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Knies has 2 goals and an assist in Columbus debut as Blue Jackets beat Sabres 6-3

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Kraft, N. (2026, October 2). Knies has 2 goals and an assist in Columbus debut as Blue Jackets beat Sabres 6-3. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/knies-has-2-goals-and-an-assist-in-columbus-debut-as-blue-jackets-beat-sabres-6-3/article_1a5f72a3-1c94-5b82-ad2e-9a855186e4d2.html

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On Thursday night, Matthew Knies made his debut for the Columbus Blue Jackets, scoring two goals and adding an assist in a 6-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. This marked Columbus's first season-opening win since 2018. Other notable scorers included Cole Sillinger, Adam Fantilli, Sean Monahan, and Mathieu Olivier. Knies, who was recently acquired from Toronto, became the first Blue Jackets player to score twice in their debut game, tying the franchise record set by Artemi Panarin in 2017 with three assists. Despite losing, Buffalo's Mattias Samuelsson scored the first goal of the game after a lower-body injury suffered during preseason play.

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Blue Jackets Buffalo COLUMBUS Ohio Sabres

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COLUMBUS GPE · 5× Blue Jackets ORG · 3× Buffalo ORG · 3× Knies PERSON · 3× Sabres ORG · 2× Cole Sillinger PERSON · 1× Matthew Knies PERSON · 1× Ohio GPE · 1× the Blue Jackets ORG · 1× the Buffalo Sabres ORG · 1×

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Matthew Knies had two goals and an assist in his Columbus debut and the Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on Thursday night for their first season-opening victory in five years.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Matthew Knies had two goals and an assist in his Columbus debut and the Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on Thursday night for their first season-opening victory in five years. asserted
Jackets → have → years
Cole Sillinger, Adam Fantilli, Sean Monahan and Mathieu Olivier also scored, and Charlie Coyle added three assists. asserted
Coyle → score → assists
Reigning Norris Trophy winner Zach Werenski had two assists, and Jet Greaves stopped 23 shots. asserted
Greaves → reign → shots
Knies, acquired from Toronto on Monday, became the first Columbus player to score twice in his Blue Jackets debut. asserted
Knies → acquire → debut
The three points tied the franchise record for a debut set by Artemi Panarin, who had three assists in 2017. asserted
who → tie → 2017
Mattias Samuelsson, Jack Quinn and Konsta Helenius scored for Buffalo, and Noah Ostlund and Owen Power each had two assists. asserted
Ostlund → score → assists
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 16 shots. asserted
Luukkonen → stop → shots
Samuelsson, back after suffering a lower-body injury in the preseason, gave the Sabres the lead at 7:21 of the first period while the teams were skating 4 on 4. asserted
teams → suffer → 4
Sillinger tied it with 7:09 to go in the period, burying Coyle’s drop pass in front of the net. asserted
Sillinger → tie → net
Knies scored his first Blue Jackets goal on the power play with 2:02 left, then assisted on Fantilli’s goal with 1:16 to go to give Columbus a 3-1 lead. asserted
Knies → score → lead
Quinn pulled Buffalo within a goal 1:25 into the second period before Knies restored the two-goal lead. asserted
Knies → pull → lead
Helenius made it 4-3, and Monahan added a power-play goal with 5:39 to go in the third. asserted
Monahan → make → third
Olivier made it 6-3 with an empty-net goal with 2:07 remaining. asserted
it → make → 2:07
Columbus has won four straight home games against Buffalo. asserted
Columbus → win → Buffalo
Blue Jackets: Host Utah on Saturday night. asserted
Jackets → host → night
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