National Hockey League
MATCHUP
Columbus at Buffalo
Stats: Overall | Home/Away | Conference | Favorite | Underdog | Last 5
Records: ATS Overall | On Days Rest | vs Scoring | vs Situation
Teams: Columbus Blue Jackets | Buffalo Sabres
Summary
7:00 PM ET W/L ATS Money H A O/U
Columbus 26-20-6-1 31-22 227 17-5-3-0 9-15-3-1 31-21
Buffalo 21-26-4-1 27-25 -592 12-12-2-1 9-14-2-0 29-16
Live Odds | All Odds
Home Away O/U
Opening line OFF OFF OFF
FanDuel OFF OFF OFF
Westgate OFF OFF OFF
Wynn OFF OFF OFF
Best home line Best road line Recent line moves
Recent Trends
Columbus:
  • Under is 9-2 in CLB last 11 overall.
  • CLB are 28-87 in their last 115 road games.
  • Over is 9-3-1 in CLB last 13 vs. Atlantic.
Buffalo:
  • Over is 18-5-3 in BUF last 26 home games.
  • Over is 17-6-3 in BUF last 26 overall.
  • BUF are 9-19 in their last 28 Tue. games.
Head to Head:
  • Over is 8-2-1 in the last 11 meetings.
Quickchart Matchup
Columbus Off vs  Buffalo Def
3.26 GF
3.38 GA
29.2 Shots
29.3 Shots
28 PP
34 PK
Buffalo Off vs  Columbus Def
3.12 GF
3.3 GA
27.9 Shots
29.2 Shots
25 PP
37 PK
Goaltenders
Columbus Shots Saves Save % W/L
Elvis Merzlikins 964 863 0.895 19-12-3-0
Daniil Tarasov 420 368 0.876 5-7-1-1
Buffalo Shots Saves Save % W/L
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 1060 951 0.897 18-15-4-0
James Reimer 189 171 0.905 1-4-0-1
Overall Stats | In Depth
Offense Shots Goals PCT PP %
CLB
BUF		 29.2
27.9		 3.3
3.1		 11.2
11.2		 21.5
16.3
Defense Shots Goals PCT PK %
CLB
BUF		 29.2
29.3		 3.30
3.38		 0.887
0.884		 74.7
78.5
Home/Away Stats | In Depth
Offense Shots Goals PCT PP %
CLB
BUF		 28.5
30.2		 2.57
3.33		 9.0
11.0		 14.7
15.7
Defense Shots Goals PCT PK %
CLB
BUF		 28.9
28.1		 3.54
3.48		 0.878
0.876		 72.6
78.8
Last 5 | In Depth
Offense Shots Goals PCT PP %
CLB
BUF		 24.6
33.8		 3.00
3.80		 12.2
11.2		 0.0
5.6
Defense Shots Goals PCT PK %
CLB
BUF		 34.8
28.4		 3.40
3.20		 0.902
0.887		 72.7
92.9
ATS Records | In Depth
  Overall Home Away
CLB
BUF		 31-22
27-25		 18-7
15-12		 13-15
12-13
ATS on Days Rest | In Depth
  0 Days 1 Day 2 Days 3+ Days
CLB
BUF		 1-7
3-5		 19-12
12-13		 7-1
6-4		 4-2
6-3
Over/Under Records
  Total Home Away
CLB
BUF		 31-21
29-16		 18-7
18-6		 13-14
11-10

More Records:
 vs Scoring | vs Situation

More Stats:
Conference | Favorite | Underdog

Injuries
Columbus Blue Jackets
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Dante Fabbro D Out indefinitely - Upper Body - 2/3/25 Fabbro is nursing an upper body injury, and he will miss an extended period.
Sean Monahan C Out indefinitely - Wrist - 1/9/25 Monahan has been placed on injured reserve list due to a wrist injury, and there is no timetable for return.
Yegor Chinakhov RW Out indefinitely - Upper Body - 12/11/24 Chinakhov has wound up on the injured reserve due to an upper body injury, and the team officials have yet to provide an exact return date.
Erik Gudbranson D Out indefinitely - Shoulder - 10/22/24 Gudbranson is placed on the injured reserve list with a shoulder injury, and a timetable for return has yet to be established.
Boone Jenner C Out Indefinitely - Shoulder - 10/21/24 Jenner has been placed on the injured reserve after undergoing surgery to repair an injured shoulder, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Buffalo Sabres
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Tage Thompson C Ques Tues - Head - 2/3/25 Thompson left the last game after taking a hit to the head, and his status against the Blue Jackets on Tuesday is uncertain.
Tyson Kozak C Ques Tues - Illness - 2/2/25 Kozak is ailing with an illness, and he is not expected to play Tuesday versus Blue Jackets.
Connor Clifton D Ques Tues - Illness - 2/2/25 Clifton is nursing with an illness, and it is uncertain if he will suit up against Blue Jackets on Tuesday.
Jordan Greenway LW Out indefinitely - Undisclosed - 12/20/24 Greenway is placed on the injured reserve list with an undisclosed injury, and there is no timetable for recovery.
Recent Meetings
Date Home/Away Line ATS
10/17/24 CLB 6 - BUF 4 1.5, -193/6.5 CLB/O
2/23/24 CLB 1 - BUF 2 1.5, -173/6.5 CLB/U
12/30/23 BUF 3 - CLB 2 (OT) -1.5, 114/7 CLB/U
12/19/23 BUF 4 - CLB 9 -1.5, 128/7 CLB/O
4/14/23 CLB 2 - BUF 5 1.5, -148/7 BUF/P
2/28/23 BUF 3 - CLB 5 -1.5, 113/7 CLB/O
12/7/22 CLB 4 - BUF 9 1.5, -171/6.5 BUF/O
2/20/22 CLB 7 - BUF 3 -1.5, 153/6.5 CLB/O
2/10/22 BUF 3 - CLB 4 (OT) -1.5, 245/6 CLB/O
11/22/21 BUF 4 - CLB 7 1.5, -216/6 CLB/O
Columbus Schedule/Results
NEXT 5 | Remaining Games
Date vs Last Meeting Line ATS Where Last Meeting
2/4/25 @ BUF W 6-4 1.5,-193/6.5 W/O CLB 10/17/24
2/6/25 UTAH W 3-2 (OT) 1.5,-122/6 W/U UTAH 1/31/25
2/8/25 NYR L 0-1 (SO) 1.5,-137/6.5 W/U NYR 1/18/25
2/22/25 CHI W 6-3 -1.5,195/6.5 W/O CHI 12/1/24
2/25/25 DAL L 3-5 1.5,-122/5.5 L/O DAL 2/2/25
LAST 10 | Past Results
Date vs Score Line ATS SF SA PP PK
2/2/25 @ DAL L 3-5 1.5,-122/5.5 L/O 30 39 0/3 1/3
1/31/25 @ UTAH W 3-2 (OT) 1.5,-122/6 W/U 23 33 0/2 1/3
1/30/25 @ VEG W 2-1 (OT) 1.5,-102/6.5 W/U 24 26 0/1 0/1
1/25/25 LA W 3-2 (OT) 1.5,-170/5.5 W/U 24 33 0/1 0/1
1/23/25 @ CAR L 4-7 1.5,127/6 L/O 22 43 0/2 1/3
1/22/25 @ TOR W 5-1 1.5,-138/6.5 W/U 19 29 0/0 0/3
1/20/25 @ NYI L 1-3 1.5,-169/5.5 L/U 26 25 1/4 1/2
1/18/25 @ NYR L 0-1 (SO) 1.5,-137/6.5 W/U 27 26 0/2 0/1
1/16/25 SJ W 4-1 -1.5,141/6 W/U 34 19 0/2 0/3
1/14/25 PHI W 3-2 (SO) 1.5,-219/6.5 W/U 28 25 0/1 0/2
Buffalo Schedule/Results
NEXT 5 | Remaining Games
Date vs Last Meeting Line ATS Where Last Meeting
2/27/25 @ CAR W 4-2 1.5,-153/6 W/P BUF 1/15/25
2/25/25 ANA W 3-2 (OT) -1.5,145/6 L/U ANA 11/22/24
2/22/25 NYR L 2-3 1.5,-197/6 W/U BUF 12/11/24
2/8/25 @ NAS W 4-3 1.5,-227/6.5 W/O BUF 1/31/25
2/4/25 CLB L 4-6 -1.5,172/6.5 L/O CLB 10/17/24
LAST 10 | Past Results
Date vs Score Line ATS SF SA PP PK
2/2/25 NJ W 4-3 1.5,-205/6 W/O 34 24 0/4 0/5
1/31/25 NAS W 4-3 1.5,-227/6.5 W/O 27 31 0/2 0/4
1/28/25 BOS W 7-2 -1.5,217/6 W/O 33 27 1/3 1/2
1/25/25 @ EDM L 2-3 1.5,-108/6.5 W/U 41 34 0/3 0/1
1/23/25 @ CAL L 2-5 1.5,-225/5.5 L/O 34 26 0/6 0/2
1/21/25 @ VAN W 3-2 1.5,-159/5.5 W/U 26 34 0/2 0/1
1/20/25 @ SEA L 4-6 1.5,-238/6 L/O 29 34 1/3 1/2
1/17/25 PIT L 2-5 -1.5,215/6 L/O 42 19 1/5 3/4
1/15/25 CAR W 4-2 1.5,-153/6 W/P 24 37 0/1 0/3
1/11/25 SEA L 2-6 -1.5,197/5.5 L/O 35 29 1/5 1/4
Abbreviations Legend