Blue Jackets vs. Sabres Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Blue Jackets vs. Sabres NHL game on April 9, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Apr 9, 11PM KeyBank Center
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Best Bets | TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue Jackets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sabres | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
Live Probabilities
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue Jackets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sabres | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
P3 19:24 Shot missed by Miles Wood
P3 18:58 Mason Marchment shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
P3 17:52 Boone Jenner shot blocked by Bowen Byram
P3 16:44 Power play - Shot on goal by Sean Monahan saved by Colten Ellis
P3 16:24 Power play - Shot on goal by Kirill Marchenko saved by Colten Ellis
P3 16:09 Power play - Shot missed by Zach Werenski
P3 15:45 Power play - Shot missed by Zach Werenski
P3 15:07 Power play - Shot on goal by Adam Fantilli saved by Colten Ellis
P3 15:01 Power play - Zach Werenski shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
P3 13:45 Shot missed by Josh Doan
P3 13:20 Ryan McLeod shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
P3 12:13 Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Tage Thompson
P3 11:56 Shot on goal by Mattias Samuelsson saved by Jet Greaves
P3 10:34 Shot on goal by Ivan Provorov saved by Colten Ellis
P3 09:44 Shot missed by Danton Heinen
P3 09:07 Ivan Provorov shot blocked by Logan Stanley
P3 08:42 Shot missed by Logan Stanley
P3 07:19 Goal scored by Josh Doan
P3 06:55 Shot missed by Josh Norris
P3 06:28 Shot on goal by Jack Quinn saved by Jet Greaves
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
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End of 3rd Period.
SHOT
Shot missed by Miles Wood
SHOT
Mason Marchment shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
Isac Lundestrom won faceoff against Tage Thompson in neutral zone
SHOT
Boone Jenner shot blocked by Bowen Byram
Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in defensive zone
Shorthanded - Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Sean Monahan saved by Colten Ellis
Power play - Sean Monahan won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Kirill Marchenko saved by Colten Ellis
Power play - Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Josh Norris in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Zach Werenski
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Zach Werenski
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Adam Fantilli saved by Colten Ellis
SHOT
Power play - Zach Werenski shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
Shorthanded - Alex Tuch won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in defensive zone
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Sean Monahan in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Boone Jenner won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in neutral zone
Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Sean Monahan in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Josh Doan
Josh Norris won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in neutral zone
SHOT
Ryan McLeod shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
SHOT
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Tage Thompson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mattias Samuelsson saved by Jet Greaves
Blue Jackets won faceoff against Sabres in neutral zone
Josh Norris won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in defensive zone
Boone Jenner won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ivan Provorov saved by Colten Ellis
Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches - TV timeout
Josh Norris won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Danton Heinen
SHOT
Ivan Provorov shot blocked by Logan Stanley
SHOT
Shot missed by Logan Stanley
Stoppage - Offside
GOAL
Goal scored by Josh Doan
0-2
SHOT
Shot missed by Josh Norris
Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Josh Norris in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jack Quinn saved by Jet Greaves
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Josh Doan saved by Jet Greaves
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson in defensive zone
SHOT
Erik Gudbranson shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot missed by Conor Garland
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Kirill Marchenko saved by Colten Ellis
Power play - Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
Charlie Coyle credited with hit on Bowen Byram in offensive zone
Boone Jenner won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Josh Norris saved by Jet Greaves
Boone Jenner won faceoff against Josh Norris in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Owen Power saved by Jet Greaves
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Tuch saved by Jet Greaves
SHOT
Power play - Mason Marchment shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
SHOT
Power play - Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
SHOT
Power play - Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by teammate
Shorthanded - Alex Tuch won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in defensive zone
Penalty to Jack Quinn 2 minutes for Misconduct
Penalty to Sabres 2 minutes for Misconduct (Drawn by Conor Garland)
SHOT
Beck Malenstyn shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Rasmus Dahlin
Blue Jackets won faceoff against Sabres in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Power play - Josh Norris won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in offensive zone
Penalty to Conor Garland 2 minutes for Tripping
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cole Sillinger saved by Colten Ellis
SHOT
Erik Gudbranson shot blocked by Logan Stanley
SHOT
Erik Gudbranson shot blocked by Logan Stanley
SHOT
Conor Garland shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
Giveaway by Zach Benson in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Egor Zamula saved by Colten Ellis
SHOT
Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Colten Ellis
SHOT
Jack Quinn shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
SHOT
Shot on goal by Adam Fantilli saved by Colten Ellis
SHOT
Shot missed by Ivan Provorov
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot missed by Josh Doan
Josh Norris won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in offensive zone
SHOT
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Egor Zamula
Giveaway by Conor Garland in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Logan Stanley saved by Jet Greaves
SHOT
Shot missed by Zach Benson
Cole Sillinger won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Denton Mateychuk saved by Colten Ellis
SHOT
Shot missed by Isac Lundestrom
SHOT
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in offensive zone
Boone Jenner won faceoff against Josh Norris in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod in neutral zone
Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Tuch saved by Jet Greaves
SHOT
Power play - Ivan Provorov shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Ivan Provorov saved by Colten Ellis
Sean Monahan won faceoff against Alex Tuch in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Mason Marchment saved by Colten Ellis
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Adam Fantilli saved by Colten Ellis
Blue Jackets won faceoff against Sabres in neutral zone
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Sean Monahan in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Peyton Krebs assisted by Josh Norris
0-1
Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Josh Norris in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Owen Power saved by Jet Greaves
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tyson Kozak saved by Jet Greaves
SHOT
Dante Fabbro shot blocked by teammate
Blue Jackets won faceoff against Sabres in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Charlie Coyle
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Zach Werenski
SHOT
Shot on goal by Adam Fantilli saved by Colten Ellis
SHOT
Shot missed by Danton Heinen
SHOT
Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Logan Stanley
Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Boone Jenner in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Boone Jenner won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
SHOT
Boone Jenner shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
Mason Marchment credited with hit on Tage Thompson in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Adam Fantilli saved by Colten Ellis
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Bowen Byram
Shorthanded - Boone Jenner won faceoff against Alex Tuch in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Tage Thompson
Power play - Josh Norris won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Power play - Josh Norris won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in offensive zone
SHOT
Jack Quinn shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
SHOT
Owen Power shot blocked by Denton Mateychuk
Charlie Coyle credited with hit on Josh Norris in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by Jet Greaves
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tyson Kozak saved by Jet Greaves
Takeaway by Mason Marchment in offensive zone
Peyton Krebs credited with hit on Ivan Provorov in offensive zone
Zach Benson credited with hit on Kirill Marchenko in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Jet Greaves
Josh Norris won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in neutral zone
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 37 | Shots on Goal | 24 | |||
| 58% | Faceoff Win % | 42% | |||
| 4/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 2/0 | |||
| 4 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 8 | |||
| 18 | Hits | 15 | |||
| 9 | Shots Blocked | 20 | |||
| 16 | Giveaways | 10 |
| |
|---|
| 37 | Shots on Goal | 24 | |||
| 58% | Faceoff Win % | 42% | |||
| 4/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 2/0 | |||
| 4 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 8 | |||
| 18 | Hits | 15 | |||
| 9 | Shots Blocked | 20 | |||
| 16 | Giveaways | 10 |
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Blue Jackets vs. Sabres: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Blue Jackets vs. Sabres
- Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Venue: KeyBank Center
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Sabres favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6
- Moneyline Odds: Blue Jackets -106, Sabres -102
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Blue Jackets: 47%
- Sabres: 53%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Blue Jackets a win probability of 47%, while the Sabres have a win probability of 53%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Sabres are more likely to beat the Blue Jackets in the NHL game at KeyBank Center on Thursday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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