Buffalo Sabres

Ice Hockey NHL Amerant Bank Arena Sat 8 Mar 18:00

Florida Panthers

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  7. Player Props
  8. Team News
  9. Lineups
  10. Injuries
  11. Roster
  12. Standings

Panthers Look Value for This Clash

Head to the puck line and back the Panthers -1.5. This means beating the Sabres by at least two goals and our prediction is priced at -108 which means there is lots of juice.

8 Victories for Panthers in Previous 10 H2H Games

Buffalo Sabres have suffered a defeat in their previous six road games including a recent 6-5 loss. This occurred at Amalie Arena against Tampa Bay Lightning. Rasmus Dahlin found the net along with four other players.

Florida Panthers have enjoyed five straight wins, most recently beating Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0. It was a home success at Amerant Bank Arena. Sam Reinhart, Aleksander Barkov and Mackie Samoskevich scored one goal apiece. For the shutout, Sergei Bobrovsky made 16 saves.

The Panthers beat the Sabres in their last head-to-head encounter. It was a 5-2 scoreline at KeyBank Center. In the past 10 H2H meetings, the Panthers have won eight.

Starting Goalies

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
Vitek Vanecek (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 1-2-0 3.03 .897 1
23/24 17-9-3 3.18 .890 0
Buffalo Sabres – Last 10 Games

4 wins, 5 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.6 goals from 28.5 shots on goal, with a 12.8% powerplay efficiency. The Sabres have given up 4.0 goals from 26.2 shots, averaging 4.5 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 80.0%.

Rasmus Dahlin is the top points scorer with 14 points, 5 goals and 9 assists, with Alex Tuch recording 12 points, 8 goals and 4 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen have a 4.00 goal against average with a .844 save percentage.

Florida Panthers – Last 10 Games

The Panthers have 8 wins and 2 losses, averaging 3.4 goals from 34.3 shots on goal, with a 15.6% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 1.9 goals from 24.4 shots, averaging 4.1 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 90.2%.

The top points scorer is Aleksander Barkov with 15 points, 5 goals and 10 assists, while Sam Reinhart is next in line after registering 10 points, 2 goals and 8 assists. Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky have a 1.59 GAA with a .935 SV%, including two shutouts.

Expert NHL Analysis

The form is always taken into consideration and it’s great to combine this with team news as it becomes available. In order to provide an expert NHL verdict, the latest player and goalie stats are analysed so that we have the best information.

Key Sabres vs Panthers stats:

  • The -1.5 line has been covered by Panthers in 7 of their last 10 games at home.
  • The -1.5 line has been covered by Panthers in 3 of their last 5 games.
  • The +1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Sabres in 3 of their last 5 games.
  • The +1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Sabres in 11 of their last 20 games on the road.

Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers Prediction

Florida Panthers look too strong for their opponents and we think they can win by two or more in this NHL clash. The -108 is value for them to surpass a -1.5 goal handicap on the spread.

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Panthers -1.5 Probability

According to the sportsbooks, there’s a 51.8% likelihood of our pick landing a return. However, our cappers research has found that the actual probability is closer to 60%. It is therefore regarded as a value wager.

Our Pick

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Player Props

Top Pick: Evan Rodrigues Over 1.5 Shots -185 bet365 logo

Evan Rodrigues (Panthers) has had Over 1.5 shots on goal in 10 straight games. We’re expecting history to repeat itself and for him to cover the Shots on Goal line at odds of -185.

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Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers Bet Builder Tips

Puck Line Panthers -1.5
To Score Aleksander Barkov
Shots on Goal Evan Rodrigues Over 1.5

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Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers 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.

Panthers Big Favorites According to Latest Odds

Florida Panthers are massive -244 favorites. They are regarded as 71% likely to win this game judging by the sportsbooks’ latest Moneyline odds. Buffalo Sabres are the underdogs at +198 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

The puck line is calculated to be 1.5, while total goals comes in at 6.5. NHL fans love the chance to get an alternative angle by going for a Totals wager. If you want to wager Over 6.5, there are odds of -102.

If you want to back favorites Panthers to score the first goal, then you can get odds of -175. However, the Sabres are a bigger +130 to light the lamp ahead of their opponents.

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Sam Reinhart Favorite to Find the Net First

The First Goalscorer favorite is Sam Reinhart at +600. Similar odds can be found if you’re interested in this player to register the last goal.

Player Goals

Sam Reinhart (Panthers)
First
-114
Anytime
+600
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Carter Verhaeghe (Panthers)
First
+125
Anytime
+800
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Aleksander Barkov (Panthers)
First
+155
Anytime
+900
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Sam Bennett (Panthers)
First
+170
Anytime
+1000
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Player Shots

Sam Reinhart (Panthers)
Over 2.5
-114
Under 2.5
-116
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Carter Verhaeghe (Panthers)
Over 2.5
-123
Under 2.5
-105
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Aleksander Barkov (Panthers)
Over 2.5
+140
Under 2.5
-185
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Sam Bennett (Panthers)
Over 2.5
-149
Under 2.5
+115
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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

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Moneyline

  • 8 wins and 2 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

  • 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 9 wins and 1 defeat in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

Puck Line

Total Goals

Total Goals

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team News

Buffalo Sabres Player Stats & Roster

# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
72 Tage Thompson 72 18.73 44 27 71 3
26 Rasmus Dahlin 69 24.16 16 48 64 13
89 Alex Tuch 78 19.31 34 29 63 16

Florida Panthers Player Stats & Roster

# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
13 Sam Reinhart 78 20.56 37 42 79 5
16 Aleksander Barkov 66 20.33 20 49 69 -1
19 Matthew Tkachuk 52 18.23 22 35 57 -3

Injuries & Suspensions

Buffalo Sabres Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Jason Zucker
Injured
Jordan Greenway
Injured
Jiri Kulich
Injured

Florida Panthers Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Brad Marchand
Injured
Matthew Tkachuk
Injured

Starting Lineups

Florida Panthers logo Florida Panthers

Buffalo Sabres logo Buffalo Sabres

41
Vitek Vanecek
42
Gustav Forsling
5
Aaron Ekblad
23
Carter Verhaeghe
16
Aleksander Barkov
13
Sam Reinhart
72
Tage Thompson
13
Josh Norris
89
Alex Tuch
26
Rasmus Dahlin
23
Mattias Samuelsson
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Florida Panthers logo Florida Panthers

Buffalo Sabres logo Buffalo Sabres

41
Vitek Vanecek
77
Niko Mikkola
3
Seth Jones
25
Mackie Samoskevich
9
Sam Bennett
17
Evan Rodrigues
22
Jack Quinn
71
Ryan McLeod
77
John-Jason Peterka
25
Owen Power
4
Bowen Byram
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Florida Panthers logo Florida Panthers

Buffalo Sabres logo Buffalo Sabres

41
Vitek Vanecek
88
Nate Schmidt
7
Dmitry Kulikov
27
Eetu Luostarinen
15
Anton Lundell
70
Jesper Boqvist
63
Isak Rosen
19
Peyton Krebs
9
Zach Benson
75
Connor Clifton
78
Jacob Bryson
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Florida Panthers logo Florida Panthers

Buffalo Sabres logo Buffalo Sabres

41
Vitek Vanecek
10
A.J. Greer
8
Nico Sturm
92
Tomas Nosek
44
Josh Dunne
81
Sam Lafferty
29
Beck Malenstyn
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Previous Buffalo Sabres Lineups

10 Apr NHL
Sabres 2-3 Blue Jackets
08 Apr NHL
Hurricanes 0-3 Sabres
06 Apr NHL
Bruins 3-6 Sabres
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

Previous Florida Panthers Lineups

10 Apr NHL
Red Wings 1-4 Panthers
08 Apr NHL
Maple Leafs 1-3 Panthers
06 Apr NHL
Panthers 1-2 Red Wings
05 Apr NHL
Panthers 0-3 Senators
02 Apr NHL
Panthers 2-3 Maple Leafs
01 Apr NHL
Panthers 2-3 Canadiens
30 Mar NHL
Canadiens 4-2 Panthers
28 Mar NHL
Utah HC 1-2 Panthers
23 Mar NHL
Penguins 3-4 Panthers
22 Mar NHL
Panthers 3-6 Capitals

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 - -