The Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres square off in Game 3 of the NHL Playoffs First Round at TD Garden on Thursday, April 23, starting at 7 p.m. ET on TNT. The series is tied 1-1.

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Bruins vs. Sabres Betting Lines

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

Bruins vs. Sabres Quick Facts

• Boston and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 41 of 82 games this season.
• In 47.0% of Buffalo’s previous games this season (39/83), the teams combined to score more than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.7, is 0.2 more than Thursday’s over/under.
• These two teams give up 5.9 goals per game combined, 0.6 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Bruins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Bruins Season Stat Insights

• The Bruins offense’s 268 total goals (3.3 per game) are ranked 10th in the league this year.
• Boston is ranked 14th in league play in goals against this season, having allowed 247 (3.0 per game).
• They’re ranked 13th in the league with a +21 goal differential .
• Boston’s 55 power-play goals this season (on 235 chances) are the 10th-most in the NHL.
• The Bruins’ offense is ninth the league with a 23.4% power-play conversion rate.
• Boston’s offense has recorded two shorthanded goals this season (30th among all teams).
• The Bruins rank 24th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 76.98%.
• The Bruins’ players win 53.1% of their faceoffs to rank fourth in the NHL.
• Boston scores on 12.2% of its shots as a team, ranking sixth in the league.
• The Bruins have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 22.7 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.

Bruins Moneyline

• In 27 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Boston has been victorious 18 times.
• The Bruins have won 17 of the 26 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -115.
• The moneyline odds say Boston has a 53.5% chance of winning this game.

Bruins Leaders

• David Pastrnak: 29 goals and 70 assists
• Morgan Geekie: 39 goals and 29 assists
• Pavel Zacha: 30 goals and 35 assists
• Jeremy Swayman: 31-18-4 record, .907 save percentage, 146 goals allowed

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Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stats Insights

• The Sabres have scored the fifth-most goals (283 goals, 3.4 per game) in the league.
• Buffalo has been one of the toughest defensive squads in the NHL this season, conceding 240 goals (2.9 per game) to rank 10th.
• Their fifth-best goal differential is +43.
• Buffalo has scored 48 power-play goals this season (on 246 chances). That ranks 18th in the NHL.
• The Sabres have the league’s 20th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 19.51%.
• Buffalo has scored 11 shorthanded goals this season (second in NHL).
• The Sabres’ fourth-best penalty kill rate is 81.9%.
• The Sabres win 45.9% of their faceoffs. That’s the 32nd-ranked percentage in the NHL.
• The 12.3% shooting percentage Buffalo has compiled ranks fifth in the league.
• The Sabres have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Sabres Moneyline Insights

• The Sabres have been listed as the underdog 38 times this season, and upset their opponent 23 times.
• Buffalo has 37 games this season playing as the underdog by -105 or longer, and is 22-15 in those contests.
• The win probability for the Sabres, implied from the moneyline, is 51.2%.

Sabres Leaders

• Tage Thompson: 40 goals and 41 assists
• Rasmus Dahlin: 19 goals and 55 assists
• Alex Tuch: 32 goals and 33 assists
• Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: 22-9-3 record, .909 save percentage, 85 goals conceded