New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 02 Feb 2025

A Low-Scoring Game Set to Happen?

The Devils and the Sabres might not regularly light the lamp which could see Under 6.5 goals happen. Take the attractive odds of -130 on offer.

7 of Last 10 H2H Clashes Have Been Devils Wins

New Jersey Devils claimed a home victory in their previous game. A 5-0 win occurred against Philadelphia Flyers at Prudential Center. Jack Hughes was on target along with four of his teammates. Jake Allen made 24 saves for his shutout.

Buffalo Sabres have enjoyed back-to-back wins, most recently beating Nashville Predators 4-3. It was a home success at KeyBank Center. Jiri Kulich scored twice, with Jason Zucker and Ryan McLeod netting one goal.

The Devils are bidding for a third successive win against the Sabres. They previously won 4-1 and 3-1 at O2 Arena. It’s been seven the Devils wins in the past 10 games beween these teams.

Starting Goalies

Jake Allen (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	12-14-1	2.55	.912	4
23/24	6-6-1	3.11	.900	0

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, 3 losses and 3 overtime losses, averaging 2.7 goals from 27.6 shots on goal, with a 23.5% powerplay efficiency. The Devils have been giving up 2.3 goals from 26.9 shots, averaging 3.0 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 83.3%.

Jack Hughes is the top points scorer with 12 points, 5 goals and 7 assists, with Jesper Bratt recording 10 points, 2 goals and 8 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Jacob Markstroem have a 2.34 goal against average with a .915 save percentage.

The Sabres have 5 wins and 5 losses, averaging 3.4 goals from 31.2 shots on goal, with a 9.3% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.4 goals from 30.6 shots, averaging 3.5 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 82.9%.

The top points scorer is Tage Thompson with 11 points, 6 goals and 5 assists, while John-Jason Peterka is next best after registering 10 points, 4 goals and 6 assists. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen have a 2.66 GAA with a .910 SV%, including one shutout.

Expert NHL Analysis

Our team of NHL handicappers monitor the current injuries. When integrated with the latest form, this helps us secure the value odds. Our data-led approach backed up by the key player and goalie stats always proves useful.

Key Devils vs Sabres stats:

• The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 17 of the last 20 Devils games.
• The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 8 of the last 10 Devils games.
• The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 Devils games this season.
• The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 games between these teams.

New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction

We don’t think that the goal line will be passed in this NHL clash. It leads us to make an Unders pick, with odds of -130 currently on offer that there are less than seven goals.

For a larger payout, many bettors will include their Under pick on the Totals with other selections. A Bet Builder is perfect for combining all your predictions.

Under 6.5 Probability

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 56.5% chance of winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our analysts think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 60-65%. That means we’re regarding it as a value wager.

Our Pick

Under 6.5 Goals @ -130 Bet Now

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Player Props

Top Pick: Alex Tuch Over 1.5 Shots -175

Alex Tuch (Sabres) has totaled Over 1.5 shots on goal in 8 of the past 10 games. We’re going to take him on the Overs for Shots on Goal, with this line making plenty of appeal at odds of -175.

Latest Alex Tuch Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+225

First

+1300

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

-175

Under 1.5

+135

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Correct Score Prediction

Devils 2 - 4 Sabres

There are betting odds of +1800 that the Sabres land a 4-2 victory. The correct score option is popular due to the potential return that can be achieved.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Devils

Sabres

1-0

Devils

+5500

Sabres

+5500

2-0

Devils

+4500

Sabres

+5500

2-1

Devils

+1400

Sabres

+1600

3-0

Devils

+2900

Sabres

+3500

3-1

Devils

+1800

Sabres

+2200

3-2

Devils

+850

Sabres

+950

4-0

Devils

+3400

Sabres

+5000

4-1

Devils

+1400

Sabres

+1900

4-2

Devils

+1400

Sabres

+1800

4-3

Devils

+1000

Sabres

+1100

5-0

Devils

+5500

Sabres

+9000

5-1

Devils

+2000

Sabres

+3300

5-2

Devils

+1400

Sabres

+2000

5-3

Devils

+2200

Sabres

+2800

5-4

Devils

+1900

Sabres

+2200

6-0

Devils

+8000

Sabres

+14000

6-1

Devils

+4500

Sabres

+7500

6-2

Devils

+2500

Sabres

+4000

6-3

Devils

+2500

Sabres

+3400

6-4

Devils

+4500

Sabres

+5500

6-5

Devils

+4500

Sabres

+5000

7-1

Devils

+7500

Sabres

+13000

7-2

Devils

+6600

Sabres

+10000

7-3

Devils

+5000

Sabres

+7000

7-4

Devils

+6000

Sabres

+7000

7-5

Devils

+10000

Sabres

+11000

7-6

Devils

+11000

Sabres

+12000

8-4

Devils

+10000

Sabres

+13000

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New Jersey Devils 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 Think the Game Could Go Either Way

New Jersey Devils have the shortest price to win this game, with the sportsbooks giving them a 59% probability due to their -143 Moneyline betting odds. Buffalo Sabres are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at +118.

The puck line is 1.5, with the total goals line at 6.5. A wager on Totals allows bettors to use the latest NHL data to good effect. If you fancy Over 6.5, this outcome can be backed at +102.

The Devils are favorites to score first at odds of -130. Conversely, if you think opponents Sabres will open the scoring, they are -110 to do so.

National Hockey League fans are spoilt for choice thanks to the wide range of game lines and team props which are available for every clash on the coupon. Head to the betting sites and find the best value wagers.

Moneyline

Devils

-143

Sabres

+118

3-Way Moneyline

Devils

+107

Tie

+335

Sabres

+195

Puck Line

Devils -1.5

+168

Sabres +1.5

-208

Total Goals

Under 6.5

-123

Over 6.5

+102

Jack Hughes is the First Goalscorer Favorite

Favorite Jack Hughes is available at +850 to be the First Goalscorer. Similar odds apply if you’re interested in this player to score the last goal.

Player Goals

Jack Hughes (Devils)

First

+135

Anytime

+850

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

First

+150

Anytime

+900

Timo Meier (Devils)

First

+200

Anytime

+1100

Jesper Bratt (Devils)

First

+200

Anytime

+1100

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

First

+215

Anytime

+1200

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

First

+225

Anytime

+1300

Dawson Mercer (Devils)

First

+240

Anytime

+1300

Stefan Noesen (Devils)

First

+255

Anytime

+1400

Jason Zucker (Sabres)

First

+255

Anytime

+1400

Ondrej Palát (Devils)

First

+290

Anytime

+1500

Jack Quinn (Sabres)

First

+300

Anytime

+1600

Jiri Kulich (Sabres)

First

+300

Anytime

+1600

Dylan Cozens (Sabres)

First

+320

Anytime

+1600

Paul Cotter (Devils)

First

+335

Anytime

+1700

Zach Benson (Sabres)

First

+340

Anytime

+1700

Dougie Hamilton (Devils)

First

+370

Anytime

+1800

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

First

+370

Anytime

+1800

Nolan Foote (Devils)

First

+400

Anytime

+1900

Tomas Tatar (Devils)

First

+400

Anytime

+1900

Tyson Kozak (Sabres)

First

+400

Anytime

+2000

Justin Dowling (Devils)

First

+440

Anytime

+2000

Peyton Krebs (Sabres)

First

+475

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Jack Hughes (Devils)

Over 3.5

-114

Under 3.5

-114

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

Over 2.5

-143

Under 2.5

+110

Timo Meier (Devils)

Over 2.5

-125

Under 2.5

-103

Jesper Bratt (Devils)

Over 2.5

+130

Under 2.5

-169

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+150

Under 2.5

-200

Dougie Hamilton (Devils)

Over 2.5

-125

Under 2.5

-103

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+125

Under 2.5

-164

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

Over 1.5

-175

Under 1.5

+135

Dawson Mercer (Devils)

Over 1.5

-116

Under 1.5

-111

Dylan Cozens (Sabres)

Over 1.5

-175

Under 1.5

+135

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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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