Lightning Look a Great Bet on the Moneyline

The Lightning should be able to outscore the Sabres in 60 minutes and our prediction is to therefore side with the home team on the 3-Way Moneyline. There is a tempting -103 should you wish to follow suit.

Overtime Joy for Sabres in Previous H2H

Buffalo Sabres have now lost three straight road games. In their previous game, Florida Panthers won 3-2 (OT) at Amerant Bank Arena. Jack Quinn and Tyson Jost each scored one goal. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 39 shots (.929).

Tampa Bay Lightning have suffered defeat in their last two games. Most recently, a 4-2 scoreline occurred on the road at Capital One Arena against Washington Capitals. Anthony Duclair and Brandon Hagel scored one goal apiece.

It was a 3-2 win for the Sabres at Amalie Arena when they last played the Lightning. It’s been five wins for each team over the previous 10 H2H meetings.

Starting Goalies

Eric Comrie (Confirmed)

W-L-OTL: 2-7-0 GAA: 3.69 SV%: .874 SO: 0

Andrei Vasilevskiy (Confirmed)

W-L-OTL: 30-20-2 GAA: 2.9 SV%: .900 SO: 2

Expert NHL Analysis

The NHL handicappers at Sportsgambler.com check injury updates regularly and combine this with the form guide. We’re also able to consult a database of team, player and goalie stats and present the key numbers to our readers.

Key Sabres vs Lightning stats:

Lightning have won 13 of their last 20 games at home.
Lightning have won 16 of their last 25 games at home this season.
Sabres have lost 8 of their last 10 games on the road.
Sabres have lost 4 of their last 5 games on the road.
Sabres have lost their last 3 games on the road.

We are having a wager on Tampa Bay Lightning in this NHL clash and they could prove too strong. You can back our pick at -103 on the 60-minute line and we think this offers good value.

If you’re looking for greater odds, Tampa Bay can be backed at a bigger price on the Puck Line. For more juice, also consider Winning Margin and Match Winner & Total Goals.

Lightning 3-Way Moneyline Probability

According to the sportsbooks, there’s a 50.8% likelihood of our pick landing a return. After careful examination, our experts have this probability somewhere between 55-60%. This is why we regard this as a value wager.

Sabres vs Lightning Prediction

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Player Props

Top Pick: Steven Stamkos Over 3.5 Shots -100

Steven Stamkos (Lightning) has had Over 3.5 shots on goal in 5 straight home games. We’re expecting history to repeat itself and for him to cover the Shots on Goal line at odds of -100.

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Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning Bet Builder Tips

3-Way Moneyline Lightning

To Score Brayden Point

Shots on Goal Steven Stamkos Over 3.5

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Correct Score Prediction

Sabres

3 - 5 Lightning logo

Lightning

Our prediction for the correct score is the Lightning to land a 5-3 victory and this is available at +2000. It’s a fun wager to place which lands a bigger potential return.

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Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning 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.

Books Have Lightning as Favorites

The sportsbooks have Tampa Bay Lightning at -170 when it comes to the Moneyline betting, implying the favorites are 63% likely to win this game according to the latest odds. The market suggests that Buffalo Sabres are least likely to win at +145.

The puck line is 1.5, with the total goals line at 6. NHL fans love the chance to get an alternative angle by going for a Totals wager. If you’re going for Over 6, then the odds are -120.

The Lightning are favorites at -115 when it comes to the Race to 3 Goals betting, with the Sabres available at +165 should you think they’ll reach this number first.

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Puck Line

Total Goals

Nikita Kucherov Favorite to Find the Net First

Nikita Kucherov is favorite to be First Goalscorer at +650. If you want to back him to score the last goal, you can get similar odds.

Player Goals

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)

Brayden Point (Lightning)

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

Steven Stamkos (Lightning)

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Player Assists

Brayden Point (Lightning)

Steven Stamkos (Lightning)

Brandon Hagel (Lightning)

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

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Player Shots

Steven Stamkos (Lightning)

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

Brayden Point (Lightning)

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

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Last 5 Games

Lightning

NHL: 13/04 Capitals 4 Lightning2
NHL: 12/04 Lightning 2 Senators3
NHL: 10/04 Lightning 5 Blue Jackets2
NHL: 06/04 Penguins 5 Lightning4
NHL: 05/04 Canadiens 4 Lightning7

Head to Head

Buffalo vs Tampa Bay

NHL: 01/03 2024 Lightning 2 Sabres 3
NHL: 20/01 2024 Sabres 1 Lightning 3
NHL: 18/10 2023 Sabres 3 Lightning 2
NHL: 04/03 2023 Sabres 5 Lightning 3
NHL: 24/02 2023 Lightning 5 Sabres 6
NHL: 29/11 2022 Sabres 5 Lightning 6
NHL: 06/11 2022 Lightning 5 Sabres 3
NHL: 10/04 2022 Lightning 5 Sabres 0
NHL: 12/01 2022 Sabres 1 Lightning 6
NHL: 26/10 2021 Sabres 5 Lightning 1

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Buffalo Sabres Stats

Tampa Bay Lightning Stats

Moneyline

5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

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

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 7 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 5 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.70 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.70 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 6: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games
Over 6 on the Road: Covered in 2 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.00 goals and allowed 2.70 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.40 pts and allowed 3.30 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.30 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.40 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games
Over 6 at Home: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.60 goals and allowed 2.70 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.80 goals and allowed 2.60 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 29.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.1
Empty Net Goals: 0.5
Penalty Minutes: 14.5
Blocks: 14.5
Faceoff Wins : 21.6
Hits: 25.4
Giveaways: 5.1
Takeaways: 6.2

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.3
Shots: 27.2
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.1
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 7.3
Blocks: 14.9
Faceoff Wins : 25.4
Hits: 23.7
Giveaways: 8.4
Takeaways: 6.8

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 32.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.9
Empty Net Goals: 0.4
Penalty Minutes: 9.5
Blocks: 16.8
Faceoff Wins : 31.3
Hits: 32.5
Giveaways: 7
Takeaways: 6.3

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 29.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 3.6
Empty Net Goals: 0.4
Penalty Minutes: 9.5
Blocks: 15.9
Faceoff Wins : 31
Hits: 30
Giveaways: 6
Takeaways: 7.3

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Buffalo Sabres Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
89	Alex Tuch	74	19.44	22	37	59	9
26	Rasmus Dahlin	80	25.46	20	39	59	-3
72	Tage Thompson	70	18.33	29	27	56	-1

77	John-Jason Peterka	81	16.31	28	22	50	10
53	Jeff Skinner	73	16.03	24	22	46	-1
24	Dylan Cozens	78	17.19	16	28	44	-7
25	Owen Power	75	22.95	6	27	33	7
9	Zach Benson	70	14.49	10	19	29	-5
	Bowen Byram	72	20.33	11	17	28	-1
12	Jordan Greenway	66	17.23	9	17	26	10
10	Henri Jokiharju	73	19	3	17	20	15
75	Connor Clifton	78	16.5	4	14	18	10
19	Peyton Krebs	79	12.51	4	13	17	3
22	Jack Quinn	26	15.59	9	8	17	-3
71	Victor Olofsson	50	11.64	7	8	15	0
28	Zemgus Girgensons	62	11.84	8	5	13	-1
50	Eric Robinson	47	11.33	3	7	10	-3
78	Jacob Bryson	35	14.63	1	7	8	5
33	Ryan Johnson	41	13.87	0	7	7	3
23	Mattias Samuelsson	41	20.5	1	6	7	4
17	Tyson Jost	42	10.64	3	2	5	-11
93	Lukas Rousek	15	10.63	0	2	2	-1
46	Brandon Biro	5	10.84	2	0	2	0
38	Kale Clague	3	12.27	0	1	1	0
27	Devon Levi	23	56.3	0	0	0	0
63	Isak Rosen	7	8.59	0	0	0	-3
57	Brett Murray	2	7.95	0	0	0	-1
	Jiri Kulich	1	14.9	0	0	0	-1
93	Matthew Savoie	1	3.9	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	54	2.57	0.91
31	Eric Comrie	9	3.91	0.86
31	Dustin Tokarski	-	-	-

Tampa Bay Lightning Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
86	Nikita Kucherov	79	21.61	43	98	141	10
21	Brayden Point	79	20.01	45	45	90	-13
91	Steven Stamkos	77	18.21	39	39	78	-21

77	Victor Hedman	77	24.78	13	63	76	19
38	Brandon Hagel	80	19.29	25	48	73	3
71	Anthony Cirelli	78	18.51	20	25	45	4
20	Nick Paul	80	17.17	23	20	43	-17
10	Anthony Duclair	71	15.81	23	17	40	-7
43	Darren Raddysh	80	19.02	6	26	32	-3
23	Michael Eyssimont	79	11.86	11	13	24	7
48	Nicklaus Perbix	75	17.09	2	22	24	10
98	Mikhail Sergachyov	34	22.56	2	17	19	-16
73	Conor Sheary	55	11.01	4	11	15	-5
84	Tanner Jeannot	53	12.02	6	7	13	-11
81	Erik Cernak	67	19.21	1	11	12	4
24	Matt Dumba	74	19.81	4	7	11	-18
11	Luke Glendening	80	11.71	10	1	11	-1
60	Alex Barre-Boulet	36	11.19	6	3	9	-9
44	Calvin de Haan	58	16.63	3	6	9	-11
64	Tyler Motte	69	12.44	6	3	9	-8
41	Mitchell Chaffee	28	11.3	4	2	6	1
78	Emil Lilleberg	35	16.13	0	5	5	-14
7	Haydn Fleury	24	16.13	1	4	5	5
51	Austin Watson	32	7.13	2	2	4	1
65	Maxwell Crozier	13	12.94	0	2	2	-2
45	Cole Koepke	9	6.7	0	2	2	0
39	Waltteri Merelae	19	9.82	1	0	1	2
5	Phillipe Myers	5	11.7	0	0	0	-2
	Gage Goncalves	2	9.95	0	0	0	0
	Jack Thompson	1	11.7	0	0	0	0
	Declan Carlile	1	11.5	0	0	0	1