NHL Betting Preview: Sabres vs Bruins

The Buffalo Sabres lock horns with the Boston Bruins in this NHL matchup at TD Garden, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Thursday, October 30. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, player stats, team news and the starting lineups.

We Expect Bruins to Deliver the Goods

There are lots of reasons to support the prediction that the Bruins will beat the Sabres. Therefore, we’re heading to the Moneyline where you can get -110.

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Bruins Won 3-1 in Teams’ Last Encounter

Buffalo Sabres have lost three straight road games. Most recently, they lost 4-3 (OT) at home to Columbus Blue Jackets at KeyBank Center. Ryan McLeod, Josh Doan and Josh Dunne each scored one goal.

Boston Bruins have enjoyed back-to-back home wins at TD Garden. Last time out, New York Islanders were beaten 5-2. David Pastrnak was among the goalscorers where five different players found the net. Goalie Joonas Korpisalo made a total of 33 saves (.943).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The last head-to-head saw the Bruins claim a 3-1 win over the Sabres at TD Garden. The Bruins have triumphed in six of the previous 10 clashes between these teams.

Starting Goalies

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	0-0-1	3.9	.826	0
23/24	27-22-4	2.57	.910	5

Jeremy Swayman (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	3-4-0	3.5	.886	0
23/24	25-10-7	2.53	.916	3

Buffalo Sabres – Last 10 Games

4 wins, 4 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.0 goals from 30.2 shots on goal, with a 16.7% powerplay efficiency. The Sabres have given up 3.1 goals from 32.8 shots, averaging 4.7 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 93.6%.

Alex Tuch is the top points scorer with 9 points, 3 goals and 6 assists, with Tage Thompson racking up 8 points, 4 goals and 4 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Alex Lyon have a 2.77 goal against average with a .919 save percentage, including one shutout.

Boston Bruins – Last 10 Games

The Bruins have 3 wins and 7 losses, averaging 3.2 goals from 27.0 shots on goal, with a 15.6% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 4.0 goals from 29.1 shots, averaging 4.9 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 81.6%.

The top points scorer is David Pastrnak with 11 points, 5 goals and 6 assists, while Morgan Geekie is next in line after having 8 points, 7 goals and 1 assist. Goalie Jeremy Swayman have a 3.86 GAA with a .869 SV%.

Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins Prediction & Picks

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Game Prediction

Take Boston Bruins at -110 on the Moneyline to get the better of their opponents. We believe that they have a strong chance of claiming a victory in this NHL clash.

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Key Sabres vs Bruins stats:

Bruins have won 2 consecutive games at home.
Sabres have lost their last 6 games on the road.
Sabres have lost 16 of their last 20 games on the road.
Sabres have lost 7 of their last 10 games on the road.
Bruins have won 6 of their last 10 games against Sabres.

Bruins Moneyline Probability

According to the top betting sites, there’s a 52.4% chance of our pick landing a return. However, our analysts research has found that the actual probability is closer to 60%. It is therefore regarded as a value wager.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Morgan Geekie To Score +240

Morgan Geekie (Bruins) has scored at least one goal in 5 straight games. We’re happy to take the +240 for this Anytime Goalscorer bet as there’s value in the odds that he finds the net at least once.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

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Assists David Pastrnak Over 0.5

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Correct Score Prediction

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2 - 6 Bruins logo

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Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins 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.

Tight Affair in the Eyes of the Books

You can choose whether Boston Bruins or Buffalo Sabres are the pick at -110. The leading sportsbooks aren’t able to split the two teams and therefore give them the same probability of landing a return.

1.5 is the puck line and 6.5 is the total goals line. The Totals offers hockey bettors an alternative way of getting involved. There’s an opportunity to bet Over 6.5 at +102.

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Moneyline

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Puck Line

Total Goals

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Player Goals

David Pastrnak (Bruins)

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

Elias Lindholm (Bruins)

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

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Player Assists

David Pastrnak (Bruins)

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

Charlie McAvoy (Bruins)

Pavel Zacha (Bruins)

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Player Shots

David Pastrnak (Bruins)

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

Josh Doan (Sabres)

Viktor Arvidsson (Bruins)

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Micro Betting

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Last 5 Games

Sabres

NHL: 28/10 Blue Jackets4 Sabres 3
NHL: 25/10 Sabres3 Maple Leafs 4
NHL: 25/10 Maple Leafs3 Sabres 5
NHL: 23/10 Red Wings2 Sabres 4
NHL: 21/10 Sabres2 Canadiens 4

Bruins

NHL: 29/10 Islanders2 Bruins 5
NHL: 28/10 Bruins2 Senators 7
NHL: 25/10 Avalanche2 Bruins 3
NHL: 24/10 Ducks7 Bruins 5
NHL: 22/10 Panthers4 Bruins 3

Head to Head

Buffalo vs Boston

NHL: 12/10 2025 Sabres 1 Bruins 3
NHL: 07/04 2025 Bruins 3 Sabres 6
NHL: 18/03 2025 Sabres 3 Bruins 2
NHL: 29/01 2025 Bruins 2 Sabres 7
NHL: 22/12 2024 Sabres 1 Bruins 3
NHL: 28/12 2023 Bruins 4 Sabres 1
NHL: 08/12 2023 Sabres 3 Bruins 1
NHL: 15/11 2023 Bruins 5 Sabres 2
NHL: 19/03 2023 Bruins 7 Sabres 0
NHL: 03/03 2023 Sabres 1 Bruins 7

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Buffalo Sabres Stats

Boston Bruins Stats

Moneyline

4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games
5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 6 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 6 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 2 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 3 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 7.70 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 6.5: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 on the Road: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.00 goals and allowed 3.10 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.60 pts and allowed 4.10 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 7.20 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 7.10 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 at Home: Covered in 7 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.20 goals and allowed 4.00 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.70 goals and allowed 3.40 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 30.2
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 4.7
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 11.3
Blocks: 16.3
Faceoff Wins : 25.2
Hits: 19.4
Giveaways: 14.6
Takeaways: 4.3

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 25.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0.3
Penalties: 3.7
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 8.8
Blocks: 16.1
Faceoff Wins : 25.4
Hits: 17.9
Giveaways: 14.8
Takeaways: 4.8

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 27
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.9
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 10.7
Blocks: 16.6
Faceoff Wins : 34.1
Hits: 24.8
Giveaways: 16.2
Takeaways: 5.1

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.6
Shots: 29.5
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.8
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 8
Blocks: 14.5
Faceoff Wins : 33.3
Hits: 26.6
Giveaways: 16.3
Takeaways: 4.3

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Buffalo Sabres Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
89	Alex Tuch	10	19.05	3	6	9	3
9	Zach Benson	7	19.43	0	7	8	3
72	Tage Thompson	10	19.09	4	4	8	-4

71	Ryan McLeod	10	18.14	3	4	7	-1
26	Rasmus Dahlin	10	24.4	0	7	7	-8
91	Josh Doan	10	14.95	3	4	7	1
23	Mattias Samuelsson	8	20.5	2	4	6	3
22	Jack Quinn	10	15.09	3	3	6	-2
20	Jiri Kulich	10	16.7	3	2	5	-4
17	Jason Zucker	10	14.62	4	2	5	-7
4	Bowen Byram	10	22.76	1	4	5	0
25	Owen Power	9	22.1	1	2	3	-5
21	Conor Timmins	10	20.8	0	3	3	-3
19	Peyton Krebs	10	13.02	0	3	3	-3
48	Tyson Kozak	7	9.87	2	0	2	2
29	Beck Malenstyn	9	11.42	0	1	1	-3
78	Jacob Bryson	5	9.46	0	1	1	1
44	Josh Dunne	4	9.5	1	0	1	1
	Zach Metsa	4	8.83	0	0	0	3
13	Josh Norris	1	18.9	0	0	0	0
33	Ryan Johnson	3	9	0	0	0	0
55	Mason Geertsen	4	4.2	0	0	0	-1
36	Noah Oestlund	4	10.85	0	0	0	0
15	Justin Danforth	4	11.7	0	0	0	-2
8	Michael Kesselring	1	18	0	0	0	1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	1	3.9	0.818
	Colten Ellis	1	2	0.935
34	Alex Lyon	8	2.77	0.919

Boston Bruins Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
88	David Pastrnak	12	19.9	6	9	15	-6
18	Pavel Zacha	12	17.82	2	8	10	1
39	Morgan Geekie	12	18.09	8	2	10	-4

28	Elias Lindholm	12	18.37	4	5	9	-4
73	Charlie McAvoy	12	23.85	0	8	8	-4
81	Michael Eyssimont	12	11.31	3	4	7	-4
11	Casey Mittelstadt	11	14.25	3	3	6	-1
6	Mason Lohrei	11	18.12	1	5	6	0
71	Viktor Arvidsson	12	13.75	2	3	5	2
91	Nikita Zadorov	12	21.47	1	3	4	3
84	Tanner Jeannot	12	13.13	2	2	4	-2
52	Sean Kuraly	12	14.03	1	2	3	2
47	Mark Kastelic	12	12.21	2	1	3	2
44	Henri Jokiharju	12	18.09	0	3	3	-1
93	Fraser Minten	12	12.87	2	1	3	-2
43	Jordan Harris	5	15.64	1	1	2	0
52	Andrew Peeke	12	19.2	0	2	2	-3
92	Marat Khusnutdinov	7	10.94	0	1	1	-2
27	Hampus Lindholm	4	16.05	0	1	1	-3
19	John Beecher	3	12.53	1	0	1	0
47	Jeffrey Truchon-Viel	3	12.23	0	0	0	0
79	Michael Callahan	3	16.47	0	0	0	-2
45	Jonathan Aspirot	1	14.7	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
1	Jeremy Swayman	7	3.45	0.887
70	Joonas Korpisalo	5	3.62	0.87

Injuries & Suspensions

Buffalo Sabres Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Tyson Kozak

Injured

Jacob Bryson

Injured

Josh Norris

Injured

Jordan Greenway

Injured

Justin Danforth

Injured

Boston Bruins Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous Buffalo Sabres Lineups

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Blue Jackets 4-3 Sabres

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 New Jersey	10	8	2	0	16	0.8	7	8	39	30	9	5-0-0	3-2-0	0-0	8-2	1L
2 Pittsburgh	11	7	2	2	16	0.727	7	7	40	30	10	3-1-1	4-1-1	0-2	6-4	1L
3 Carolina	9	6	3	0	12	0.667	3	5	34	28	6	2-1-0	4-2-0	1-0	6-3	2L
4 Washington	10	6	4	0	12	0.6	5	6	27	22	5	3-3-0	3-1-0	0-0	6-4	2L
5 Columbus	10	6	4	0	12	0.6	4	5	35	31	4	2-3-0	4-1-0	1-0	6-4	3W
6 Philadelphia	9	5	3	1	11	0.611	2	3	26	23	3	5-1-0	0-2-1	2-0	5-4	2W
7 NY Rangers	11	4	5	2	10	0.455	4	4	24	26	-2	0-4-1	4-1-1	0-0	4-6	1W
8 NY Islanders	9	4	4	1	9	0.5	4	4	32	33	-1	3-2-0	1-2-1	0-1	4-5	2L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Montreal	11	8	3	0	16	0.727	4	8	40	33	7	3-1-0	5-2-0	0-0	8-2	2W
2 Detroit	10	7	3	0	14	0.7	6	7	35	31	4	5-1-0	2-2-0	0-0	7-3	2W
3 Florida	11	5	5	1	11	0.5	5	5	27	31	-4	4-1-1	1-4-0	0-1	4-6	1L
4 Ottawa	11	5	5	1	11	0.5	4	4	41	44	-3	3-2-1	2-3-0	1-0	4-6	1L
5 Toronto	11	5	5	1	11	0.5	3	5	38	42	-4	5-2-1	0-3-0	0-0	4-6	1L
6 Buffalo	10	4	4	2	10	0.5	4	4	30	31	-1	4-2-1	0-2-1	0-0	4-6	2L
7 Tampa Bay	10	4	4	2	10	0.5	3	4	29	30	-1	2-3-0	2-1-2	0-0	4-6	3W
8 Boston	12	5	7	0	10	0.417	4	5	39	44	-5	4-3-0	1-4-0	0-0	3-7	1W

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Utah	11	8	3	0	16	0.727	6	8	40	30	10	4-0-0	4-3-0	0-0	8-2	1L
2 Colorado	11	6	1	4	16	0.727	6	6	41	30	11	3-0-2	3-1-2	0-2	5-5	1W
3 Winnipeg	10	7	3	0	14	0.7	6	7	34	25	9	3-3-0	4-0-0	0-0	7-3	1W
4 Dallas	10	6	3	1	13	0.65	5	5	29	30	-1	3-2-1	3-1-0	1-0	6-4	3W
5 Chicago	10	5	3	2	12	0.6	4	5	33	26	7	3-2-1	2-1-1	0-1	5-5	1W
6 Nashville	11	4	5	2	10	0.455	3	3	28	37	-9	3-3-1	1-2-1	1-0	3-7	2L
7 Minnesota	11	3	5	3	9	0.409	2	2	31	43	-12	1-2-2	2-3-1	1-0	2-8	4L
8 St Louis	10	3	6	1	7	0.35	3	3	29	44	-15	1-4-1	2-2-0	0-0	3-7	5L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	10	6	1	3	15	0.75	5	6	37	28	9	3-0-1	3-1-2	0-1	6-4	1W
2 Seattle	10	5	2	3	13	0.65	3	5	28	29	-1	3-0-1	2-2-2	0-1	5-5	1L
3 LA Kings	11	5	3	3	13	0.591	2	4	33	36	-3	0-2-1	5-1-2	1-2	5-5	2W
4 Edmonton	11	5	4	2	12	0.545	4	5	35	35	0	3-0-1	2-4-1	0-1	5-5	1W
5 Anaheim	9	5	3	1	11	0.611	3	4	32	31	1	1-1-0	4-2-1	1-0	5-4	1W
6 Vancouver	11	5	6	0	10	0.455	3	4	29	33	-4	2-3-0	3-3-0	1-0	4-6	1L
7 San Jose	10	2	6	2	6	0.3	0	2	32	46	-14	0-3-2	2-3-0	0-0	2-8	1L
8 Calgary	11	2	8	1	5	0.227	1	1	24	39	-15	1-3-1	1-5-0	1-0	1-9	1L

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