Buffalo Sabres

Ice Hockey NHL Amalie Arena Sun 13 Apr 18:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

  1. Prediction
  2. Bet Builder
  3. Correct Score
  4. Odds
  5. Team Stats
  6. Player Stats
  7. Player Props
  8. Team News
  9. Lineups
  10. Injuries
  11. Roster
  12. Standings

Can Sabres Stay Close to the Favorites?

Our puck line prediction involves the Sabres with a +1.5 start against the Lightning. They can still afford to lose by a single goal and we’re grabbing the -111 for some value.

Shootout Win for Sabres in Last H2H

Buffalo Sabres have suffered a defeat in back-to-back games including a recent 3-2 (SO) loss. This occurred on the road at Amerant Bank Arena against Florida Panthers. Rasmus Dahlin and John-Jason Peterka scored one goal each. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 32 shots (.941).

Tampa Bay Lightning were beaten 4-3 (OT) at Amalie Arena in their last game. This loss at home to Detroit Red Wings was their second straight defeat. Gage Goncalves managed two goals and Anthony Cirelli had the other.

The Sabres won the last encounter between the pair. Enjoying a 3-2 triumph when facing the Lightning at KeyBank Center. The Sabres have won six of the previous 10 H2H meetings.

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
Jonas Johansson (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 7-5-2 3.12 .896 1
23/24 12-7-5 3.37 .890 2
Buffalo Sabres – Last 10 Games

7 wins, 2 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 4.2 goals from 28.2 shots on goal, with a 18.8% powerplay efficiency. The Sabres have given up 2.9 goals from 29.4 shots, averaging 3.6 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 80.6%.

Alex Tuch is the top points scorer with 13 points, 7 goals and 6 assists, with Rasmus Dahlin recording 12 points, 4 goals and 8 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie James Reimer have a 2.27 goal against average with a .923 save percentage, including one shutout.

Tampa Bay Lightning – Last 10 Games

The Lightning have 5 wins, 2 losses and 3 overtime losses, averaging 3.9 goals from 26.2 shots on goal, with a 22.2% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 2.2 goals from 29.0 shots, averaging 3.1 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 80.7%.

The top points scorer is Nikita Kucherov with 19 points, 5 goals and 14 assists, while Brayden Point is next in line after having 11 points, 7 goals and 4 assists. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy have a 1.99 GAA with a .925 SV%, including one shutout.

Expert NHL Analysis

The NHL predictions are only provided once we have a handle on the team news and the latest form guide. We are also on point when it comes to the most valuable player and goalie stats.

Key Sabres vs Lightning stats:

  • The +1.5 line has been covered by Sabres in 5 of their last 5 games.
  • The +1.5 line has been covered by Sabres in 9 of their last 10 games.
  • The +1.5 line has been covered by Sabres in 7 consecutive games.
  • The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Lightning in 4 of their last 5 games.
  • The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Lightning in 12 of their last 20 games.
  • The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Lightning in 2 consecutive games.
  • The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Lightning in 4 consecutive games against Sabres.

Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction

Buffalo Sabres at -111 look like a value pick when it comes to the +1.5 puck line and we’re not expecting them to be easily beaten in this NHL encounter.

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Sabres +1.5 Probability

The sportsbooks make it a 52.6% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. Our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be 55-60%. This is why we regard this as a value bet.

Our Pick

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: John-Jason Peterka To Score +240 BetMGM logo

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres) has been on the scoresheet in his past 3 games. We’ll take a chance at +240 for this Anytime Goalscorer wager as the betting odds looks really appealing.

Latest John-Jason Peterka Player Prop Odds

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Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning Bet Builder Tips

Puck Line Sabres +1.5
To Score John-Jason Peterka
Shots on Goal Jason Zucker Over 1.5

Get in the game with a same game parlay. Our picks are the Sabres to cover the 1.5 puck line, John-Jason Peterka (Sabres) scoring and Jason Zucker (Sabres) to have Over 1.5 shots.

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Correct Score Prediction

Sabres Sabres logo 5 - 3 Lightning logo Lightning

We’re taking a correct score bet which involves the Sabres to win 5-3. The odds of +3400 make plenty of appeal and you should hopefully get some entertainment with this wager.

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 above betting predictions.

Lightning Heavy Favorites in Eyes of the Books

According to the Moneyline betting odds, Tampa Bay Lightning are red-hot -238 favorites with the sportsbooks and that means a 70% chance of winning this game. Buffalo Sabres are the underdogs at +195 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

The puck line stands at 1.5 and the total goals line is 6.5. There are many ways to wager on the NHL including Totals. If you want to wager Over 6.5, there are odds of -122.

There’s the chance to back favorites Lightning at -160 to open the scoring. The Sabres to be the first team to score is available at odds of +120.

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.

Nikita Kucherov Favorite to Light the Lamp First

Those interested in Nikita Kucherov to light the lamp at anytime are able to get -100. There is the chance to back the favorite to score the first goal at odds of +700.

Player Goals

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)
First
-100
Anytime
+700
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Brayden Point (Lightning)
First
-100
Anytime
+700
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Jake Guentzel (Lightning)
First
+128
Anytime
+850
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Brandon Hagel (Lightning)
First
+143
Anytime
+900
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Player Shots

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)
Over 3.5
+125
Under 3.5
-164
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Brayden Point (Lightning)
Over 2.5
+125
Under 2.5
-164
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Jake Guentzel (Lightning)
Over 2.5
-114
Under 2.5
-114
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Brandon Hagel (Lightning)
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

Tampa Bay Lightning logo Tampa Bay Lightning Stats

Moneyline

  • 7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 7 wins and 3 defeats 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 73 18.74 44 27 71 3
26 Rasmus Dahlin 70 24.22 17 49 66 12
77 John-Jason Peterka 74 18.24 26 39 65 -1

Tampa Bay Lightning Player Stats & Roster

# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
86 Nikita Kucherov 75 21.39 34 82 116 19
38 Brandon Hagel 79 20.88 35 52 87 34
21 Brayden Point 74 19.64 41 38 79 14

Injuries & Suspensions

Buffalo Sabres Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Josh Norris
Injured
Tyson Kozak
Injured
Owen Power
Injured
Jordan Greenway
Injured

Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Luke Glendening
Injured
Oliver Bjorkstrand
Injured

Starting Lineups

Tampa Bay Lightning logo Tampa Bay Lightning

Buffalo Sabres logo Buffalo Sabres

31
Jonas Johansson
77
Victor Hedman
90
Janis Jerome Moser
37
Yanni Gourde
21
Brayden Point
86
Nikita Kucherov
72
Tage Thompson
20
Jiri Kulich
9
Zach Benson
26
Rasmus Dahlin
23
Mattias Samuelsson
47
James Reimer

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Buffalo Sabres logo Buffalo Sabres

31
Jonas Johansson
27
Ryan McDonagh
81
Erik Cernak
38
Brandon Hagel
71
Anthony Cirelli
59
Jake Guentzel
89
Alex Tuch
71
Ryan McLeod
77
John-Jason Peterka
24
Jacob Bernard-Docker
78
Jacob Bryson
47
James Reimer

Tampa Bay Lightning logo Tampa Bay Lightning

Buffalo Sabres logo Buffalo Sabres

31
Jonas Johansson
78
Emil Lilleberg
48
Nicklaus Perbix
93
Gage Goncalves
20
Nick Paul
94
Conor Geekie
22
Jack Quinn
19
Peyton Krebs
17
Jason Zucker
75
Connor Clifton
4
Bowen Byram
47
James Reimer

Tampa Bay Lightning logo Tampa Bay Lightning

Buffalo Sabres logo Buffalo Sabres

31
Jonas Johansson
43
Darren Raddysh
28
Zemgus Girgensons
41
Mitchell Chaffee
81
Sam Lafferty
36
Noah Oestlund
29
Beck Malenstyn
47
James Reimer

Previous Buffalo Sabres Lineups

12 Apr NHL
Sabres 2-3 Panthers
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

Previous Tampa Bay Lightning Lineups

11 Apr NHL
Red Wings 4-3 Lightning
09 Apr NHL
Maple Leafs 4-3 Lightning
07 Apr NHL
Lightning 5-1 Rangers
05 Apr NHL
Lightning 2-3 Sabres
03 Apr NHL
Lightning 1-2 Senators
01 Apr NHL
Lightning 4-1 Islanders
29 Mar NHL
Islanders 3-5 Lightning
27 Mar NHL
Utah HC 0-8 Lightning
25 Mar NHL
Penguins 1-6 Lightning
23 Mar NHL
Lightning 2-4 Golden Knights

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 - -