GREAVES, JET (W) 49:57 03:28 06:35 60:00 1-6 2-13 0-7 3-26 TEAM TOTALS  49:57 03:28 06:35 60:00 1-6 2-13 0-7 3-26

OFFICIALS 3 STARS By:Media panel Referee Linesperson #2 Jon McIsaac #6 Francis Charron #86 Jesse Marquis #60 Libor Suchanek Standby  Standby  1. CBJ L 89 M.KNIES 2. CBJ D 8 Z.WERENSKI 3. CBJ C 3 C.COYLE

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