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Monday, September 22, 2025
7:00 PM ET
Nationwide Arena (MSG-B)
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
4 – 0
Final
Columbus Blue Jackets
 CBJ
68% xGF%
32% xGF%
BUF was expected to score 3.10 goals CBJ was expected to score 1.46 goals
P1 P2 P3 0 1 2 3 Cumulative xG BUF CBJ Dots represent goals
Shot Map (xG Shots Only) Shot Goal
xG by State Buffalo Sabres Columbus Blue Jackets
Strength State Time xG G Time xG G
Power Play 4:00 0.40 0 7:10 0.00 0
Even Strength 48:50 2.70 3 48:50 1.46 0
Penalty Kill 7:10 0.00 0 4:00 0.00 0
Score State Time xG G Time xG G
Up 2+ 31:35 2.63 1 0:00 0.00 0
Up 1 3:34 0.12 1 0:00 0.00 0
Tied 24:51 0.35 1 24:51 0.77 0
Down 1 0:00 0.00 0 3:34 0.17 0
Down 2+ 0:00 0.00 0 31:35 0.51 0
  • ► Bowen Byram scores at 4:51 in the 2nd period 0.05 xG (1-0)
  • ► Beck Malenstyn scores at 8:25 in the 2nd period 0.08 xG (2-0)
  • ► Jack Quinn scores at 15:01 in the 3rd period (3-0)
  • ► Konsta Helenius scores at 19:11 in the 3rd period 0.09 xG (4-0)
BUF BUF xWin%
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Synthesized xGF% & GF% Analysis
Forwards
Team Player xG G A Pts Shifts TOI SOG +/- PIM PPG PPP SHG GWG
BUF Josh Dunne (C) 0.65 0 0 0 16 11:17 4 +1 5 0 0 0 0
BUF Jiri Kulich (C) 0.53 0 1 1 21 15:39 5 +1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Justin Danforth (R) 0.33 0 0 0 20 14:54 3 +1 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Unknown (?) 0.26 0 0 0 15 14:16 3 -1 5 0 0 0 0
CBJ Zachary Aston-Reese (L) 0.22 0 0 0 18 15:06 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Beck Malenstyn (L) 0.22 1 0 1 19 16:35 3 +1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Noah Ostlund (C) 0.21 0 0 0 20 16:25 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Kent Johnson (C) 0.19 0 0 0 21 15:48 2 -3 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Peyton Krebs (C) 0.19 0 0 0 21 19:27 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Jack Quinn (R) 0.17 1 0 1 21 16:04 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Tyson Kozak (C) 0.17 0 1 1 16 10:35 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Unknown (?) 0.14 0 0 0 15 12:11 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Kirill Marchenko (R) 0.14 0 0 0 19 16:44 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Unknown (?) 0.13 0 0 0 23 20:36 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Konsta Helenius (C) 0.10 1 0 1 20 16:05 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Mason Geertsen (L) 0.09 0 0 0 15 10:42 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Unknown (?) 0.06 0 0 0 19 14:42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Adam Fantilli (C) 0.06 0 0 0 20 16:41 1 -3 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Luca Pinelli (C) 0.04 0 0 0 18 14:50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Isac Lundeström (C) 0.04 0 0 0 18 14:17 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Unknown (?) 0.03 0 0 0 22 17:33 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Unknown (?) 0.03 0 0 0 24 19:49 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Unknown (?) 0.02 0 0 0 14 12:37 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Unknown (?) 0.02 0 0 0 22 15:07 1 -3 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Unknown (?) 0.01 0 0 0 22 17:30 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Unknown (?) 0.01 0 1 1 23 20:25 1 +2 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Unknown (?) 0.01 0 1 1 23 19:16 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Unknown (?) 0.00 0 1 1 19 14:48 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Josh Doan (R) 0.00 0 1 1 21 17:29 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Unknown (?) 0.00 0 0 0 19 16:20 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
CBJ Unknown (?) 0.00 0 0 0 17 13:51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defensemen
Team Player xG G A Pts Shifts TOI SOG +/- PIM PPG PPP SHG GWG
BUF Bowen Byram (D) 0.21 1 0 1 22 21:57 3 +2 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Michael Kesselring (D) 0.13 0 1 1 24 18:55 3 +1 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Ivan Provorov (D) 0.09 0 0 0 26 23:06 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Owen Power (D) 0.07 0 1 1 23 21:54 3 +1 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Damon Severson (D) 0.03 0 0 0 25 23:09 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalies
Team Player SV%Ax SV% GSAx GA Saves TOI SA Dec SO
BUF Unknown (G) +7.33% 1.000 1.2 0 16 40:00 16 W 0
CBJ Jet Greaves (G) +6.14% 0.958 1.5 1 23 29:21 24 — 0
BUF Unknown (G) +4.72% 1.000 0.3 0 6 20:00 6 — 0
CBJ Elvis Merzlikins (G) -13.75% 0.800 -1.4 2 8 29:59 10 L 0