The Buffalo Sabres (24-15-4) have -120 moneyline odds to win when they host a projected close matchup with the Florida Panthers (23-18-3), who have +100 moneyline odds. The contest on Monday begins at 7 p.m. ET from KeyBank Center on ESPN+.

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Sabres vs. Panthers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Sabres (-120)
• Underdog: Panthers (+100)
• Over/under: 6.5

Sabres vs. Panthers Quick Facts

• Buffalo has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 19 of 43 games this season.
• So far this season, 47.7% of Florida’s games (21/44) have had more goals than Monday’s over/under of 6.5.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.2, is 0.3 less than Monday’s over/under.
• This game’s over/under is 0.2 above the 6.3 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.

Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stat Insights

• The Sabres’ 3.2 average goals per game add up to 137 total, which makes them the 18th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• On defense, Buffalo has allowed 134 goals (3.1 per game) to rank 15th in NHL action.
• Their goal differential (+3) ranks them 14th in the NHL.
• Buffalo’s 23 power-play goals this season (21st in the NHL) have come on 127 chances.
• The Sabres rank 22nd in the league with an 18.11% power-play conversion rate this season.
• Buffalo has scored a total of five shorthanded goals this season.
• The Sabres’ 85.47% penalty-kill success rate is currently second-best in the league.
• The Sabres win 44.7% of their faceoffs (32nd in the NHL).
• Buffalo scores on 11.2% of its shots as a team, ranking 11th in the league.
• The Sabres average 18.6 hits and 15.3 blocked shots per game.

Sabres Moneyline

• In 19 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Buffalo has been victorious 13 times.
• Through 13 games with moneyline odds lower than -120 this season, the Sabres have won nine times.
• There is a 54.5% chance that Buffalo wins this game, per the moneyline.

Sabres Leaders

• Tage Thompson: 22 goals and 19 assists
• Alex Tuch: 13 goals and 22 assists
• Josh Doan: 15 goals and 15 assists
• Alex Lyon: 10-6-3 record, .906 save percentage, 54 goals conceded

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Panthers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Panthers Season Stats Insights

• The Panthers have scored 133 goals this season (3.0 per game) to rank 19th in the NHL.
• Florida’s 141 total goals given up (3.2 per game) rank 21st in the league.
• Their 20th-ranked goal differential is -8.
• Florida has put up 30 power-play goals this season, which are the 10th-most in the NHL (on 165 chances).
• The Panthers have an 18.18% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 21 percentage.
• Florida has recorded five shorthanded goals.
• The 83.55% of opponent power plays the Panthers kill is the fifth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Panthers win 47.5% of their faceoffs. That’s the 26th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• The 10.4% shooting percentage Florida has amassed ranks 23rd in the league.
• The Panthers have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Panthers Moneyline Insights

• The Panthers have been the underdog 12 times this season, and upset their opponent in nine, or 75.0%, of those games.
• Florida has gone 7-2 when sportsbooks have made them underdogs of +100 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Panthers have a 50.0% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Panthers Leaders

• Brad Marchand: 23 goals and 23 assists
• Sam Reinhart: 23 goals and 21 assists
• Sam Bennett: 16 goals and 17 assists
• Sergei Bobrovsky: 18-12-1 record, .880 save percentage, 88 goals allowed