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The story: M. Knies leads CBJ past BUF
THREE STARS · OFFICIAL
Tonight's best.
KEY PLAYERS · HOW THEY DID
The three hottest on each side.
Buffalo Sabres
Columbus Blue Jackets
OUR PICK · HOW IT PLAYED
The model called it.
52%CBJ WIN
✓ HIT
YTD: 55%
CBJ won — the model called it.
BUF 48%CBJ 52%
Why · Top Factors
Tage Thompson 66Top Heat56 Danton Heinen
99Energy100
89Goalie SV%90.5
5Rest Days5
2H2H Wins (L4)2
HEAT IMPACT
Who moved up. Who moved down.
AI Recap
M. Knies leads CBJ past BUF
M. Knies finished with 3 points (2G 1A). Final score: BUF 3–6 CBJ. Power play went BUF 0/5 and CBJ 2/3.
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MARKET ODDS · 22 BOOKMAKERS
What the books say.
Our model: CBJ 52% · Market (Pinnacle): CBJ 48%
◆PinnaclesharpestBUF 1.89 · CBJ 2.01
BUF 52%CBJ 48%
All bookmakers (21)
Unibet fr
BUF 39%CBJ 38%
Betclic fr
BUF 39%CBJ 38%
Winamax fr
BUF 39%CBJ 38%
Winamax de
BUF 40%CBJ 38%
Onexbet
BUF 40%CBJ 37%
Marathonbet
BUF 40%CBJ 37%
Betsson
BUF 51%CBJ 49%
Nordicbet
BUF 51%CBJ 49%
Tipico de
BUF 40%CBJ 37%
Gtbets
BUF 51%CBJ 49%
Codere it
BUF 39%CBJ 38%
Betonlineag
BUF 51%CBJ 49%
Pmu fr
BUF 40%CBJ 37%
Unibet nl
BUF 40%CBJ 36%
Unibet se
BUF 40%CBJ 37%
Leovegas se
BUF 40%CBJ 37%
Mybookieag
BUF 51%CBJ 49%
Coolbet
BUF 39%CBJ 38%
Matchbook
BUF 50%CBJ 50%
Betanysports
BUF 50%CBJ 50%
Everygame
BUF 50%CBJ 50%
Win % removes the bookmaker margin · decimal odds shown beside each book.
BOX SCORE · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Everyone who played.
Sorted by points, then ice time. Heat is each player's form over his last five games.
Buffalo Sabres26 SOG · 21 HIT · 8 BLK · 11 PIM| FORWARDS | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | FO% | TOI | HEAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86Noah OstlundC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 16:42 | 51 |
| 22Jack QuinnR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 20:46 | 47 |
| 94Konsta HeleniusC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 15:09 | – |
| 6Zach BensonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 18:34 | 34 |
| 71Ryan McLeodC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 16:41 | 30 |
| 72Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 19:46 | 50 |
| 91Josh DoanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 19:06 | 27 |
| 9Josh NorrisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 16:19 | – |
| 19Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 14:58 | 0 |
| 20Jiri KulichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8:45 | – |
| 29Beck MalenstynL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 8:11 | 18 |
| 10Sam CarrickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7:43 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | FO% | TOI | HEAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25Owen PowerD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 25:25 | 27 |
| 23Mattias SamuelssonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | 18:21 | – |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 25:58 | – |
| 46Louis CrevierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 16:14 | – |
| 24Matt GrzelcykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 14:27 | – |
| 73Zach MetsaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – | 12:54 | – |
| GOALIES | DEC | SA | GA | SV | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | L | 22 | 5 | 17 | .773 | 59:08 |
Columbus Blue Jackets23 SOG · 25 HIT · 15 BLK · 15 PIM · 2 PPG| FORWARDS | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | FO% | TOI | HEAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89Matthew KniesLGWG | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 16:06 | – |
| 3Charlie CoyleC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 19:04 | 42 |
| 19Adam FantilliC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 17:28 | 34 |
| 23Sean MonahanC1 PPG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 15:31 | 22 |
| 4Cole SillingerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 15:21 | – |
| 24Mathieu OlivierR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | – | 14:32 | – |
| 43Valeri NichushkinR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 15:45 | – |
| 91Kent JohnsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 14:53 | 28 |
| 10Dmitri VoronkovL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 10:44 | 19 |
| 58Danton HeinenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 12:11 | 43 |
| 83Conor GarlandR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 12:09 | 0 |
| 94Ryan LombergL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 9:21 | – |
| DEFENSE | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | FO% | TOI | HEAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8Zach WerenskiD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 28:46 | 18 |
| 5Denton MateychukD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 27:28 | 8 |
| 36Emil AndraeD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 15:37 | – |
| 7Carson SoucyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 20:15 | – |
| 44Erik GudbransonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 17:44 | 0 |
| 2Jake ChristiansenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 7:05 | 23 |
| GOALIES | DEC | SA | GA | SV | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73Jet Greaves | W | 26 | 3 | 23 | .885 | 60:00 |