Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, 10/28/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres

Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Location: KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY

TV: MSG Network

Odds/Point Spread: Blue Jackets (+106) Sabres (-128)

The Columbus Blue Jackets (4-4-0) are hitting the road to KeyBank Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Buffalo Sabres (4-4-1). The moneyline on this game has the Blue Jackets at +106 and the Sabres are opening at -128. The betting total is set at 6.5.

The Columbus Blue Jackets had a decent effort after finishing in a 4-4 tie against the Penguins in their previous contest . Columbus earned 11 penalty minutes in this contest. Moreover, they had 2 power play opportunities but weren't able to score a goal. The Blue Jackets had a solid offensive output in this game. For the game, they scored on 4 of the 41 shots they launched.

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Columbus Blue Jackets opponents have recorded 28 power play tries (20th in pro hockey) and have tallied 11 goals in those attempts. The Blue Jackets thus far have had 255 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .902. Columbus has tried 263 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.1%. At even strength, the Blue Jackets let the opposition score 14 goals while getting 21 as an offensive unit. Columbus has accounted for 20 power play opportunities and they have scored 3 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 15.00%. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 8 points and their points % is .500. When talking about their goal scoring prowess, the Columbus Blue Jackets have racked up 24 goals (27th in the NHL) on the year and have given up 25.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Jet Greaves. The opposition has racked up 65 goals against Greaves in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.71. Greaves has been involved in 25 games throughout his NHL career. His save percentage is at .921 during his 1,123 mins between the pipes. He has compiled a mark of 11-12-2 and got the start in 24 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Greaves has tallied 17 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .708. Greaves has had 828 shots against him and has amassed 763 saves.

When they took the ice last, Buffalo faced the Maple Leafs in a matchup where the Sabres went home in defeat by a score of 4-3. The Sabres netted 3 goals of the 26 shots on goal they took. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this game and tallied 1 out of those chances.

Buffalo has attempted 264 shots (15th in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.23%, while allowing the opposition 288 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 93.94% on their opponents 33 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.6%. They have a tally of 30 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 23.33%. The Sabres have accumulated 20 goals at even strength and 7 goals (13th in the league) while on the power play. They have permitted 27 goals to be scored by way of 25 goals at even strength and 2 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this year, the Buffalo Sabres are sitting with 27 goals, 9 points, and a points percentage of .500.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Alex Lyon defending the net. He has a tally of 2,998 stops out of 3,319 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .903. Lyon has accrued a career record of 54-42-11 and has been in goal for 120 games. He has made the start in 107 contests and has played for a total of 6,006 minutes. Lyon's percentage of quality starts is 53.3% and he has made 57 quality starts in his professional career. The opposition is averaging 3.00 goals per contest and he has given up 321 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Columbus (+106)

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