The Florida Panthers and Buffalo Sabres — both coming off losses in their last game — will face each other on Monday at 7 p.m. ET, at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise. The bookmakers see this as a close one, with the Panthers -115 to win on the moneyline, and the Sabres at -105.
Florida suffered a 2-1 defeat at home its last time out on Jan. 31 against the Winnipeg Jets. The Panthers got one point apiece out of three skaters, including Evan Rodrigues (one assist) and Eetu Luostarinen (one goal).
Buffalo played at home its last time out on Jan. 31, and fell 4-2 against the Montreal Canadiens. Six Sabres skaters recorded one point each in that outing, including Rasmus Dahlin (one assist) and Alex Tuch (one assist).
Ahead of watching this matchup, here is our pick for which club will emerge victorious in Monday’s hockey action.
Bet now on FanDuel Sportsbook!Panthers vs. Sabres Predictions & Pick
For the upcoming contest between the Florida Panthers and Buffalo Sabres, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Sabres 3 – Panthers 2
Pick OU:
Under 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 5.06 goals)
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Panthers vs. Sabres Moneylines
Snag a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Panthers-Sabres game.
Favorite: Panthers (-115)Underdog: Sabres (-105)Panthers Betting InsightsThe Panthers are 15-22 when favored on the moneyline this season.When it has played with moneyline odds of -115 or shorter, Florida is 15-21 (winning 41.7% of the time).Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Panthers have an implied probability of 53.5% to win.Florida and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 27 of 54 games this season.Sabres Betting InsightsThe Sabres have won 15, or 55.6%, of the 27 games they have played as an underdog this season.This season Buffalo has won 15 of its 27 games, or 55.6%, when it’s the underdog by at least -105 on the moneyline.Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Sabres have a 51.2% chance to win.Buffalo has played 25 games this season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.Panthers Key StatsFlorida’s 162 total goals (three per game) rank 20th in the league.Defensively, the Panthers are allowing 175 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 20th in league action.Its -13 goal differential ranks 22nd in the league.The 36 power-play goals the Panthers have scored this season rank 12th in the NHL (on 197 power-play chances).Florida has the league’s 22nd-ranked power-play conversion rate (18.27%).The five shorthanded goals the Panthers have scored this season rank eighth among NHL teams.Florida kills 82.89% of opponent power plays, the seventh-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.Florida wins 47.3% of its faceoffs (27th in NHL).The Panthers have a 10.5% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 23rd in the league.Sabres Key StatsBuffalo’s 182 goals on the season (3.4 per game) rank seventh in the league.The Sabres allow 3.0 goals per game (164 in total), 12th in the NHL.With a goal differential of +18, the team is eighth-best in the league in that category.The Sabres have 31 power-play goals (18th in NHL) on 158 chances.Buffalo has the NHL’s 18th-ranked power-play percentage (19.62%).This season, the Sabres have seven shorthanded goals (second in NHL).The 82.76% penalty-kill percentage of Buffalo is eighth in the league.At 44.2%, Buffalo has the NHL’s 32nd-ranked faceoff win rate.The Sabres’ 12.1% shooting percentage is sixth in the league.
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