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CBJ @ BUF

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 · 6:00 PM CT

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's most recent starter as the probable starter (confirmed starters are not published in advance). Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

Columbus Blue Jackets
40-33-9 · Away
2 – 3
FINAL
Buffalo Sabres
36-39-7 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
CBJ +140 · BUF -170
Puck Line
CBJ +1.5 (-175) · BUF -1.5 (+135)
Total
O 6.5 (+100) · U (-120)

Graded: total 5 → OVER L · BUF -1.5 L

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 6.5
 CBJo6.5 59%
31-22
40%
2-3
20%
2-8
46%
13-15
50%
2-2
61%
31-20-1
BUFo6.5 54%
28-24
80%
4-1
70%
7-3
67%
18-9
50%
2-2
64%
28-16-7
Puck Line
cover %
 CBJ+1.5 68%
36-17
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
50%
14-14
100%
4-0
+1.88u
31-21
BUF-1.5 25%
13-39
20%
1-4
20%
2-8
26%
7-20
0%
0-4
-4.83u
27-24
Moneyline
win %
 CBJ dog +140 49%
26-27
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
32%
9-19
50%
2-2
+12.92u
23-22
BUF fav -170 40%
21-31
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
44%
12-15
50%
2-2
-2.63u
8-8
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown (closing)
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 0.5
 DK 1.5 o-145/u+114 FD 1.5 o-136/u+108 CBJ 83%
44-9
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
79%
22-6
100%
4-0
59%
31-22
 1.74 1.04 / 0.70
BUF 89%
46-6
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
93%
25-2
100%
4-0
64%
33-19
 1.88 1.13 / 0.75
2nd Period
over 0.5
 DK 1.5 o-200/u+154 FD 1.5 o-190/u+148 CBJ 89%
47-6
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
93%
26-2
75%
3-1
55%
29-24
 2.28 1.02 / 1.26
BUF 90%
47-5
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
93%
25-2
75%
3-1
65%
34-18
 2.23 0.98 / 1.25
3rd Period
over 0.5
 FD 2.5 o+140/u-180 CBJ 94%
50-3
80%
4-1
70%
7-3
89%
25-3
100%
4-0
47%
22-25
 2.36 1.13 / 1.23
BUF 89%
46-6
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
93%
25-2
100%
4-0
48%
21-23
 2.27 0.96 / 1.31
Team Comparison '24-25
CBJBUF
Record (W-L-OTL)40-33-936-39-7
Points %54.3%48.2%
Goals for / game3.333.28
Goals against / game3.273.52
Shots for / game29.027.8
Shots against / game29.928.9
Power play %19.5%18.8%
Penalty kill %77.0%76.3%
Faceoff %47.6%47.7%
1st period GF / GA0.93 / 0.841.12 / 0.83
2nd period GF / GA1.21 / 1.221.02 / 1.30
3rd period GF / GA1.07 / 1.101.05 / 1.30
Avg game total6.606.80
Starting Goalies from the box score
18 saves on 21 shots · 3 GA · L
27 saves on 29 shots · 2 GA · W
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
CBJ0110290/1
BUF1200210/1
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
CBJPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Kent Johnson G 0.5
o+240
 33% 40% 25%1/4 1 O
James van Riemsdyk G 0.5
o+425
 17% 30% 0%0/4 0 U
Cole Sillinger G 0.5
o+240
 19% 30% 25%1/4 0 U
Adam Fantilli G 0.5
o+195
 23% 30% 100%3/3 0 U
Dmitri Voronkov G 0.5
o+185
 34% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Ivan Provorov G 0.5
o+550
 8% 10% 0%0/4 1 O
Jordan Harris G 0.5
o+1750
 4% 10% 0%0/4 0 U
Luca Del Bel Belluz G 0.5
o+400
 17% 10% — 0 U
Denton Mateychuk G 0.5
o+900
 6% 10% — 0 U
Jack Johnson G 0.5
o+2250
 0% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Sean Kuraly G 0.5
o+750
 8% 0% 33%1/3 0 U
Damon Severson G 0.5
o+900
 12% 0% 67%2/3 0 U
Kevin Labanc G 0.5
o+650
 6% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Mathieu Olivier G 0.5
o+550
 17% 0% 50%1/2 0 U
Justin Danforth G 0.5
o+600
 9% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
Zachary Aston-Reese G 0.5
o+650
 8% 0% 100%1/1 0 U
Jake Christiansen G 0.5
o+1400
 2% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Mikael Pyyhtia G 0.5
o+750
 9% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Kent Johnson PTS 0.5
o-125 / u-105
 69% 80% 50%2/4 1 O
Adam Fantilli PTS 0.5
o-140 / u+105
 47% 70% 100%3/3 0 U
Dmitri Voronkov PTS 0.5
o-140 / u+105
 57% 50% 67%2/3 0 U
Cole Sillinger PTS 0.5
o+100 / u-130
 44% 50% 75%3/4 0 U
Ivan Provorov PTS 0.5
o+115 / u-155
 38% 30% 75%3/4 2 O
Kent Johnson A 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 46% 60% 50%2/4 0 U
Adam Fantilli A 0.5
o+150 / u-200
 28% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Dmitri Voronkov A 0.5
o+165 / u-225
 32% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Ivan Provorov A 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 30% 20% 75%3/4 1 O
Cole Sillinger A 0.5
o+200 / u-275
 29% 20% 75%3/4 0 U
Dmitri Voronkov SOG 2.5
o+120 / u-160
 32% 50% 33%1/3 2 U
Kent Johnson SOG 1.5
o-140 / u+105
 51% 50% 0%0/4 4 O
Adam Fantilli SOG 2.5
o-110 / u-120
 34% 50% 33%1/3 3 O
Cole Sillinger SOG 1.5
o-190 / u+140
 63% 40% 25%1/4 2 O
Elvis Merzlikins SV 26.5
o-105 / u-125
 41% 50% — 18 U
BUFPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Ryan McLeod G 0.5
o+375
 20% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Jason Zucker G 0.5
o+210
 30% 30% 0%0/4 0 U
JJ Peterka G 0.5
o+170
 22% 30% 25%1/4 0 U
Jiri Kulich G 0.5
o+230
 24% 30% 100%1/1 0 U
Alex Tuch G 0.5
o+180
 25% 20% 0%0/4 2 O
Jack Quinn G 0.5
o+300
 16% 20% 50%1/2 0 U
Zach Benson G 0.5
o+350
 20% 20% 0%0/4 0 U
Sam Lafferty G 0.5
o+750
 5% 10% 0%0/3 DNP
Dylan Cozens G 0.5
o+225
 19% 10% 25%1/4 0 U
Owen Power G 0.5
o+525
 12% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Connor Clifton G 0.5
o+1400
 0% 0% 25%1/4 0 U
Beck Malenstyn G 0.5
o+700
 8% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
Henri Jokiharju G 0.5
o+1200
 3% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
Jacob Bryson G 0.5
o+2000
 0% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin G 0.5
o+425
 14% 0% 25%1/4 0 U
Peyton Krebs G 0.5
o+475
 8% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
Bowen Byram G 0.5
o+700
 8% 0% 0%0/1 1 O
Isak Rosen G 0.5
o+475
 0% — — 0 U
Alex Tuch PTS 0.5
o-135 / u+105
 54% 60% 25%1/4 3 O
Rasmus Dahlin PTS 0.5
o-150 / u+110
 59% 60% 50%2/4 1 O
JJ Peterka PTS 0.5
o-165 / u+125
 58% 60% 50%2/4 0 U
Owen Power PTS 0.5
o+125 / u-165
 42% 60% 67%2/3 0 U
Jason Zucker PTS 0.5
o-120 / u-110
 56% 50% 25%1/4 2 O
Dylan Cozens PTS 0.5
o-105 / u-125
 40% 40% 75%3/4 0 U
Jack Quinn PTS 0.5
o+125 / u-165
 31% 40% 50%1/2 0 U
Jiri Kulich PTS 0.5
o+110 / u-145
 29% 40% 100%1/1 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin A 0.5
o-105 / u-125
 52% 60% 50%2/4 1 O
JJ Peterka A 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 46% 50% 25%1/4 0 U
Owen Power A 0.5
o+175 / u-240
 35% 50% 33%1/3 0 U
Alex Tuch A 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 37% 40% 25%1/4 1 O
Jason Zucker A 0.5
o+180 / u-250
 36% 30% 25%1/4 2 O
Dylan Cozens A 0.5
o+195 / u-275
 27% 30% 75%3/4 0 U
Jack Quinn A 0.5
o+240 / u-350
 20% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Jiri Kulich A 0.5
o+240 / u-350
 11% 20% 0%0/1 0 U
Owen Power SOG 1.5
o-160 / u+120
 56% 70% 67%2/3 3 O
JJ Peterka SOG 2.5
o-105 / u-130
 42% 60% 100%4/4 2 U
Alex Tuch SOG 2.5
o+115 / u-155
 37% 50% 0%0/4 5 O
Jack Quinn SOG 1.5
o-145 / u+110
 51% 50% 50%1/2 2 O
Dylan Cozens SOG 2.5
o+115 / u-155
 37% 40% 75%3/4 0 U
Jason Zucker SOG 2.5
o+145 / u-195
 28% 30% 50%2/4 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin SOG 2.5
o+110 / u-145
 50% 30% 75%3/4 1 U
Jiri Kulich SOG 2.5
o+140 / u-185
 24% 30% 100%1/1 2 U
James Reimer SV 23.5
o-115 / u-115
 75% 80% 50%1/2 27 O

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Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Oct 17, 2024 at CBJ BUF 4–6 0–23–21–2 10 6.5 O CBJ
Feb 23, 2024 at CBJ BUF 2–1 1–10–01–0 3 — BUF
Dec 30, 2023 at BUF BUF 3–2 OT 0–11–11–0 5 — BUF
Dec 19, 2023 at BUF BUF 4–9 1–31–42–2 13 — CBJ
Apr 14, 2023 at CBJ BUF 5–2 0–13–12–0 7 — BUF
Feb 28, 2023 at BUF BUF 3–5 1–20–22–1 8 — CBJ
Dec 7, 2022 at CBJ BUF 9–4 6–03–20–2 13 — BUF
Feb 20, 2022 at CBJ BUF 3–7 2–21–30–2 10 — CBJ
Feb 10, 2022 at BUF BUF 3–4 OT 0–12–01–2 7 — CBJ
Nov 22, 2021 at BUF BUF 4–7 2–22–30–2 11 — CBJ