San Jose Sharks vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 04 Mar 2025

Sabres Look the Value Bet

Head to the puck line and back the Sabres -1.5. This means beating the Sharks by at least two goals and our prediction is priced at -100 which means there is lots of juice.

Sabres Have Claimed 7 Wins in 9 on H2H

San Jose Sharks won their previous game by a 3-2 (SO) scoreline. It was on the road against Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. Tyler Toffoli and Jack Thompson scored one goal each. Goalie Alexandar Georgiyev had 25 saves (.926).

Buffalo Sabres have been beaten in their last three games. On the road at Bell Centre, Montreal Canadiens recently beat them 4-3 (OT). Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch each scored one goal.

It was the Sabres who came out on top when they last played the Sharks. At SAP Center at San Jose, a 4-2 win was recorded. The Sabres have triumphed in their previous five meetings against the Sharks. On the head-to-head front, it has been 7 wins out of 9.

Starting Goalies

Alexandar Georgiev (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	6-16-1	3.71	.878	0
23/24	38-18-4	3.02	.897	2

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

2 wins, 5 losses and 3 overtime losses, averaging 2.2 goals from 27.8 shots on goal, with a 19.4% powerplay efficiency. The Sharks have given up 3.7 goals from 30.4 shots, averaging 4.1 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 78.1%.

Tyler Toffoli is the top points scorer with 10 points, 6 goals and 4 assists, with Macklin Celebrini racking up 9 points, 3 goals and 6 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Vitek Vanecek have a 4.02 goal against average with a .871 save percentage.

The Sabres have 6 wins, 3 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 4.0 goals from 29.0 shots on goal, with a 10.8% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.3 goals from 26.6 shots, averaging 4.4 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 79.6%.

The top points scorer is Rasmus Dahlin with 14 points, 4 goals and 10 assists, while Alex Tuch is next in line after registering 12 points, 7 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen have a 3.11 GAA with a .881 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

In order to come up with the best hockey predictions, we like to know the team news and study the latest form. There are also plenty of numbers to crunch from the available NHL stats.

Key Sharks vs Sabres stats:

• The +1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Sharks in 6 of their last 10 games on the road.
• The -1.5 line has been covered by Sabres in 5 consecutive games against Sharks.

San Jose Sharks vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction

We’ve found some value on the puck line when Buffalo Sabres line up in this NHL clash. Our pick is that the favorites will cover -1.5 and you are able to secure odds of -100.

There are lots of alternatives to the Puck Line and we particularly like choosing a Winning Margin. It’s great whether you’re expecting things to be close or comprehensive.

Sabres -1.5 Probability

The sportsbooks are estimating that there is a 50% likelihood of this pick winning. However, our analysts think that the probability sits between 55-60% taking all factors into consideration. This is why we regard this as a value bet.

Our Pick

Sabres -1.5 @ -100 Bet Now

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Player Props

Top Pick: Alex Tuch To Score +170

Alex Tuch (Sabres) has found the net in 4 straight games. He looks like a value bet to light the lamp and you’re able to back this Anytime Goalscorer pick at odds of +170.

Latest Alex Tuch Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+155

First

+950

Shots on Goal

Over 2.5

+105

Under 2.5

-133

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Correct Score Prediction

Sharks 3 - 5 Sabres

A 5-3 win in favor of the Sabres is available at odds of +2000. Take a chance on the correct score and get rewarded for predicting the right scoreline.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Sharks

Sabres

1-0

Sharks

+6600

Sabres

+5500

2-0

Sharks

+6600

Sabres

+5000

2-1

Sharks

+1900

Sabres

+1500

3-0

Sharks

+5000

Sabres

+2500

3-1

Sharks

+2800

Sabres

+1800

3-2

Sharks

+1100

Sabres

+850

4-0

Sharks

+6600

Sabres

+2800

4-1

Sharks

+2400

Sabres

+1150

4-2

Sharks

+2200

Sabres

+1400

4-3

Sharks

+1300

Sabres

+950

5-0

Sharks

+12000

Sabres

+4500

5-1

Sharks

+4500

Sabres

+1600

5-2

Sharks

+2500

Sabres

+1200

5-3

Sharks

+3000

Sabres

+2000

5-4

Sharks

+2200

Sabres

+1800

6-0

Sharks

+2200

Sabres

+6000

6-1

Sharks

+10000

Sabres

+3300

6-2

Sharks

+5000

Sabres

+2000

6-3

Sharks

+4000

Sabres

+2200

6-4

Sharks

+6000

Sabres

+4000

6-5

Sharks

+5000

Sabres

+4500

7-0

Sharks

+5000

Sabres

+9000

7-1

Sharks

+5000

Sabres

+5500

7-2

Sharks

+13000

Sabres

+4500

7-3

Sharks

+8000

Sabres

+3500

7-4

Sharks

+8000

Sabres

+5000

7-5

Sharks

+12000

Sabres

+9000

7-6

Sharks

+12000

Sabres

+10000

8-0

Sharks

+12000

Sabres

+14000

8-1

Sharks

+12000

Sabres

+9000

8-2

Sharks

+12000

Sabres

+8000

8-3

Sharks

+12000

Sabres

+9000

8-4

Sharks

+14000

Sabres

+8000

8-5

Sharks

+14000

Sabres

+11000

9-1

Sharks

+14000

Sabres

+14000

9-2

Sharks

+14000

Sabres

+13000

9-3

Sharks

+14000

Sabres

+14000

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San Jose Sharks 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.

Sabres Big Favorites With the Books

Buffalo Sabres are massive -233 favorites. They are regarded as 70% likely to win this game judging by the sportsbooks’ latest Moneyline odds. San Jose Sharks are the underdogs at +195 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

The puck line is calculated to be 1.5, while total goals comes in at 6.5. The Totals offers NHL bettors an alternative way of getting involved. If you want to wager Over 6.5, there are odds of -112.

If you think the Sabres can find the net first, they are the -160 favorites. If you expect the Sharks to score the opening goal, then odds of +120 are available.

The betting sites offer hundreds of game lines and team props when it comes to National Hockey League clashes. Make sure you look through all the available options before deciding which bet to place.

Moneyline

Sharks

+195

Sabres

-233

3-Way Moneyline

Sharks

+285

Tie

+370

Sabres

-139

Puck Line

Sharks +1.5

-122

Sabres -1.5

-100

Total Goals

Under 6.5

-108

Over 6.5

-112

Tage Thompson Favorite to Be First Goalscorer

Tage Thompson is priced at +700 when it comes to First Goalscorer. He’s the favorite and also available at odds of +107 to light the lamp at anytime.

Player Goals

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

First

+107

Anytime

+700

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

First

+155

Anytime

+950

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

First

+155

Anytime

+950

Macklin Celebrini (Sharks)

First

+175

Anytime

+1050

Tyler Toffoli (Sharks)

First

+188

Anytime

+1100

Jason Zucker (Sabres)

First

+195

Anytime

+1150

Dylan Cozens (Sabres)

First

+240

Anytime

+1300

Zach Benson (Sabres)

First

+255

Anytime

+1400

Jack Quinn (Sabres)

First

+255

Anytime

+1400

Fabian Zetterlund (Sharks)

First

+275

Anytime

+1500

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

First

+275

Anytime

+1500

Jiri Kulich (Sabres)

First

+275

Anytime

+1500

Ryan McLeod (Sabres)

First

+300

Anytime

+1600

William Eklund (Sharks)

First

+325

Anytime

+1700

Klim Kostin (Sharks)

First

+325

Anytime

+1700

Peyton Krebs (Sabres)

First

+350

Anytime

+1800

Will Smith (Sharks)

First

+350

Anytime

+1800

Jordan Greenway (Sabres)

First

+390

Anytime

+1900

Alexander Wennberg (Sharks)

First

+430

Anytime

+2200

Collin Graf (Sharks)

First

+430

Anytime

+2200

Sam Lafferty (Sabres)

First

+460

Anytime

+2200

Barclay Goodrow (Sharks)

First

+460

Anytime

+2200

Lukas Rousek (Sabres)

First

+460

Anytime

+2200

Beck Malenstyn (Sabres)

First

+460

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

Over 3.5

+125

Under 3.5

-164

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+105

Under 2.5

-133

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

Over 2.5

-105

Under 2.5

-123

Macklin Celebrini (Sharks)

Over 2.5

-192

Under 2.5

+145

Tyler Toffoli (Sharks)

Over 2.5

-100

Under 2.5

-130

Dylan Cozens (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+150

Under 2.5

-200

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

Over 2.5

-111

Under 2.5

-116

Fabian Zetterlund (Sharks)

Over 1.5

-169

Under 1.5

+130

William Eklund (Sharks)

Over 1.5

-130

Under 1.5

-100

Micro Betting

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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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