Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, Picks & Odds | 25 Mar 2025

Go Over the Total and Cheer on Goals

The betting odds of -106 look really attractive when it comes to Over 6 goals. We’re expecting the scoring to tick over when the Senators clash with the Sabres.

4-0 Win for Sabres in Last H2H Clash

Ottawa Senators triumphed in their previous game. It was on the road where New Jersey Devils were beaten 3-2 at Prudential Center. Brady Tkachuk, Drake Batherson and David Perron scored one goal each. Goalie Linus Ullmark had 25 saves (.926).

Buffalo Sabres have made it back-to-back wins at home. Their last game saw them land a 5-3 road victory at Canada Life Centre against Winnipeg Jets. Ryan McLeod had 4 points, featuring 1 goal and 3 assists.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Sabres have beaten the Sens in the last two encounters. They won 5-1 at KeyBank Center and triumphed 4-0 at Canadian Tire Centre. In the past 10 games between the teams, the Sabres have won six.

Starting Goalies

Anton Forsberg (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	2-1-1	3.2	.894	0
23/24	15-12-0	3.21	.890	2

James Reimer (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	10-10-2	3.1	.896	1
23/24	11-8-2	3.11	.904	2

7 wins, 2 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.6 goals from 26.4 shots on goal, with a 22.9% powerplay efficiency. The Sens have given up 3.1 goals from 29.6 shots, averaging 3.0 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 80.0%.

Jake Sanderson is the top points scorer with 11 points, 1 goal and 10 assists, with Drake Batherson racking up 9 points, 4 goals and 5 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Linus Ullmark have a 3.11 goal against average with a .897 save percentage.

The Sabres have 4 wins and 6 losses, averaging 2.7 goals from 25.7 shots on goal, with a 17.8% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 4.2 goals from 28.0 shots, averaging 4.7 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 87.2%.

The top points scorer is Ryan McLeod with 11 points, 3 goals and 8 assists, while Tage Thompson is next in line after having 8 points, 5 goals and 3 assists. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen have a 3.88 GAA with a .852 SV%.

Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction & Picks

Game Prediction

The best play could be to take the -106 on offer that the Overs line is covered in this NHL clash. We think this pick represents great value.

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 Senators vs Sabres stats:

• The 6 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Senators games.
• The 6 line has been covered in 3 of the last 5 Senators games on the road.
• The 6 line has been covered in 15 of the last 23 Sabres games at home this season.
• The 6 line has been covered in 13 of the last 20 Sabres games.

Over 6 Probability

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 51.5% chance of landing a return. However, we think that the probability sits between 55-60% taking all factors into consideration. The wager can be recommended for this precise reason.

If you want to go Over on the Total at bigger odds, then you can combine this pick with other selections as part of a Bet Builder until you’re happy with the overall price.

Best Bet

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Drake Batherson To Score +220

Drake Batherson (Senators) has been on the scoresheet in his past 2 games on the road. We’re happy to take the +220 for this Anytime Goalscorer bet as there’s value in the odds that he finds the net at least once.

Latest Drake Batherson Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+205

First

+1150

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

-156

Under 1.5

+120

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Correct Score Prediction

Senators 5 - 2 Sabres

There are betting odds of +1400 that the Senators land a 5-2 victory. The correct score option is popular due to the potential return that can be achieved.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Senators

Sabres

1-0

Senators

+5500

Sabres

+6000

2-0

Senators

+4500

Sabres

+5000

2-1

Senators

+1400

Sabres

+1600

3-0

Senators

+2900

Sabres

+4500

3-1

Senators

+1800

Sabres

+2000

3-2

Senators

+800

Sabres

+950

4-0

Senators

+3300

Sabres

+6000

4-1

Senators

+1300

Sabres

+2200

4-2

Senators

+1400

Sabres

+1700

4-3

Senators

+950

Sabres

+1100

5-0

Senators

+5500

Sabres

+10000

5-1

Senators

+2000

Sabres

+4000

5-2

Senators

+1400

Sabres

+2400

5-3

Senators

+2000

Sabres

+2500

5-4

Senators

+1800

Sabres

+2000

6-0

Senators

+8000

Sabres

+14000

6-1

Senators

+4500

Sabres

+8000

6-2

Senators

+2400

Sabres

+4500

6-3

Senators

+2400

Sabres

+4000

6-4

Senators

+4000

Sabres

+5000

6-5

Senators

+4500

Sabres

+5000

7-1

Senators

+7000

Sabres

+14000

7-2

Senators

+6000

Sabres

+11000

7-3

Senators

+4500

Sabres

+7500

7-4

Senators

+5500

Sabres

+8000

7-5

Senators

+9000

Sabres

+11000

7-6

Senators

+11000

Sabres

+12000

8-4

Senators

+10000

Sabres

+14000

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Ottawa Senators 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 Contest Expected According to Latest Odds

The Ottawa Senators odds have been priced up by the sportsbooks and they are -161 betting favorites to land victory in this game which means a 62% chance of winning. Buffalo Sabres are trading at bigger odds than their opponents and they can be backed at +132.

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. If you want to back Over 6.5, it’s -102.

The Sens are the -130 favorites when it comes to the Race to 3 Goals although there’s the chance to back neither franchise to reach this goals total at +425.

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

Moneyline

Senators

-161

Sabres

+132

3-Way Moneyline

Senators

-102

Tie

+330

Sabres

+215

Puck Line

Senators -1.5

+148

Sabres +1.5

-185

Total Goals

Under 6.5

-120

Over 6.5

-102

Brady Tkachuk Favorite to Find the Net First

Brady Tkachuk is the market leader to be First Goalscorer at +700. Alternatively, there’s the chance to back him to find the net at any stage at +106.

Player Goals

Brady Tkachuk (Senators)

First

+106

Anytime

+700

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

First

+155

Anytime

+950

Tim Stützle (Senators)

First

+175

Anytime

+1000

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

First

+200

Anytime

+1150

Drake Batherson (Senators)

First

+205

Anytime

+1150

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

First

+220

Anytime

+1200

Fabian Zetterlund (Senators)

First

+230

Anytime

+1300

Dylan Cozens (Senators)

First

+230

Anytime

+1300

Claude Giroux (Senators)

First

+245

Anytime

+1300

Josh Norris (Sabres)

First

+275

Anytime

+1400

Jason Zucker (Sabres)

First

+275

Anytime

+1500

Ridly Greig (Senators)

First

+300

Anytime

+1600

Jiri Kulich (Sabres)

First

+310

Anytime

+1600

David Perron (Senators)

First

+325

Anytime

+1700

Shane Pinto (Senators)

First

+325

Anytime

+1700

Jack Quinn (Sabres)

First

+350

Anytime

+1800

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

First

+375

Anytime

+1900

Michael Amadio (Senators)

First

+390

Anytime

+1900

Adam Gaudette (Senators)

First

+390

Anytime

+1900

Isak Rosén (Sabres)

First

+410

Anytime

+2000

Ryan McLeod (Sabres)

First

+410

Anytime

+2000

Zach Benson (Sabres)

First

+410

Anytime

+2000

Jake Sanderson (Senators)

First

+425

Anytime

+2000

Angus Crookshank (Senators)

First

+425

Anytime

+2000

Player Shots

Brady Tkachuk (Senators)

Over 3.5

+115

Under 3.5

-149

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

Over 3.5

+130

Under 3.5

-169

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+115

Under 2.5

-149

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+120

Under 2.5

-156

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+114

Under 2.5

-149

Tim Stützle (Senators)

Over 1.5

-135

Under 1.5

+104

Drake Batherson (Senators)

Over 1.5

-156

Under 1.5

+120

Dylan Cozens (Senators)

Over 1.5

-175

Under 1.5

+135

Jason Zucker (Sabres)

Over 1.5

-143

Under 1.5

+110

Jake Sanderson (Senators)

Over 1.5

-185

Under 1.5

+140

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Last 5 & H2H

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Ottawa Senators Stats

Buffalo Sabres Stats

Moneyline

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

Moneyline

• 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games
• 7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

• -1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 2 of the last 10 games
• -1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 1 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 7 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 6.90 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.90 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
• Over 5.5: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
• Over 5.5 on the Road: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games on the road
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.10 goals and allowed 3.80 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.60 pts and allowed 3.30 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 5.80 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.00 goals in the previous 10 home games
• Over 5.5: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games
• Over 5.5 at Home: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 home games
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.40 goals and allowed 3.40 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.20 goals and allowed 2.80 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.8
• Shots: 27
• Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
• Penalties: 5
• Empty Net Goals: 0.3
• Penalty Minutes: 11.8
• Blocks: 14.1
• Faceoff Wins : 30.5
• Hits: 38.4
• Giveaways: 14
• Takeaways: 4.6

Last 10 Games on the Road

• Goals Powerplay: 0.6
• Shots: 29.1
• Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
• Penalties: 4.9
• Empty Net Goals: 0.3
• Penalty Minutes: 11.7
• Blocks: 15.4
• Faceoff Wins : 29.6
• Hits: 31.8
• Giveaways: 13.6
• Takeaways: 4.3

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.3
• Shots: 30.2
• Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
• Penalties: 3.1
• Empty Net Goals: 0.2
• Penalty Minutes: 6.5
• Blocks: 14.5
• Faceoff Wins : 26.6
• Hits: 18
• Giveaways: 17
• Takeaways: 5.2

Last 10 Home Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.2
• Shots: 31.5
• Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
• Penalties: 3.3
• Empty Net Goals: 0.2
• Penalty Minutes: 8.3
• Blocks: 15.6
• Faceoff Wins : 27.2
• Hits: 18
• Giveaways: 17.4
• Takeaways: 5.5

Team News

Ottawa Senators Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
12	Shane Pinto	3	18.33	4	1	5	2
2	Artyom Zub	3	19.8	1	2	3	2
85	Jake Sanderson	3	23.87	0	3	3	1

7	Brady Tkachuk	3	16.63	0	3	3	1
28	Claude Giroux	3	15.07	1	1	2	1
24	Dylan Cozens	3	16.57	1	1	2	-4
71	Ridly Greig	3	17.07	1	1	2	0
18	Tim Stutzle	3	20.13	0	1	1	-1
72	Thomas Chabot	3	21.7	0	0	0	-2
23	Kurtis MacDermid	2	4.5	0	0	0	0
10	Jordan Spence	1	17.7	0	0	0	-2
15	Olle Lycksell	1	8.3	0	0	0	-1
17	Zack MacEwen	1	7.2	0	0	0	0
33	Nikolas Matinpalo	2	15.15	0	0	0	-1
37	Donovan Sebrango	2	15.25	0	0	0	-1
89	Lars Eller	3	13.2	0	0	0	-3
22	Michael Amadio	3	15.83	0	0	0	-2
57	David Perron	3	13.4	0	0	0	-3
21	Nick Cousins	3	10.03	0	0	0	-1
3	Nick Jensen	3	18.17	0	0	0	-1
20	Fabian Zetterlund	3	16.23	0	0	0	-1
43	Tyler Kleven	1	13.9	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
1	Leevi Merilaeinen	-	-	-
35	Linus Ullmark	3	4.05	0.842

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Buffalo Sabres Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
17	Jason Zucker	3	18.27	1	0	1	-3
23	Mattias Samuelsson	2	17.95	0	1	1	-1
89	Alex Tuch	3	20.63	0	1	1	-1

26	Rasmus Dahlin	3	26.57	0	1	1	-3
72	Tage Thompson	3	20.53	1	0	1	-2
20	Jiri Kulich	3	17.27	0	0	0	-4
13	Josh Norris	1	18.9	0	0	0	0
25	Owen Power	2	22.75	0	0	0	-3
48	Tyson Kozak	2	8.05	0	0	0	0
33	Ryan Johnson	2	10.9	0	0	0	-1
55	Mason Geertsen	2	4.6	0	0	0	-1
91	Josh Doan	3	15.3	0	0	0	0
22	Jack Quinn	3	15.83	0	0	0	-2
78	Jacob Bryson	3	11.1	0	0	0	-1
15	Justin Danforth	3	13.53	0	0	0	-2
4	Bowen Byram	3	25.17	0	0	0	-3
19	Peyton Krebs	3	12.4	0	0	0	-3
29	Beck Malenstyn	3	9.27	0	0	0	-2
21	Conor Timmins	3	17.77	0	0	0	-4
71	Ryan McLeod	3	17.9	0	0	0	-5
44	Josh Dunne	1	6.4	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
	Colten Ellis	-	-	-
34	Alex Lyon	3	2.73	0.919

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Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups