New York Rangers vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 22 Feb 2025

We’re Expecting a Win for Rangers

There is a strong case that the Rangers will end up winning and that means betting the visitors on the Moneyline. You can get a value -122 that they overcome the Sabres.

Rangers Claimed 3-2 Win in Previous H2H

New York Rangers got the win in their previous game. A 4-3 triumph occurred on the road at Nationwide Arena when playing Columbus Blue Jackets. Mika Zibanejad was one of four different players on the scoresheet.

Buffalo Sabres have won four consecutive games at home. In their last appearance, they suffered a 6-4 road defeat against Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena. There were four different goalscorers including Bowen Byram.

These two teams last met at KeyBank Center, with the Rangers claiming the win. Beating the Sabres by a 3-2 scoreline. The past 10 H2H games have seen the Rangers land six wins.

Starting Goalies

Igor Shesterkin (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	24-26-4	2.8	.908	5
23/24	36-17-2	2.58	.912	4

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

5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.5 goals from 29.2 shots on goal, with a 20.6% powerplay efficiency. The Rangers have been giving up 3.1 goals from 26.8 shots, averaging 3.3 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 84.9%.

Artemi Panarin is the top points scorer with 10 points, 4 goals and 6 assists, with Adam Fox racking up 10 points, 2 goals and 8 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Igor Shesterkin have a 2.88 goal against average with a .882 save percentage, including one shutout.

The Sabres have 5 wins and 5 losses, averaging 3.5 goals from 31.6 shots on goal, with a 10.5% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.7 goals from 28.1 shots, averaging 3.0 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 80.0%.

The top points scorer is Tage Thompson with 13 points, 7 goals and 6 assists, while Alex Tuch is next in line after having 11 points, 5 goals and 6 assists. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen have a 3.19 GAA with a .878 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

It’s always a case of checking out the latest team news to make expert NHL predictions. Then we get to work when it comes to unearthing the player and goalie stats that are the most valuable.

Key Rangers vs Sabres stats:

• Rangers have won 3 of their last 5 games.
• Rangers have won 11 of their last 20 games.
• Sabres have lost 29 of their last 50 games this season.
• Sabres have lost 11 of their last 20 games at home.
• Sabres have lost 6 of their last 10 games against Rangers.

New York Rangers vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction

The pick is that New York Rangers will come out on top in this NHL encounter, with odds of -122 currently available that they beat the home team. That looks a price worth taking on this value selection.

If you also have a strong view on the Under / Over line, then it could be worth a Match Winner & Total Goals bet where you can effectively back Rangers at bigger odds.

Rangers Moneyline Probability

The sportsbooks imply that our pick has a 54.9% prospect of winning. In our opinion, there’s actually a probability of success closer to 60%. This is why we can recommend this hockey bet.

Our Pick

Rangers Moneyline @ -122 Bet Now

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Tage Thompson Over 2.5 Shots -169

Tage Thompson (Sabres) has covered the 2.5 shots on goal total in 6 of the past 9 games. He should be capable of covering the line when it comes to this player prop and odds of -169 are now available.

Latest Tage Thompson Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+140

First

+850

Shots on Goal

Over 2.5

-169

Under 2.5

+130

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Correct Score Prediction

Rangers 4 - 3 Sabres

You can secure odds of +1050 that the Rangers are able to land a 4-3 victory. Correct score betting can provide plenty of fun and it’s a way of landing bigger odds.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Rangers

Sabres

1-0

Rangers

+5500

Sabres

+5500

2-0

Rangers

+5000

Sabres

+5000

2-1

Rangers

+1500

Sabres

+1500

3-0

Rangers

+3000

Sabres

+3300

3-1

Rangers

+2000

Sabres

+2000

3-2

Rangers

+900

Sabres

+900

4-0

Rangers

+3500

Sabres

+4000

4-1

Rangers

+1500

Sabres

+1600

4-2

Rangers

+1600

Sabres

+1700

4-3

Rangers

+1050

Sabres

+1100

5-0

Rangers

+6600

Sabres

+7000

5-1

Rangers

+2200

Sabres

+2500

5-2

Rangers

+1500

Sabres

+1700

5-3

Rangers

+2400

Sabres

+2500

5-4

Rangers

+2000

Sabres

+2000

6-0

Rangers

+10000

Sabres

+11000

6-1

Rangers

+5000

Sabres

+6000

6-2

Rangers

+2800

Sabres

+3300

6-3

Rangers

+2800

Sabres

+3000

6-4

Rangers

+4500

Sabres

+5000

6-5

Rangers

+5000

Sabres

+5000

7-1

Rangers

+9000

Sabres

+10000

7-2

Rangers

+7000

Sabres

+8000

7-3

Rangers

+5000

Sabres

+6000

7-4

Rangers

+6000

Sabres

+6600

7-5

Rangers

+10000

Sabres

+11000

7-6

Rangers

+11000

Sabres

+12000

8-2

Rangers

+12000

Sabres

+14000

8-3

Rangers

+12500

Sabres

+14000

8-4

Rangers

+11000

Sabres

+12000

8-5

Rangers

+13000

Sabres

+14000

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New York Rangers 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.

Close Game On the Cards According to Latest Odds

There’s the opportunity to back Buffalo Sabres at +105 on the Moneyline although New York Rangers are priced up at betting odds of -127. The leading sportsbooks give the hosts a 49% chance of success.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 6.5. A Totals bet relates to the number of goals that will be scored overall. There’s an opportunity to bet Over 6.5 at +104.

The Sabres are favorites to score first at odds of -120. Conversely, if you think opponents Rangers will open the scoring, they are -120 to do so.

If you’re betting on the National Hockey League, we recommend heading to the betting sites and scanning through the many team props and game lines. There’s a chance to wager pre-game and in-game.

Moneyline

Rangers

-127

Sabres

+105

Puck Line

Rangers -1.5

+194

Sabres +1.5

-244

Total Goals

Under 6.5

-128

Over 6.5

+104

Tage Thompson Favorite to Score the First Goal

The Anytime Goalscorer betting indicates that Tage Thompson has odds of +140. He is available at +850 to find the net first which makes him favorite.

Player Goals

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

First

+140

Anytime

+850

Artemi Panarin (Rangers)

First

+160

Anytime

+950

J.T. Miller (Rangers)

First

+175

Anytime

+1000

Vincent Trocheck (Rangers)

First

+200

Anytime

+1150

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

First

+200

Anytime

+1150

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

First

+215

Anytime

+1200

Chris Kreider (Rangers)

First

+215

Anytime

+1200

Mika Zibanejad (Rangers)

First

+225

Anytime

+1200

Alexis Lafrenière (Rangers)

First

+225

Anytime

+1200

Jason Zucker (Sabres)

First

+250

Anytime

+1300

Jiri Kulich (Sabres)

First

+285

Anytime

+1500

Dylan Cozens (Sabres)

First

+300

Anytime

+1600

Jack Quinn (Sabres)

First

+300

Anytime

+1600

Ryan McLeod (Sabres)

First

+320

Anytime

+1600

Zach Benson (Sabres)

First

+320

Anytime

+1600

Reilly Smith (Rangers)

First

+330

Anytime

+1700

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

First

+350

Anytime

+1700

Will Cuylle (Rangers)

First

+360

Anytime

+1800

Arthur Kaliyev (Rangers)

First

+420

Anytime

+2000

Jonny Brodzinski (Rangers)

First

+420

Anytime

+2000

Peyton Krebs (Sabres)

First

+440

Anytime

+2200

Adam Fox (Rangers)

First

+460

Anytime

+2200

Jimmy Vesey (Rangers)

First

+460

Anytime

+2200

Jordan Greenway (Sabres)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

Over 2.5

-169

Under 2.5

+130

Artemi Panarin (Rangers)

Over 2.5

-167

Under 2.5

+128

Vincent Trocheck (Rangers)

Over 2.5

+135

Under 2.5

-175

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+125

Under 2.5

-164

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+150

Under 2.5

-200

Mika Zibanejad (Rangers)

Over 2.5

+130

Under 2.5

-169

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+110

Under 2.5

-143

J.T. Miller (Rangers)

Over 1.5

-192

Under 1.5

+145

Alexis Lafrenière (Rangers)

Over 1.5

-175

Under 1.5

+135

Dylan Cozens (Sabres)

Over 1.5

-156

Under 1.5

+120

Adam Fox (Rangers)

Over 1.5

-130

Under 1.5

-100

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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