Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo SabresNov 6, 2026

Time TBDFriday, Nov 6, 2026

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Buffalo SabresBUF

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Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

Edge: BUF +12.1 pts

CBJaway−12.0 pts

Back-to-back · 472 km travel

B2B vs rested BUF −9.3 pts
Backup likely (65%) −2.7 pts

BUFhome+12.1 pts

1 day rest

CBJ on a B2B +9.3 pts
CBJ backup likely (65%) +2.8 pts

BUF has the schedule edge (+12.1 pts net win probability): cbj on a b2b, cbj backup likely (65%), b2b vs rested buf, backup likely (65%).

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Cam Talbot65%
Jet Greaves35%
Schedule: Second of a back-to-back
Last game: W 6–3 vs BUF · Oct 1

L1Coyle – Olivier – Sillinger
10:18
L2Johnson – Knies – Fantilli
10:17
L3Heinen – Garland – Lomberg
6:28
L4Monahan – Nichushkin – Voronkov
6:19
D1Werenski – Mateychuk
15:16
D2Soucy – Andrae
8:50
D3Gudbranson – Christiansen
5:17
PP1Coyle – Werenski – Johnson – Knies – Fantilli
2:18

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Buffalo Sabres

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen65%
Alex Lyon23%
Colten Ellis13%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: L 3–6 at CBJ · Oct 1

L1Quinn – Ostlund – Benson
11:13
L2Thompson – Norris – Doan
10:19
L3McLeod – Krebs – Helenius
10:05
L4Carrick – Malenstyn – Kulich
6:00
D1Samuelsson – Dahlin
13:10
D2Crevier – Power
10:21
D3Grzelcyk – Metsa
8:13
PP1Thompson – Dahlin – Quinn – Doan – Benson
4:22

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Game day: all games on Nov 6.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.