The Buffalo Sabres got a hat trick from Alex Tuch last time out, and now will host the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, Jan. 31. The Canadiens are underdogs away from home, at +110, and the Sabres are -130.
Buffalo won 4-1 at home its last time out on Jan. 29 against the Los Angeles Kings. The Sabres got three points each out of Jack Quinn (three assists) and Tuch (three goals).
Montreal won at home in its last game on Jan. 29, 7-3 over the Colorado Avalanche. Nicholas Suzuki had three points (two goals and one assist) in that matchup for the Canadiens.
Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will win the game in Saturday’s hockey action.
Bet now on FanDuel Sportsbook!Sabres vs. Canadiens Predictions & Pick
For the upcoming game between the Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Sabres 3 – Canadiens 2
Pick OU:
Under 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 5.01 goals)
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Sabres vs. Canadiens Moneylines
Snag a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Sabres-Canadiens matchup.
Favorite: Sabres (-130)Underdog: Canadiens (+110)Sabres Betting InsightsIn the 23 times this season the Sabres have been a moneyline favorite, they have finished 15-8 in those games.In games it has played with moneyline odds of -130 or shorter, Buffalo is 8-2 (winning 80.0% of the time).The Sabres have a 56.5% chance (based on the moneyline’s implied probability) to win this matchup.In 25 games this season, Buffalo and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.Canadiens Betting InsightsThe Canadiens have won 17, or 56.7%, of the 30 games they have played as an underdog this season.This season Montreal has won nine of its 17 games, or 52.9%, when it’s the underdog by at least +110 on the moneyline.The moneyline set for this outing implies a 47.6% chance of victory for the Canadiens.Montreal and its opponent have combined to score over 6.5 goals in 32 of 54 games this season.Sabres Key StatsBuffalo’s 180 total goals (3.4 per game) make it the sixth-highest scoring team in the NHL.The Sabres have allowed 160 total goals (3.0 per game), ranking 12th in league action in goals against.Its +20 goal differential is the sixth-best in the league.The 30 power-play goals the Sabres have recorded this season (on 154 power-play chances) rank 18th in the NHL.Buffalo’s 19.48% power-play conversion rate ranks 18th in the league.The seven shorthanded goals the Sabres have scored this season lead the NHL.Buffalo has the league’s seventh-best penalty-kill percentage (83.1%).Buffalo wins 44.5% of its faceoffs (32nd in NHL).The Sabres shoot 12.3% as a team (fifth in the league).Canadiens Key StatsMontreal is third in the league in scoring (185 goals, 3.4 per game).The Canadiens have conceded 176 total goals this season (3.3 per game), 25th in the NHL.it has the 13th-ranked goal differential in the league at +9.The Canadiens have 37 power-play goals (on 157 chances), eighth in the NHL.Montreal has the league’s seventh-best power-play percentage (23.57%).In terms of shorthanded goals, the Canadiens have five.Montreal’s has the 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (77.14%).Montreal is 17th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (50.2%).The Canadiens’ 13.1% shooting percentage is No. 1 in the league.
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