Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 28 Jan 2025

Bet on a Higher Total than the Line Suggests

The Bruins meet the Sabres on the rink and there could be a few goals. Take a chance on the attractive -130 that we see Over 5.5 scored.

Bruins H2H Record Includes 8 Wins in 10

Boston Bruins beat Colorado Avalanche in their previous game, making it back-to-back victories. It was a 3-1 home win at TD Garden. Morgan Geekie scored two goals and David Pastrnak registered the other. Goalie Jeremy Swayman was red hot in the net, stopping 27 shots (.964).

Buffalo Sabres have been defeated in back-to-back games. On the road at Rogers Place, Edmonton Oilers recently beat them 3-2. Jiri Kulich and Alex Tuch scored one goal each.

The Bruins have beaten the Sabres in the last two encounters. A 4-1 victory at KeyBank Center was followed by a 3-1 win at TD Garden. The previous 10 H2H meetings have involved the Bruins winning eight times.

Starting Goalies

Jeremy Swayman (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	20-25-6	3.12	.892	4
23/24	25-10-7	2.53	.916	3

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	23-22-4	3.16	.888	2
23/24	27-22-4	2.57	.910	5

5 wins, 3 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.2 goals from 25.1 shots on goal, with a 11.1% powerplay efficiency. The Bruins have given up 3.2 goals from 35.8 shots, averaging 4.2 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 83.3%.

David Pastrnak is the top points scorer with 19 points, 9 goals and 10 assists, with Morgan Geekie racking up 9 points, 6 goals and 3 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Jeremy Swayman have a 3.09 goal against average with a .918 save percentage.

The Sabres have 4 wins and 6 losses, averaging 2.7 goals from 30.3 shots on goal, with a 11.4% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 3.5 goals from 30.9 shots, averaging 3.4 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 82.4%.

The top points scorer is John-Jason Peterka with 8 points, 1 goal and 7 assists, while Tage Thompson is next best after registering 7 points, 4 goals and 3 assists. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen have a 2.72 GAA with a .907 SV%, including one shutout.

Expert NHL Analysis

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Key Bruins vs Sabres stats:

• The 5.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Bruins games on the road.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Bruins games.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in the last 3 Bruins games on the road this season.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in 5 of the last 5 Sabres games at home.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in 8 of the last 10 Sabres games at home.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in the last 6 Sabres games at home this season.

Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction

There are attractive odds of -130 on offer when it comes to going over the goal line and that looks like a bet worth having. We’re anticipating six goals or more in this NHL game.

Bettors looking to wager Over have the flexibility to move the line. This means that you can choose from a range of Total bets depending on the potential return you want to achieve.

Over 5.5 Probability

The sportsbooks imply that our pick has a 56.5% prospect of winning. Our cappers think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be 60-65%. It is the reason why we are recommending this hockey wager.

Our Pick

Over 5.5 Goals @ -130 Bet Now

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Player Props

Top Pick: David Pastrnak Over 3.5 Shots -149

David Pastrnak (Bruins) has totaled Over 3.5 shots on goal in 5 straight games on the road. If you agree with our verdict that he can cover the line again, then you can land odds of -149 that this happens.

Latest David Pastrnak Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+114

First

+700

Shots on Goal

Over 3.5

-149

Under 3.5

+115

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Correct Score Prediction

Bruins 2 - 4 Sabres

There could be merit in backing the Sabres to win 4-2. Odds of +1600 are available about a correct score bet where a nice potential return is on the cards.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Bruins

Sabres

1-0

Bruins

+5000

Sabres

+5000

2-0

Bruins

+5000

Sabres

+4500

2-1

Bruins

+1300

Sabres

+1300

3-0

Bruins

+3000

Sabres

+3000

3-1

Bruins

+1900

Sabres

+1900

3-2

Bruins

+800

Sabres

+850

4-0

Bruins

+4000

Sabres

+4000

4-1

Bruins

+1500

Sabres

+1500

4-2

Bruins

+1600

Sabres

+1600

4-3

Bruins

+1050

Sabres

+1050

5-0

Bruins

+7000

Sabres

+7500

5-1

Bruins

+2500

Sabres

+2500

5-2

Bruins

+1700

Sabres

+1700

5-3

Bruins

+2400

Sabres

+2500

5-4

Bruins

+2000

Sabres

+2200

6-0

Bruins

+11000

Sabres

+11000

6-1

Bruins

+6000

Sabres

+6600

6-2

Bruins

+3300

Sabres

+3400

6-3

Bruins

+3000

Sabres

+3300

6-4

Bruins

+5000

Sabres

+5500

6-5

Bruins

+5000

Sabres

+5500

7-1

Bruins

+10000

Sabres

+11000

7-2

Bruins

+8000

Sabres

+9000

7-3

Bruins

+6000

Sabres

+6600

7-4

Bruins

+7000

Sabres

+7000

7-5

Bruins

+11000

Sabres

+12000

7-6

Bruins

+12500

Sabres

+12500

8-2

Bruins

+14000

Sabres

+14000

8-3

Bruins

+14000

Sabres

+14000

8-4

Bruins

+12000

Sabres

+13000

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Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Close Game On the Cards According to Latest Odds

The betting odds about Buffalo Sabres winning is -118, with Boston Bruins priced up at -102 to achieve victory. If you want to know the probability of the road team winning this game, it’s 51% according to the most popular sportsbooks.

1.5 is the puck line and 5.5 is the total goals line. There is no denying the popularity of wagering on Totals. There’s an opportunity to bet Over 5.5 at -128.

If you want to back favorites Sabres to score first, then you can get odds of -125. However, the Bruins are a bigger -115 to find the net ahead of their opponents.

There are hundreds of game lines and team props when it comes to wagering on the National Hockey League and we recommend visiting the top betting sites to find the wager that matches your view on the game.

Moneyline

Bruins

-102

Sabres

-118

3-Way Moneyline

Bruins

+143

Tie

+310

Sabres

+150

Puck Line

Bruins +1.5

-263

Sabres -1.5

+210

Total Goals

Under 5.5

+104

Over 5.5

-128

David Pastrnak Favorite to Light the Lamp First

The First Goalscorer favorite is David Pastrnak at +700. Similar odds can be found if you’re interested in this player to register the last goal.

Player Goals

David Pastrnak (Bruins)

First

+114

Anytime

+700

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

First

+145

Anytime

+850

Brad Marchand (Bruins)

First

+195

Anytime

+1050

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

First

+205

Anytime

+1100

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

First

+215

Anytime

+1150

Jason Zucker (Sabres)

First

+240

Anytime

+1300

Morgan Geekie (Bruins)

First

+250

Anytime

+1300

Elias Lindholm (Bruins)

First

+285

Anytime

+1400

Jiri Kulich (Sabres)

First

+290

Anytime

+1500

Jack Quinn (Sabres)

First

+290

Anytime

+1500

Dylan Cozens (Sabres)

First

+310

Anytime

+1500

Charlie Coyle (Bruins)

First

+325

Anytime

+1600

Matthew Poitras (Bruins)

First

+325

Anytime

+1600

Pavel Zacha (Bruins)

First

+325

Anytime

+1600

Zach Benson (Sabres)

First

+330

Anytime

+1600

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

First

+350

Anytime

+1700

Vinni Lettieri (Bruins)

First

+375

Anytime

+1800

Tyson Kozak (Sabres)

First

+380

Anytime

+1800

Justin Brazeau (Bruins)

First

+410

Anytime

+1900

Trent Frederic (Bruins)

First

+410

Anytime

+1900

Oliver Wahlstrom (Bruins)

First

+410

Anytime

+1900

Mark Kastelic (Bruins)

First

+440

Anytime

+2000

Peyton Krebs (Sabres)

First

+450

Anytime

+2000

John Beecher (Bruins)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

Jordan Greenway (Sabres)

First

+500

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

David Pastrnak (Bruins)

Over 3.5

-149

Under 3.5

+115

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

Over 2.5

-192

Under 2.5

+147

Brad Marchand (Bruins)

Over 2.5

-111

Under 2.5

-116

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+130

Under 2.5

-169

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+150

Under 2.5

-200

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+105

Under 2.5

-135

Morgan Geekie (Bruins)

Over 1.5

-164

Under 1.5

+125

Elias Lindholm (Bruins)

Over 1.5

-133

Under 1.5

+105

Dylan Cozens (Sabres)

Over 1.5

-185

Under 1.5

+140

Pavel Zacha (Bruins)

Over 1.5

-123

Under 1.5

-105

Micro Betting

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Last 5 & H2H

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Starting Lineups

NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
2 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
3 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
4 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
5 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
6 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
7 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
8 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
9 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
10 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
11 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
12 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
13 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
14 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
15 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
16 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
17 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
18 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
19 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
20 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
21 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
22 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
23 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
24 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
25 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
26 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
27 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
28 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
29 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
30 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
31 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
32 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

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