The Columbus Blue Jackets (35-33-9) are favored at home against the Buffalo Sabres (35-36-6) on Thursday, April 10. The Blue Jackets are -135 on the moneyline to win over the Sabres (+114) in the contest, which begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Blue Jackets vs. Sabres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Blue Jackets (-135)
• Underdog: Sabres (+114)
• Over/under: 6.5

Blue Jackets vs. Sabres Quick Facts

• Columbus and its opponent have combined to put up more than 6.5 goals in 44 of 77 games this season.
• In 55.8% of Buffalo’s previous games this season (43/77), the teams combined to score over Thursday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
• These two clubs combine to score 6.4 goals per game, 0.1 less than the over/under set for this match.
• This game’s over/under is 0.4 less than the 6.9 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.

Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blue Jackets Season Stat Insights

• The Blue Jackets’ 3.2 average goals per game add up to 244 total, which makes them the 11th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• On defense, Columbus has given up 263 goals (3.4 per game) to rank 27th in league action.
• Their goal differential (-19) ranks them 22nd in the league.
• The 33 power-play goals Columbus has scored this season (on 177 chances) rank 28th in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets’ offense has the NHL’s 23rd-ranked power-play conversion rate (18.64%).
• Columbus’ offense has netted nine shorthanded goals this season (fifth among all squads).
• The Blue Jackets have the league’s 26th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 75.96%.
• With a 47.9% faceoff win percentage, the Blue Jackets have the 25th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Columbus connects on 10.9% of its shots, ranking 12th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets average 20.2 hits and 16.3 blocked shots per game.

Blue Jackets Moneyline

• Through 12 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Columbus has been victorious eight times.
• The Blue Jackets have won five of the seven games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -135.
• Looking at the moneyline odds, Columbus has a 57.4% chance of winning this contest.

Blue Jackets Leaders

• Zachary Werenski: 20 goals and 55 assists
• Kirill Marchenko: 31 goals and 39 assists
• Kent Johnson: 21 goals and 30 assists
• Elvis Merzlikins: 26-21-5 record, .892 save percentage, 168 goals allowed

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Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stats Insights

• The Sabres have the league’s eighth-best scoring offense (252 total goals, 3.3 per game).
• Buffalo has allowed 3.5 goals per game, and 267 total, which ranks 28th among all league teams.
• Their -15 goal differential ranks 18th in the league.
• Buffalo has recorded 40 power-play goals this season (on 220 chances). That ranks 23rd in the NHL.
• The Sabres have an 18.18% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 26 percentage.
• Buffalo has recorded nine shorthanded goals.
• The 76.62% penalty-kill percentage the Sabres have registered is the league’s 22nd-ranked rate.
• The Sabres win 47.9% of their faceoffs. That’s the 25th-ranked figure in the NHL.
• Buffalo is shooting 11.9% (fifth in the league).
• The Sabres have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Sabres Moneyline Insights

• This season the Sabres have 22 wins in the 53 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• Buffalo has won 17 of its 39 games when it is the underdog by +114 or longer on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Sabres have a 46.7% chance to win.

Sabres Leaders

• Tage Thompson: 44 goals and 27 assists
• Alex Tuch: 33 goals and 29 assists
• John-Jason Peterka: 25 goals and 37 assists
• Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: 24-23-4 record, .885 save percentage, 164 goals conceded