Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 06 Jan 2025

Are Caps Value for This Game?

There’s a tempting +105 that the Capitals are able to beat the Sabres in 60 minutes. This bet can be secured on the 3-Way Moneyline and we’re confident that it can happen.

Teams’ Previous H2H Saw 4-2 Caps Victory

Washington Capitals claimed a home victory in their previous game. A 7-4 win occurred against New York Rangers at Capital One Arena. Dylan Strome landed 3 points, including 1 goal and 2 assists.

Buffalo Sabres have been beaten in their last three games. On the road at T-Mobile Arena, Vegas Golden Knights recently beat them 3-1. Sabres managed 24 shots and Jason Zucker recorded the only goal.

The Caps beat the Sabres when the teams last met. It was a 4-2 scoreline at Capital One Arena. We’ve seen six the Caps wins in the past 10 meetings between the teams.

Starting Goalies

Charlie Lindgren (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	16-11-3	2.63	.898	1
23/24	25-16-7	2.67	.911	6

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 3.0 goals from 24.7 shots on goal, with a 19.4% powerplay efficiency. The Caps have given up 2.6 goals from 27.7 shots, averaging 3.7 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 89.2%.

Pierre-Luc Dubois is the top points scorer with 9 points, 1 goal and 8 assists, with Alexei Protas racking up 7 points, 6 goals and 1 assist, in the past 10 games. Goalie Charlie Lindgren have a 2.80 goal against average with a .892 save percentage.

The Sabres have 3 wins, 6 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.3 goals from 23.9 shots on goal, with a 24.2% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 3.8 goals from 29.3 shots, averaging 3.6 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 80.6%.

The top points scorer is Jason Zucker with 10 points, 7 goals and 3 assists, while John-Jason Peterka is next best after having 10 points, 2 goals and 8 assists. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen have a 3.97 GAA with a .864 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

The team of expert hockey handicappers at Sportsgambler.com are right across the latest injuries and the form guide also informs our NHL picks. This data is combined with the latest team, player and goalie stats.

Key Capitals vs Sabres stats:

• Capitals have won 13 of their last 19games on the road this season.
• Capitals have won 26 of their last 39 games this season.
• Sabres have lost 8 of their last 10 games at home.
• Sabres have lost 16 of their last 20 games.
• Sabres have lost their last 3 games.
• Sabres have lost 6 of their last 10 games against Capitals.

Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction

The best bet could be taking Washington Capitals to achieve a regulation time victory in this NHL encounter. Our pick can be taken at +105 on the 60-minute line which yields a potentially nice return.

There’s a way to increase the odds on your 3-Way Moneyline bet by combining it with other picks. A Bet Builder allows you to make a number of other same-game selections.

Caps 3-Way Moneyline Probability

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 48.8% chance of winning. However, our analysts think that the probability sits between 55-60% taking all factors into consideration. It’s the reason why we are recommending this hockey bet.

Our Pick

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Tom Wilson Over 2.5 Shots +140

Tom Wilson (Capitals) has fired Over 2.5 shots on goal in 3 straight games. We’re expecting history to repeat itself and for him to cover the Shots on Goal line at odds of +140.

Latest Tom Wilson Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+220

First

+1200

Shots on Goal

Over 2.5

+140

Under 2.5

-185

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Correct Score Prediction

Capitals 5 - 3 Sabres

We’re taking a correct score bet which involves the Capitals to win 5-3. The odds of +2000 make plenty of appeal and you should hopefully get some entertainment with this wager.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Capitals

Sabres

1-0

Capitals

+5500

Sabres

+6000

2-0

Capitals

+5000

Sabres

+6000

2-1

Capitals

+1400

Sabres

+1600

3-0

Capitals

+2800

Sabres

+4000

3-1

Capitals

+1900

Sabres

+2400

3-2

Capitals

+800

Sabres

+950

4-0

Capitals

+3300

Sabres

+5500

4-1

Capitals

+1300

Sabres

+2000

4-2

Capitals

+1500

Sabres

+1900

4-3

Capitals

+950

Sabres

+1100

5-0

Capitals

+5500

Sabres

+10000

5-1

Capitals

+2000

Sabres

+3400

5-2

Capitals

+1400

Sabres

+2000

5-3

Capitals

+2000

Sabres

+2800

5-4

Capitals

+1800

Sabres

+2000

6-0

Capitals

+8000

Sabres

+14000

6-1

Capitals

+4500

Sabres

+8000

6-2

Capitals

+2400

Sabres

+4000

6-3

Capitals

+2400

Sabres

+3400

6-4

Capitals

+4000

Sabres

+5500

6-5

Capitals

+4500

Sabres

+5000

7-1

Capitals

+7500

Sabres

+13000

7-2

Capitals

+6000

Sabres

+11000

7-3

Capitals

+4500

Sabres

+7000

7-4

Capitals

+5500

Sabres

+7000

7-5

Capitals

+9000

Sabres

+11000

7-6

Capitals

+11000

Sabres

+12000

8-4

Capitals

+10000

Sabres

+13000

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Washington Capitals 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 Struggling to Separate Teams

Washington Capitals have the shortest price to win this game, with the sportsbooks giving them a 61% probability due to their -156 Moneyline betting odds. Buffalo Sabres are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at +130.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 6. The beauty of Totals is that you only have to choose from one of two options. If you're keen on Over 6, this selection is available at +102.

The Caps are -130 to find the net first and that makes them favorites. If you instead expect the Sabres to bag the first goal, you can get odds of -110.

There are a wide range of team props and game lines when it comes to wagering on the National Hockey League and we recommend visiting the leading betting sites to find the wager that matches your view on the clash.

Moneyline

Capitals

-156

Sabres

+130

3-Way Moneyline

Capitals

+102

Tie

+330

Sabres

+210

Puck Line

Capitals -1.5

+160

Sabres +1.5

-192

Total Goals

Under 6

-122

Over 6

+102

Alex Ovechkin Favorite to Light the Lamp First

Alex Ovechkin is favorite to be First Goalscorer at +700. If you want to back him to score the last goal, you can get similar odds.

Player Goals

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals)

First

+112

Anytime

+700

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

First

+155

Anytime

+900

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

First

+195

Anytime

+1100

Connor McMichael (Capitals)

First

+205

Anytime

+1150

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

First

+220

Anytime

+1200

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

First

+220

Anytime

+1200

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

First

+230

Anytime

+1300

Jason Zucker (Sabres)

First

+255

Anytime

+1400

Pierre-Luc Dubois (Capitals)

First

+265

Anytime

+1400

Alexei Protas (Capitals)

First

+285

Anytime

+1500

Andrew Mangiapane (Capitals)

First

+285

Anytime

+1500

Jack Quinn (Sabres)

First

+300

Anytime

+1600

Dylan Cozens (Sabres)

First

+325

Anytime

+1700

Jakub Vrána (Capitals)

First

+330

Anytime

+1700

Zach Benson (Sabres)

First

+350

Anytime

+1800

Hendrix Lapierre (Capitals)

First

+360

Anytime

+1800

Ivan Miroshnichenko (Capitals)

First

+360

Anytime

+1800

Jiri Kulich (Sabres)

First

+370

Anytime

+1900

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

First

+370

Anytime

+1900

Lars Eller (Capitals)

First

+390

Anytime

+1900

John Carlson (Capitals)

First

+430

Anytime

+2000

Ryan McLeod (Sabres)

First

+430

Anytime

+2200

Jakob Chychrun (Capitals)

First

+475

Anytime

+2200

Peyton Krebs (Sabres)

First

+475

Anytime

+2200

Taylor Raddysh (Capitals)

First

+475

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals)

Over 3.5

-114

Under 3.5

-114

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

Over 3.5

+150

Under 3.5

-200

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

Over 2.5

+140

Under 2.5

-185

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+130

Under 2.5

-169

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+150

Under 2.5

-200

Dylan Cozens (Sabres)

Over 2.5

+150

Under 2.5

-200

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

Over 2.5

-130

Under 2.5

-100

John Carlson (Capitals)

Over 2.5

+140

Under 2.5

-185

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-169

Under 1.5

+130

Connor McMichael (Capitals)

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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