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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 4, Columbus 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, September 22, 2025
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Jake Brenk, Alex Lepkowski
Linesmen: CJ Murray, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 9778
Final Scoring Summary
 
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1
Buffalo   Columbus
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. 0:00  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Isac Lundestrom. 0:37  
Justin Danforth hits Zachary Aston-Reese. 0:54  
Radim Mrtka shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 0:54  
Peyton Krebs hits Christian Jaros. 0:58  
  1:54 Hunter McKown blocks shot from Vsevolod Komarov.
  2:47 Max McCue shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev.
  2:49 Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Josh Doan.
  3:45 Zachary Aston-Reese hits Bowen Byram.
Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 3:48  
  3:51 Corson Ceulemans hits Peyton Krebs.
Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 4:02  
  4:27 Jack Williams wins the faceoff against Konsta Helenius.
  4:32 Damon Severson hits Konsta Helenius.
  4:41 Damon Severson shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev.
  4:55 Ivan Provorov shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev.
  5:33 Max McCue shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev.
  5:36 Shot by Caleb MacDonald misses the net
  5:50 Damon Severson hits Tyson Kozak.
Bowen Byram hits Christian Jaros. 5:50  
Mason Geertsen hits Max McCue. 5:52  
  5:52 Shot by Owen Griffin misses the net
Josh Dunne hits Christian Jaros. 5:55  
  6:01 Shot by Owen Griffin misses the net
  6:50 Guillaume Richard shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev.
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. 6:52  
  7:18 Kent Johnson shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev.
Owen Power blocks shot from Kirill Marchenko. 7:37  
  7:43 Shot by Ivan Provorov misses the net
  8:04 Isac Lundestrom wins the faceoff against Noah Ostlund.
Konsta Helenius hits Isac Lundestrom. 8:17  
Noah Ostlund hits Zachary Aston-Reese. 8:18  
Shot by Vsevolod Komarov misses the net 8:19  
  8:26 Isac Lundestrom wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
  8:36 James Malatesta hits Bowen Byram.
Josh Doan hits Hunter McKown. 8:53  
  9:01 Shot by Corson Ceulemans misses the net
Josh Doan hits Corson Ceulemans. 9:04  
Giveaway by Josh Doan. 9:09  
  9:17 Guillaume Richard hits Josh Doan.
  9:26 Jack Williams hits Nikita Novikov.
  9:41 Shot by Max McCue misses the net
Vsevolod Komarov blocks shot from Ivan Provorov. 10:09  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. 10:12  
Beck Malenstyn hits Ivan Provorov. 10:25  
  10:26 Giveaway by Ivan Provorov.
Michael Kesselring shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 10:27  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. 10:29  
Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net 10:30  
  10:43 Adam Fantilli hits Justin Danforth.
Peyton Krebs blocks shot from Damon Severson. 10:57  
  10:58 James Malatesta wins the faceoff against Noah Ostlund.
  11:13 James Malatesta hits Radim Mrtka.
Konsta Helenius hits Christian Jaros. 11:21  
Konsta Helenius hits Caleb MacDonald. 11:27  
  11:42 Hunter McKown wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
  11:49 Hunter McKown hits Vsevolod Komarov.
Josh Doan hits Guillaume Richard. 11:58  
  12:03 Shot by Jack Williams misses the net
  12:16 Guillaume Richard shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev.
Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Owen Griffin. 12:18  
  12:20 Max McCue hits Bowen Byram.
Josh Dunne hits Ivan Provorov. 12:57  
  13:51 Christian Jaros hits Owen Power.
  14:28 Guillaume Richard blocks shot from Anton Wahlberg.
  14:30 Isac Lundestrom wins the faceoff against Noah Ostlund.
Noah Ostlund wins the faceoff against James Malatesta. 14:35  
  14:57 Hunter McKown wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
  15:18 Hunter McKown penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michael Kesselring.
  15:18 Isac Lundestrom wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
  15:26 Giveaway by Isac Lundestrom.
  15:40 Zachary Aston-Reese hits Jack Quinn.
Giveaway by Noah Ostlund. 17:02  
  17:17 Ivan Provorov hits Noah Ostlund.
  17:24 Hunter McKown wins the faceoff against Tyson Kozak.
  17:27 Max McCue penalty for fighting against Josh Dunne - 5 mins (Major).
Josh Dunne penalty for fighting against Max McCue - 5 mins (Major). 17:27  
  17:27 Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  17:40 Corson Ceulemans shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev.
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. 17:47  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. 17:54  
  18:13 Giveaway by Kent Johnson.
  18:56 Shot by Zachary Aston-Reese misses the net
Giveaway by Jiri Kulich. 19:09  
  19:10 Zachary Aston-Reese hits Jiri Kulich.
Nikita Novikov blocks shot from Isac Lundestrom. 19:11  
2
Buffalo   Columbus
  0:00 Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
  0:19 Adam Fantilli blocks shot from Damon Severson.
Giveaway by Jack Quinn. 0:29  
  0:53 Zachary Aston-Reese hits Radim Mrtka.
Justin Danforth hits Christian Jaros. 1:08  
  1:10 James Malatesta hits Beck Malenstyn.
Beck Malenstyn hits Caleb MacDonald. 1:15  
  1:20 Isac Lundestrom wins the faceoff against Noah Ostlund.
Konsta Helenius shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 2:10  
  2:27 Jack Williams blocks shot from Guillaume Richard.
  2:46 Hunter McKown wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 3:07  
  3:17 Max McCue shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev.
Vsevolod Komarov blocks shot from Ivan Provorov. 3:53  
Beck Malenstyn hits Ivan Provorov. 4:06  
  4:09 Owen Griffin hits Peyton Krebs.
Bowen Byram scores. Assisted by Radim Mrtka and Tyson Kozak. 4:51  
  4:51 Isac Lundestrom wins the faceoff against Noah Ostlund.
Konsta Helenius hits Christian Jaros. 4:55  
  5:01 Isac Lundestrom hits Bowen Byram.
  5:39 Zachary Aston-Reese hits Konsta Helenius.
  6:08 Shot by Guillaume Richard misses the net
Bowen Byram blocks shot from Hunter McKown. 6:14  
Jiri Kulich hits Ivan Provorov. 6:45  
Jiri Kulich hits Ryland Mosley. 7:15  
  7:39 Max McCue hits Nikita Novikov.
  8:00 Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev.
Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 8:15  
Owen Power shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 8:23  
Beck Malenstyn scores. Assisted by Owen Power and Michael Kesselring. 8:25  
  8:25 Isac Lundestrom wins the faceoff against Tyson Kozak.
Giveaway by Josh Dunne. 8:28  
Josh Dunne shoots misses the net 9:01  
Shot by Owen Power misses the net 9:25  
Konsta Helenius hits Corson Ceulemans. 9:32  
  9:36 Zachary Aston-Reese blocks shot from Noah Ostlund.
Konsta Helenius hits Corson Ceulemans. 9:40  
  9:59 Hunter McKown wins the faceoff against Noah Ostlund.
  10:23 Shot by Jack Williams misses the net
  10:33 Luca Pinelli shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev.
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Max McCue. 10:38  
Jiri Kulich hits Caleb MacDonald. 11:14  
Radim Mrtka hits Christian Jaros. 11:20  
  11:22 Ryland Mosley shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev.
  11:25 Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Justin Danforth blocks shot from Kirill Marchenko. 11:27  
  11:40 Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
Michael Kesselring shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 12:12  
  12:14 Isac Lundestrom wins the faceoff against Josh Dunne.
Josh Dunne hits Isac Lundestrom. 12:25  
Tyson Kozak hits Guillaume Richard. 12:29  
Tyson Kozak hits Caleb MacDonald. 12:59  
  13:00 Hunter McKown wins the faceoff against Konsta Helenius.
  13:11 Christian Jaros shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev.
  13:29 Hunter McKown blocks shot from Vsevolod Komarov.
  13:50 Shot by Ivan Provorov misses the net
Giveaway by Justin Danforth. 14:02  
  14:15 Max McCue hits Justin Danforth.
  14:31 Max McCue hits Owen Power.
Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. 14:50  
Bowen Byram shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 14:53  
Shot by Bowen Byram misses the net 15:06  
  15:24 Guillaume Richard blocks shot from Radim Mrtka.
Shot by Noah Ostlund misses the net 15:43  
  15:48 Guillaume Richard shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev.
Noah Ostlund shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 16:05  
  16:16 Giveaway by Caleb MacDonald.
  17:33 Ivan Provorov shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev.
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. 17:35  
  18:00 Kent Johnson shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev.
  18:06 Adam Fantilli hits Peyton Krebs.
Beck Malenstyn hits Guillaume Richard. 18:34  
Mason Geertsen shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 19:14  
Josh Dunne shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 19:17  
Shot by Josh Dunne misses the net 19:18  
Josh Dunne shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 19:19  
Josh Dunne shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 19:20  
Josh Dunne shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 19:20  
Mason Geertsen shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 19:21  
  19:22 Corson Ceulemans blocks shot from Vsevolod Komarov.
Tyson Kozak shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 19:34  
Anton Wahlberg blocks shot from Michael Kesselring. 19:57  
3
Buffalo   Columbus
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. 0:00  
  0:20 Shot by Luca Pinelli misses the net
Michael Kesselring blocks shot from Kent Johnson. 0:21  
Bowen Byram hits Kirill Marchenko. 1:05  
Bowen Byram blocks shot Christian Jaros shoots 1:24  
  1:24 Hunter McKown wins the faceoff against Noah Ostlund.
Konsta Helenius hits Corson Ceulemans. 1:27  
  1:50 Guillaume Richard hits Konsta Helenius.
  1:54 James Malatesta hits Noah Ostlund.
  1:56 Jack Williams hits Anton Wahlberg.
  2:09 Shot by Ivan Provorov misses the net
Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Owen Griffin. 2:11  
Mason Geertsen hits Damon Severson. 2:30  
  3:00 Team penalty for Columbus too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Luca Pinelli.
  3:00 Isac Lundestrom wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
  3:12 Giveaway by Zachary Aston-Reese.
Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 3:16  
Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 3:47  
Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 4:50  
Shot by Noah Ostlund misses the net 5:06  
Mason Geertsen hits Ryland Mosley. 5:28  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Isac Lundestrom. 7:59  
Beck Malenstyn hits Damon Severson. 8:07  
  8:29 Isac Lundestrom shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
Shot by Owen Power misses the net 9:02  
Owen Power shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 9:12  
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Owen Griffin. 9:14  
Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 9:18  
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Owen Griffin. 9:20  
Giveaway by Jiri Kulich. 9:22  
Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 9:41  
Jiri Kulich blocks shot from Nikita Novikov. 9:49  
Giveaway by Peyton Krebs. 10:28  
  10:34 Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
Tyson Kozak blocks shot from Damon Severson. 11:09  
  11:25 Shot by Zachary Aston-Reese misses the net
Mason Geertsen hits Zachary Aston-Reese. 11:26  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Isac Lundestrom. 11:28  
  11:47 Zachary Aston-Reese hits Konsta Helenius.
Owen Power shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 11:50  
  11:53 Hunter McKown wins the faceoff against Josh Doan.
Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Hunter McKown. 12:15  
Josh Dunne shoots misses the net 12:18  
Shot by Nikita Novikov misses the net 12:28  
Tyson Kozak shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 12:35  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Owen Griffin. 12:37  
Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 12:44  
  12:46 Max McCue wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Peyton Krebs hits Christian Jaros. 12:49  
Bowen Byram shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 12:55  
Beck Malenstyn blocks shot from Radim Mrtka. 13:11  
Noah Ostlund wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. 13:15  
Michael Kesselring blocks shot from Ivan Provorov. 13:58  
Anton Wahlberg hits Luca Pinelli. 14:02  
  14:18 Zachary Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  14:21 Isac Lundestrom wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
  14:39 Isac Lundestrom wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net 14:44  
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Isac Lundestrom. 14:48  
Jack Quinn scores on an empty net. Assisted by Jiri Kulich and Josh Doan. 15:01  
Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Owen Griffin. 15:01  
Anton Wahlberg wins the faceoff against Owen Griffin. 15:28  
Michael Kesselring shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 15:51  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Hunter McKown. 15:56  
Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 15:58  
Giveaway by Vsevolod Komarov. 16:31  
Beck Malenstyn hits Christian Jaros. 16:39  
Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Jet Greaves. 17:13  
  17:27 Luca Pinelli hits Bowen Byram.
Giveaway by Bowen Byram. 17:37  
  17:39 Damon Severson shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  17:40 Isac Lundestrom wins the faceoff against Tyson Kozak.
  17:45 Giveaway by Isac Lundestrom.
  17:58 Zachary Aston-Reese hits Michael Kesselring.
  18:21 Corson Ceulemans shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
Noah Ostlund wins the faceoff against Max McCue. 19:00  
Konsta Helenius scores. Assisted by Anton Wahlberg and Vsevolod Komarov. 19:11  
  19:11 Hunter McKown wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Justin Danforth hits Hunter McKown. 19:21  
Vsevolod Komarov blocks shot from Corson Ceulemans. 19:28  
  19:45 Guillaume Richard shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  19:49 Jack Williams hits Beck Malenstyn.