The New York Rangers (0-1) have -115 moneyline odds to win when they go on the road in an expected tight game against the Buffalo Sabres (0-0-0), who have -105 odds, on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Rangers vs. Sabres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-115)
• Underdog: Sabres (-105)
• Over/under: 6.5

Rangers vs. Sabres Quick Facts

• In 37 games last season, New York and its opponent combined for more than 6.5 goals.
• Buffalo’s games last season had more than 6.5 goals 45 of 82 times.
• These teams averaged 6.3 goals per game combined, 0.2 less than this one’s total.
• These teams gave up 6.6 goals per game combined, 0.1 more than this one’s over/under.
• The Sabres were 10th in the league in goals scored, compared to the 12th-ranked Rangers.
• This game features the league’s 29th-ranked (Sabres) and 19th-ranked (Rangers) teams last season in terms of defense.

Rangers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Rangers Season Stat Insights

• The Rangers’ 255 total goals (3.1 per game) made them the 12th-ranked scoring team in the league last season.
• Defensively, New York allowed 255 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 19th in NHL action.
• They had the league’s 15th-ranked goal differential at 0.
• The 37 power-play goals New York put up last season ranked 26th in the NHL (on 210 chances).
• The Rangers had the league’s 28th-ranked power-play conversion rate (17.62%).
• The 18 shorthanded goals New York scored last season led the NHL.
• The Rangers’ 80.33% penalty-kill success rate ranked 11th in the league.
• The Rangers won the third-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 53.5%.
• New York scored on 10.9% of its shots (14th in league).
• The Rangers did not have a shutout last season. As a team, they averaged 24.7 hits and 14.9 blocked shots per game.

Rangers Moneyline

• The Rangers won 58.5% of their games last season when they were a moneyline favorite (31-22).
• New York went 29-21 in games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -115 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Rangers a 53.5% chance to win.

Rangers Leaders

• One of New York’s leading offensive players last season was Artemi Panarin, who had 88 points (37 goals, 51 assists) and played an average of 19:12 per game.
• In 72 games, Jonathan Tanner Miller had 22 goals and 48 assists.
• Mika Zibanejad scored 20 goals and added 42 assists in 82 games for New York.
• Igor Shesterkin had a record of 27-29-5. He allowed 167 goals (2.86 goals against average) and racked up 1,577 saves.

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Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stats Insights

• With 265 goals (3.2 per game) last season, the Sabres had the NHL’s 10th-best offense.
• Buffalo conceded 3.5 goals per game (287 in total), 29th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -22, they were 23rd in the league.
• Buffalo had 43 power-play goals (on 229 chances), 21st in the NHL.
• The Sabres scored on 18.78% of their power plays, No. 24 in the league.
• Buffalo had 10 shorthanded goals (fourth in league).
• The 76.35% penalty-kill percentage of the Sabres was 24th in the league.
• The Sabres won 47.9% of faceoffs, 26th in the NHL.
• Buffalo’s 11.6% shooting percentage was fifth in the league.
• The Sabres did not shut out an opponent last season.

Sabres Moneyline Insights

• Last season the Sabres were an underdog 57 times, and won 22, or 38.6%, of those games.
• Buffalo was 21-31 last season as an underdog by -105 or more on the moneyline.
• The Sabres have a 51.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

Sabres Leaders

• Tage Thompson totaled 72 points (0.9 per game) for Buffalo last season, with 44 goals and 28 assists in 76 games (playing 18:16 per game).
• Rasmus Dahlin helped lead the attack for Buffalo last season with 17 goals and 50 assists.
• Alex Tuch was a top player on offense for Buffalo with 35 goals and 31 assists.
• Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen had an .887 save percentage (52nd in the league) last season, giving up 169 goals (3.2 goals against average). He put up a 24-24-5 record.