After scoring the game-winning goal in overtime on Thursday night, Noah Östlund recorded three assists to lead the Sabres in points, but Buffalo fell 6-3 to the Blue Jackets in Columbus on Saturday.

The remainder of the Sabres training camp lineup continues their preseason schedule against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Buffalo remained unbeaten at 4-0 as rookie Noah Ostlund scored in overtime in a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators in Kanata,

A game Buffalo team composed of largely prospects and AHLer hung in there for a while, but the Blue Jackets used a third-period explosion to pull away. Columbus scored five straight goals, four of them in 4:24 of the final frame and three in just 1:15, to improve to 3-1 in the preseason.

The Buffalo Sabres suffered its first loss of the 2024-25 preseason, as a 2-1 lead through two periods crumbled away inside Nationwide Arena. The Columbus Blue Jackets concocted a five-goal third period to stun the blue and gold on Saturday evening.