Buffalo 4th Atlantic21-14-4-0

Columbus 8th Metropolitan17-16-5-1

3:00PM ET January 03, 2026

Sabres vs Blue Jackets Game Overview

BUF vs CLBRecords

Team Table
Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Away	Home
BUF	21-14-4	20-19-0	17-20-2	9-9-2	12-5-2
CLB	17-16-6	19-20-0	18-19-2	9-9-3	8-7-3

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss

5-5 Even

Over / Under

5-4-1

Head-To-Head
Date	Home	Result	ML	O/U	HSOG	ASOG	HPP	APP
Oct 28, '25	BUF	4 - 3 (OT)	CLB -102	o6.5	38	39	0-2	1-1
Apr 10, '25	CLB	3 - 2	CLB -130	u6.5	30	41	1-1	0-1
Feb 04, '25	BUF	3 - 2	BUF -166	u6.0	21	29	0-1	0-1
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

Record Last 10

Win / Loss

10-0-0-0

Over / Under

3-7-0

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Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ML	O/U	SF	SA	PP	PK
Dec 31, '25	@ DAL	W 4 - 1	W +247	u6.5	31	29	0-2	0-2
Dec 29, '25	@ STL	W 4 - 2	W -228	o5.5	34	18	0-3	0-1
Dec 27, '25	BOS	W 4 - 1	W -127	u6.5	34	23	0-3	0-1
Dec 23, '25	@ OTT	W 3 - 2 (OT)	W +146	u6.0	25	26	0-1	1-3
Dec 21, '25	@ NJ	W 3 - 1	W +156	u6.5	25	27	0-0	0-1
Dec 20, '25	NYI	W 3 - 2 (SO)	W -168	u6.5	32	34	1-4	1-3
Dec 18, '25	PHI	W 5 - 3	W -135	o6.0	28	27	1-5	0-3
Dec 14, '25	@ SEA	W 3 - 1	W -132	u6.0	23	24	0-2	1-3
Dec 11, '25	@ VAN	W 3 - 2	W -110	u6.0	15	32	1-2	1-3
Dec 09, '25	@ EDM	W 4 - 3 (OT)	W +167	o6.5	28	30	2-6	0-4

Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ML	O/U
Jan 06, '26	VAN	W 3-2	W -110	u6.0
Jan 08, '26	@ NYR	L 0-4	L +102	u6.0
Jan 10, '26	ANA	W 3-2	W -173	u6.0

Record Last 10

Win / Loss

4-6-0-0

Over / Under

4-6-0

-$149

Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ML	O/U	SF	SA	PP	PK
Dec 31, '25	NJ	L 2 - 3	L -122	u6.5	35	33	0-3	1-1
Dec 29, '25	@ OTT	W 4 - 1	W +177	u5.5	22	28	0-3	0-4
Dec 28, '25	NYI	W 4 - 2	W -142	u6.5	35	26	0-4	0-2
Dec 22, '25	@ LA	W 3 - 1	W +136	u6.0	30	24	3-7	0-5
Dec 20, '25	@ ANA	L 3 - 4	L +104	o6.5	26	28	1-2	0-3
Dec 18, '25	MIN	L 2 - 5	L -105	o6.5	29	26	0-2	1-1
Dec 16, '25	ANA	W 4 - 3 (OT)	W -148	o6.5	28	27	0-2	0-4
Dec 13, '25	VEG	L 2 - 3	L +118	u6.0	30	26	0-4	1-3
Dec 11, '25	OTT	L 3 - 6	L +114	o6.5	27	28	1-1	1-2
Dec 09, '25	@ CAR	L 1 - 4	L +177	u6.5	24	32	1-3	1-4

Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ML	O/U
Jan 04, '26	PIT	L 3-4 (OT)	L -134	o6.0
Jan 06, '26	@ SJ	W 4-1	W -169	u6.0
Jan 08, '26	@ VEG	L 2-3	L +118	u6.0

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BUF vs CLBInjury report

Buffalo's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date
A. Lyon	G	Day To Day - Lower-Body( Dec 31, '25)	Dec 31, '25
Lyon did not play for Wednesday's (Dec. 31) road game against Dallas.
T. Kozak	C	Day To Day - Upper Body( Dec 31, '25)	Dec 31, '25
Kozak did not play on Wednesday's (Dec. 31) game versus the Stars.
C. Timmins	D	Out - Leg( Dec 19, '25)	Dec 19, '25
The Buffalo Sabres placed D Conor Timmins on Injured Reserve on Saturday (Dec. 20).
J. Zucker	LW	Out - Lower-Body( Dec 16, '25)	Dec 16, '25
The Sabres said on Wednesday (Dec. 17) that Zucker might be back following the Christmas break, according to head coach Lindy Ruff, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.
J. Kulich	C	Out - Ear( Nov 09, '25)	Nov 09, '25
The Sabres said on Monday (Nov. 10) that Kulich is slated to miss significant time due to a blood clot issue.
J. Danforth	RW	Out - Lower Body( Oct 17, '25)	Oct 17, '25
The Buffalo Sabres placed F Justin Danforth on Injured Reserve on Saturday (Oct. 18).

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Offense
POS	#	Player
LW	6	Zach Benson
C	9	Josh Norris
LW	12	Jordan Greenway
C	19	Peyton Krebs
RW	22	Jack Quinn
LW	29	Beck Malenstyn
C	44	Josh Dunne
C	48	Tyson Kozak
C	71	Ryan McLeod
C	72	Tage Thompson
C	86	Noah Ostlund
RW	89	Alex Tuch
RW	91	Josh Doan

Defense
POS	#	Player
G	1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
D	4	Bowen Byram
D	8	Michael Kesselring
D	23	Mattias Samuelsson
D	25	Owen Power
D	26	Rasmus Dahlin
G	34	Alex Lyon
D	73	Zach Metsa
D	78	Jacob Bryson
G	92	Colten Ellis

Columbus's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date
M. Wood	LW	Out - Lower Body( Dec 30, '25)	Dec 30, '25
Wood is dealing with a left leg or knee injury and appears likely to miss some time after leaving Wednesday's (Dec. 31) game against the Devils, according to Aaron Portzline of The Athletic.
S. Monahan	C	Day To Day - Undisclosed( Dec 30, '25)	Dec 30, '25
Monahan did not play against New Jersey on Wednesday (Dec. 31).
B. Smith	D	Out - Lower-Body( Dec 30, '25)	Dec 30, '25
Smith (lower leg) is expected to be out for a while, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports Wednesday (Dec. 31).
I. Lundestrom	C	Out - Undisclosed( Dec 29, '25)	Dec 29, '25
The Columbus Blue Jackets placed F Isac Lundestrom on injured reserve on Tuesday (Dec. 30).
Z. Werenski	D	Out - Lower-Body( Dec 27, '25)	Dec 27, '25
The Columbus Blue Jackets placed D Zach Werenski on injured reserve on Sunday (Dec. 28).
E. Gudbranson	D	Out - Hip( Nov 25, '25)	Nov 25, '25
The Blue Jackets said on Wednesday (Nov. 26) that Gudbranson might not be close to returning yet.

Columbus Starters Last Game

Offense
POS	#	Player
C	3	Charlie Coyle
C	4	Cole Sillinger
LW	10	Dmitri Voronkov
LW	11	Miles Wood
C	16	Brendan Gaunce
LW	17	Mason Marchment
C	19	Adam Fantilli
C	23	Sean Monahan
RW	24	Mathieu Olivier
C	27	Zach Aston-Reese
C	38	Boone Jenner
RW	86	Kirill Marchenko
C	91	Kent Johnson

Defense
POS	#	Player
D	2	Jake Christiansen
D	5	Denton Mateychuk
D	7	Brendan Smith
D	9	Ivan Provorov
D	15	Dante Fabbro
D	37	Dysin Mayo
G	73	Jet Greaves
D	78	Damon Severson
G	90	Elvis Merzlikins

W/L

5-0-0-0

GAA

1.40

Save %

.939

Buffalo Goaltender Stats
	Date	Score	W/L	GA	SA	SV%	SO	ML	O/U
U.Luukkonen	Dec 31, 2025	DAL 1 - BUF 4	W	1	29	.966	-	W +247	u6.5
A.Lyon	Dec 29, 2025	STL 2 - BUF 4	W	2	18	.889	-	W -228	o5.5
U.Luukkonen	Dec 27, 2025	BUF 4 - BOS 1	W	1	23	.957	-	W -127	u6.5
A.Lyon	Dec 23, 2025	OTT 2 - BUF 3 (OT)	W	2	26	.923	-	W +146	u6.0
U.Luukkonen	Dec 21, 2025	NJ 1 - BUF 3	W	1	27	.963	-	W +156	u6.5

W/L

3-2-0-0

GAA

2.20

Save %

.922

Columbus Goaltender Stats
	Date	Score	W/L	GA	SA	SV%	SO	ML	O/U
J.Greaves	Dec 31, 2025	CLB 2 - NJ 3	L	3	33	.909	-	L -122	u6.5
J.Greaves	Dec 29, 2025	OTT 1 - CLB 4	W	1	28	.964	-	W +177	u5.5
J.Greaves	Dec 28, 2025	CLB 4 - NYI 2	W	2	26	.923	-	W -142	u6.5
J.Greaves	Dec 22, 2025	LA 1 - CLB 3	W	1	24	.958	-	W +136	u6.0
E.Merzlikins	Dec 20, 2025	ANA 4 - CLB 3	L	4	28	.857	-	L +104	o6.5

BUF vs CLBStats

Offense vs Defense

BUFBuffalo Offense
CLBColumbus Offense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE	Stat	DEFENSE
3.18	Total	3.36
0.82	1st Period	0.64
1.26	2nd Period	1.13
0.95	3rd Period	1.44
0.08	OT	0.13

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE	Stat	DEFENSE
28.62	Total	30.67
5.72	1st Period	5.33
6.69	2nd Period	6.51
4.59	3rd Period	6.69
0.31	OT	0.59

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING	Stat	SAVE PCT.
0.11	Total	0.89
0.14	1st Period	0.88
0.19	2nd Period	0.83
0.21	3rd Period	0.79
0.25	OT	0.78

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY	Stat	PENALTY KILL
22 - 117	G/Att vs. GA/Att	27 - 108
18.80	PP % vs. PK %	75.00

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Buffalo Goaltenders
Name	S	SV	SV%	WL
Colten Ellis	228	204	0.895	4-3-0
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	321	290	0.903	7-5-1
Alex Lyon	577	523	0.906	10-6-3

Sabres vs Blue Jackets Game Overview

BUF vs CLBRecords

BUF vs CLBRecords

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Record Last 10

Next 3 Games

Record Last 10

Next 3 Games

BUF vs CLB Preview

BUF vs CLBInjury report

Buffalo's Injuries

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Columbus's Injuries

Columbus Starters Last Game

GoaltendersLast 5

BUF vs CLBStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Shots

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Goaltenders

Betting Terminology

Betting Terminology

Betting Terminology

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