Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 30 Nov 2024

Over 5.5 Has to Be The Way Forward

The Sabres and the Islanders should be able to light the lamp several times over and that leads us to back Over 5.5. The -120 looks too good to miss for this selection.

4-3 Victory for Islanders in Pair’s Last Battle

Buffalo Sabres have won their previous three road outings. In their most recent game, they were turned over 4-3 (OT) at home to Vancouver Canucks at KeyBank Center. Bowen Byram, Alex Tuch and Dylan Cozens scored one goal apiece.

New York Islanders have suffered defeat in their last three games. Most recently, a 5-4 (OT) scoreline occurred on the road at Capital One Arena against Washington Capitals. Simon Holmstroem scored twice, with Anders Lee and Kyle Maclean netting one goal.

It was a 4-3 win for the Islanders at KeyBank Center when they last played the Sabres. The past 10 H2H games have seen the Sabres land six wins.

Starting Goalies

James Reimer (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	4-6-2	2.68	.907	0
23/24	11-8-2	3.11	.904	2

Ilya Sorokin (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	27-21-6	2.76	.905	3
23/24	25-19-12	3.01	.908	2

6 wins, 3 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.0 goals from 27.2 shots on goal, with a 15.4% powerplay efficiency. The Sabres have been giving up 2.7 goals from 26.6 shots, averaging 4.3 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 90.7%.

Alex Tuch is the top points scorer with 11 points, 4 goals and 7 assists, with Rasmus Dahlin recording 10 points, 5 goals and 5 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen have a 2.05 goal against average with a .917 save percentage, including one shutout.

The Islanders have 2 wins, 4 losses and 4 overtime losses, averaging 2.7 goals from 26.0 shots on goal, with a 8.3% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 3.2 goals from 28.3 shots, averaging 2.4 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 75.0%.

The top points scorer is Brock Nelson with 10 points, 5 goals and 5 assists, while Anders Lee is next best after registering 8 points, 5 goals and 3 assists. Goalie Ilya Sorokin have a 3.17 GAA with a .893 SV%.

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 Islanders stats:

• The 5.5 line has been covered in 15 of the last 20 Sabres games.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in 15 of the last 23 Sabres games this season.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Islanders games at home.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in 7 of the last 10 Islanders games at home.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in the last 3 Islanders games this season.

Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders Prediction

The teams are set to combine for a solid total and that could mean going over the goal line. This pick can be backed at a tasty -120 in this NHL encounter.

If you’re on the lookout for bigger odds with your Over bet, then the good news is that the line can be moved. Choose the right Total Goals option in order to get more juice with your wager.

Over 5.5 Probability

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 54.6% chance of landing a return. Based on our in-depth research, we calculate the actual probability to be closer to 60%. This is why we can recommend this hockey wager.

Our Pick

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Jason Zucker Over 1.5 Shots -182

Jason Zucker (Sabres) has totaled Over 1.5 shots on goal in 4 straight road games. We think that the value can be found by wagering on Shots on Goal and you can get -182 that he goes over the line.

Latest Jason Zucker Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+270

First

+1400

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

-182

Under 1.5

+140

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Correct Score Prediction

Sabres 4 - 3 Islanders

There are betting odds of +1100 that the Sabres land a 4-3 victory. The correct score option is popular due to the potential return that can be achieved.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Sabres

Islanders

1-0

Sabres

+4500

Islanders

+4500

2-0

Sabres

+4500

Islanders

+4500

2-1

Sabres

+1200

Islanders

+1200

3-0

Sabres

+2800

Islanders

+2800

3-1

Sabres

+1800

Islanders

+1800

3-2

Sabres

+800

Islanders

+800

4-0

Sabres

+4000

Islanders

+3500

4-1

Sabres

+1500

Islanders

+1400

4-2

Sabres

+1700

Islanders

+1600

4-3

Sabres

+1100

Islanders

+1050

5-0

Sabres

+7500

Islanders

+6600

5-1

Sabres

+2800

Islanders

+2400

5-2

Sabres

+1800

Islanders

+1600

5-3

Sabres

+2800

Islanders

+2500

5-4

Sabres

+2400

Islanders

+2200

6-0

Sabres

+12000

Islanders

+10000

6-1

Sabres

+7000

Islanders

+5500

6-2

Sabres

+3500

Islanders

+3300

6-3

Sabres

+3500

Islanders

+3000

6-4

Sabres

+6000

Islanders

+5500

6-5

Sabres

+6000

Islanders

+6000

7-0

Sabres

+6000

Islanders

+14000

7-1

Sabres

+12000

Islanders

+10000

7-2

Sabres

+10000

Islanders

+8000

7-3

Sabres

+7000

Islanders

+6000

7-4

Sabres

+8000

Islanders

+7500

7-5

Sabres

+13000

Islanders

+12000

7-6

Sabres

+14000

Islanders

+14000

8-1

Sabres

+14000

Islanders

+14000

8-2

Sabres

+14000

Islanders

+14000

8-3

Sabres

+14000

Islanders

+14000

8-4

Sabres

+14000

Islanders

+13000

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Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders 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.

Books Make Islanders Moneyline Favorites

The New York Islanders odds have been priced up by the sportsbooks and they are -120 betting favorites to land victory in this game which means a 55% chance of winning. Buffalo Sabres are trading at bigger odds than their opponents and they can be backed at -100.

1.5 is the puck line and 5.5 is the total goals line. A wager on Totals allows bettors to use the latest NHL data to good effect. The Over 5.5 selection is available to back at -115.

There’s the chance to bet on the Islanders to be the first team to light the lamp. The favorites are -125 compared to the -115 that the Sabres open the scoring.

You can find hundreds of game lines and team props for every National Hockey League clash, with the betting sites creating lots of different options. Check out the pre-game and in-game selections before placing your bets.

Moneyline

Sabres

-100

Islanders

-120

3-Way Moneyline

Sabres

+160

Tie

+310

Islanders

+135

Puck Line

Sabres +1.5

-263

Islanders -1.5

+210

Total Goals

Under 5.5

-105

Over 5.5

-115

Tage Thompson is the First Goalscorer Favorite

Tage Thompson can be backed to find the net at anytime at +155. There is the chance to back the market leader to score the first goal at +850.

Player Goals

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

First

+155

Anytime

+850

Brock Nelson (Islanders)

First

+155

Anytime

+850

Bowie Horvat (Islanders)

First

+163

Anytime

+900

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

First

+180

Anytime

+1000

Kyle Palmieri (Islanders)

First

+195

Anytime

+1050

Anders Lee (Islanders)

First

+205

Anytime

+1100

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

First

+230

Anytime

+1200

Jean-Gabriel Pageau (Islanders)

First

+255

Anytime

+1300

Jason Zucker (Sabres)

First

+270

Anytime

+1400

Dylan Cozens (Sabres)

First

+300

Anytime

+1500

Maxim Tsyplakov (Islanders)

First

+310

Anytime

+1500

Isak Rosén (Sabres)

First

+325

Anytime

+1600

Simon Holmström (Islanders)

First

+330

Anytime

+1600

Zach Benson (Sabres)

First

+350

Anytime

+1700

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

First

+370

Anytime

+1800

Jack Quinn (Sabres)

First

+370

Anytime

+1800

Oliver Wahlstrom (Islanders)

First

+410

Anytime

+1900

Pierre Engvall (Islanders)

First

+410

Anytime

+1900

Jiri Kulich (Sabres)

First

+430

Anytime

+2000

Ryan McLeod (Sabres)

First

+430

Anytime

+2000

Noah Dobson (Islanders)

First

+450

Anytime

+2000

Casey Cizikas (Islanders)

First

+450

Anytime

+2000

Peyton Krebs (Sabres)

First

+475

Anytime

+2200

Julien Gauthier (Islanders)

First

+500

Anytime

+2200

Jordan Greenway (Sabres)

First

+510

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

Over 3.5

-114

Under 3.5

-114

Brock Nelson (Islanders)

Over 2.5

-143

Under 2.5

+110

Bowie Horvat (Islanders)

Over 2.5

-164

Under 2.5

+125

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

Over 2.5

-135

Under 2.5

+104

Kyle Palmieri (Islanders)

Over 2.5

-114

Under 2.5

-114

Anders Lee (Islanders)

Over 2.5

-130

Under 2.5

-100

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

Over 2.5

-114

Under 2.5

-114

Dylan Cozens (Sabres)

Over 2.5

-100

Under 2.5

-130

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

Over 2.5

-156

Under 2.5

+120

Noah Dobson (Islanders)

Over 2.5

+110

Under 2.5

-143

Jason Zucker (Sabres)

Over 1.5

-182

Under 1.5

+140

Micro Betting

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Last 5 & H2H

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Starting Lineups

NHL Standings

Division Conference League

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	-	-

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