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Blue Jackets vs. Sabres Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Blue Jackets vs. Sabres NHL game on December 19, 2023 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Dec 20, 12AM KeyBank Center
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In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
Best Bets | TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue Jackets | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
Sabres | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Live Probabilities
Moneyline
Over / Under
Win %
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue Jackets | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
Sabres | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
P3 19:00 Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Connor Clifton
P3 17:49 Shot missed by Justin Danforth
P3 16:06 Shot missed by Jack Quinn
P3 15:25 Power play - Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
P3 15:18 Power play - Shot missed by Sabres
P3 15:05 Power play - Shot on goal by JJ Peterka saved by Daniil Tarasov
P3 14:51 Power play - Tage Thompson shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
P3 13:57 Shot missed by Owen Power
P3 13:29 JJ Peterka shot blocked by Dmitri Voronkov
P3 13:22 Shot missed by JJ Peterka
P3 12:47 Shot missed by Casey Mittelstadt
P3 12:12 Shot missed by Sean Kuraly
P3 12:10 Shot on goal by Jake Bean saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 12:02 Shot missed by Alexandre Texier
P3 10:59 Goal scored by Kent Johnson assisted by Cole Sillinger and Emil Bemstrom
P3 10:54 Shot on goal by Cole Sillinger saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 10:37 Shot on goal by Zach Werenski saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 10:37 Shot on goal by Zach Werenski saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 10:07 Shot missed by Sabres
P3 09:43 Shot missed by Kirill Marchenko
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
ALL
End of 3rd Period.
Giveaway by Zach Benson in offensive zone
SHOT
Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Connor Clifton
Takeaway by Nick Blankenburg in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Justin Danforth
Peyton Krebs credited with hit on Adam Fantilli in defensive zone
Giveaway by Connor Clifton in neutral zone
Dmitri Voronkov won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot missed by Jack Quinn
SHOT
Power play - Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Sabres
Power play - Kyle Okposo won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by JJ Peterka saved by Daniil Tarasov
Shorthanded - Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt in defensive zone
Stoppage
SHOT
Power play - Tage Thompson shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson - TV timeout
Justin Danforth won faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt in defensive zone
Penalty to Dmitri Voronkov 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by JJ Peterka)
SHOT
Shot missed by Owen Power
SHOT
JJ Peterka shot blocked by Dmitri Voronkov
SHOT
Shot missed by JJ Peterka
SHOT
Shot missed by Casey Mittelstadt
SHOT
Shot missed by Sean Kuraly
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jake Bean saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SHOT
Shot missed by Alexandre Texier
Tyson Jost won faceoff against Cole Sillinger in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Kent Johnson assisted by Cole Sillinger and Emil Bemstrom
9-4
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cole Sillinger saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Cole Sillinger in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Zach Werenski saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SHOT
Shot on goal by Zach Werenski saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Connor Clifton credited with hit on Justin Danforth in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Sabres
SHOT
Shot missed by Kirill Marchenko
SHOT
Jake Bean shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brendan Gaunce saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Cole Sillinger
8-4
Cole Sillinger won faceoff against Tage Thompson in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Dylan Cozens assisted by Zach Benson and Casey Mittelstadt
8-4
Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt in neutral zone
Tage Thompson credited with hit on Sean Kuraly in offensive zone
Victor Olofsson credited with hit on Nick Blankenburg in offensive zone
Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Victor Olofsson saved by Daniil Tarasov
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Cole Sillinger
Henri Jokiharju credited with hit on Cole Sillinger in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jake Bean saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SHOT
Shot missed by Emil Bemstrom
Alex Tuch credited with hit on Erik Gudbranson in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Zach Benson saved by Daniil Tarasov
Giveaway by Johnny Gaudreau in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mattias Samuelsson saved by Daniil Tarasov
SHOT
Shot missed by Mattias Samuelsson
Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Daniil Tarasov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Daniil Tarasov
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov in neutral zone
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Tage Thompson assisted by Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch
7-3
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Tuch saved by Daniil Tarasov
Shorthanded - Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
Penalty to Andrew Peeke 2 minutes for Holding (Drawn by Dylan Cozens)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Daniil Tarasov
SHOT
Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
Shorthanded - Cole Sillinger won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in defensive zone
Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson - Player Equipment
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Daniil Tarasov
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by JJ Peterka saved by Daniil Tarasov
Shorthanded - Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Power play - Tage Thompson shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
Justin Danforth won faceoff against Tage Thompson in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Blue Jackets
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by Daniil Tarasov
SHOT
Power play - JJ Peterka shot blocked by Zach Werenski
Shorthanded - Cole Sillinger won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
Shorthanded - Cole Sillinger won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in defensive zone
Penalty to Jake Bean 2 minutes for Interference
Cole Sillinger credited with hit on Peyton Krebs in defensive zone
Takeaway by Zach Benson in defensive zone
Cole Sillinger won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Kyle Okposo assisted by Casey Mittelstadt and Victor Olofsson
7-2
SHOT
Shot missed by Victor Olofsson
SHOT
Victor Olofsson shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Eric Robinson
Tage Thompson credited with hit on Andrew Peeke in offensive zone
Dmitri Voronkov won faceoff against Tage Thompson in neutral zone
Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson
Stoppage
Henri Jokiharju credited with hit on Sean Kuraly in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Zach Benson
SHOT
Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Nick Blankenburg
SHOT
Shot missed by JJ Peterka
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Takeaway by Dylan Cozens in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Daniil Tarasov
Sean Kuraly credited with hit on Rasmus Dahlin in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Zach Werenski saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Giveaway by Cole Sillinger in offensive zone
Erik Gudbranson credited with hit on Owen Power in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cole Sillinger saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Kyle Okposo won faceoff against Cole Sillinger in offensive zone
Stoppage - High Stick - TV timeout
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov in offensive zone
SHOT
Blue Jackets shot blocked by Alex Tuch
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ivan Provorov saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Tage Thompson in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Sean Kuraly assisted by Alexandre Texier
7-1
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jack Quinn saved by Daniil Tarasov
SHOT
Shot missed by Owen Power
Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Peyton Krebs saved by Daniil Tarasov
Eric Robinson credited with hit on Emil Bemstrom in defensive zone
Cole Sillinger won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Cole Sillinger saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Power play - Kent Johnson won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Emil Bemstrom
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Emil Bemstrom saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SHOT
Power play - Ivan Provorov shot blocked by Tage Thompson
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Peyton Krebs saved by Daniil Tarasov
Shorthanded - Takeaway by Peyton Krebs in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Johnny Gaudreau shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
Shorthanded - Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov in defensive zone
Penalty to Kyle Okposo 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Adam Fantilli)
SHOT
Shot missed by Peyton Krebs
Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Justin Danforth in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Owen Power
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Erik Gudbranson assisted by Alexandre Texier and Sean Kuraly
6-1
Mattias Samuelsson credited with hit on Alexandre Texier in defensive zone
SHOT
Zach Benson shot blocked by Jake Bean
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mattias Samuelsson saved by Daniil Tarasov
SHOT
Shot missed by Mattias Samuelsson
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Kirill Marchenko
5-1
Dmitri Voronkov won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Kirill Marchenko
4-1
SHOT
Andrew Peeke shot blocked by Kyle Okposo
Peyton Krebs credited with hit on Sean Kuraly in neutral zone
Emil Bemstrom credited with hit on Victor Olofsson in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Adam Fantilli saved by Devon Levi
SHOT
Shot on goal by Adam Fantilli saved by Devon Levi
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Tuch saved by Daniil Tarasov
Adam Fantilli credited with hit on JJ Peterka in defensive zone
Giveaway by Johnny Gaudreau in offensive zone
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Giveaway by Dmitri Voronkov in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Dylan Cozens
SHOT
Shot on goal by JJ Peterka saved by Daniil Tarasov
SHOT
Shot missed by Dylan Cozens
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot missed by Nick Blankenburg
Kyle Okposo credited with hit on Erik Gudbranson in neutral zone
Jack Quinn credited with hit on Jake Bean in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Emil Bemstrom saved by Devon Levi
Tyson Jost won faceoff against Cole Sillinger in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Jack Quinn won faceoff against Cole Sillinger in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
SHOT
Kent Johnson shot blocked by Tyson Jost
SHOT
Victor Olofsson shot blocked by Cole Sillinger
Tyson Jost won faceoff against Cole Sillinger in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Zach Benson saved by Daniil Tarasov
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Tage Thompson
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Justin Danforth in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Takeaway by Nick Blankenburg in offensive zone
SHOT
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Dylan Cozens
SHOT
Shot on goal by Yegor Chinakhov saved by Devon Levi
SHOT
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
Dmitri Voronkov won faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Dmitri Voronkov won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in neutral zone
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Kirill Marchenko assisted by Johnny Gaudreau and Zach Werenski
3-1
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Kirill Marchenko
Shorthanded - Mattias Samuelsson credited with hit on Kirill Marchenko in defensive zone
SHOT
Shorthanded - Eric Robinson shot blocked by Zach Werenski
Shorthanded - Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov in defensive zone
Penalty to Peyton Krebs 2 minutes for High Sticking (Drawn by Yegor Chinakhov)
Dmitri Voronkov won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
SHOT
Shot missed by Ivan Provorov
Cole Sillinger won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cole Sillinger saved by Devon Levi
SHOT
Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin in defensive zone
Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Jack Quinn in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by Daniil Tarasov
Giveaway by Zach Benson in neutral zone
Dmitri Voronkov won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kirill Marchenko saved by Devon Levi
Kyle Okposo won faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Erik Gudbranson saved by Devon Levi
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Cole Sillinger in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
SHOT
Kyle Okposo shot blocked by Zach Werenski
Connor Clifton credited with hit on Nick Blankenburg in offensive zone
Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Adam Fantilli
2-1
SHOT
Johnny Gaudreau shot blocked by Kyle Okposo
SHOT
Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
Justin Danforth credited with hit on Tyson Jost in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Jake Bean
SHOT
Shot on goal by Erik Gudbranson saved by Devon Levi
Nick Blankenburg credited with hit on JJ Peterka in defensive zone
Dylan Cozens credited with hit on Cole Sillinger in neutral zone
SHOT
Emil Bemstrom shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
Takeaway by Dylan Cozens in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Eric Robinson saved by Daniil Tarasov
Andrew Peeke credited with hit on Connor Clifton in defensive zone
Peyton Krebs credited with hit on Brendan Gaunce in defensive zone
Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
SHOT
Eric Robinson shot blocked by Nick Blankenburg
Connor Clifton credited with hit on Emil Bemstrom in defensive zone
Emil Bemstrom won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Justin Danforth
1-1
SHOT
Shot on goal by Justin Danforth saved by Devon Levi
Takeaway by Yegor Chinakhov in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Daniil Tarasov
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov in defensive zone
Stoppage
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alexandre Texier saved by Devon Levi
Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Tyson Jost in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Jack Quinn won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches - TV timeout
Takeaway by Emil Bemstrom in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Emil Bemstrom saved by Devon Levi
Kyle Okposo won faceoff against Cole Sillinger in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Emil Bemstrom credited with hit on Mattias Samuelsson in offensive zone
Adam Fantilli credited with hit on Zach Benson in neutral zone
Takeaway by Zach Benson in defensive zone
Giveaway by Alex Tuch in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Justin Danforth saved by Devon Levi
Tage Thompson credited with hit on Jake Bean in offensive zone
SHOT
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Adam Fantilli
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sean Kuraly saved by Devon Levi
Tyson Jost won faceoff against Brendan Gaunce in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cole Sillinger saved by Devon Levi
SHOT
Shot missed by Nick Blankenburg
Adam Fantilli credited with hit on Peyton Krebs in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Peyton Krebs
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot on goal by Yegor Chinakhov saved by Devon Levi
SHOT
Shot missed by Dylan Cozens
Nick Blankenburg credited with hit on Tyson Jost in defensive zone
Kyle Okposo credited with hit on Jake Bean in offensive zone
Cole Sillinger won faceoff against Kyle Okposo in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by Daniil Tarasov
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju in defensive zone
Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Tage Thompson in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Rasmus Dahlin assisted by Dylan Cozens
0-1
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov in neutral zone
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 34 | Shots on Goal | 29 | |||
| 45% | Faceoff Win % | 55% | |||
| 2/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/1 | |||
| 6 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 4 | |||
| 12 | Hits | 20 | |||
| 16 | Shots Blocked | 13 | |||
| 5 | Giveaways | 8 |
| |
|---|
| 34 | Shots on Goal | 29 | |||
| 45% | Faceoff Win % | 55% | |||
| 2/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/1 | |||
| 6 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 4 | |||
| 12 | Hits | 20 | |||
| 16 | Shots Blocked | 13 | |||
| 5 | Giveaways | 8 |
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Blue Jackets vs. Sabres: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Blue Jackets vs. Sabres
- Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2023
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Venue: KeyBank Center
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Sabres favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6.5
- Moneyline Odds: Blue Jackets +162, Sabres -190
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Blue Jackets: 39%
- Sabres: 61%
Dimers.com's 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 39%, while the Sabres have a win probability of 61%. 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 Wednesday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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