Buffalo Sabres @ Columbus Blue Jackets
AI summary · only the facts on this page
Buffalo Sabres
3-3-1
3 – 6
Columbus Blue Jackets
2-3-0
BUF puck
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CBJ puck
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O/U
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BUF ML
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CBJ ML
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Elo Δ
-23
The context
- Rest
- BUF 5d · CBJ 5d
- Line · since open
- Spread -1.5 → -1.5Total 6.5 → 8.5(+2)CBJ ML +2 → +1(-0.68)
Key player form
Top scorer each side · recent form, tier, line vs opponent
Best line · Moneyline
Shopping 24 booksSeason series
BUF leads 1-0· 2nd meeting
Starting goalies
Projected · #1 factor in hockeyAway · BUF
No goalie projected — opponent likely TBD.
Home · CBJ
Jet Greaves
G·2 GPRegularSmall sample
- SV%
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- GA/g
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- SV/g
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- SO
- 0
Lineups & team stats
Active roster unavailable
Upstream returned 43 players for BUF — beyond the active-roster ceiling, so we haven't surfaced it. The real lineup will appear when the gateway ships a scoped roster.
Forwards (20)
| POS | PLAYER | SOG | TOI | G | A | PTS | HIT | BLK | +/− | SOG Line | L5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | — | — | — | ||
| R | — | — | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | — | — | — | ||
| L | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | — | — | — | ||
| C | — | — | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | — | — | — | ||
| C | — | — | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | — | — | — | ||
| R | — | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | — | — | — | ||
| R | — | — | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.5 | — | — | — | ||
| L | — | — | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | — | — | — | ||
| C | — | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | — | — | — | ||
| C | — | — | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | — | — | — | ||
| L | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | — | — | — | ||
| L | — | — | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | — | — | — | ||
| C | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | — | — | — | ||
| L | — | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | — | — | — | ||
| C | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | — | — | — | ||
| C | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | — | — | — | ||
| C | — | — | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 | — | — | — | ||
| C | — | — | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | — | — | — | ||
| L | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 | — | — | — | ||
| R | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | — | — | — |
Defense (10)
| POS | PLAYER | SOG | TOI | G | A | PTS | HIT | BLK | +/− | SOG Line | L5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | — | — | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | — | — | — | ||
| D | — | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | — | — | — | ||
| D | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | — | — | — | ||
| D | — | — | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.3 | — | — | — | ||
| D | — | — | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | — | — | — | ||
| D | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | — | — | — | ||
| D | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | — | — | ||
| D | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | — | — | — | ||
| D | — | — | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | — | — | — | ||
| D | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | — | — | — |
Goalies (2)
| Player | GP | SV/g | GA/g |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | — | — | |
| 93 | — | — |
Away · BUF
3-3-1
5d rest
Home · CBJ
2-3-0
5d rest
Season per-game stats
| Away · BUF | Stat | Home · CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| 3.5 | Goals / game | 3.1 |
| 3.0 | Opp goals / game | 3.1 |
| 28.2 | Shots / game | 29.7 |
| 17.4% | PP% | 16.7% |
| 46.2% | FOW% | 50.3% |
| 19.9 | Hits / game | 19.8 |
| 14.3 | Blocks / game | 14.4 |
| 10.8 | PIM / game | 8.1 |
Last 10
Props by position
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Head to head
All-time series
29-21
CBJ vs BUF (all-time)
Season series: BUF leads 1-0 · 2nd meeting
Current season meetings
| Date | Matchup | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | CBJ @ BUF | 1 – 5 | BUF |
Lines
No lines posted yet. Check back closer to puck drop.
Intel
Elo model
BUF
1539
CBJ
1515
Win probability
CBJ wins 60.9%
BUF 39.1% · CBJ 60.9%
Value Finder
No clean edge
Gap reads as a model artifact, not a market inefficiency — suppressed.
Magnitude is unvalidated — we only call leans inside the 3–10pp credible window.