Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, Picks & Odds | 06 Apr 2025

Sabres Primed to Win

There are attractive odds about the Sabres and our prediction is for them to benefit from home-ice advantage and win in 60 minutes. They can get the better of the Bruins and you can get -100.

Previous H2H Saw Sabres Win in Overtime

Boston Bruins have lost seven straight road games. Their most recent appearance was a 5-1 home win over Carolina Hurricanes at TD Garden. David Pastrnak fired a hat trick, with Elias Lindholm and Morgan Geekie bagging the other goals. Goalie Jeremy Swayman had an awesome game, keeping out 39 shots (.975).

Buffalo Sabres have enjoyed five consecutive home wins at KeyBank Center. Last time out, Tampa Bay Lightning were beaten 3-2 (SO). Tage Thompson and Jason Zucker scored one goal apiece.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Sabres have won the last two meetings against the Bruins. They triumphed 7-2 at KeyBank Center and then 3-2 (OT) at TD Garden. The past 10 H2H games have seen the Bruins land six wins.

Starting Goalies

Joonas Korpisalo (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	1-2-0	3.4	.865	0
23/24	21-26-4	3.27	.890	0

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	24-24-5	3.2	.887	2
23/24	27-22-4	2.57	.910	5

1 win, 8 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.0 goals from 20.2 shots on goal, with a 9.1% powerplay efficiency. The Bruins have given up 4.1 goals from 30.9 shots, averaging 3.2 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 84.4%.

Morgan Geekie is the top points scorer with 15 points, 6 goals and 9 assists, with David Pastrnak racking up 12 points, 6 goals and 6 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie Jeremy Swayman have a 3.78 goal against average with a .881 save percentage.

The Sabres have 7 wins and 3 losses, averaging 4.0 goals from 25.3 shots on goal, with a 21.6% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 3.5 goals from 28.5 shots, averaging 3.8 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 84.2%.

The top points scorer is Ryan McLeod with 12 points, 4 goals and 8 assists, while Alex Tuch is next best after registering 11 points, 7 goals and 4 assists. Goalie James Reimer have a 2.69 GAA with a .910 SV%.

Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction & Picks

Game Prediction

We’re heading to the 60-minute line and our pick is for Buffalo Sabres to win this NHL clash in regulation time. They have a strong chance of landing a victory and the -100 makes plenty of appeal.

In order to come up with the best hockey predictions, we like to know the team news and study the latest form. There are also plenty of numbers to crunch from the available NHL stats.

Key Bruins vs Sabres stats:

• Sabres have won 5 of their last 5 games at home.
• Sabres have won 8 of their last 10 games at home.
• Sabres have won 5 consecutive games at home this season.
• Bruins have lost 5 of their last 5 games on the road.
• Bruins have lost 9 of their last 10 games.
• Bruins have lost their last 7 games on the road.
• Bruins have lost their last 2 games against Sabres.

Sabres 3-Way Moneyline Probability

The sportsbooks imply that our pick has a 50% prospect of winning. In our opinion, there’s actually a probability of success between 55-60%. The wager can be recommended for this precise reason.

There’s always the opportunity to get bigger win odds for Buffalo by combining this with the number of goals that are scored. Match Winner & Total Goals is a popular betting option.

Best Bet

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Tage Thompson To Score +120

Tage Thompson (Sabres) has found the net in 3 straight games. We’ll use this stat and take odds of +120 that he is able to score at least one goal when it comes to wagering on Anytime Goalscorer.

Latest Tage Thompson Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+120

First

+750

Shots on Goal

Over 3.5

+135

Under 3.5

-175

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Correct Score Prediction

Bruins 2 - 5 Sabres

We’ve got a correct score prediction which involves the Sabres winning 5-2. Odds of +1300 look appealing and we should get a run for our money here.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Bruins

Sabres

1-0

Bruins

+5500

Sabres

+5000

2-0

Bruins

+5500

Sabres

+4500

2-1

Bruins

+1600

Sabres

+1300

3-0

Bruins

+4500

Sabres

+2500

3-1

Bruins

+2200

Sabres

+1600

3-2

Bruins

+950

Sabres

+800

4-0

Bruins

+6000

Sabres

+3000

4-1

Bruins

+2400

Sabres

+1200

4-2

Bruins

+1900

Sabres

+1400

4-3

Bruins

+1150

Sabres

+950

5-0

Bruins

+11000

Sabres

+5000

5-1

Bruins

+4000

Sabres

+1800

5-2

Bruins

+2500

Sabres

+1300

5-3

Bruins

+2900

Sabres

+2000

5-4

Bruins

+2200

Sabres

+1900

6-0

Bruins

+14000

Sabres

+7500

6-1

Bruins

+10000

Sabres

+4000

6-2

Bruins

+5000

Sabres

+2400

6-3

Bruins

+4000

Sabres

+2400

6-4

Bruins

+6000

Sabres

+4000

6-5

Bruins

+5500

Sabres

+4500

7-0

Bruins

+5500

Sabres

+11000

7-1

Bruins

+14000

Sabres

+6600

7-2

Bruins

+12500

Sabres

+5500

7-3

Bruins

+8000

Sabres

+4500

7-4

Bruins

+9000

Sabres

+5500

7-5

Bruins

+12000

Sabres

+10000

7-6

Bruins

+12500

Sabres

+11000

8-1

Bruins

+12500

Sabres

+11000

8-2

Bruins

+12500

Sabres

+10000

8-3

Bruins

+12500

Sabres

+10000

8-4

Bruins

+14000

Sabres

+10000

8-5

Bruins

+14000

Sabres

+12500

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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.

Sabres Trading at Shorter Odds Than Bruins

Buffalo Sabres have the shortest price to win this game, with the sportsbooks giving them a 66% probability due to their -192 Moneyline betting odds. Boston Bruins are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at +160.

The puck line is 1.5 and the total goals line is 6.5. The Totals offers NHL bettors an alternative way of getting involved. If you’re going for Over 6.5, then the odds are +102.

The Sabres are -145 to find the net first and that makes them favorites. If you instead expect the Bruins to bag the first goal, you can get odds of +105.

Whether you are betting pre-game or in-game on the National Hockey League, you can feast on hundreds of game lines and team props. The selections are practically endless and it’s great to have so many options.

Moneyline

Bruins

+160

Sabres

-192

3-Way Moneyline

Bruins

+245

Tie

+340

Sabres

-115

Puck Line

Bruins +1.5

-159

Sabres -1.5

+128

Total Goals

Under 6.5

-123

Over 6.5

+102

David Pastrnak Favorite to Be First Goalscorer

David Pastrnak is the market leader at +700 to be the First Goalscorer. Should you think he will score the last goal, then a similar price can be found.

Player Goals

David Pastrnak (Bruins)

First

+107

Anytime

+700

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

First

+120

Anytime

+750

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

First

+155

Anytime

+900

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

First

+175

Anytime

+1000

Morgan Geekie (Bruins)

First

+210

Anytime

+1150

Josh Norris (Sabres)

First

+215

Anytime

+1200

Jason Zucker (Sabres)

First

+215

Anytime

+1200

Elias Lindholm (Bruins)

First

+255

Anytime

+1400

Jiri Kulich (Sabres)

First

+260

Anytime

+1400

Ryan McLeod (Sabres)

First

+280

Anytime

+1500

Jack Quinn (Sabres)

First

+280

Anytime

+1500

Pavel Zacha (Bruins)

First

+285

Anytime

+1500

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

First

+300

Anytime

+1500

Isak Rosén (Sabres)

First

+325

Anytime

+1600

Noah Östlund (Sabres)

First

+325

Anytime

+1600

Zach Benson (Sabres)

First

+325

Anytime

+1600

Matthew Poitras (Bruins)

First

+370

Anytime

+1800

Casey Mittelstadt (Bruins)

First

+390

Anytime

+1900

Riley Tufte (Bruins)

First

+420

Anytime

+2000

Peyton Krebs (Sabres)

First

+425

Anytime

+2000

Jordan Greenway (Sabres)

First

+425

Anytime

+2000

Vinni Lettieri (Bruins)

First

+460

Anytime

+2200

Marat Khusnutdinov (Bruins)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

Jakub Lauko (Bruins)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

David Pastrnak (Bruins)

Over 3.5

-119

Under 3.5

-109

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

Over 3.5

+135

Under 3.5

-175

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+120

Under 2.5

-156

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+125

Under 2.5

-164

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+115

Under 2.5

-149

Morgan Geekie (Bruins)

Over 1.5

-149

Under 1.5

+115

Jason Zucker (Sabres)

Over 1.5

-143

Under 1.5

+110

Elias Lindholm (Bruins)

Over 1.5

-135

Under 1.5

+104

Pavel Zacha (Bruins)

Over 1.5

-108

Under 1.5

-120

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Last 5 & H2H

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Boston Bruins Stats

Buffalo Sabres Stats

Moneyline

• 1 win and 9 defeats in the last 10 games
• 1 win and 9 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

• 7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
• 8 wins and 2 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

• +1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 games
• +1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

• -1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 games
• -1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 2 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 6.10 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.40 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
• Over 6: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games
• Over 6 on the Road: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games on the road
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.00 goals and allowed 4.10 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 1.70 pts and allowed 3.70 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 7.60 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.60 goals in the previous 10 home games
• Over 6: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
• Over 6 at Home: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 home games
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 4.10 goals and allowed 3.50 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.80 goals and allowed 2.80 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.3
• Shots: 20.2
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 3.2
• Empty Net Goals: 0
• Penalty Minutes: 8.5
• Blocks: 12.9
• Faceoff Wins : 28.4
• Hits: 27.7
• Giveaways: 15.2
• Takeaways: 3.9

Last 10 Games on the Road

• Goals Powerplay: 0.2
• Shots: 23.2
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 3.3
• Empty Net Goals: 0.1
• Penalty Minutes: 8.7
• Blocks: 14.1
• Faceoff Wins : 28.4
• Hits: 27.2
• Giveaways: 14.2
• Takeaways: 3.7

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.8
• Shots: 25.3
• Goals Shorthanded: 0.4
• Penalties: 3.8
• Empty Net Goals: 0.3
• Penalty Minutes: 8.2
• Blocks: 12.7
• Faceoff Wins : 24.2
• Hits: 17.9
• Giveaways: 13.8
• Takeaways: 4.8

Last 10 Home Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.4
• Shots: 29
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 4.4
• Empty Net Goals: 0
• Penalty Minutes: 11.9
• Blocks: 15.5
• Faceoff Wins : 29.4
• Hits: 23.9
• Giveaways: 17.8
• Takeaways: 4.3

Team News

Boston Bruins Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
88	David Pastrnak	77	20.28	40	54	94	-7
39	Morgan Geekie	72	16.87	28	22	50	-1
18	Pavel Zacha	77	19.2	14	31	45	-5

28	Elias Lindholm	77	18.11	15	27	42	-10
11	Casey Mittelstadt	76	17.09	13	25	38	-25
6	Mason Lohrei	72	19.42	5	27	32	-37
73	Charlie McAvoy	50	23.67	7	16	23	0
91	Nikita Zadorov	76	20.59	4	14	18	17
52	Andrew Peeke	71	18.52	1	15	16	-11
45	Cole Koepke	68	11.17	9	7	16	2
47	Mark Kastelic	61	10.74	5	9	14	-3
19	John Beecher	75	11.28	3	8	11	-9
51	Matthew Poitras	33	13.09	1	10	11	-5
92	Marat Khusnutdinov	70	11.89	4	6	10	-10
94	Jakub Lauko	51	10.6	3	5	8	-14
27	Hampus Lindholm	17	20.86	3	4	7	-4
44	Henri Jokiharju	55	17.53	3	4	7	7
29	Parker Wotherspoon	50	18.05	1	5	6	-9
	Oliver Wahlstrom	43	10.23	3	3	6	-6
95	Vinni Lettieri	22	13.41	3	1	4	-8
26	Marc McLaughlin	12	9.2	2	0	2	-1
90	Tyler Johnson	9	13.08	0	2	2	-1
38	Patrick Brown	15	10.57	0	1	1	-2
14	Ian Mitchell	14	15.64	0	1	1	-3
42	Georgi Merkulov	6	13.73	0	1	1	-1
79	Michael Callahan	14	13.53	0	0	0	-4
23	Fabian Lysell	7	13.13	0	0	0	0
10	Riley Tufte	6	9.2	0	0	0	-3
47	Jeffrey Truchon-Viel	5	7.7	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
70	Joonas Korpisalo	25	2.89	0.893
1	Jeremy Swayman	55	3.08	0.895
80	Michael DiPietro	-	-	-

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Buffalo Sabres Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
72	Tage Thompson	69	18.77	40	27	67	0
89	Alex Tuch	75	19.37	32	28	60	13
26	Rasmus Dahlin	66	24.22	14	46	60	7

77	John-Jason Peterka	70	18.36	23	37	60	-2
17	Jason Zucker	66	15.98	20	30	50	2
71	Ryan McLeod	72	16.83	19	29	48	12
25	Owen Power	75	21.46	7	32	39	-15
4	Bowen Byram	75	22.84	7	28	35	11
22	Jack Quinn	67	14.98	14	21	35	-20
13	Josh Norris	56	18.35	21	14	35	-6
9	Zach Benson	68	14.63	10	16	26	0
19	Peyton Krebs	74	13.72	9	15	24	-2
20	Jiri Kulich	55	14.6	14	7	21	-3
23	Mattias Samuelsson	55	18.95	4	10	14	1
75	Connor Clifton	66	15.78	0	14	14	-2
29	Beck Malenstyn	71	10.46	4	6	10	-15
12	Jordan Greenway	34	15.07	3	5	8	-4
78	Jacob Bryson	45	14.41	0	7	7	-7
24	Jacob Bernard-Docker	33	13.33	2	5	7	5
81	Sam Lafferty	53	9.77	3	3	6	-11
48	Tyson Kozak	21	10.49	3	2	5	-2
63	Isak Rosen	6	10.35	0	1	1	-2
27	Devon Levi	9	53.4	0	0	0	0
33	Ryan Johnson	3	17.67	0	0	0	-2
57	Brett Murray	3	7.9	0	0	0	-2
44	Josh Dunne	2	7.1	0	0	0	-3
36	Noah Oestlund	1	8.6	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	52	3.23	0.885
47	James Reimer	20	2.88	0.901
32	Felix Sandstroem	-	-	-

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Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups