STL +157 o5.0
WIN -175 u5.0
Columbus 4th Metropolitan40-33-8-1
Buffalo 7th Atlantic36-39-5-2

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CLB vs BUFRecords

Team Table
Team Record ATS O/U Away Home
CLB 26-20-7 31-22-0 31-21-1 9-15-4 17-5-3
BUF 21-26-5 27-25-0 29-16-7 9-14-2 12-12-3

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss
6-4
Over / Under
7-2-1
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U HSOG ASOG HPP APP
Oct 17, '24 CLB 6 - 4 CLB +127 o6.5 25 24 1-3 0-2
Feb 23, '24 CLB 2 - 1 BUF -157 u6.5 26 37 1-3 0-4
Dec 30, '23 BUF 3 - 2 (OT) BUF -210 u7.0 42 20 0-1 0-1
Dec 19, '23 BUF 9 - 4 CLB +166 o7.0 29 34 1-3 1-2
Apr 14, '23 CLB 5 - 2 BUF -179 P7.0 31 35 0-1 0-1
Feb 28, '23 BUF 5 - 3 CLB +185 o6.5 41 36 1-3 1-1
Dec 07, '22 CLB 9 - 4 BUF -159 o6.5 24 30 0-2 3-5
Feb 20, '22 CLB 7 - 3 CLB -163 o6.5 39 36 0-2 0-1
Feb 10, '22 BUF 4 - 3 (OT) CLB -123 o6.0 27 34 0-1 1-2
Nov 22, '21 BUF 7 - 4 CLB -123 o6.0 33 29 2-4 0-3

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
3-2-0-0
GAA
3.20
Save %
.914
Columbus Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
E.Merzlikins Feb 2, 2025 DAL 5 - CLB 3 L 5 39 .872 - L +195 o5.5
D.Tarasov Jan 31, 2025 UTAH 2 - CLB 3 (OT) W 2 34 .941 - W +198 u6.0
E.Merzlikins Jan 30, 2025 VEG 1 - CLB 2 (OT) W 1 26 .962 - W +248 u6.5
E.Merzlikins Jan 25, 2025 CLB 3 - LA 2 (OT) W 2 33 .939 - W +160 u5.5
D.Tarasov Jan 23, 2025 CAR 7 - CLB 4 L 6 42 .857 - L +318 o6.0
W/L
3-2-0-0
GAA
2.80
Save %
.898
Buffalo Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
U.Luukkonen Feb 2, 2025 BUF 4 - NJ 3 W 3 24 .875 - W +114 o6.0
U.Luukkonen Jan 31, 2025 BUF 4 - NAS 3 W 3 31 .903 - W +110 o6.5
U.Luukkonen Jan 28, 2025 BUF 7 - BOS 2 W 2 27 .926 - W -115 o6.0
J.Reimer Jan 25, 2025 EDM 3 - BUF 2 L 3 34 .912 - L +220 u6.5
U.Luukkonen Jan 23, 2025 CAL 5 - BUF 2 L 3 24 .875 - L +120 o5.5

CLB vs BUFStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
3.34 Total 3.40
1.04 1st Period 0.75
1.02 2nd Period 1.25
1.13 3rd Period 1.31
0.08 OT 0.08

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
29.19 Total 29.29
9.19 1st Period 9.00
9.74 2nd Period 10.83
9.72 3rd Period 9.25
0.55 OT 0.21

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.11 Total 0.88
0.11 1st Period 0.92
0.10 2nd Period 0.88
0.12 3rd Period 0.86
0.14 OT 0.64

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
28 - 130 G/Att vs. GA/Att 34 - 158
21.54 PP % vs. PK % 78.48

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Columbus Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Jet Greaves 159 144 0.906 2-1-2
Elvis Merzlikins 964 863 0.895 19-12-3
Daniil Tarasov 421 369 0.876 5-7-2

CLB vs BUFInjury report

Columbus's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
K. Labanc RW Out For Season - Upper Body( Feb 20, '25) Feb 20, '25
The Blue Jackets announced that Labanc was placed on injured reserve after undergoing shoulder surgery on Friday (Feb. 21) and will miss the rest of the season.

Columbus Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
C 4 Cole Sillinger
C 7 Sean Kuraly
LW 10 Dmitri Voronkov
C 11 Luke Kunin
RW 17 Justin Danforth
C 19 Adam Fantilli
LW 21 James van Riemsdyk
C 23 Sean Monahan
RW 24 Mathieu Olivier
C 27 Zach Aston-Reese
RW 29 Jack Williams
RW 36 Christian Fischer
C 38 Boone Jenner
RW 59 Yegor Chinakhov
RW 86 Kirill Marchenko
C 91 Kent Johnson
Defense
POS # Player
D 2 Jake Christiansen
D 3 Jack Johnson
D 5 Denton Mateychuk
D 8 Zach Werenski
D 9 Ivan Provorov
D 15 Dante Fabbro
D 22 Jordan Harris
G 40 Daniil Tarasov
D 44 Erik Gudbranson
G 73 Jet Greaves
D 78 Damon Severson
G 90 Elvis Merzlikins

Buffalo's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
O. Power D Out - Lower-body( Apr 18, '25) Apr 18, '25
Power said on Saturday (Apr. 19) that he will need two months to recover from his lower-body injury, but he will not need surgery, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.
J. Norris C Out For Season - Undisclosed( Apr 14, '25) Apr 14, '25
Norris' injury is a soft-tissue injury that the Sabres knew about before acquiring him from the Senators, according to Brian Koziol of WGR.
J. Greenway LW Out - Lower Body( Apr 11, '25) Apr 11, '25
The Sabres said on Saturday (Apr. 12) that Greenway is not expected to return before the end of the regular season, per Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
LW 9 Zach Benson
LW 12 Jordan Greenway
C 13 Josh Norris
LW 17 Jason Zucker
C 19 Peyton Krebs
C 20 Jiri Kulich
RW 22 Jack Quinn
LW 29 Beck Malenstyn
C 36 Noah Ostlund
C 48 Tyson Kozak
RW 63 Isak Rosen
C 71 Ryan McLeod
C 72 Tage Thompson
RW 77 JJ Peterka
C 81 Sam Lafferty
RW 89 Alex Tuch
Defense
POS # Player
G 1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
D 4 Bowen Byram
D 23 Mattias Samuelsson
D 24 Jacob Bernard-Docker
D 25 Owen Power
D 26 Rasmus Dahlin
G 47 James Reimer
D 75 Connor Clifton
D 78 Jacob Bryson

Betting Terminology

  • VS: Opponent for the team
  • Result: Result in the last game played between the 2 teams
  • ATS: Puck line result in the game
  • O/U: Over/Under result in the game
  • $: Net money won in the last 10 games
  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds for the winning team
  • HSOG: Home team shots on goal
  • ASOG: Away team shots on goal
  • HPP: Home team powerplay goals and attempts
  • APP: Away team powerplay goals and attempts

Betting Terminology

  • W/L: Win/Loss record
  • GA: Goals Against
  • SA: Saves in the game
  • SV%: Save Pct for the game
  • SO: Recorded a shutout
  • ML: Closing money line for the game
  • O/U: Closing OU for the game

Betting Terminology

  • NHL Avg: NHL Average
  • Shot Pct: Goals per shots percentage
  • Save %: Saves per shots faced percentage
  • PP: Powerplay
  • PK: Penalty Kill

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