Buffalo Sabres (35-36-6, 76 Pts) at Columbus Blue Jackets (35-33-9, 79 Pts)
Venue: Nationwide Arena
Date: Thursday, April 10
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/MSG-B/FDSSO
Radio:
Buffalo – 550 WGR
Columbus – WBNS The Fan 97.1 FM
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Buffalo +1.5 ML +120
Columbus -1.5 ML -142
O/U 6.5
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Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:
The Sabres enter tonight having won five straight games and eight of their last nine. They are averaging 4.9 goals per game while allowing three goals per game. The Sabres are coming off a 3-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Despite being eliminated from the playoffs, they are still playing some great hockey.
Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:
The Blue Jackets barely hang on to any hope of making the playoffs. They snapped a three-game losing streak on Tuesday with a 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators. They are averaging 3.2 goals per game in their last five games while allowing 4.4 goals per game.
Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines
Benson-Kulich-Thompson
Peterka- McLeod-Quinn
Zucker-Krebs-Tuch
Malenstyn-Ostlund-Lafferty
Samuelsson-Dahlin
Power-Bernard-Docker
Byram-Clifton
Luukkonen
Reimer
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Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines
Jenner-Monahan -Marchenko
van Riemsdyk- Fantilli -K. Johnson
Voronkov-Sillinger-Olivier
Aston-Reese-Kuraly-Danforth Labanc
Werenski-Fabbro
Mateychuk-Provorov
Christiansen-Gudbranson
Merzlikins
Tarasov
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Players To Watch:
Buffalo Sabres
Alex Tuch this season has 63 points on 34 goals and 29 assists. He’s faced the Blue Jackets 14 times in his career recording 12 points on five goals and seven assists. In two games this season he has two goals and an assist.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Kirill Marchenko this season has 70 points on 31 goals and 39 assists. He’s faced the Sabres seven times in his career, recording six points on four goals and two assists. In the lone game he faced them this season, he scored a goal and added an assist.
Injury Report:
Buffalo Sabres
F Josh Norris – DTD
F Jordan Greenway – DTD
Columbus Blue Jackets
F Owen Sillinger – IR
F Kevin LaBanc – IR
Next Game
Buffalo – April 12 at Florida Panthers
Columbus – April 12 vs. Washington Capitals
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