The Minnesota Wild and Buffalo Sabres are coming off a win and a defeat, respectively, heading into their matchup at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET. The Sabres are underdogs on the road, at +124, and the Wild are -148.
Minnesota won in a shootout at home its last time out on Nov. 28 against the Colorado Avalanche 3-2, taking the shootout 2-1 to claim the victory. Kirill Kaprizov’s two points (two goals) led the Wild.
Buffalo’s last game was a home loss, 5-0, to the New Jersey Devils on Nov. 28. Colten Ellis saved zero Devils shots in that outing while allowing zero goals.
Prepare for this matchup with a look at who we project to emerge with the victory in Saturday’s contest.
Bet now on FanDuel Sportsbook!Wild vs. Sabres Predictions & Pick
For predictions on the upcoming contest between the Minnesota Wild and Buffalo Sabres, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Sabres 3 – Wild 2
Pick OU:
Under 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 5.08 goals)
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Wild vs. Sabres Moneylines
Snag a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Wild-Sabres game.
Favorite: Wild (-148)Underdog: Sabres (+124)Wild Betting InsightsThe Wild have been victorious in five of their 10 games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (50.0%).Minnesota is 3-4 when playing with moneyline odds of -148 or shorter (42.9% win percentage).Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Wild have an implied probability of 59.7% to win.Minnesota’s games this season have gone over this matchup’s total of 6.5 goals 11 times.Sabres Betting InsightsThe Sabres have been listed as an underdog 16 times this season, and won six, or 37.5%, of those games.Buffalo has entered nine games this season as the underdog by +124 or more and is 4-5 in those contests.The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 44.6% chance of victory for the Sabres.Buffalo has played 12 games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.Wild Key StatsMinnesota ranks 19th in the NHL with 72 goals scored (2.9 per game).The Wild rank 11th in goals against, giving up 69 total goals (2.8 per game) in NHL action.Its goal differential (+3) ranks 11th in the league.The 22 power-play goals the Wild have put up this season (on 88 power-play chances) are the second-most in the NHL.Minnesota ranks fourth in the league with a 25% power-play conversion rate.The Wild have scored two shorthanded goals this season.Minnesota has the league’s 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (77.97%).Minnesota has the 25th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 47.5%.The Wild shoot 10.3% as a team (23rd in the league).Sabres Key StatsBuffalo has 72 goals this season (three per game), 19th in the NHL.The Sabres give up 3.5 goals per game (84 in total), 25th in the NHL.With a goal differential of -12, the team is 26th in the league.With 12 power-play goals (on 69 chances), the Sabres are 20th in the NHL.Buffalo has the league’s 21st-ranked power-play percentage (17.39%).This season, the Sabres have three shorthanded goals (fourth in league).At 88.06%, Buffalo has the second-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.At 43.3%, Buffalo has the NHL’s 32nd-ranked faceoff win percentage.With a shooting percentage of 10.5%, the Sabres are 21st in the league.
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