Away team
Buffalo Sabres
52.3%
Fair American
-110
Fair decimal
1.91
Buffalo Sabres vs Columbus Blue Jackets prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for January 8, 2027
NHL matchup
Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for January 8, 2027.
January 8, 2027
· 6:00 PM CST
Model V2 pick:
Buffalo Sabres at 52.3%
Prediction
Model V2 versus market
Compare PlayerWON win probabilities with fair odds and available market data.
Home team
Columbus Blue Jackets
47.7%
Fair American
+110
Fair decimal
2.1
Simulated betting results
Team performance leading into this game
Model V2 · One-unit bets backing each team before Jan 8, 2027.
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 7
- Record
- 3-4
- Net units
- -1.66
- ROI
- -23.7%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 6
- Record
- 1-5
- Net units
- -4.07
- ROI
- -67.8%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 5
- Record
- 3-2
- Net units
- 0.10
- ROI
- 2.0%
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 3
- Record
- 1-2
- Net units
- -1.22
- ROI
- -40.8%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 4
- Record
- 2-2
- Net units
- 0.03
- ROI
- 0.6%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 5
- Record
- 3-2
- Net units
- 0.48
- ROI
- 9.6%
This game and later dates are excluded.
Recent usage
Forward trios & defense pairs
Most-used five-on-five trio and defense pair from each team's last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 8. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.
Buffalo Sabres
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
89:52 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 94 / 46
- Fenwick for / against
- 62 / 34
- Corsi share
- 67.1%
- Fenwick share
- 64.6%
- xG for / against
- 5.12 / 2.16
Defense pair
82:50 together · 7 games
- Corsi for / against
- 70 / 73
- Fenwick for / against
- 48 / 49
- Corsi share
- 49.0%
- Fenwick share
- 49.5%
- xG for / against
- 3.17 / 3.45
Columbus Blue Jackets
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
87:23 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 78 / 70
- Fenwick for / against
- 48 / 51
- Corsi share
- 52.7%
- Fenwick share
- 48.5%
- xG for / against
- 2.54 / 2.69
Defense pair
124:28 together · 8 games
- Corsi for / against
- 113 / 121
- Fenwick for / against
- 83 / 93
- Corsi share
- 48.3%
- Fenwick share
- 47.2%
- xG for / against
- 5.73 / 7.20
Ambiguous events and unreliable intervals are excluded. xG requires complete current scoring for each contributing game. These summaries do not change the model prediction.
Goalie predictions
Expected starters
Estimated starting chances among eligible goalies. These are model predictions, not confirmed starters.
Buffalo Sabres
Expected starter unavailable.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Expected starter unavailable.
Goalie context
Recent starting goalies
Each team's last recorded starter before this matchup. These are not confirmed or projected starters for this game. Results cover their last 5 appearances before the matchup.
Colten Ellis
Buffalo Sabres · Last start: Oct 27
4 / 4 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 82
- Save %
- 90.2
- Goals allowed
- 8
- Close-range shots %
- 26.8
Cam Talbot
Columbus Blue Jackets · Last start: Oct 27
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 119
- Save %
- 89.1
- Goals allowed
- 13
- Close-range shots %
- 40.3
Pregame context · xG V1
Recent expected goals
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 8, 2027. This game and later dates are excluded.
Buffalo Sabres
- xG for / game
- 3.17
- xG against / game
- 3.59
- xG differential / game
- -0.41
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Columbus Blue Jackets
- xG for / game
- 2.79
- xG against / game
- 3.46
- xG differential / game
- -0.67
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Recent play-by-play
Team tendencies before this game
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 8, 2027. This game and later dates are excluded.
Buffalo Sabres
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 57.2
- Corsi share (%)
- 50.0
- Fenwick share (%)
- 49.0
- Faceoff win %
- 47.4
- Penalties / game
- 4.3
Shots / game: 27.6 · Shooting: 9.4% · Avg distance: 30.7 ft
Columbus Blue Jackets
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 53.2
- Corsi share (%)
- 47.3
- Fenwick share (%)
- 47.5
- Faceoff win %
- 54.8
- Penalties / game
- 3.8
Shots / game: 25.6 · Shooting: 9.8% · Avg distance: 32.6 ft
Team comparison
Season and recent form
Season overview
|
BUF
|
Metric |
CBJ
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Points | 10 |
| 0.542 | Points % | 0.500 |
| 33 | Goals for | 26 |
| 41 | Goals against | 33 |
| -8 | Goal differential | -7 |
| W1 | Current streak | W2 |
Road versus home
|
BUF road
|
Metric |
CBJ home
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Games | 7 |
| 2 | Wins | 4 |
| 7 | Points | 8 |
| -3 | Goal differential | -5 |
Last 10 games
|
BUF
|
Metric |
CBJ
|
|---|---|---|
| 4-3-3 | Record | 5-5-0 |
| 11 | Points | 10 |
| 26 | Goals for | 26 |
| 32 | Goals against | 33 |
| -6 | Goal differential | -7 |
History
Last 10 head-to-head games
BUF
4 wins
10
games reviewed
CBJ
6 wins
Total goals30 – 38
Goal differential
-8
/
+8
Goals per game3.0 / 3.8
Shots per game31.5 / 29.8
| Date | Matchup | Score | Shots | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 |
Buffalo Sabres
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
3 - 6 | 26 - 23 | View |
| Apr 9, 2026 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
Buffalo Sabres
|
0 - 5 | 37 - 24 | View |
| Jan 3, 2026 |
Buffalo Sabres
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
1 - 5 | 33 - 35 | View |
| Oct 28, 2025 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
Buffalo Sabres
|
4 - 3 | 39 - 38 | View |
| Apr 10, 2025 |
Buffalo Sabres
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
2 - 3 | 41 - 30 | View |
| Feb 4, 2025 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
Buffalo Sabres
|
2 - 3 | 29 - 21 | View |
| Oct 17, 2024 |
Buffalo Sabres
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
4 - 6 | 24 - 25 | View |
| Feb 23, 2024 |
Buffalo Sabres
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
2 - 1 | 37 - 26 | View |
| Dec 30, 2023 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
Buffalo Sabres
|
2 - 3 | 20 - 42 | View |
| Dec 19, 2023 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
Buffalo Sabres
|
9 - 4 | 34 - 29 | View |