NHL MATCHUP REPORT

April 9, 2026, 7:00 | KeyBank Center

Columbus Blue Jackets (38-27-12) VS Buffalo Sabres (46-23-8)

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CLB
NAME
BUF
3.13
OFFENSE
3.45
3.09
DEFENSE
3.00
19.46
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGES
20.78
76.30
PENALTY KILLS PERCENTAGES
82.08
29.04
SHOTS FOR
28.21
28.95
SHOTS AGAINST
29.23
0.04
DIFFERENTIAL
0.45

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord MoneyOffense DefenseFave DogO/U
Columbus 38-27-12 $-352 3.13 3.09 22-11 13-27 35-40-2
Buffalo 46-23-8 $1246 3.45 3.00 24-14 19-14 36-38-3

TEAM RECORDS

Columbus Blue Jackets

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 38-27-12 20-11-8 18-16-4 22-11-6 13-27-5 35-40-2
Last 10 3-6-1 2-3-1 1-3 3-4-1 0-3 4-6
vs Div 11-10-4 4-4-4 7-6 7-2-3 4-8-1 10-14-1
vs WEST 16-13-3 9-5-2 7-8-1 9-3-1 5-10-2 15-16-1
vs EAST 22-14-9 11-6-6 11-8-3 13-2-5 8-12-3 20-24-1

Buffalo Sabres

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 46-23-8 24-10-4 22-13-4 24-14-5 19-14-3 36-38-3
Last 10 5-3-2 2-1-1 3-2-1 4-4-2 1-1 5-5
vs Div 15-6-4 8-3-1 7-3-3 3-3-2 11-3-2 14-9-2
vs WEST 20-7-3 10-3-2 10-4-1 14-2-2 6-4-1 12-17-1
vs EAST 26-16-5 14-7-2 12-9-3 10-7-3 13-7-2 24-21-2

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 3.20 17 3.09 15
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 3.07 17 2.89 12
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill 22.97 10 82.28 10
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 3.42 7 3.16 19
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 3.61 5 3.24 17
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill 22.22 10 81.11 15

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord O/UAVG ShotsPower Play Goals Power Play PercentagePenalty Kill Percentage Power Play Chances
Columbus 6-3-1 4-5 3.90 30.50 6.00 40.00 91.30 15.00
Buffalo 4-5-1 4-5 3.00 34.10 2.00 8.70 60.00 23.00

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away ShotsHome Shots Away Power Play Goals Home Power Play Goals Away Power Plays Home Power Plays Away PP%Home PP% Away PK%Home PK%
Jan 3, 2026 BUF 1 CLB 5 -110 6.5 U 33 35 0 0 5 1 0 0 100 100
Oct 28, 2025 CLB 4 BUF 3 -115 6.5 O 39 38 1 0 1 2 100 0 100 0
Apr 10, 2025 BUF 2 CLB 3 -135 6.5 U 41 30 0 1 1 1 0 100 0 100
Feb 4, 2025 CLB 2 BUF 3 -170 6 U 29 21 0 0 1 1 0 0 100 100
Oct 17, 2024 BUF 4 CLB 6 120 6.5 O 24 25 0 1 2 3 0 33.3 66.7 100
Feb 23, 2024 BUF 2 CLB 1 140 6.5 U 37 26 0 1 4 3 0 33.3 66.7 100
Dec 30, 2023 CLB 2 BUF 3 -200 7 U 20 42 0 0 1 1 0 0 100 100
Dec 19, 2023 CLB 9 BUF 4 -190 6.5 O 34 29 1 1 2 3 50 33.3 66.7 50
Apr 14, 2023 BUF 5 CLB 2 160 7 P 35 31 0 0 1 1 0 0 100 100
Feb 28, 2023 CLB 5 BUF 3 -200 6.5 O 36 41 1 1 1 3 100 33.3 66.7 0

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Buffalo Sabres

Columbus Blue Jackets

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Columbus Blue Jackets

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Apr 4, 2026 WPG 1-2 L -145 16 25 0/1 1/1 Connor Hellebuyck H
Apr 2, 2026 CAR 1-5 L 160 10 21 0/3 1/2 Frederik Andersen A
Mar 31, 2026 CAR 2-5 L 110 25 33 0/3 2/5 Brandon Bussi H
Mar 29, 2026 BOS 3-4 L -160 25 39 1/2 2/4 Jeremy Swayman H
Mar 28, 2026 SJ 2-3 L -190 24 36 0/1 1/2 Alex Nedeljkovic H

Buffalo Sabres

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Apr 4, 2026 WAS 2-6 L -115 39 28 0/5 2/2 Logan Thompson A
Apr 2, 2026 OTT 1-4 L 100 22 24 0/2 2/2 Linus Ullmark A
Mar 31, 2026 NYI 4-3 W -170 33 28 2/4 2/3 Ilya Sorokin H
Mar 28, 2026 SEA 3-2 W -190 36 34 1/3 4/4 Philipp Grubauer H
Mar 27, 2026 DET 2-5 L -140 30 20 0/3 4/6 John Gibson H