Back Sabres to Win

There’s a juicy -132 that the Sabres are able to get the upper hand against the Canadiens. This wager can be secured on the Moneyline and we’re confident that it can happen.

Teams’ Last H2H Saw 6-1 Sabres Win

Buffalo Sabres have won their previous three road outings. In their most recent game, they were turned over 4-3 at home to Anaheim Ducks at KeyBank Center. Tage Thompson, Jordan Greenway and Zach Benson scored one goal each.

Montreal Canadiens have lost in back-to-back outings. In a recent home game at Bell Centre, they were turned over 4-3 by Washington Capitals. Nick Suzuki, Arber Xhekaj and Alex Newhook scored one goal each.

These two teams last met at Bell Centre, with the Sabres claiming the win. Beating the Canadiens by a 6-1 scoreline. The H2H over the past 10 games have seen five wins for both teams.

Starting Goalies

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Expected)

W-L-OTL: 27-22-4 GAA: 2.57 SV%: .910 SO: 5

Sam Montembeault (Confirmed)

W-L-OTL: 16-15-9 GAA: 3.14 SV%: .903 SO: 0

Expert NHL Analysis

We always have a keen eye on team news, while our NHL handicappers have their finger on the pulse by knowing the latest form. You will also find a compendium of stats which provide some valuable pointers ahead of the action.

Key Sabres vs Canadiens stats:

Sabres have won 4 of their last 5 games on the road.
Sabres have won 6 of their last 10 games on the road.
Sabres have won 3 consecutive games on the road.
Canadiens have lost 4 of their last 5 games.
Canadiens have lost 7 of their last 10 games.
Canadiens have lost their last 2 games.

There is merit in simply backing Buffalo Sabres to beat their opponents in this NHL encounter. Especially as a juicy -132 is available when it comes to this pick.

Those looking for bigger odds about a win for Buffalo should head to the Match Winner & Total Goals lines. You can combine this pick with an Under / Over goals prediction for more juice.

Sabres Moneyline Probability

According to the sportsbooks, our pick has a 56.8% chance of winning. However, our analysts have this number between 60-65% based on their in-depth research. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this hockey bet.

Sabres vs Canadiens Prediction

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Published 19:27, 20 February 2024

Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens Bet Builder Tips

Moneyline Sabres

To Score Anytime Casey Mittelstadt

Assists Cole Caufield Under 0.5

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Correct Score Prediction

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3 - 1 Canadiens logo

Canadiens

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2-1

Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens 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 betting predictions and bet builder tips.

Close Contest Likely According to the Books

Buffalo Sabres are -150 favorites and that means a 60% chance of winning this game according to the Moneyline betting odds with the sportsbooks. For those wanting to back Montreal Canadiens, you will find +125 about the underdogs.

The puck line stands at 1.5 and the total goals line is 6.5. A Totals wager is always available and can often provide value selections. If you’re wanting to back Over 6.5, the odds are -125.

If you think the Sabres can open the scoring, they are the -130 favorites. If you expect the Canadiens to find the net first, then odds of -110 are available.

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Cole Caufield Favorite to Find the Net First

You will find Cole Caufield at +800 to be First Goalscorer which makes him the favorite. There’s the chance to get +123 that he finds the net at anytime.

Player Goals

Cole Caufield (Canadiens)

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

Nick Suzuki (Canadiens)

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

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Last 5 Games

Canadiens

NHL: 18/02 Canadiens 3 Capitals4
NHL: 16/02 Rangers 7 Canadiens4
NHL: 14/02 Canadiens 5 Ducks0
NHL: 11/02 Canadiens 2 Blues7
NHL: 10/02 Canadiens 2 Stars3

Head to Head

Buffalo vs Montreal

NHL: 05/01 2024 Canadiens 1 Sabres 6
NHL: 10/12 2023 Sabres 2 Canadiens 3
NHL: 24/10 2023 Sabres 1 Canadiens 3
NHL: 28/03 2023 Sabres 3 Canadiens 4
NHL: 23/11 2022 Canadiens 2 Sabres 7
NHL: 28/10 2022 Sabres 2 Canadiens 3
NHL: 24/02 2022 Canadiens 4 Sabres 0
NHL: 13/02 2022 Canadiens 3 Sabres 5
NHL: 27/11 2021 Sabres 4 Canadiens 1
NHL: 15/10 2021 Sabres 5 Canadiens 1

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Buffalo Sabres Stats

Montreal Canadiens Stats

Moneyline

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

Moneyline

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

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 3 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 6 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 8 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.50 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.90 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 5 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.80 goals and allowed 2.70 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.30 pts and allowed 2.60 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 7.40 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.00 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 5 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.20 goals and allowed 4.20 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 2.80 goals and allowed 3.20 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 34.6
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.7
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 9.2
Blocks: 13.3
Faceoff Wins : 26.9
Hits: 14.7
Giveaways: 6.4
Takeaways: 6.2

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.3
Shots: 33.2
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.7
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 13.7
Blocks: 16.1
Faceoff Wins : 27.2
Hits: 17
Giveaways: 7.2
Takeaways: 6.5

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 1
Shots: 28.2
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.8
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 13.2
Blocks: 15.8
Faceoff Wins : 26.5
Hits: 22.2
Giveaways: 9.5
Takeaways: 7

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 29.5
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 5.1
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 13.5
Blocks: 18.3
Faceoff Wins : 28.7
Hits: 19.6
Giveaways: 11.5
Takeaways: 5.6

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Buffalo Sabres Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
37	Casey Mittelstadt	55	18.37	13	31	44	14
26	Rasmus Dahlin	54	25.41	14	28	42	-8
77	John-Jason Peterka	55	16.06	19	18	37	6

89	Alex Tuch	48	19.05	15	22	37	0
53	Jeff Skinner	47	17.11	17	17	34	-2
24	Dylan Cozens	52	16.79	11	22	33	-2
72	Tage Thompson	45	18.25	16	16	32	-13
12	Jordan Greenway	43	16.78	9	10	19	7
21	Kyle Okposo	52	13.7	11	7	18	-1
25	Owen Power	51	22.46	2	16	18	3
9	Zach Benson	44	14.88	6	10	16	-4
10	Henri Jokiharju	47	18.15	3	9	12	13
22	Jack Quinn	17	15.97	5	7	12	1
71	Victor Olofsson	35	11.91	4	8	12	3
75	Connor Clifton	52	16.73	0	11	11	4
19	Peyton Krebs	53	12.52	3	7	10	4
50	Eric Robinson	27	11.31	2	5	7	-4
33	Ryan Johnson	36	14.06	0	7	7	0
23	Mattias Samuelsson	41	20.5	1	6	7	4
28	Zemgus Girgensons	37	11.57	4	0	4	-4
17	Tyson Jost	29	10.85	2	2	4	-7
6	Erik Johnson	47	14.03	3	0	3	-4
46	Brandon Biro	5	10.84	2	0	2	0
78	Jacob Bryson	9	13.76	0	2	2	-1
	Jiri Kulich	1	14.9	0	0	0	-1
57	Brett Murray	2	7.95	0	0	0	-1
27	Devon Levi	20	56.32	0	0	0	0
93	Lukas Rousek	5	11.22	0	0	0	-2
63	Isak Rosen	7	8.59	0	0	0	-3
93	Matthew Savoie	1	3.9	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
	Devin Cooley	-	-	-
31	Dustin Tokarski	-	-	-
31	Eric Comrie	8	3.87	0.863
1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	31	2.54	0.91

Montreal Canadiens Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
14	Nick Suzuki	55	21.24	20	33	53	-11
22	Cole Caufield	55	19.26	19	26	45	0
8	Mike Matheson	55	25.4	7	34	41	-16

20	Juraj Slafkovsky	55	17.2	12	18	30	-11
71	Jake Evans	55	15.75	4	12	16	-5
11	Brendan Gallagher	50	14.07	8	8	16	-23
17	Josh Anderson	51	16.26	7	8	15	-21
15	Alex Newhook	28	16.89	8	7	15	-5
21	Kaiden Guhle	51	20.92	4	10	14	-6
52	Justin Barron	41	18.79	6	6	12	-4
40	Joel Armia	39	14.86	9	3	12	1
58	David Savard	33	20.53	4	8	12	-12
70	Tanner Pearson	36	13.41	4	6	10	-11
55	Michael Pezzetta	44	7.79	3	7	10	2
26	Johnny Kovacevic	47	16.71	6	2	8	5
49	Rafael Harvey-Pinard	24	13.21	1	6	7	0
28	Christian Dvorak	25	15.94	3	4	7	-5
56	Jesse Yloenen	43	10.25	3	4	7	1
47	Jayden Struble	37	15.99	2	4	6	1
54	Jordan Harris	31	17.04	1	5	6	-5
72	Arber Xhekaj	24	14.73	2	3	5	0
13	Mitchell Stephens	23	9.05	2	1	3	2
89	Joshua Roy	10	11.83	1	2	3	-3
77	Kirby Dach	2	13	0	2	2	2
74	Brandon Gignac	6	11.77	1	0	1	-2
51	Emil Heineman	4	9.95	0	0	0	2
	Lucas Condotta	3	7.5	0	0	0	1