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BUF @ CBJ

Thursday, October 1, 2026 · 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.

Buffalo Sabres
4-4-2 · Away
3 – 6
FINAL
Columbus Blue Jackets
3-5-0 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
BUF -115 · CBJ -105
Puck Line
BUF +1.5 (-300) · CBJ -1.5 (+200)
Total
O 6.5 (+105) · U (-130)

Graded: total 9 → OVER W · CBJ -1.5 W

Betting Trends Season = '25-26 (fewer than 5 games this season)
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 6.5
 BUFo6.5 46%
38-44
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
44%
18-23
33%
1-2
47%
38-43
CBJo6.5 45%
37-45
40%
2-3
40%
4-6
46%
19-22
33%
1-2
47%
38-43
Puck Line
cover %
 BUF+1.5 76%
62-20
100%
5-0
70%
7-3
71%
29-12
67%
2-1
+9.75u
46-35
CBJ-1.5 27%
22-60
20%
1-4
10%
1-9
29%
12-29
33%
1-2
-12.70u
39-42
Moneyline
win %
 BUF fav -115 61%
50-32
80%
4-1
60%
6-4
59%
24-17
33%
1-2
+2.91u
26-15
CBJ dog -105 49%
40-42
40%
2-3
20%
2-8
49%
20-21
67%
2-1
-5.45u
19-28
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 1.5 (DraftKings)
 DK 1.5 o-130/u+100 FD 1.5 o-132/u+104 BUF 57%
47-35
80%
4-1
60%
6-4
61%
25-16
33%
1-2
57%
47-35
 1.96 1.02 / 0.94
CBJ 56%
46-36
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
56%
23-18
33%
1-2
56%
46-36
 1.78 1.01 / 0.77
2nd Period
over 1.5 (DraftKings)
 DK 1.5 o-160/u+124 FD 1.5 o-168/u+132 BUF 66%
54-28
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
66%
27-14
33%
1-2
52%
43-39
 2.04 1.16 / 0.88
CBJ 56%
46-36
60%
3-2
40%
4-6
54%
22-19
33%
1-2
44%
36-46
 1.96 1.05 / 0.91
3rd Period
over 2.5 (DraftKings)
 DK 2.5 o+140/u-180 FD 2.5 o+146/u-190 BUF 40%
33-49
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
39%
16-25
33%
1-2
46%
36-43
 2.24 1.23 / 1.01
CBJ 39%
32-50
20%
1-4
30%
3-7
39%
16-25
33%
1-2
39%
32-50
 2.13 0.88 / 1.26
Team Comparison '26-27
BUFCBJ
Record (W-L-OTL)4-4-23-5-0
Points %50.0%37.5%
Goals for / game2.802.50
Goals against / game3.703.63
Shots for / game26.927.6
Shots against / game25.727.5
Power play %11.1%8.7%
Penalty kill %66.7%70.0%
Faceoff %47.2%54.9%
1st period GF / GA0.80 / 1.501.13 / 0.63
2nd period GF / GA0.70 / 1.600.38 / 1.88
3rd period GF / GA1.10 / 0.400.75 / 1.13
Avg game total6.506.13
Starting Goalies from the box score
17 saves on 22 shots · 5 GA · L
23 saves on 26 shots · 3 GA · W
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
BUF1200260/5
CBJ3120232/3
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
BUFPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Rasmus Dahlin G 0.5
o+325
 21% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Sam Carrick G 0.5
o+800
 11% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Tage Thompson G 0.5
o+140
 43% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Josh Norris G 0.5
o+275
 25% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Peyton Krebs G 0.5
o+600
 15% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Jack Quinn G 0.5
o+225
 20% 30% 33%1/3 1 O
Jiri Kulich G 0.5
o+400
 25% 30% 0%0/1 0 U
Ryan McLeod G 0.5
o+375
 16% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Matthew Knies G 0.5
o+250
 24% 20% 0%0/2 2 O
Zach Benson G 0.5
o+230
 19% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Valeri Nichushkin G 0.5
o+275
 17% 10% 50%1/2 0 U
Ryan Lomberg G 0.5
o+525
 7% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Beck Malenstyn G 0.5
o+800
 9% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Mattias Samuelsson G 0.5
o+650
 14% 10% 0%0/3 1 O
Louis Crevier G 0.5
o+900
 8% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Josh Doan G 0.5
o+195
 24% 10% 100%3/3 0 U
Noah Ostlund G 0.5
o+325
 15% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Matt Grzelcyk G 0.5
o+1500
 0% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Carson Soucy G 0.5
o+850
 7% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Emil Andrae G 0.5
o+900
 3% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Owen Power G 0.5
o+800
 10% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Zach Metsa G 0.5
o+1300
 5% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Konsta Helenius G 0.5
o+375
 11% — — 1 O
Josh Norris PTS 0.5
o+110 / u-145
 61% 70% 100%2/2 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin PTS 0.5
o-180 / u+115
 62% 70% 33%1/3 0 U
Tage Thompson PTS 0.5
o-200 / u+150
 67% 60% 0%0/3 0 U
Zach Benson PTS 0.5
o-105 / u-125
 51% 60% 33%1/3 1 O
Valeri Nichushkin PTS 0.5
o-105 / u-135
 50% 50% 50%1/2 1 O
Noah Ostlund PTS 0.5
o+150 / u-200
 38% 50% 0%0/2 2 O
Jack Quinn PTS 0.5
o-125 / u-105
 45% 40% 33%1/3 1 O
Josh Doan PTS 0.5
o-110 / u-125
 48% 40% 100%3/3 0 U
Ryan McLeod PTS 0.5
o+140 / u-190
 51% 30% 33%1/3 1 O
Matthew Knies PTS 0.5
o+100 / u-130
 51% 30% 100%2/2 3 O
Owen Power PTS 0.5
o+180 / u-250
 32% 20% 33%1/3 2 O
Zach Benson A 0.5
o+190 / u-260
 37% 50% 33%1/3 1 O
Valeri Nichushkin A 0.5
o+250 / u-375
 35% 40% 0%0/2 1 O
Tage Thompson A 0.5
o+120 / u-160
 40% 40% 0%0/3 0 U
Josh Norris A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 41% 40% 100%2/2 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin A 0.5
o-120 / u-110
 52% 40% 0%0/3 0 U
Noah Ostlund A 0.5
o+300 / u-425
 23% 40% 0%0/2 2 O
Josh Doan A 0.5
o+225 / u-325
 28% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Ryan McLeod A 0.5
o+250 / u-350
 41% 20% 0%0/3 1 O
Jack Quinn A 0.5
o+160 / u-220
 33% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Owen Power A 0.5
o+240 / u-325
 25% 20% 33%1/3 2 O
Matthew Knies A 0.5
o+200 / u-275
 39% 20% 100%2/2 1 O
Jack Quinn SOG 2.5
o-135 / u+100
 35% 70% 67%2/3 4 O
Josh Norris SOG 1.5
o-125 / u-110
 55% 60% 50%1/2 1 U
Zach Benson SOG 1.5
o-175 / u+130
 52% 60% 33%1/3 1 U
Valeri Nichushkin SOG 1.5
o-180 / u+135
 57% 50% 50%1/2 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin SOG 2.5
o-160 / u-110
 48% 50% 67%2/3 4 O
Tage Thompson SOG 3.5
o+100 / u-160
 46% 40% 67%2/3 4 O
Noah Ostlund SOG 1.5
o+105 / u-140
 28% 40% 50%1/2 3 O
Louis Crevier SOG 1.5
o+180 / u-240
 41% 20% 100%2/2 1 U
Matthew Knies SOG 1.5
o-165 / u+125
 46% 20% 50%1/2 4 O
Josh Doan SOG 2.5
o+120 / u-160
 38% 10% 67%2/3 3 O
Konsta Helenius SOG 1.5
o-105 / u-125
 56% — — 2 O
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen SV 26.5
o-105 / u-130
 44% 30% 100%1/1 17 U
CBJPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Mathieu Olivier G 0.5
o+400
 20% 30% 50%1/2 1 O
Adam Fantilli G 0.5
o+195
 26% 30% 0%0/3 1 O
Charlie Coyle G 0.5
o+300
 20% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Denton Mateychuk G 0.5
o+700
 17% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Sean Monahan G 0.5
o+350
 15% 10% 0%0/2 1 O
Danton Heinen G 0.5
o+550
 13% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Zach Werenski G 0.5
o+300
 27% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Cole Sillinger G 0.5
o+425
 9% 10% 33%1/3 1 O
Erik Gudbranson G 0.5
o+800
 3% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Conor Garland G 0.5
o+350
 14% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Jake Christiansen G 0.5
o+1000
 0% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Dmitri Voronkov G 0.5
o+375
 25% 0% 50%1/2 0 U
Kent Johnson G 0.5
o+325
 9% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Luca Del Bel Belluz G 0.5
o+525
 0% 0% — DNP
Adam Fantilli PTS 0.5
o-140 / u+105
 54% 50% 0%0/3 1 O
Zach Werenski PTS 0.5
o-160 / u+120
 64% 30% 67%2/3 2 O
Denton Mateychuk PTS 0.5
o+160 / u-220
 36% 30% 33%1/3 1 O
Charlie Coyle PTS 0.5
o+115 / u-150
 43% 20% 0%0/3 3 O
Sean Monahan PTS 0.5
o+145 / u-200
 39% 10% 50%1/2 1 O
Conor Garland PTS 0.5
o+150 / u-210
 34% 10% 50%1/2 0 U
Kent Johnson PTS 0.5
o+120 / u-160
 24% 10% 0%0/3 1 O
Zach Werenski A 0.5
o-105 / u-130
 55% 30% 67%2/3 2 O
Adam Fantilli A 0.5
o+160 / u-210
 38% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Conor Garland A 0.5
o+275 / u-425
 23% 10% 50%1/2 0 U
Kent Johnson A 0.5
o+210 / u-325
 18% 10% 0%0/3 1 O
Denton Mateychuk A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 21% 10% 33%1/3 1 O
Charlie Coyle A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 32% 0% 0%0/3 3 O
Sean Monahan A 0.5
o+275 / u-400
 23% 0% 50%1/2 0 U
Mathieu Olivier SOG 1.5
o+120 / u-155
 48% 60% 50%1/2 3 O
Adam Fantilli SOG 2.5
o-125 / u-110
 54% 50% 67%2/3 2 U
Charlie Coyle SOG 1.5
o-125 / u-105
 46% 40% 67%2/3 0 U
Zach Werenski SOG 3.5
o+100 / u-135
 47% 40% 100%3/3 3 U
Conor Garland SOG 1.5
o-130 / u-120
 58% 40% 100%2/2 0 U
Sean Monahan SOG 1.5
o+100 / u-135
 45% 30% 50%1/2 1 U
Kent Johnson SOG 1.5
o-155 / u+120
 51% 30% 67%2/3 1 U
Denton Mateychuk SOG 1.5
o+105 / u-140
 37% 30% 33%1/3 2 O
Jet Greaves SV 26.5
o-105 / u-125
 40% 30% 67%2/3 23 U

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Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Apr 9, 2026 at BUF CBJ 0–5 0–10–00–4 5 6.5 U BUF
Jan 3, 2026 at CBJ CBJ 5–1 3–11–01–0 6 6.5 U CBJ
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