Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 01 Mar 2025

Side With Sabres on the Moneyline

We are betting on the Sabres to get the better of the Canadiens in regulation time. You can back our prediction at +105 on the 3-Way Moneyline and we think this offers great value.

7 Canadiens Victories in Last 10 H2H Battles

Montreal Canadiens beat San Jose Sharks in their previous game, making it three straight victories. It was a 4-3 (OT) home win at Bell Centre. Nick Suzuki bagged two goals, while Cole Caufield and Alex Newhook scored once.

Buffalo Sabres have won their last six home games. Most recently, they lost 5-2 on the road at Lenovo Center against Carolina Hurricanes. John-Jason Peterka and Alex Tuch scored one goal apiece. Goalie James Reimer made a total of 27 saves (.931).

The Habs have claimed victories in the last two encounters against the Sabres. At KeyBank Center, the scoreline was 7-5 and then we saw 6-1 at Bell Centre. In the past 10 games between the teams, the Habs have won seven.

Starting Goalies

Jakub Dobes (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	6-3-2	2.75	.905	1

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

4 wins and 6 losses, averaging 2.6 goals from 25.3 shots on goal, with a 24.1% powerplay efficiency. The Habs have been giving up 3.4 goals from 25.6 shots, averaging 2.8 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 85.7%.

Nick Suzuki is the top points scorer with 10 points, 3 goals and 7 assists, with Cole Caufield racking up 7 points, 3 goals and 4 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Sam Montembeault have a 2.49 goal against average with a .896 save percentage, including one shutout.

The Sabres have 6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 3.9 goals from 30.4 shots on goal, with a 10.3% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 3.3 goals from 27.7 shots, averaging 3.5 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 82.9%.

The top points scorer is Tage Thompson with 12 points, 7 goals and 5 assists, while Rasmus Dahlin is next in line after registering 12 points, 3 goals and 9 assists. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen have a 3.10 GAA with a .878 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

Injuries can affect the overall outcome and we use this information as well as the latest form guide. The same applies to the team, player and goalie stats so that we can get the best understanding of how things might pan out.

Key Canadiens vs Sabres stats:

• Sabres have won 5 of their last 5 games at home.
• Sabres have won 8 of their last 10 games at home.
• Sabres have won 6 consecutive games at home.
• Canadiens have lost 6 of their last 10 games.
• Canadiens have lost 3 of their last 5 games on the road.

Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction

We’re keeping our pick nice and simple by heading to the 60-minute line. Take the +105 that Buffalo Sabres are able to secure a victory in this NHL encounter.

As an alternative, you could consider the Puck Line where you can back Buffalo to cover the spread. That means you need a specific margin of victory to yield a return.

Sabres 3-Way Moneyline Probability

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 48.8% chance of winning. After careful examination, our cappers calculate this probability to be somewhere between 55-60%. This hockey wager can therefore be backed with confidence.

Our Pick

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Player Props

Top Pick: Juraj Slafkovsky Over 1.5 Shots +105

Juraj Slafkovsky (Canadiens) has fired Over 1.5 shots on goal in 3 straight games. If you agree with our verdict that he can cover the line again, then you can land odds of +105 that this happens.

Latest Juraj Slafkovsky Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+275

First

+1500

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

+105

Under 1.5

-137

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Correct Score Prediction

Canadiens 3 - 5 Sabres

The Sabres can be backed to win 5-3 when it comes to the correct score. We’ll go for the +2000 that this happens and hopefully we’ll get a good run for our money.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Canadiens

Sabres

1-0

Canadiens

+6000

Sabres

+5500

2-0

Canadiens

+6000

Sabres

+5000

2-1

Canadiens

+1700

Sabres

+1500

3-0

Canadiens

+4000

Sabres

+3300

3-1

Canadiens

+2400

Sabres

+1800

3-2

Canadiens

+950

Sabres

+850

4-0

Canadiens

+5500

Sabres

+3500

4-1

Canadiens

+2000

Sabres

+1400

4-2

Canadiens

+1900

Sabres

+1400

4-3

Canadiens

+1100

Sabres

+950

5-0

Canadiens

+10000

Sabres

+6000

5-1

Canadiens

+3400

Sabres

+2200

5-2

Canadiens

+2000

Sabres

+1400

5-3

Canadiens

+2500

Sabres

+2000

5-4

Canadiens

+2000

Sabres

+1700

6-0

Canadiens

+14000

Sabres

+8000

6-1

Canadiens

+8000

Sabres

+4500

6-2

Canadiens

+4000

Sabres

+2500

6-3

Canadiens

+3300

Sabres

+2400

6-4

Canadiens

+5000

Sabres

+4000

6-5

Canadiens

+4500

Sabres

+4000

7-0

Canadiens

+4500

Sabres

+12500

7-1

Canadiens

+13000

Sabres

+7500

7-2

Canadiens

+10000

Sabres

+6000

7-3

Canadiens

+6600

Sabres

+4500

7-4

Canadiens

+6600

Sabres

+5500

7-5

Canadiens

+10000

Sabres

+9000

7-6

Canadiens

+11000

Sabres

+10000

8-1

Canadiens

+11000

Sabres

+12000

8-2

Canadiens

+11000

Sabres

+10000

8-3

Canadiens

+11000

Sabres

+11000

8-4

Canadiens

+12500

Sabres

+9000

8-5

Canadiens

+14000

Sabres

+12000

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Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres 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 Sabres Moneyline Favorites

Buffalo Sabres have the shortest price to win this game, with the sportsbooks giving them a 60% probability due to their -149 Moneyline betting odds. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +125 about Montreal Canadiens.

1.5 is where the puck line lies, with total goals being 6.5 right now. The beauty of Totals is that you only have to choose from one of two options. The Over 6.5 selection is available to back at -105.

You can bet on the Sabres to open the scoring and they are -130 favorites. The alternative is to back the Habs to find the net first at -110.

Whether you are betting pre-game or in-game on the National Hockey League, you can feast on hundreds of game lines and team props. The selections are practically endless and it’s great to have so many options.

Moneyline

Canadiens

+125

Sabres

-149

3-Way Moneyline

Canadiens

+205

Tie

+330

Sabres

+104

Puck Line

Canadiens +1.5

-196

Sabres -1.5

+158

Total Goals

Under 6.5

-115

Over 6.5

-105

Tage Thompson is the First Goalscorer Favorite

Favorite Tage Thompson is now available at +750 to be the First Goalscorer. You will find similar odds apply when it comes to him scoring the last goal.

Player Goals

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

First

+120

Anytime

+750

Cole Caufield (Canadiens)

First

+165

Anytime

+1000

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

First

+175

Anytime

+1000

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

First

+195

Anytime

+1100

Patrik Laine (Canadiens)

First

+200

Anytime

+1150

Jason Zucker (Sabres)

First

+215

Anytime

+1200

Nick Suzuki (Canadiens)

First

+220

Anytime

+1300

Dylan Cozens (Sabres)

First

+260

Anytime

+1400

Juraj Slafkovsky (Canadiens)

First

+275

Anytime

+1500

Jack Quinn (Sabres)

First

+280

Anytime

+1500

Zach Benson (Sabres)

First

+280

Anytime

+1500

Jordan Greenway (Sabres)

First

+280

Anytime

+1500

Jiri Kulich (Sabres)

First

+300

Anytime

+1600

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

First

+300

Anytime

+1600

Brendan Gallagher (Canadiens)

First

+310

Anytime

+1700

Ryan McLeod (Sabres)

First

+325

Anytime

+1700

Rafael Harvey-Pinard (Canadiens)

First

+335

Anytime

+1800

Owen Beck (Canadiens)

First

+360

Anytime

+1900

Peyton Krebs (Sabres)

First

+390

Anytime

+1900

Alex Newhook (Canadiens)

First

+390

Anytime

+2000

Emil Heineman (Canadiens)

First

+460

Anytime

+2200

Michael Pezzetta (Canadiens)

First

+460

Anytime

+2200

Jake Evans (Canadiens)

First

+460

Anytime

+2200

Joel Armia (Canadiens)

First

+460

Anytime

+2200

Josh Anderson (Canadiens)

First

+460

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

Over 3.5

+150

Under 3.5

-200

Cole Caufield (Canadiens)

Over 2.5

-149

Under 2.5

+115

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+125

Under 2.5

-164

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+110

Under 2.5

-143

Patrik Laine (Canadiens)

Over 2.5

+150

Under 2.5

-200

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+115

Under 2.5

-149

Nick Suzuki (Canadiens)

Over 1.5

-169

Under 1.5

+130

Dylan Cozens (Sabres)

Over 1.5

-175

Under 1.5

+135

Juraj Slafkovsky (Canadiens)

Over 1.5

+105

Under 1.5

-137

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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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