The Buffalo Sabres (26-33-6) are slightly favored when they visit the Boston Bruins (30-30-8) on Monday, March 17 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Sabres are -115 on the moneyline to win, while the Bruins have -105 moneyline odds.

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Sabres vs. Bruins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Sabres (-115)
• Underdog: Bruins (-105)
• Over/under: 5.5

Sabres vs. Bruins Quick Facts

• Buffalo has combined with its opponent to put up more than 5.5 goals in 45 of 65 games this season.
• Boston’s games have gone over 5.5 goals in 34 of 68 chances this season.
• Monday’s total is 0.3 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 5.8 goals per game.
• These two clubs give up a combined 6.7 goals per game, 1.2 more than this game’s over/under.

Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stat Insights

• The Sabres’ 3.1 average goals per game add up to 203 total, which makes them the 12th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• On defense, Buffalo has conceded 229 goals (3.5 per game) to rank 28th in league play.
• The team is ranked 25th in goal differential at -26.
• Buffalo has recorded 32 power-play goals on 186 chances this season, to rank 26th in the NHL.
• The Sabres are ranked 27th in the league with a 17.2% power-play conversion rate this season.
• Buffalo’s offense has netted four shorthanded goals this season (16th among all teams).
• The Sabres have the league’s 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 76.14%.
• The Sabres win 48.6% of their faceoffs (25th in the league).
• Buffalo connects on 11.2% of its shots, ranking eighth in the NHL.
• The Sabres’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 21.9 hits and 14.6 blocked shots per game.

Sabres Moneyline

• Buffalo has gone 10-11 as the favorite this season.
• In 20 games with moneyline oddds lower than -115, the Sabres have 10 wins.
• The moneyline odds imply that Buffalo has a 53.5% chance of winning this game.

Sabres Leaders

• Tage Thompson: 34 goals and 25 assists
• Rasmus Dahlin: 12 goals and 39 assists
• John-Jason Peterka: 20 goals and 31 assists
• Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: 22-21-4 record, .888 save percentage, 149 goals allowed

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Bruins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Bruins Season Stats Insights

• The Bruins’ 184 total goals (2.7 per game) rank 23rd in the NHL.
• Boston has conceded 3.2 goals per game, and 217 total, which ranks 25th among all NHL teams.
• Their -33 goal differential ranks 26th in the league.
• Boston has scored 30 power-play goals this season, which ranks 27th in the NHL (on 200 chances).
• The Bruins’ power-play conversion rate (15%) ranks 29th in the league.
• Boston has scored six shorthanded goals this season (eighth among all NHL squads).
• The 76.33% penalty-kill percentage the Bruins have amassed is the league’s 23rd-ranked rate.
• The Bruins have the NHL’s 10th-best faceoff win rate (51.5%).
• Boston is shooting 10% (23rd in the league).
• The Bruins have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 26.5 hits and 15.4 blocked shots per game.

Bruins Moneyline Insights

• The Bruins have been made the underdog 37 times this season, and upset their opponent 12 times.
• Boston has gone 12-23 when sportsbooks have listed them as underdogs of -105 or longer on the moneyline.
• The win probability for the Bruins, implied from the moneyline, is 51.2%.

Bruins Leaders

• David Pastrnak: 34 goals and 48 assists
• Pavel Zacha: 13 goals and 27 assists
• Casey Mittelstadt: 12 goals and 25 assists
• Jeremy Swayman: 20-23-6 record, .897 save percentage, 143 goals allowed