Two teams near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings hit the ice when the 13th-place Buffalo Sabres (18-14-4) host the 12th-place Boston Bruins (20-17-1) at KeyBank Center on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET.
Buffalo earned a 3-2 road victory against the Ottawa Senators in its last game on Dec. 23.
Boston played at home its last time out on Dec. 23, and fell 6-2 against the Montreal Canadiens.
Prepare for this matchup with what you need to know before Saturday’s hockey action.
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Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins odds and betting lines
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Favorite: Sabres (-151)Underdog: Bruins (+127)Over/under: 6.5Sabres vs. Bruins game info and start timeDate: Saturday, December 27, 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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Sabres stats and trendsBuffalo has gone 8-6 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.Through four games with moneyline odds shorter than -151 this season, the Sabres have won three times.The moneyline odds say Buffalo has a 60.2% chance of winning this game.Buffalo’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 16 of 36 times.Over the past 10 contests, the Sabres have secured 85.0% of the possible points with a 7-3-0 record.They have put up 30 goals over that span.On the defensive side, the Sabres have given up 2.7 goals per game (27 total) in those 10 matchups.Bruins stats and trendsThe Bruins have been the underdog 31 times this season, and upset their opponent in 17, or 54.8%, of those games.Boston has 22 games this season playing as an underdog by +127 or longer, and is 11-11 in those contests.The moneyline implies a 44.1% chance of victory for the Bruins.In 57.9% of Boston’s previous games this season (22/38), the teams combined to score more than Saturday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.In the last 10 games, the Bruins have claimed 70.0% of the possible points with a 5-4-1 record.They have averaged 3.5 goals per game (35 total) over that span.Defensively, the Bruins have allowed 34 goals (3.4 per game) in those 10 outings.