The Buffalo Sabres (26-16-4) are home favorites (-125 moneyline odds to win) against the Minnesota Wild (26-13-9, +105 moneyline odds). The outing on Saturday starts at 12:30 p.m. ET from KeyBank Center on NHL Network.

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Sabres vs. Wild Betting Lines

• Favorite: Sabres (-125)
• Underdog: Wild (+105)
• Over/under: 6.5

Sabres vs. Wild Quick Facts

• Buffalo and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 22 of 46 games this season.
• So far this season, 47.9% of Minnesota’s games (23/48) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 6.5.
• Saturday’s over/under is 0.2 above the combined goal-scoring average of 6.3 for these two teams.
• The 5.9 goals per game that these two teams concede combined are 0.6 less than the 6.5-goal total set for this match.

Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stat Insights

• The Sabres offense’s 150 total goals (3.3 per game) rank 12th in the NHL.
• Buffalo is ranked 15th in NHL action in goals against this season, having allowed 143 (3.1 per game).
• Their goal differential (+7) ranks them 12th in the NHL.
• Buffalo’s 27 power-play goals this season (18th in the NHL) have come on 139 chances.
• The Sabres are ranked 21st in the NHL with a 19.42% power-play conversion rate this season.
• Buffalo’s offense has netted six shorthanded goals this season (third among all squads).
• The Sabres’ penalty-kill percentage (83.33%) is the league’s fifth-best.
• The Sabres’ players win 44.8% of their faceoffs to rank 32nd in the NHL.
• Buffalo scores on 11.7% of its shots as a team, ranking seventh in the league.
• The Sabres average 18.9 hits and 15 blocked shots per game.

Sabres Moneyline

• Buffalo has gone 14-7 as the favorite this season.
• In 12 games with shorter than -125 moneyline odds this season, the Sabres have won nine.
• Buffalo has a 55.6% chance of winning this game, per the moneyline odds.

Sabres Leaders

• Tage Thompson: 25 goals and 24 assists
• Alex Tuch: 15 goals and 23 assists
• Josh Doan: 16 goals and 18 assists
• Alex Lyon: 10-6-3 record, .906 save percentage, 54 goals given up

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Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stats Insights

• The Wild have the NHL’s 15th-ranked scoring offense (147 total goals, 3.1 per game).
• Minnesota’s 133 total goals conceded (2.8 per game) are the eighth-fewest in the league.
• They have a +14 goal differential, which is seventh-best in the league.
• Minnesota has scored 35 power-play goals this season (sixth-most in the NHL) on 157 chances.
• The Wild’s power-play conversion rate (22.29%) ranks 11th in the league.
• Minnesota has scored three shorthanded goals.
• The 76.72% penalty-kill percentage the Wild have registered is the league’s 25th-ranked rate.
• The Wild have the league’s 30th-ranked faceoff win percentage (46.6%).
• Minnesota is shooting 10.7% (19th in the league).
• The Wild have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Wild Moneyline Insights

• The Wild have secured an upset victory in 12, or 60.0%, of the 20 games they have played as an underdog this season.
• Minnesota has a record of 9-5 in games when sportsbooks list the team at +105 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline implies a 48.8% chance to win for the Wild.

Wild Leaders

• Kirill Kaprizov: 25 goals and 27 assists
• Matthew Boldy: 27 goals and 24 assists
• Quinn Hughes: three goals and 36 assists
• Filip Gustavsson: 14-9-5 record, .912 save percentage, 71 goals conceded