Buffalo Sabres vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, 4/10/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Buffalo Sabres vs Columbus Blue Jackets
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025
Location: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH
TV: NBC4 WCMH-TV
Odds/Point Spread: Sabres (+102) Blue Jackets (-122)
The Buffalo Sabres (35-36-6) are headed to Nationwide Arena on Thursday where they will try to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets (35-33-9). The moneyline on this matchup has Buffalo at +102 and Columbus is sitting at -122. The over/under is 6.
The Buffalo Sabres were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-0 victory over the Hurricanes in their previous contest . Buffalo earned 6 penalty minutes for this contest. The Sabres offense showed they have some room for improvement in this victory. Additionally, they had 2 chances on the power play but didn't net one. In the matchup, they tallied a score on 3 out of the 18 shots they put on net.
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Buffalo Sabres opponents have earned 231 power play opportunities (5th in the NHL) and have a total of 54 goals in those chances. The Sabres thus far have had 2,216 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .880. Buffalo has tried 2,118 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.9%. While playing at even strength, the Sabres have allowed the opponent to score 213 goals while notching 212 on offense. Buffalo comes into the game with 220 power play chances and they have scored 40 goals out of those attempts, earning them a rate of 18.18%. For the current campaign, they have tallied 76 points and their points percentage is sitting at .494. With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the Buffalo Sabres have notched 252 goals (7th in hockey) on the season and have conceded 267.
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The player between the pipes for this game is James Reimer. The opposition has been able to score 1,373 goals versus Reimer in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.99. Reimer has played in 522 games over the course of his NHL career. His save percentage sits at .910 for his 27,519 mins in the crease. He has amassed an overall mark of 224-185-65 and he has started in 476 games. Over the course of his career, Reimer has 247 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .519. Reimer has seen 15,278 shots against him and has garnered 13,905 total saves.
In their last outing, Columbus played the Senators in a game where the Blue Jackets notched a win by a final score of 5-2. The Blue Jackets recorded 5 goals of the 35 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this game and notched 1 out of those opportunities.
Columbus has attempted 2,243 shots (9th in the NHL) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.88%, while allowing the opposition 2,293 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 75.96% on the other teams 208 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 88.5%. They have a total of 177 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 19.21%. The Blue Jackets have accumulated 210 goals at even strength and 34 goals (27th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have allowed 263 goals to be scored by way of 213 goals at even strength and 50 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this season, the Columbus Blue Jackets have earned 244 goals, 79 points, in addition to a points percentage of .513.
On the other side of the ice you will find Elvis Merzlikins defending the goal. He has a tally of 6,650 stops out of 7,376 shots attempted against him, which gives him a percentage of .902. Merzlikins is the owner of a career mark of 94-100-35 and has been in net for 244 contests. He has made the start in 229 contests and has been on the ice for 10,582 mins. Merzlikins' rate of quality starts comes in at 47.6% and he has 109 quality starts in his pro hockey career. Opponents are averaging 4.12 goals/game and he has surrendered 726 goals altogether.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Columbus (-122) and under 6 goals
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