Columbus at Buffalo

The UNDER has been the way to go recently in this series, with four of the past five games going below the total. The struggling Blue Jackets' power-play unit (25th) has contributed to a 5-2 UNDER record on the season. The Sabres are middle of the road in just about everything except killing penalties. The Sabres are a mind-boggling 93.3 percent on the penalty kill through nine games, ranking No. 1 in the NHL. Columbus is a below-average scoring team. The Blue Jackets are averaging 2.9 goals per game, which ranks 22nd. Buffalo isn't much better, ranked 17th and 32nd in face-off win percentage. The Sabres' blue line could get a boost with defenseman Michael Kesselring set to make his season debut. He was acquired from Utah during the summer. Take the UNDER.