Vegas Golden Knights

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Vegas Golden Knights vs Buffalo Sabres Predictions

Best Bet

Under 6.5 Goals @ -115

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Under 6.5 the Most Likely Outcome

Under 6.5 goals could be on the cards and there’s a chance to back this outcome at an appealing -115. The Golden Knights and the Sabres might fall short of the mark.

Our expert Golden Knights vs Sabres betting coverage includes our Best Bet, Same Game Parlay and Correct Score Prediction. Dig into each section for the full analysis behind each pick.

Vegas Golden Knights vs Buffalo Sabres Preview

The Vegas Golden Knights clash with the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center, with face-off scheduled for 15:30 on Sunday, November 8.

Vegas Golden Knights won their previous game 2-1. This road victory at Little Caesars Arena against Detroit Red Wings was their second on the spin. Trevor Connelly and Braeden Bowman each scored one goal. Goalie Carter Hart had an awesome game, keeping out 25 shots (.962).

Buffalo Sabres last game saw them claim a 5-2 home win over Columbus Blue Jackets at KeyBank Center. Josh Norris scored twice, with Rasmus Dahlin, Jack Quinn and Josh Doan scoring one goal. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 24 saves (.923).

H2H: Sabres Are 7 From 10 on the H2H

The last encounter between the Sabres and the Knights saw the former win. It was a 2-0 scoreline at T-Mobile Arena. The Sabres have won three on the spin against the Knights. They’ve also claimed 7 victories in the past 10 head-to-head encounters.

Starting Goalies

Carter Hart (Expected)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
26/27 5-3-2 2.5 .900 0
25/26 25-11-3 2.6 .901 0
Colten Ellis (Expected)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
26/27 3-2-0 3 .891 1
25/26 8-4-2 2.9 .903 1
Vegas Golden Knights – Last 10 Games

5 wins, 3 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.0 goals from 27.0 shots on goal, with a 26.7% powerplay efficiency. The Knights have been giving up 2.9 goals from 26.2 shots, averaging 3.4 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 76.5%.

Mark Stone is the top points scorer with 11 points, 7 goals and 4 assists, with Mitchell Marner recording 11 points which were all assists. Goalie Carter Hart have a 2.56 goal against average with a .895 save percentage.

Buffalo Sabres – Last 10 Games

The Sabres have 5 wins, 2 losses and 3 overtime losses, averaging 3.3 goals from 29.1 shots on goal, with a 13.5% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 3.0 goals from 30.6 shots, averaging 4.4 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 79.6%.

The top points scorer is Zach Benson with 13 points, 2 goals and 11 assists, while Jack Quinn is next best after registering 12 points, 7 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen have a 2.95 GAA with a .904 SV%.

Best Bet

We don’t think there will be a huge number of goals in this NHL encounter. Our pick is to grab the -115 when it comes to backing unders which means we need six or less scored.

Key stats supporting our main match prediction:

  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 4 Golden Knights games on the road.
  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 Golden Knights games on the road.
  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 12 of the last 20 Golden Knights games on the road.
  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 13 of the last 20 Sabres games at home.
  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 6 of the last 10 Sabres games at home.
  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 games between these teams.

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Under 6.5 Probability

If you go by the top NHL betting sites, our pick has a 53.5% chance of delivering a return. After careful examination, our experts have this probability close to 60%. That means we’re regarding it as a value bet.

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Same Game Parlay Pick

Totals Under 6.5
Puck Line Sabres +1.5
Highest Scoring Period First Period

Get in the game with a same game parlay. Our picks are Under 6.5 on the total, the Sabres to cover the 1.5 puck line and the first period to be highest scoring.

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Vegas Golden Knights vs Buffalo Sabres Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Tight Clash on the Cards According to the Books

The betting odds about Buffalo Sabres winning is -104, with Vegas Golden Knights priced up at -115 to achieve victory. This means the leading sportsbooks give the visiting team a 53% chance of success.

The puck line is 1.5 and the total goals line is currently 6.5. The Totals offers hockey bettors an alternative way of getting involved. If you want to wager Over 6.5, there are odds of -105.

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Last 5 & H2H

Head to Head

Vegas vs Buffalo
  • NHL: 18/03 2026 Sabres 2 Golden Knights 0
  • NHL: 04/03 2026 Golden Knights 2 Sabres 3
  • NHL: 15/03 2025 Golden Knights 3 Sabres 4
  • NHL: 05/01 2025 Sabres 1 Golden Knights 3
  • NHL: 03/03 2024 Golden Knights 2 Sabres 7
  • NHL: 16/12 2023 Sabres 5 Golden Knights 2
  • NHL: 20/12 2022 Sabres 3 Golden Knights 2
  • NHL: 11/11 2022 Golden Knights 7 Sabres 4
  • NHL: 11/03 2022 Golden Knights 1 Sabres 3
  • NHL: 02/02 2022 Sabres 2 Golden Knights 5
Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

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Moneyline
  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games on the road
Moneyline
  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 home games
Puck Line
Puck Line
Total Goals
Total Goals
Team Stats - Avg/Game
Team Stats - Avg/Game
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Team News
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
9 Jack Eichel 18 20.17 7 16 23 7
61 Mark Stone 18 18.62 10 9 19 7
93 Mitchell Marner 16 20.35 2 16 18 -2
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
72 Tage Thompson 16 19.41 10 9 19 8
22 Jack Quinn 16 19.23 9 7 16 5
6 Zach Benson 16 20.12 2 13 15 13

Injuries & Suspensions

Vegas Golden Knights Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Buffalo Sabres Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous Vegas Golden Knights Lineups

05 Nov NHL
Golden Knights 2-1 Red Wings
03 Nov NHL
Golden Knights 3-2 Penguins
02 Nov NHL
Golden Knights 2-3 Bruins
30 Oct NHL
Devils 5-2 Golden Knights
27 Oct NHL
Senators 1-4 Golden Knights
24 Oct NHL
Golden Knights 1-2 Blue Jackets
22 Oct NHL
Golden Knights 2-6 Blues
20 Oct NHL
Lightning 6-2 Golden Knights
17 Oct NHL
Penguins 2-6 Golden Knights
15 Oct NHL
Flames 2-6 Golden Knights

Previous Buffalo Sabres Lineups

06 Nov NHL
Blue Jackets 2-5 Sabres
04 Nov NHL
Senators 2-1 Sabres
31 Oct NHL
Sabres 3-2 Kings
29 Oct NHL
Sabres 7-6 Ducks
27 Oct NHL
Sabres 2-0 Sharks
24 Oct NHL
Sabres 3-4 Capitals
21 Oct NHL
Flyers 3-1 Sabres
17 Oct NHL
Sabres 3-4 Canadiens
15 Oct NHL
Sabres 5-4 Maple Leafs
13 Oct NHL
Sabres 3-4 Canadiens
NHL Standings Select Season
Metropolitan GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 18 13 3 2 28 0.778 12 13 69 43 26 5-1-1 8-2-1 0-1 7-3 1W
2 New Jersey 16 11 5 0 22 0.688 7 10 57 47 10 8-2-0 3-3-0 1-0 8-2 3W
3 NY Rangers 18 10 7 1 21 0.583 10 10 55 52 3 8-2-0 2-5-1 0-0 4-6 3W
4 Washington 15 9 6 0 18 0.6 8 9 53 51 2 7-4-0 2-2-0 0-0 6-4 1W
5 NY Islanders 15 7 6 2 16 0.533 5 6 43 44 -1 4-3-1 3-3-1 1-1 5-5 2L
6 Columbus 15 7 8 0 14 0.467 2 5 40 47 -7 6-3-0 1-5-0 2-0 5-5 1L
7 Pittsburgh 16 5 9 2 12 0.375 2 4 51 58 -7 4-3-1 1-6-1 1-1 2-8 4L
8 Philadelphia 18 4 10 4 12 0.333 4 4 39 61 -22 3-4-3 1-6-1 0-1 4-6 2L
East Atlantic GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Boston 17 12 4 1 25 0.735 9 11 64 40 24 7-1-0 5-3-1 1-0 7-3 3W
2 Montreal 16 10 3 3 23 0.719 6 8 57 51 6 5-2-2 5-1-1 2-0 7-3 1W
3 Tampa Bay 15 10 3 2 22 0.733 9 10 56 46 10 8-0-0 2-3-2 0-1 6-4 2W
4 Ottawa 17 10 6 1 21 0.618 8 8 54 52 2 5-2-0 5-4-1 2-0 5-5 1W
5 Florida 17 9 6 2 20 0.588 7 9 55 51 4 4-2-0 5-4-2 0-0 6-4 1L
6 Buffalo 16 8 5 3 19 0.594 6 8 49 53 -4 4-4-0 4-1-3 0-1 5-5 1W
7 Toronto 17 8 7 2 18 0.529 7 8 62 56 6 4-4-1 4-3-1 0-1 5-5 1L
8 Detroit 17 7 7 3 17 0.5 5 5 49 52 -3 4-5-1 3-2-2 2-2 5-5 2L
East Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Minnesota 18 12 3 3 27 0.75 12 12 60 39 21 5-0-1 7-3-2 0-0 7-3 3W
2 Utah 17 10 6 1 21 0.618 8 10 61 59 2 4-2-0 6-4-1 0-0 5-5 1L
3 Nashville 17 8 4 5 21 0.618 6 7 52 51 1 6-3-2 2-1-3 1-3 6-4 4W
4 Dallas 16 9 5 2 20 0.625 6 8 45 38 7 5-4-0 4-1-2 1-2 7-3 1L
5 Colorado 17 9 6 2 20 0.588 9 9 68 56 12 6-1-2 3-5-0 0-1 5-5 2L
6 St Louis 17 7 8 2 16 0.471 7 7 50 53 -3 4-2-1 3-6-1 0-0 4-6 3L
7 Winnipeg 17 6 8 3 15 0.441 5 6 45 60 -15 3-4-1 3-4-2 0-0 2-8 2W
8 Chicago 17 4 12 1 9 0.265 3 4 37 67 -30 4-5-0 0-7-1 0-0 2-8 5L
West Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Edmonton 17 11 3 3 25 0.735 9 10 71 53 18 4-3-2 7-0-1 1-2 6-4 2L
2 Vegas 18 11 5 2 24 0.667 9 10 60 50 10 6-3-0 5-2-2 1-1 5-5 2W
3 Seattle 16 9 6 1 19 0.594 6 7 57 57 0 5-3-0 4-3-1 2-0 5-5 1L
4 Anaheim 17 9 7 1 19 0.559 8 9 64 64 0 2-4-1 7-3-0 0-0 5-5 4W
5 Calgary 17 7 9 1 15 0.441 7 7 42 60 -18 5-4-0 2-5-1 0-0 6-4 2L
6 San Jose 18 7 10 1 15 0.417 2 6 45 65 -20 3-5-0 4-5-1 1-1 3-7 4L
7 LA Kings 14 5 7 2 12 0.429 3 5 43 47 -4 2-4-0 3-3-2 0-0 5-5 1W
8 Vancouver 18 3 14 1 7 0.194 1 3 53 83 -30 1-7-0 2-7-1 0-0 1-9 4L
Eastern GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 18 13 3 2 28 0.778 12 13 69 43 26 5-1-1 8-2-1 0-1 7-3 1W
2 Boston 17 12 4 1 25 0.735 9 11 64 40 24 7-1-0 5-3-1 1-0 7-3 3W
3 Montreal 16 10 3 3 23 0.719 6 8 57 51 6 5-2-2 5-1-1 2-0 7-3 1W
4 Tampa Bay 15 10 3 2 22 0.733 9 10 56 46 10 8-0-0 2-3-2 0-1 6-4 2W
5 New Jersey 16 11 5 0 22 0.688 7 10 57 47 10 8-2-0 3-3-0 1-0 8-2 3W
6 Ottawa 17 10 6 1 21 0.618 8 8 54 52 2 5-2-0 5-4-1 2-0 5-5 1W
7 NY Rangers 18 10 7 1 21 0.583 10 10 55 52 3 8-2-0 2-5-1 0-0 4-6 3W
8 Florida 17 9 6 2 20 0.588 7 9 55 51 4 4-2-0 5-4-2 0-0 6-4 1L
9 Buffalo 16 8 5 3 19 0.594 6 8 49 53 -4 4-4-0 4-1-3 0-1 5-5 1W
10 Washington 15 9 6 0 18 0.6 8 9 53 51 2 7-4-0 2-2-0 0-0 6-4 1W
11 Toronto 17 8 7 2 18 0.529 7 8 62 56 6 4-4-1 4-3-1 0-1 5-5 1L
12 Detroit 17 7 7 3 17 0.5 5 5 49 52 -3 4-5-1 3-2-2 2-2 5-5 2L
13 NY Islanders 15 7 6 2 16 0.533 5 6 43 44 -1 4-3-1 3-3-1 1-1 5-5 2L
14 Columbus 15 7 8 0 14 0.467 2 5 40 47 -7 6-3-0 1-5-0 2-0 5-5 1L
15 Pittsburgh 16 5 9 2 12 0.375 2 4 51 58 -7 4-3-1 1-6-1 1-1 2-8 4L
16 Philadelphia 18 4 10 4 12 0.333 4 4 39 61 -22 3-4-3 1-6-1 0-1 4-6 2L
Western GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Minnesota 18 12 3 3 27 0.75 12 12 60 39 21 5-0-1 7-3-2 0-0 7-3 3W
2 Edmonton 17 11 3 3 25 0.735 9 10 71 53 18 4-3-2 7-0-1 1-2 6-4 2L
3 Vegas 18 11 5 2 24 0.667 9 10 60 50 10 6-3-0 5-2-2 1-1 5-5 2W
4 Utah 17 10 6 1 21 0.618 8 10 61 59 2 4-2-0 6-4-1 0-0 5-5 1L
5 Nashville 17 8 4 5 21 0.618 6 7 52 51 1 6-3-2 2-1-3 1-3 6-4 4W
6 Dallas 16 9 5 2 20 0.625 6 8 45 38 7 5-4-0 4-1-2 1-2 7-3 1L
7 Colorado 17 9 6 2 20 0.588 9 9 68 56 12 6-1-2 3-5-0 0-1 5-5 2L
8 Seattle 16 9 6 1 19 0.594 6 7 57 57 0 5-3-0 4-3-1 2-0 5-5 1L
9 Anaheim 17 9 7 1 19 0.559 8 9 64 64 0 2-4-1 7-3-0 0-0 5-5 4W
10 St Louis 17 7 8 2 16 0.471 7 7 50 53 -3 4-2-1 3-6-1 0-0 4-6 3L
11 Calgary 17 7 9 1 15 0.441 7 7 42 60 -18 5-4-0 2-5-1 0-0 6-4 2L
12 Winnipeg 17 6 8 3 15 0.441 5 6 45 60 -15 3-4-1 3-4-2 0-0 2-8 2W
13 San Jose 18 7 10 1 15 0.417 2 6 45 65 -20 3-5-0 4-5-1 1-1 3-7 4L
14 LA Kings 14 5 7 2 12 0.429 3 5 43 47 -4 2-4-0 3-3-2 0-0 5-5 1W
15 Chicago 17 4 12 1 9 0.265 3 4 37 67 -30 4-5-0 0-7-1 0-0 2-8 5L
16 Vancouver 18 3 14 1 7 0.194 1 3 53 83 -30 1-7-0 2-7-1 0-0 1-9 4L
GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 18 13 3 2 28 0.778 12 13 69 43 26 5-1-1 8-2-1 0-1 7-3 1W
2 Minnesota 18 12 3 3 27 0.75 12 12 60 39 21 5-0-1 7-3-2 0-0 7-3 3W
3 Boston 17 12 4 1 25 0.735 9 11 64 40 24 7-1-0 5-3-1 1-0 7-3 3W
4 Edmonton 17 11 3 3 25 0.735 9 10 71 53 18 4-3-2 7-0-1 1-2 6-4 2L
5 Vegas 18 11 5 2 24 0.667 9 10 60 50 10 6-3-0 5-2-2 1-1 5-5 2W
6 Montreal 16 10 3 3 23 0.719 6 8 57 51 6 5-2-2 5-1-1 2-0 7-3 1W
7 Tampa Bay 15 10 3 2 22 0.733 9 10 56 46 10 8-0-0 2-3-2 0-1 6-4 2W
8 New Jersey 16 11 5 0 22 0.688 7 10 57 47 10 8-2-0 3-3-0 1-0 8-2 3W
9 Utah 17 10 6 1 21 0.618 8 10 61 59 2 4-2-0 6-4-1 0-0 5-5 1L
10 Ottawa 17 10 6 1 21 0.618 8 8 54 52 2 5-2-0 5-4-1 2-0 5-5 1W
11 Nashville 17 8 4 5 21 0.618 6 7 52 51 1 6-3-2 2-1-3 1-3 6-4 4W
12 NY Rangers 18 10 7 1 21 0.583 10 10 55 52 3 8-2-0 2-5-1 0-0 4-6 3W
13 Dallas 16 9 5 2 20 0.625 6 8 45 38 7 5-4-0 4-1-2 1-2 7-3 1L
14 Colorado 17 9 6 2 20 0.588 9 9 68 56 12 6-1-2 3-5-0 0-1 5-5 2L
15 Florida 17 9 6 2 20 0.588 7 9 55 51 4 4-2-0 5-4-2 0-0 6-4 1L
16 Buffalo 16 8 5 3 19 0.594 6 8 49 53 -4 4-4-0 4-1-3 0-1 5-5 1W
17 Seattle 16 9 6 1 19 0.594 6 7 57 57 0 5-3-0 4-3-1 2-0 5-5 1L
18 Anaheim 17 9 7 1 19 0.559 8 9 64 64 0 2-4-1 7-3-0 0-0 5-5 4W
19 Washington 15 9 6 0 18 0.6 8 9 53 51 2 7-4-0 2-2-0 0-0 6-4 1W
20 Toronto 17 8 7 2 18 0.529 7 8 62 56 6 4-4-1 4-3-1 0-1 5-5 1L
21 Detroit 17 7 7 3 17 0.5 5 5 49 52 -3 4-5-1 3-2-2 2-2 5-5 2L
22 NY Islanders 15 7 6 2 16 0.533 5 6 43 44 -1 4-3-1 3-3-1 1-1 5-5 2L
23 St Louis 17 7 8 2 16 0.471 7 7 50 53 -3 4-2-1 3-6-1 0-0 4-6 3L
24 Calgary 17 7 9 1 15 0.441 7 7 42 60 -18 5-4-0 2-5-1 0-0 6-4 2L
25 Winnipeg 17 6 8 3 15 0.441 5 6 45 60 -15 3-4-1 3-4-2 0-0 2-8 2W
26 San Jose 18 7 10 1 15 0.417 2 6 45 65 -20 3-5-0 4-5-1 1-1 3-7 4L
27 Columbus 15 7 8 0 14 0.467 2 5 40 47 -7 6-3-0 1-5-0 2-0 5-5 1L
28 LA Kings 14 5 7 2 12 0.429 3 5 43 47 -4 2-4-0 3-3-2 0-0 5-5 1W
29 Pittsburgh 16 5 9 2 12 0.375 2 4 51 58 -7 4-3-1 1-6-1 1-1 2-8 4L
30 Philadelphia 18 4 10 4 12 0.333 4 4 39 61 -22 3-4-3 1-6-1 0-1 4-6 2L
31 Chicago 17 4 12 1 9 0.265 3 4 37 67 -30 4-5-0 0-7-1 0-0 2-8 5L
32 Vancouver 18 3 14 1 7 0.194 1 3 53 83 -30 1-7-0 2-7-1 0-0 1-9 4L

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