Buffalo Sabres

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Minnesota Wild

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  10. Injuries
  11. Roster
  12. Standings

Wild Worth Backing

The prediction is that the Wild will outscore the Sabres, with -143 currently available on the Moneyline. That looks a price worth taking on this value selection.

1-0 Victory for Wild in Pair’s Previous H2H

Buffalo Sabres lost on the road in their previous game. Utah Hockey Club won 5-2 at Delta Center. John-Jason Peterka and Ryan McLeod each scored one goal.

Minnesota Wild last game was a 4-0 home win. This victory over Seattle Kraken at Xcel Energy Center made it back-to-back victories. Matthew Boldy scored twice, with Liam Oehgren and Ryan Hartman netting one goal. For the shutout, Filip Gustavsson made 34 saves.

The Wild beat the Sabres in their last head-to-head encounter. It was a 1-0 scoreline at KeyBank Center. It’s been six the Sabres wins in the past 9 games beween these teams.

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
Filip Gustavsson (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 28-16-4 2.47 .918 5
23/24 20-18-4 3.06 .899 3
Buffalo Sabres – Last 10 Games

3 wins, 6 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.6 goals from 28.0 shots on goal, with a 14.3% powerplay efficiency. The Sabres have given up 4.3 goals from 27.2 shots, averaging 5.5 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 85.5%.

Tage Thompson is the top points scorer with 9 points, 6 goals and 3 assists, with John-Jason Peterka recording 8 points, 3 goals and 5 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen have a 3.87 goal against average with a .858 save percentage.

Minnesota Wild – Last 10 Games

The Wild have 5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.0 goals from 24.9 shots on goal, with a 29.6% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 2.4 goals from 28.6 shots, averaging 2.8 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 78.6%.

The top points scorer is Marcus Johansson with 7 points, 2 goals and 5 assists, while Jared Spurgeon is next best after registering 7 points, 1 goal and 6 assists. Goalie Filip Gustavsson have a 1.99 GAA with a .931 SV%, including two shutouts.

Expert NHL Analysis

The team of expert hockey handicappers at Sportsgambler.com are right across the latest injuries and the form guide also informs our NHL picks. This data is combined with the latest team, player and goalie stats.

Key Sabres vs Wild stats:

  • Wild have won 6 of their last 10 games at home.
  • Wild have won 3 of their last 5 games.
  • Wild have won 2 consecutive games.
  • Sabres have lost 9 of their last 10 games on the road.
  • Sabres have lost 4 of their last 5 games on the road.

Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild Prediction

If you’re looking for a value bet, then -143 that Minnesota Wild win this NHL game certainly stands out. We’re expecting them to triumph on the Moneyline at attractive odds.

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Wild Moneyline Probability

The sportsbooks are estimating that there is a 58.8% likelihood of this pick winning. However, we have this number between 65-70% based on our in-depth research. That means we’re regarding it as a value bet.

Our Pick

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Jason Zucker Over 1.5 Shots -169 bet365 logo

Jason Zucker (Sabres) has finished with Over 1.5 shots on goal in 3 straight games. We’re expecting history to repeat itself and for him to cover the Shots on Goal line at odds of -169.

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Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild Bet Builder Tips

Moneyline Wild
To Score Ryan Hartman
Shots on Goal Jason Zucker Over 1.5

Our same game parlay pick is the Wild on the moneyline, Ryan Hartman (Wild) to find the net and Jason Zucker (Sabres) to have Over 1.5 shots.

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Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild 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.

Latest Moneyline Odds Suggest Wild Victory

For this game, the sportsbooks’ Moneyline betting odds mean Minnesota Wild are -145 favorites to win and that means a 59% chance of landing a victory. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, Buffalo Sabres are trading at +120.

There is a puck line of 1.5 and total goals has a line of 5.5. The Totals offers NHL bettors an alternative way of getting involved. If you’re going for Over 5.5, then the odds are -115.

Favorites Wild are available at -130 to bag the first goal. Alternatively, you can secure odds of -110 that the Sabres light the lamp before their opponents.

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Matthew Boldy is the First Goalscorer Favorite

Matthew Boldy is priced at +750 when it comes to First Goalscorer. He’s the favorite and also available at odds of +132 to light the lamp at anytime.

Player Goals

Matthew Boldy (Wild)
First
+132
Anytime
+750
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Tage Thompson (Sabres)
First
+163
Anytime
+900
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Marco Rossi (Wild)
First
+205
Anytime
+1100
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Alex Tuch (Sabres)
First
+210
Anytime
+1100
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Player Shots

Matthew Boldy (Wild)
Over 3.5
+150
Under 3.5
-200
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Tage Thompson (Sabres)
Over 3.5
+140
Under 3.5
-185
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John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)
Over 2.5
+115
Under 2.5
-149
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Micro Betting

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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Buffalo Sabres logo Buffalo Sabres Stats

Minnesota Wild logo Minnesota Wild Stats

Moneyline

  • 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 1 win and 9 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

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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 61 18.76 34 26 60 1
77 John-Jason Peterka 62 18.27 20 32 52 -4
26 Rasmus Dahlin 59 24.38 12 40 52 1

Minnesota Wild Player Stats & Roster

# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
12 Matthew Boldy 69 20.06 23 35 58 1
48 Marco Rossi 69 18.27 21 32 53 11
97 Kirill Kaprizov 37 22.41 23 29 52 19

Injuries & Suspensions

Buffalo Sabres Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Josh Norris
Injured
Jiri Kulich
Injured

Minnesota Wild Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Joel Eriksson Ek
Injured
Kirill Kaprizov
Injured
Marcus Foligno
Injured

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Wild logo Minnesota Wild

Buffalo Sabres logo Buffalo Sabres

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Filip Gustavsson
5
Jacob Middleton
7
Brock Faber
12
Matthew Boldy
23
Marco Rossi
36
Mats Zuccarello
72
Tage Thompson
71
Ryan McLeod
77
John-Jason Peterka
26
Rasmus Dahlin
23
Mattias Samuelsson
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Minnesota Wild logo Minnesota Wild

Buffalo Sabres logo Buffalo Sabres

32
Filip Gustavsson
25
Jonas Brodin
46
Jared Spurgeon
90
Marcus Johansson
89
Frederick Gaudreau
41
Gustav Nyquist
89
Alex Tuch
12
Jordan Greenway
17
Jason Zucker
4
Bowen Byram
25
Owen Power
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Minnesota Wild logo Minnesota Wild

Buffalo Sabres logo Buffalo Sabres

32
Filip Gustavsson
4
Jon Merrill
24
Zach Bogosian
13
Yakov Trenin
38
Ryan Hartman
18
Vinnie Hinostroza
9
Zach Benson
19
Peyton Krebs
24
Jacob Bernard-Docker
78
Jacob Bryson
75
Connor Clifton
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Minnesota Wild logo Minnesota Wild

Buffalo Sabres logo Buffalo Sabres

32
Filip Gustavsson
19
Devin Shore
21
Brendan Gaunce
15
Justin Brazeau
81
Sam Lafferty
48
Tyson Kozak
29
Beck Malenstyn
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Previous Buffalo Sabres Lineups

20 Mar NHL
Sabres 2-5 Utah HC
17 Mar NHL
Sabres 3-2 Bruins
15 Mar NHL
Golden Knights 3-4 Sabres
12 Mar NHL
Sabres 3-7 Red Wings
10 Mar NHL
Oilers 2-3 Sabres
08 Mar NHL
Sabres 0-4 Panthers
06 Mar NHL
Sabres 5-6 Lightning
04 Mar NHL
Sharks 6-2 Sabres
03 Mar NHL
Sabres 3-4 Canadiens
01 Mar NHL
Canadiens 4-2 Sabres

Previous Minnesota Wild Lineups

19 Mar NHL
Kraken 0-4 Wild
17 Mar NHL
Kings 1-3 Wild
15 Mar NHL
Blues 5-1 Wild
13 Mar NHL
Rangers 3-2 Wild
11 Mar NHL
Avalanche 1-2 Wild
09 Mar NHL
Penguins 3-1 Wild
07 Mar NHL
Wild 1-3 Canucks
04 Mar NHL
Wild 4-3 Kraken
02 Mar NHL
Bruins 0-1 Wild
28 Feb NHL
Wild 2-5 Avalanche

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 - -