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Tuesday, October 28, 2025 – 6:45 PM ET
KeyBank Center – Buffalo, New York
TV: FDSNOH; Radio: 97.1 FM
Columbus Blue Jackets (4-4-0, 8 points, 7th Metro, 13th East)
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Buffalo Sabres (4-4-1, 9 points, 4th Atlantic, 10th East)
All 32 teams are in action tonight, hence the unusual 6:45 start time. Coverage as usual on FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, but also whiparound coverage nationwide on ESPN2.
Player to Watch
Tage Thompson
Thompson has been a big time scorer over the last 4+ seasons, but one of his favorite targets is the Blue Jackets, with 11 goals and 6 assists against the CBJ over 13 games. He has 8 points so far this season, with half of those coming in the last two games.
The Other Bench
Buffalo, like Columbus, last played during a back-to-back on Friday and Saturday. Theirs were both against Toronto, with a win at home, and an OT loss on the road … Former Jackets Carson Meyer (knee) and Justin Danforth (lower body) are both on the injured reserve.
Season Series
10/28/25 CBJ @ BUF
01/03/26 BUF @ CBJ
04/09/26 CBJ @ BUF
Stats
| Buffalo | Columbus | |
| 3.00 (16) | GPG | 3.00 (16) |
| 3.00 (14) | GAPG | 3.13 (20) |
| 23.3 (11) | PP% | 15.0 (27) |
| 93.9 (1) | PK% | 60.7 (32) |
| 50.1 (18) | 5v5 Shot Attempt % | 53.1 (7) |
| 48.7 (20) | 5v5 Unblocked Shot Attempt % | 53.0 (7) |
| 8.9 (21) | 5v5 Shooting % | 8.7 (22) |
| 90.0 (22) | 5v5 Save % | 94.0 (1) |
| J. Zucker, T. Thompson (4) | G Leader | K. Marchenko, D. Voronkov (5) |
| R. Dahlin, Z. Benson (7) | A Leader | B. Jenner, D. Voronkov (4) |
| Tage Thompson (8) | P Leader | Dmitri Voronkov (9) |
| Alex Tuch (23) | PIM Leader | Boone Jenner (13) |
| 4-2-0 | Home/Road | 3-1-0 |
| 4-4-1 | Last 10 | 4-4-0 |
Projected Lineups
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Dmitri Voronkov | Sean Monahan | Kirill Marchenko |
| Boone Jenner | Adam Fantilli | Kent Johnson |
| Cole Sillinger | Charlie Coyle | Mathieu Olivier |
| Zach Aston-Reese | Isac Lundestrom | Yegor Chinakhov |
| Zach Werenski | Denton Mateychuk |
| Ivan Provorov | Damon Severson |
| Dante Fabbro | Erik Gudbranson |
| Jet Greaves |
| Elvis Merzlikins |
Buffalo Sabres
| Zach Benson | Jiri Kulich | Tage Thompson |
| Josh Doan | Ryan McLeod | Alex Tuch |
| Jason Zucker | Noah Ostlund | Jack Quinn |
| Josh Dunne | Peyton Krebs | Beck Malenstyn |
| Mattias Samuelsson | Rasmus Dahlin |
| Owen Power | Conor Timmins |
| Bowen Byram | Zach Metsa |
| Alex Lyon |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen |