The Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins square off in Game 6 of the NHL Playoffs First Round at TD Garden on Friday, May 1, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Sabres are up 3-2.

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Sabres vs. Bruins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Sabres (-122)
• Underdog: Bruins (+102)
• Over/under: 5.5

Sabres vs. Bruins Quick Facts

• Buffalo has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 53 of 86 games this season.
• So far this season, 56.5% of Boston’s games (48/85) have had more goals than Friday’s over/under of 5.5.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.7, is 1.2 more than Friday’s over/under.
• This game’s over/under is 0.4 less than the 5.9 goals these two teams concede per game combined.

Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stat Insights

• The Sabres create the fifth-most goals in the league, averaging 3.4 per game for a total of 283 this season.
• Buffalo is ranked 10th in league play for the fewest goals against this season, having allowed 240 in total (2.9 per game).
• The team’s goal differential is fifth-best in the league at +43.
• Buffalo’s 48 power-play goals this season (18th in the NHL) have come on 246 chances.
• The Sabres’ 19.51% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 20th in the NHL.
• Buffalo’s offense has netted 11 shorthanded goals this season (second among all squads).
• The Sabres defeat 81.9% of opponent power plays, currently the fourth-best penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
• With a 45.9% faceoff win percentage, the Sabres have the 32nd-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Buffalo scores on 12.3% of its shots as a team, ranking fifth in the league.
• The Sabres average 19.2 hits and 14.2 blocked shots per game.

Sabres Moneyline

• Buffalo has won 26 of the 43 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• In 32 games with moneyline odds lower than -122 this season, the Sabres have won 20 times.
• The moneyline odds say Buffalo has a 55.0% chance of winning this game.

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

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Bruins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Bruins Season Stats Insights

• The Bruins’ 268 total goals (3.3 per game) are the 10th-most in the league.
• Boston has allowed 3.0 goals per game, and 247 total, which ranks 14th among all league teams.
• They have a +21 goal differential, which ranks 13th in the league.
• Boston has recorded 55 power-play goals this season (10th-most in the NHL) on 235 chances.
• The Bruins have a 23.4% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 9 percentage.
• Boston has scored two shorthanded goals.
• The 76.98% penalty-kill percentage the Bruins have put totgether is the league’s 24th-ranked rate.
• The Bruins have the league’s fourth-best faceoff win rate (53.1%).
• The 12.2% shooting percentage Boston has compiled ranks sixth in the league.
• The Bruins have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 22.7 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.

Bruins Moneyline Insights

• The Bruins have been the underdog 55 times this season, and upset their opponent in 27, or 49.1%, of those games.
• Boston is 26-26 when it is the underdog by +102 or longer on the moneyline.
• The win probability for the Bruins, implied from the moneyline, is 49.5%.

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 given up