Saturday’s NHL schedule features an outing between the heavily favored Florida Panthers (1-0-0, -194 on the moneyline to win on the road) and the Buffalo Sabres (1-0-0, +160 moneyline odds) at 1:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSFL, and MSG-B.
Panthers vs. Sabres Predictions
Panthers vs. Sabres Betting Odds
Favorite | Moneyline | Total |
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Panthers | -194 | 7 |
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Panthers vs. Sabres Betting Trends
- The Panthers were victorious in 60 of their 84 games (71.4%) when favored on the moneyline last season.
- In games it has played with moneyline odds of -194 or shorter last season, Florida won 79.1% of its games (34-9).
- The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Panthers have a 66.0% chance to win.
- The Panthers’ 337 total goals (4.1 per game, with 7.0 assists per game) led the league last season.
- Defensively, the Panthers allowed 242 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 12th in league action.
- Last season the Sabres had 27 wins in the 75 games in which they were an underdog.
- Buffalo was 15-29 last season when oddsmakers made them underdogs of +160 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline implies a 38.5% chance to win for the Sabres.
- The Sabres had 229 goals last season (2.8 per game), 23rd in the NHL.
- The Sabres allowed 3.5 goals per game (287 in total), 25th in the league.
Panthers vs. Sabres Over/Under Trends
- Last season, Florida games went over this one’s 7-goal over/under 54 times.
- For Buffalo last season, 42 games finished with more goals than Saturday’s total of 7.
- The over/under for this game (7) is 0.1 more than the combined scoring averages for the Panthers (4.11) and Sabres (2.79) last season.
- This game’s total is 0.6 more than the 6.4 goals these two teams conceded per game combined.
Panthers Team Leaders 2021-22
- Matthew Tkachuk was one of Florida’s leading contributors last season with 104 points. He had 42 goals and 62 assists.
- Aleksander Barkov Jr. was another top contributor for Florida with 88 points (1.3 per game), scoring 39 goals and adding 49 assists.
- Sam Reinhart scored 33 goals and added 51 assists in 78 games for Florida.
- Sergei Bobrovsky had a record of 39-7-3. He conceded 137 goals (2.7 goals against average) and recorded 1428 saves with a .912 save percentage (17th in the league).
Sabres Team Leaders 2021-22
- Tage Thompson’s 68 points last season made him a vital offensive option for Buffalo. He had 38 goals and 30 assists in 78 games.
- Jeff Skinner was one of the impact players on offense for Buffalo with 63 total points (0.8 per game), with 33 goals and 30 assists in 80 games.
- Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin was among the top offensive players on the team with 53 total points (13 goals and 40 assists).
- Craig Anderson was 17-12-2 last season, giving up 97 goals (3.1 goals against average) with an .897 save percentage (39th in the league).
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