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  9. Lineups
  10. Injuries
  11. Roster
  12. Standings

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.

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 10-9-3 2.89 .893 3
23/24 21-26-4 3.27 .890 0
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
Boston Bruins – Last 10 Games

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.

Buffalo Sabres – Last 10 Games

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%.

Expert NHL Analysis

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.

Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres 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.

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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.

Our Pick

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Player Props

Top Pick: Tage Thompson To Score +120 bet365 logo

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.

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Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres Bet Builder Tips

3-Way Moneyline Sabres
To Score Tage Thompson
Shots on Goal Pavel Zacha Over 1.5

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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.

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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
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Tage Thompson (Sabres)
First
+120
Anytime
+750
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Alex Tuch (Sabres)
First
+155
Anytime
+900
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John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)
First
+175
Anytime
+1000
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Player Shots

David Pastrnak (Bruins)
Over 3.5
-119
Under 3.5
-109
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Tage Thompson (Sabres)
Over 3.5
+135
Under 3.5
-175
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John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)
Over 2.5
+125
Under 2.5
-164
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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

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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

Puck Line

Total Goals

Total Goals

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team Stats - Avg/Game

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

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

Injuries & Suspensions

Boston Bruins Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Mark Kastelic
Injured
Charlie McAvoy
Injured
Hampus Lindholm
Injured

Buffalo Sabres Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Tyson Kozak
Injured
Jordan Greenway
Injured
Josh Norris
Injured

Starting Lineups

Buffalo Sabres logo Buffalo Sabres

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1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
23
Mattias Samuelsson
26
Rasmus Dahlin
9
Zach Benson
20
Jiri Kulich
72
Tage Thompson
88
David Pastrnak
28
Elias Lindholm
39
Morgan Geekie
20
Henri Jokiharju
91
Nikita Zadorov
70
Joonas Korpisalo

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1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
25
Owen Power
24
Jacob Bernard-Docker
77
John-Jason Peterka
71
Ryan McLeod
22
Jack Quinn
23
Fabian Lysell
11
Casey Mittelstadt
18
Pavel Zacha
52
Andrew Peeke
6
Mason Lohrei
70
Joonas Korpisalo

Buffalo Sabres logo Buffalo Sabres

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1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
4
Bowen Byram
75
Connor Clifton
17
Jason Zucker
19
Peyton Krebs
89
Alex Tuch
95
Vinni Lettieri
93
Fraser Minten
92
Marat Khusnutdinov
79
Michael Callahan
29
Parker Wotherspoon
70
Joonas Korpisalo

Buffalo Sabres logo Buffalo Sabres

Boston Bruins logo Boston Bruins

1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
29
Beck Malenstyn
36
Noah Oestlund
81
Sam Lafferty
45
Cole Koepke
19
John Beecher
94
Jakub Lauko
70
Joonas Korpisalo

Previous Boston Bruins Lineups

05 Apr NHL
Hurricanes 1-5 Bruins
03 Apr NHL
Bruins 1-4 Canadiens
01 Apr NHL
Capitals 4-3 Bruins
29 Mar NHL
Bruins 1-2 Red Wings
26 Mar NHL
Bruins 2-6 Ducks
23 Mar NHL
Bruins 2-7 Kings
22 Mar NHL
Bruins 1-3 Sharks
20 Mar NHL
Bruins 1-5 Golden Knights
17 Mar NHL
Sabres 3-2 Bruins
15 Mar NHL
Lightning 6-2 Bruins

Previous Buffalo Sabres Lineups

05 Apr NHL
Lightning 2-3 Sabres
01 Apr NHL
Sabres 5-2 Senators
30 Mar NHL
Sabres 8-5 Capitals
29 Mar NHL
Sabres 4-7 Flyers
27 Mar NHL
Penguins 3-7 Sabres
25 Mar NHL
Senators 2-3 Sabres
23 Mar NHL
Sabres 5-3 Jets
22 Mar NHL
Sabres 1-4 Wild
20 Mar NHL
Sabres 2-5 Utah HC
17 Mar NHL
Sabres 3-2 Bruins

NHL Standings

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 - -