Buffalo Sabres @ Columbus Blue Jackets — Jan 9, 2027

NHL Nationwide Arena, Columbus·January 9, 2027
Buffalo Sabres BUF 2-1-0, 0-0-0 Away
January 9, 2027 12:00 am
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Columbus Blue Jackets CBJ 1-1-0, 1-1-0 Home
Standings
Atlantic Division Metropolitan Division Eastern Conference League
# Team GP W L OTL Pts GF GA DIFF HOME AWAY
1 OTT Senators 43106129+31-0-02-1-0
2 TB Lightning 43106119+23-0-00-0-0
3 FLA Panthers 420268800-0-02-0-2
4 BOS Bruins 642082013+73-1-01-1-0
5 TOR Maple Leafs 522151415-12-2-00-0-1
6 BUF Sabres 422041015-52-1-00-0-0
7 MTL Canadiens 412131419-50-2-01-0-1
8 DET Red Wings 413021014-41-3-00-0-0
GP: Games Played · W: Wins · L: Regulation Losses · OTL: Overtime Losses · Pts: Points · GF: Goals For · GA: Goals Against · DIFF: Goal Difference · HOME: Home Record · AWAY: Away Record
# Team GP W L OTL Pts GF GA DIFF HOME AWAY
1 NYR Rangers 642081711+62-0-01-2-0
2 CAR Hurricanes 531171814+41-1-12-0-0
3 WSH Capitals 43106149+52-0-01-1-0
4 PIT Penguins 522152016+41-1-01-1-1
5 CBJ Blue Jackets 32104109+11-1-00-0-0
6 NYI Islanders 42204138+52-0-00-2-0
7 NJ Devils 31202613-72-1-00-1-0
8 PHI Flyers 60422724-170-1-10-3-1
GP: Games Played · W: Wins · L: Regulation Losses · OTL: Overtime Losses · Pts: Points · GF: Goals For · GA: Goals Against · DIFF: Goal Difference · HOME: Home Record · AWAY: Away Record
# Team GP W L OTL Pts GF GA DIFF HOME AWAY
1 NYR Rangers 642081711+62-0-01-2-0
2 CAR Hurricanes 531171814+41-1-12-0-0
3 WSH Capitals 43106149+52-0-01-1-0
4 OTT Senators 43106129+31-0-02-1-0
5 TB Lightning 43106119+23-0-00-0-0
6 FLA Panthers 420268800-0-02-0-2
7 BOS Bruins 642082013+73-1-01-1-0
8 PIT Penguins 522152016+41-1-01-1-1
9 TOR Maple Leafs 522151415-12-2-00-0-1
10 CBJ Blue Jackets 32104109+11-1-00-0-0
11 NYI Islanders 42204138+52-0-00-2-0
12 BUF Sabres 422041015-52-1-00-0-0
13 MTL Canadiens 412131419-50-2-01-0-1
14 NJ Devils 31202613-72-1-00-1-0
15 DET Red Wings 413021014-41-3-00-0-0
16 PHI Flyers 60422724-170-1-10-3-1
GP: Games Played · W: Wins · L: Regulation Losses · OTL: Overtime Losses · Pts: Points · GF: Goals For · GA: Goals Against · DIFF: Goal Difference · HOME: Home Record · AWAY: Away Record
# Team GP W L OTL Pts RW OTW SOW SOL GF GA DIFF HOME AWAY
1 VGK Golden Knights 5410830102113+82-1-02-0-0
2 NYR Rangers 6420840001711+62-0-01-2-0
3 EDM Oilers 4301730002216+61-0-13-0-0
4 WPG Jets 5311730001315-21-1-12-0-0
5 CAR Hurricanes 5311721001814+41-1-12-0-0
6 COL Avalanche 4310630002311+122-0-01-1-0
7 WSH Capitals 431063000149+52-0-01-1-0
8 OTT Senators 431063000129+31-0-02-1-0
9 TB Lightning 431063000119+23-0-00-0-0
10 ANA Ducks 4310621001411+31-1-02-0-0
11 FLA Panthers 4202611008800-0-02-0-2
12 SJ Sharks 4310603001214-22-1-01-1-0
13 SEA Kraken 5320630002114+71-1-02-1-0
14 UTA Mammoth 5320630001814+41-0-02-2-0
15 BOS Bruins 5320621001512+33-1-01-1-0
16 MIN Wild 421152000118+31-0-00-1-1
17 NSH Predators 4211520001211+11-0-01-0-1
18 PIT Penguins 5221511012016+41-1-01-1-1
19 TOR Maple Leafs 5221511011415-12-2-00-0-1
20 CBJ Blue Jackets 321041010109+11-1-00-0-0
21 NYI Islanders 422042000138+52-0-00-2-0
22 DAL Stars 422042000106+41-1-01-1-0
23 BUF Sabres 4220411001015-52-1-00-0-0
24 VAN Canucks 5230411002125-41-2-01-2-0
25 STL Blues 412131000913-40-0-11-2-0
26 MTL Canadiens 4121310001419-50-2-01-0-1
27 NJ Devils 312020100613-72-1-00-1-0
28 DET Red Wings 4130210001014-41-3-00-0-0
29 CHI Blackhawks 5140210001021-111-0-00-4-0
30 PHI Flyers 503220000619-130-1-10-3-1
31 LA Kings 302110000915-60-1-00-1-1
32 CGY Flames 404000000623-170-2-00-2-0
GP: Games Played · W: Wins · L: Regulation Losses · OTL: Overtime Losses · Pts: Points · RW: Regulation Wins · OTW: Overtime Wins · SOW: Shootout Wins · SOL: Shootout Losses · GF: Goals For · GA: Goals Against · DIFF: Goal Difference · HOME: Home Record · AWAY: Away Record
Key Players
Sabres
TT
T. Thompson C
1.25 PTS/G
3 G
2 A
RD
R. Dahlin D
0.75 PTS/G
1 G
2 A
CE
C. Ellis G
.906 SV%
2.13 GAA
1 W
Blue Jackets
KJ
K. Johnson C
0.67 PTS/G
2 G
0 A
DS
D. Severson D
1 PTS/G
1 G
1 A
JG
J. Greaves G
.886 SV%
3.01 GAA
0 W
Stats Comparison
Overall Home vs Away
2026-2027
League Percentile Ranking
Sabres
Blue Jackets
Scoring 2–0
2.3 26th
Goals For
28th 2.0
3.0 17th
Goals Against
17th 3.0
-0.7 21st
Goal Diff
23rd -1.0
Special Teams 2–0
11.1 23rd
PP%
32nd 0.0
77.8 19th
PK%
32nd 50.0
Offense 1–2
22.3 22nd
Shots
19th 24.3
9.0 25th
Shooting%
29th 6.8
47.4 25th
Faceoff%
1st 59.2
Defense 2–4
16.3 1st
Shots Against
5th 19.0
9.5 32nd
Blocks
9th 14.3
17.5 23rd
Hits
28th 16.0
2.3 32nd
Takeaways
5th 5.0
15.8 18th
Giveaways
12th 15.0
4.5 3rd
PIM
1st 4.0
2025-2026
League Percentile Ranking
Sabres
Blue Jackets
Scoring 3–0
3.5 3rd
Goals For
16th 3.1
2.9 5th
Goals Against
15th 3.1
0.6 3rd
Goal Diff
14th 0.0
Special Teams 2–0
17.9 19th
PP%
24th 16.1
87.9 2nd
PK%
27th 74.6
Offense 1–2
27.9 16th
Shots
3rd 30.6
11.2 14th
Shooting%
29th 9.1
43.3 32nd
Faceoff%
14th 50.3
Defense 5–1
30.9 29th
Shots Against
30th 31.1
16.4 3rd
Blocks
22nd 14.3
19.5 21st
Hits
25th 18.7
4.9 6th
Takeaways
7th 4.8
16.0 18th
Giveaways
23rd 16.3
9.7 20th
PIM
6th 7.5
Head-to-Head
Blue Jackets leads 1-0
Final
BUF Sabres
100
1
CBJ Blue Jackets
311
5
Recent Form
Sabres
L vs DAL 0-4
W vs MIN 3-2
W vs CHI 4-3
L vs MTL 2-3
W @ MTL 8-3
Blue Jackets
W vs PIT 3-2
L vs UTA 1-4
L vs WSH 1-2
L vs BOS 2-3
W @ MTL 5-2
Form Comparison
Sabres vs Blue Jackets
10 20 50
Win-loss trend: each win +1, each loss −1
Nationwide Arena
Columbus, US · 18,500 capacity
League
NHL
Season
NHL 26/27
Date
January 9, 2027
Time
12:00 am