Thursday, October 1, 2026
- Expected goals, BUF–CBJ
- 2.6–2.2
- all situations, empty nets out
- CBJ share of xG
- 45.4%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 26–23
- BUF–CBJ
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Blue Jackets beat the Sabres 6-3 in a game the chances had about even, 2.2 expected goals to 2.5. The Blue Jackets scored three straight at one stage. Two of the Blue Jackets' goals came on the power play. One of the goals went into an empty net. Charlie Coyle had three points, three assists. Matthew Knies had three points, two goals and one assist.
- Charlie CoyleBig night
Charlie Coyle had three points, three assists. It was his first game of the season. He played 19:04 and had no shots on goal. The Blue Jackets beat the Sabres 6-3.
- Matthew KniesBig night
Matthew Knies had three points, two goals and one assist. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 2 goals this season. The Blue Jackets beat the Sabres 6-3.
- Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenRough night
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen allowed 5 goals on shots worth 2.2 expected goals. That is 2.8 more than an average goalie would have given up. The Sabres lost 6-3 to the Blue Jackets.
- Jack QuinnVolume
Jack Quinn had 9 shot attempts. Four got through to the goalie, and one went in. He has 1 goal this season. The Sabres lost 6-3 to the Blue Jackets.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
9 goals from 71 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 25:58 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.25 | 2 | 1 | 44 |
| Owen Power D | 25:25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| Jack Quinn R | 20:46 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.51 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| Tage Thompson C | 19:46 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.46 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| Josh Doan R | 19:06 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.32 | 2 | 0 | 62 |
| Zach Benson L | 18:34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.34 | 2 | 1 | 68 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 18:21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 16:42 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 16:41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Josh Norris C | 16:19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 1 | 64 |
| Louis Crevier D | 16:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 2 | 63 |
| Konsta Helenius C | 15:09 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 14:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Matt Grzelcyk D | 14:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| Zach Metsa D | 12:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
| Jiri Kulich C | 8:45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 8:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 4 | 1 | 30 |
| Sam Carrick C | 7:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Werenski D | 28:46 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Denton Mateychuk D | 27:28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Carson Soucy D | 20:15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 2 | 2 | 49 |
| Charlie Coyle C | 19:04 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 48 |
| Erik Gudbranson D | 17:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 3 | 35 |
| Adam Fantilli C | 17:28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 6 | 1 | 51 |
| Matthew Knies L | 16:06 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.59 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Valeri Nichushkin R | 15:45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Emil Andrae D | 15:37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| Sean Monahan C | 15:31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| Cole Sillinger C | 15:21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.38 | 1 | 0 | 49 |
| Kent Johnson C | 14:53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Mathieu Olivier R | 14:32 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.06 | 3 | 0 | 46 |
| Danton Heinen L | 12:11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.27 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
| Conor Garland R | 12:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 1 | 1 | 63 |
| Dmitri Voronkov L | 10:44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 41 |
| Ryan Lomberg L | 9:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| Jake Christiansen D | 7:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
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