The Florida Panthers (3-3) have -148 moneyline odds to win when they visit the Buffalo Sabres (1-3), who have +124 odds, on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Panthers vs. Sabres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Panthers (-148)
• Underdog: Sabres (+124)
• Over/under: 6.5

Panthers vs. Sabres Quick Facts

• In 45 of 105 games last season, Florida and its opponent combined to finish above 6.5 goals.
• Buffalo played 45 games last season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.
• The teams combined to score 6.2 goals per game, 0.3 fewer than this one’s total.
• These teams allowed 6.2 goals per game combined, 0.3 fewer than this one’s total.
• The Sabres were 10th in the league in goals scored, compared to the 15th-ranked Panthers.
• The Panthers were seventh in the league in goals conceded, and the Sabres were 29th.

Panthers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Panthers Season Stat Insights

• The Panthers’ 2.5 average goals per game add up to 15 total, which makes them the 11th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• Florida ranks 24th in total goals against, giving up 2.8 goals per game (17 total) in league play.
• The team is ranked 20th in goal differential at -2.
• Florida’s six power-play goals this season (on 24 chances) are the second-most in the NHL.
• The Panthers have the league’s sixth-best power-play conversion rate at 25%.
• Florida’s one shorthanded goal this season rank second in the league.
• The Panthers’ 90% penalty-kill success rate is currently eighth-best in the league.
• The Panthers’ players win 46.9% of their faceoffs to rank 25th in the NHL.
• Florida scores on 9% of its shots as a team, ranking 24th in the league.
• The Panthers have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 27.7 hits and 11.5 blocked shots per game.

Panthers Moneyline

• Florida has been victorious in three of the five games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Panthers have a record of 3-2 this season in games with their moneyline odds shorter than -148.
• The moneyline odds say Florida has a 59.7% chance of winning this game.

Panthers Leaders

• Brad Marchand: three goals and three assists
• Anton Lundell: two goals and three assists
• Evan Rodrigues: two goals and two assists
• Sergei Bobrovsky: 3-1-0 record, .922 save percentage, seven goals conceded

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Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stats Insights

• The Sabres’ 265 goals last season (3.2 per game) ranked them 10th in the NHL.
• Buffalo’s total of 287 goals conceded (3.5 per game) was 29th in the league.
• 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’ power-play percentage (18.78) put them 24th in the league.
• Buffalo had 10 shorthanded goals (fourth in NHL).
• The 76.35% penalty-kill percentage of the Sabres was 24th in the league.
• The Sabres were 26th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.9%).
• The 11.6% shooting percentage of Buffalo was fifth in the league.
• The Sabres did not shut out their opponents once. They averaged 20.9 hits and 14.5 blocked shots per game.

Sabres Moneyline Insights

• The Sabres were made an underdog 57 times last season, and won 22, or 38.6%, of those games.
• Buffalo was 16-20 last season as an underdog by +124 or more on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Sabres have a 44.6% chance to win.

Sabres Leaders

• Tage Thompson’s 72 points last season made him a pivotal offensive option for Buffalo. He had 44 goals and 28 assists in 76 games.
• Rasmus Dahlin helped lead the attack for Buffalo last season with 17 goals and 50 assists.
• Buffalo’s Alex Tuch was among the leaders on the team with 66 total points (35 goals and 31 assists).
• Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was 24-24-5 last season, conceding 169 goals (3.2 goals against average) with an .887 save percentage (52nd in the league).