Buffalo Sabres vsColumbus Blue Jackets Prediction
The Buffalo Sabres are heavy 65.9 percent favorites over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Sabres are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +6 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 33 shots on goal vs 27 shots for the Blue Jackets. The Sabres goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 88.8% compared to the Blue Jackets goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 87.7%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Craig Anderson 24, Elvis Merzlikins 29 SHOTS: Tage Thompson 3.8, Patrik Laine 3.4 GOALS: Tage Thompson 0.75, Patrik Laine 0.54 PTS: Tage Thompson has a 63% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Johnny Gaudreau has a 56% chance of 1+PTs