Two teams in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference standings square off when the Boston Bruins (5-7, 15th in conference) host the Buffalo Sabres (4-4-2, 12th) at TD Garden on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET.
Boston secured a 5-2 home victory over the New York Islanders in its last game on Oct. 28.
Buffalo’s last game was a home overtime loss, 4-3, to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Oct. 28.
Get ready for this matchup with everything you need to know ahead of Thursday’s hockey action.
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Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo Sabres odds and betting lines
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Favorite: Bruins (-111)Underdog: Sabres (-109)Over/under: 6.5Bruins vs. Sabres game info and start timeDate: Thursday, October 30, 2025Time: 7 p.m. ETTV channel: ESPN+Live stream: Watch on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)Live stream: Watch on ESPN+
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Bruins stats and trendsIn three games as the moneyline favorite this season, Boston has been victorious twice.In three games with moneyline odds lower than -111 this season, the Bruins have picked up a victory twice.The moneyline odds say Boston has a 52.6% chance of winning this game.Boston and its opponent have combined to put up more than 6.5 goals in seven of 12 games this season.They are scoring at a 3.2 goals-per-game average (32 total) during that stretch.Over on the defensive end, the Bruins have given up 38 goals (3.8 per game) over those 10 outings.Sabres stats and trendsThe Sabres have been the underdog eight times this season, and upset their opponent in three of those games.Buffalo is 3-5 when it is underdogs of -109 or longer on the moneyline.Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Sabres have a 52.2% chance to win.So far this season, 40.0% of Buffalo’s games (4/10) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5.They have averaged 3.0 goals per game (30 total) over that span.Defensively, the Sabres have allowed 28 goals (2.8 per game) in those 10 matchups.