The Buffalo Sabres (4-4-1) have -115 moneyline odds to win when they host a projected close game against the Columbus Blue Jackets (4-4), who have -105 moneyline odds. The contest on Tuesday starts at 6:45 p.m. ET from KeyBank Center on ESPN+.

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Sabres vs. Blue Jackets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Sabres (-115)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (-105)
• Over/under: 6.5

Sabres vs. Blue Jackets Quick Facts

• Buffalo has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in three of nine games this season.
• Columbus’ games have gone over 6.5 goals twice this season.
• The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, six, is 0.5 less than Tuesday’s over/under.
• These two clubs concede 6.1 goals per game combined, 0.4 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stat Insights

• The Sabres are ranked 19th in the NHL with 27 goals this season, an average of three per contest.
• On defense, Buffalo has conceded 27 goals (three per game) to rank 14th in league play.
• They’re ranked 15th in the league with a 0 goal differential .
• The seven power-play goals Buffalo has scored this season (on 30 chances) rank 12th in the league.
• The Sabres’ offense is 10th the league with a 23.33% power-play conversion rate.
• The two shorthanded goals Buffalo has netted this season pace the NHL.
• The Sabres’ 93.94% penalty-kill success rate currently paces the NHL.
• The Sabres’ players win 41.5% of their faceoffs to rank 32nd in the NHL.
• Buffalo connects on 10.2% of its shots, ranking 22nd in the NHL.
• The Sabres average 20.1 hits and 15.8 blocked shots per game.

Sabres Moneyline

• Buffalo has picked up a victory in only game of the one game it’s been the moneyline favorite in this season.
• The Sabres have won every game they’ve played this season with moneyline odds shorter than -115.
• Buffalo has a 53.5% chance of winning this game, per the moneyline odds.

Sabres Leaders

• Tage Thompson: four goals and four assists
• Zachary Benson: eight assists
• Rasmus Dahlin: seven assists
• Alex Lyon: 3-4-0 record, .922 save percentage, 18 goals conceded

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Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blue Jackets Season Stats Insights

• The Blue Jackets’ 24 total goals (three per game) rank 28th in the NHL.
• Columbus’ 25 total goals allowed (3.1 per game) rank 11th in the NHL.
• They have a -1 goal differential, which ranks 18th in the league.
• Columbus has put up three power-play goals this season (29th in the NHL) on 20 chances.
• The Blue Jackets have a 15% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 27 percentage.
• The 60.71% of opponent power plays the Blue Jackets kill is the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Blue Jackets win 51.3% of their faceoffs. That’s the 12th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Columbus is shooting 9.2% (27th in the league).
• The Blue Jackets have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Blue Jackets Moneyline Insights

• This season the Blue Jackets have three wins in the seven games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• Columbus has seven games this season playing as an underdog by -105 or longer, and is 3-4 in those contests.
• The Blue Jackets have a 51.2% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Blue Jackets Leaders

• Dmitri Voronkov: five goals and four assists
• Kirill Marchenko: five goals and three assists
• Boone Jenner: two goals and four assists
• Elvis Merzlikins: 3-1-0 record, .914 save percentage, 12 goals given up