Buffalo Sabres vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction 4/10/25 NHL Picks

The Buffalo Sabres and Columbus Blue Jackets meet on Thursday in NHL action at the Nationwide Arena. Here’s a Buffalo Sabres vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction. This article will include a Buffalo Sabres vs Columbus Blue Jackets Pick.

Buffalo Sabres Betting Preview 

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Bruins and Hurricanes, and they play the Panthers, Lightning, and Maple Leafs next. The Sabres are riding a five-game winning streak. 

The Buffalo Sabres are averaging 3.27 goals per game and are scoring 18.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Tage Thompson leads Buffalo with 44 goals, Rasmus Dahlin has 47 assists, and Alex Tuch has 183 shots on goal. Defensively, the Buffalo Sabres are allowing 3.47 goals per game and are killing 76.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Devon Levi has given up 33 goals on 258 shots faced, while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has allowed 164 goals on 1,425 shots.

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Preview 

The Columbus Blue Jackets lost to Maple Leafs, split with the Senators, and play the Capitals, Flyers, and Islanders next. The Blue Jackets have lost 10 of their last 14 games. 

The Columbus Blue Jackets are averaging 3.17 goals per game and are scoring 19.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Marchenko leads Columbus with 31 goals, Zach Werenski has 55 assists, and Adam Fantilli has 178 shots on goal. Defensively, the Columbus Blue Jackets are allowing 3.42 goals per game and are killing 76 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Daniil Tarasov has allowed 65 goals on 544 shots faced, and Elvis Merzlikins has given up 168 goals on 1,557 shots.

Why the Columbus Blue Jackets will win

• The Blue Jackets have won eight of their last nine home games against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Sabres have lost six of their last eight road games following a win.
• The Sabres have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five road games following a home win.
• The Blue Jackets have covered the puck line in six of their last seven home games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Sabres have lost the first period in each of their last four road games following a home win.

Why the Buffalo Sabres will win

• The Sabres have won each of their last four games as underdogs.
• The Blue Jackets have lost five of their last six games as home favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Blue Jackets have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games as home favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Sabres have covered the puck line in each of their last six night games.
• The Blue Jackets have lost the first period in five of their last six games against Eastern Conference opponents.

Buffalo Sabres vs Columbus Blue Jackets Injury Report 

The Blue Jackets will be without Owen Sillinger.

The Buffalo Sabres will be without Jordan Greenway and Tyson Kozak. Josh Norris is questionable. 

Buffalo Sabres vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction

The Sabres have won five straight and eight of their last 10 games overall, but it’s too little too late, as they’ve been bounced from the playoff conversation. The Blue Jackets aren’t in much of a better spot, but they’re still mathematically in the postseason conversation, and that provides a motivation edge. The Sabres have lost 22 times on the road, while the Blue Jackets have seen 23 of their 35 wins come at home. Cheap price, I’ll take my chances with the Blue Jackets.