Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction & Picks - NHL

Prediction published on 2/2/25, 6:51 PM  by Edgar Jibran | Modified on 2/4/25 at 1:52 AM in NHL Picks

The team that has shown the most impressive recovery during the most recent weeks in the NHL has definitely been Buffalo Sabres, and even though that hasn’t been enough to take them out from the bottom of the Eastern Conference, they’re considered as the big favorites to win their game against Columbus Blue Jackets next Tuesday at 06:00 pm CST.

In this matter, it must be highlighted that this will be their fourth home game in a row, and even when they were able to score 4 or more goals during their last 3 games, the most important thing for them will be properly working on their defensive line to keep their good streak of 4 games in a row without conceding more than 3 goals per game.

Meanwhile, Columbus Blue Jackets are still having a very tough battle to keep in the playoffs’ spots, so their most recent loss against Dallas Stars (5-3) was a straight hit to their expectations. With that in mind, they cannot afford to lose this game as they could be taken down from the playoffs’ spots by Tampa Bay Lightning or Boston Bruins, who are just 1 point behind them in the Eastern Conference standings.