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BUF @ CBJ

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 2:00 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.

Buffalo Sabres
50-23-9 · Away
1 – 5
FINAL
Columbus Blue Jackets
40-30-12 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
BUF -110 · CBJ -110
Puck Line
BUF +1.5 (-300) · CBJ -1.5 (+200)
Total
O 6.5 (+100) · U (-120)

Graded: total 6 → OVER L · CBJ -1.5 W

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 6.5
 BUFo6.5 41%
16-23
0%
0-5
20%
2-8
45%
9-11
50%
2-2
44%
17-22
CBJo6.5 46%
18-21
20%
1-4
40%
4-6
44%
8-10
50%
2-2
51%
20-19
Puck Line
cover %
 BUF+1.5 64%
25-14
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
55%
11-9
75%
3-1
-0.04u
20-19
CBJ-1.5 18%
7-32
60%
3-2
30%
3-7
11%
2-16
25%
1-3
-6.80u
20-19
Moneyline
win %
 BUF dog -110 54%
21-18
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
45%
9-11
25%
1-3
+2.75u
11-12
CBJ dog -110 44%
17-22
60%
3-2
40%
4-6
44%
8-10
75%
3-1
-8.65u
8-19
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 2.5
 DK 1.5 o-140/u+110 FD 1.5 o-144/u+114 BUF 21%
8-31
20%
1-4
10%
1-9
20%
4-16
25%
1-3
54%
21-18
 1.87 0.82 / 1.05
CBJ 15%
6-33
20%
1-4
20%
2-8
11%
2-16
25%
1-3
41%
16-23
 1.44 0.79 / 0.64
2nd Period
over 2.5
 DK 1.5 o-188/u+145 FD 1.5 o-180/u+140 BUF 28%
11-28
20%
1-4
30%
3-7
20%
4-16
75%
3-1
56%
22-17
 2.13 1.26 / 0.87
CBJ 36%
14-25
0%
0-5
30%
3-7
44%
8-10
75%
3-1
46%
18-21
 2.26 1.13 / 1.13
3rd Period
over 2.5
 FD 2.5 o+158/u-205 BUF 31%
12-27
0%
0-5
20%
2-8
30%
6-14
25%
1-3
37%
14-24
 2.03 0.95 / 1.08
CBJ 49%
19-20
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
44%
8-10
25%
1-3
49%
19-20
 2.36 0.92 / 1.44
Team Comparison '25-26
BUFCBJ
Record (W-L-OTL)50-23-940-30-12
Points %66.5%56.1%
Goals for / game3.513.09
Goals against / game2.943.09
Shots for / game28.129.4
Shots against / game29.128.8
Power play %19.5%18.9%
Penalty kill %81.9%76.0%
Faceoff %45.9%50.6%
1st period GF / GA1.02 / 0.941.01 / 0.77
2nd period GF / GA1.16 / 0.881.05 / 0.91
3rd period GF / GA1.23 / 1.010.88 / 1.26
Avg game total6.456.17
Starting Goalies from the box score
30 saves on 34 shots · 4 GA · L
32 saves on 33 shots · 1 GA · W
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
BUF1000330/5
CBJ3110350/1
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
BUFPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Tage Thompson G 0.5
o+135
 46% 60% 0%0/3 0 U
Noah Ostlund G 0.5
o+400
 21% 40% 0%0/2 0 U
Zach Benson G 0.5
o+300
 15% 40% 0%0/4 0 U
Alex Tuch G 0.5
o+220
 32% 30% 25%1/4 0 U
Josh Norris G 0.5
o+250
 31% 30% — 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin G 0.5
o+400
 11% 30% 25%1/4 0 U
Peyton Krebs G 0.5
o+425
 8% 30% 0%0/4 0 U
Ryan McLeod G 0.5
o+375
 15% 20% 50%2/4 0 U
Bowen Byram G 0.5
o+600
 21% 20% 25%1/4 0 U
Josh Doan G 0.5
o+250
 21% 20% 33%1/3 1 O
Danton Heinen G 0.5
o+550
 8% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Mattias Samuelsson G 0.5
o+900
 14% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Jack Quinn G 0.5
o+350
 15% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Jordan Greenway G 0.5
o+700
 4% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Beck Malenstyn G 0.5
o+700
 8% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
Jacob Bryson G 0.5
o+2500
 4% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Josh Dunne G 0.5
o+750
 4% 0% 100%1/1 0 U
Owen Power G 0.5
o+650
 8% 0% 25%1/4 0 U
Zach Metsa G 0.5
o+2250
 0% 0% — 0 U
Tage Thompson PTS 0.5
o-185 / u+135
 62% 80% 33%1/3 0 U
Ryan McLeod PTS 0.5
o+120 / u-160
 46% 80% 75%3/4 0 U
Alex Tuch PTS 0.5
o-110 / u-120
 61% 70% 50%2/4 0 U
Josh Norris PTS 0.5
o-115 / u-115
 69% 70% — 1 O
Rasmus Dahlin PTS 0.5
o-145 / u+110
 54% 60% 75%3/4 0 U
Jack Quinn PTS 0.5
o+130 / u-175
 41% 60% 0%0/3 0 U
Zach Benson PTS 0.5
o+105 / u-140
 46% 50% 25%1/4 0 U
Bowen Byram PTS 0.5
o+150 / u-200
 41% 40% 50%2/4 0 U
Josh Doan PTS 0.5
o-105 / u-125
 46% 40% 67%2/3 1 O
Owen Power PTS 0.5
o+175 / u-240
 29% 30% 25%1/4 1 O
Ryan McLeod A 0.5
o+190 / u-260
 33% 60% 25%1/4 0 U
Tage Thompson A 0.5
o+145 / u-195
 36% 50% 33%1/3 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin A 0.5
o-105 / u-125
 51% 50% 75%3/4 0 U
Jack Quinn A 0.5
o+230 / u-325
 33% 50% 0%0/3 0 U
Alex Tuch A 0.5
o+190 / u-260
 40% 40% 50%2/4 0 U
Josh Norris A 0.5
o+170 / u-230
 46% 40% — 1 O
Bowen Byram A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 28% 40% 50%2/4 0 U
Josh Doan A 0.5
o+185 / u-250
 31% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Owen Power A 0.5
o+240 / u-350
 21% 30% 0%0/4 1 O
Zach Benson A 0.5
o+190 / u-260
 31% 10% 25%1/4 0 U
Jack Quinn SOG 1.5
o-140 / u+105
 62% 70% 100%3/3 3 O
Tage Thompson SOG 3.5
o+120 / u-160
 51% 60% 33%1/3 4 O
Rasmus Dahlin SOG 2.5
o-110 / u-120
 57% 60% 50%2/4 1 U
Zach Benson SOG 1.5
o-140 / u+105
 54% 60% 50%2/4 3 O
Alex Tuch SOG 2.5
o+115 / u-150
 37% 50% 50%2/4 5 O
Owen Power SOG 1.5
o+100 / u-130
 50% 50% 75%3/4 0 U
Josh Norris SOG 1.5
o-120 / u-110
 54% 40% — 2 O
Josh Doan SOG 2.5
o+130 / u-170
 49% 40% 33%1/3 1 U
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen SV 24.5
o-130 / u-105
 33% 30% — 30 O
CBJPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Mason Marchment G 0.5
o+230
 18% 40% 0%0/1 0 U
Boone Jenner G 0.5
o+275
 24% 30% 50%1/2 0 U
Zach Werenski G 0.5
o+260
 34% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Kirill Marchenko G 0.5
o+150
 29% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Dmitri Voronkov G 0.5
o+250
 31% 30% 0%0/3 1 O
Charlie Coyle G 0.5
o+400
 15% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Damon Severson G 0.5
o+850
 8% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Ivan Provorov G 0.5
o+650
 13% 10% 25%1/4 0 U
Dante Fabbro G 0.5
o+1300
 5% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Mathieu Olivier G 0.5
o+500
 8% 10% 25%1/4 1 O
Cole Sillinger G 0.5
o+375
 8% 10% 0%0/4 1 O
Denton Mateychuk G 0.5
o+600
 18% 10% 0%0/3 1 O
Adam Fantilli G 0.5
o+160
 26% 10% 25%1/4 0 U
Brendan Gaunce G 0.5
o+650
 7% 0% 0%0/1 1 O
Zachary Aston-Reese G 0.5
o+850
 0% 0% 67%2/3 0 U
Jake Christiansen G 0.5
o+1750
 0% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
Kent Johnson G 0.5
o+475
 8% 0% 25%1/4 0 U
Zach Werenski PTS 0.5
o-240 / u+175
 63% 80% 100%3/3 2 O
Mason Marchment PTS 0.5
o-115 / u-115
 41% 60% 0%0/1 0 U
Kirill Marchenko PTS 0.5
o-195 / u+145
 71% 60% 100%3/3 0 U
Charlie Coyle PTS 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 44% 50% 33%1/3 0 U
Boone Jenner PTS 0.5
o+110 / u-145
 44% 50% 50%1/2 1 O
Dmitri Voronkov PTS 0.5
o+110 / u-145
 46% 50% 0%0/3 1 O
Cole Sillinger PTS 0.5
o+150 / u-200
 40% 50% 25%1/4 1 O
Adam Fantilli PTS 0.5
o-150 / u+115
 46% 50% 25%1/4 0 U
Denton Mateychuk PTS 0.5
o+145 / u-195
 42% 40% 0%0/3 2 O
Ivan Provorov PTS 0.5
o+170 / u-230
 33% 30% 50%2/4 1 O
Zach Werenski A 0.5
o-155 / u+115
 54% 70% 100%3/3 2 O
Boone Jenner A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 40% 40% 0%0/2 1 O
Cole Sillinger A 0.5
o+275 / u-400
 37% 40% 25%1/4 0 U
Adam Fantilli A 0.5
o+160 / u-220
 31% 40% 0%0/4 0 U
Charlie Coyle A 0.5
o+220 / u-300
 33% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Kirill Marchenko A 0.5
o+120 / u-160
 46% 30% 100%3/3 0 U
Denton Mateychuk A 0.5
o+195 / u-275
 24% 30% 0%0/3 1 O
Ivan Provorov A 0.5
o+230 / u-325
 21% 20% 50%2/4 1 O
Mason Marchment A 0.5
o+170 / u-230
 27% 20% 0%0/1 0 U
Dmitri Voronkov A 0.5
o+225 / u-325
 26% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Mason Marchment SOG 1.5
o-195 / u+145
 53% 60% 0%0/1 1 U
Kirill Marchenko SOG 2.5
o-150 / u+110
 57% 60% 100%3/3 2 U
Adam Fantilli SOG 2.5
o-130 / u+100
 59% 60% 50%2/4 3 O
Boone Jenner SOG 2.5
o+140 / u-185
 44% 50% 100%2/2 3 O
Zach Werenski SOG 3.5
o+115 / u-150
 60% 50% 33%1/3 5 O
Dmitri Voronkov SOG 1.5
o-120 / u-110
 51% 50% 67%2/3 3 O
Cole Sillinger SOG 1.5
o-105 / u-130
 50% 50% 25%1/4 2 O
Jet Greaves SV 24.5
o-110 / u-120
 56% 40% 100%2/2 32 O

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Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Oct 28, 2025 at BUF CBJ 4–3 OT 1–01–21–1 7 6.5 O CBJ
Apr 10, 2025 at CBJ CBJ 3–2 1–20–02–0 5 6.5 U CBJ
Feb 4, 2025 at BUF CBJ 2–3 0–11–21–0 5 6.5 U BUF
Oct 17, 2024 at CBJ CBJ 6–4 2–02–32–1 10 6.5 O CBJ
Feb 23, 2024 at CBJ CBJ 1–2 1–10–00–1 3 — BUF
Dec 30, 2023 at BUF CBJ 2–3 OT 1–01–10–1 5 — BUF
Dec 19, 2023 at BUF CBJ 9–4 3–14–12–2 13 — CBJ
Apr 14, 2023 at CBJ CBJ 2–5 1–01–30–2 7 — BUF
Feb 28, 2023 at BUF CBJ 5–3 2–12–01–2 8 — CBJ
Dec 7, 2022 at CBJ CBJ 4–9 0–62–32–0 13 — BUF