Tuesday’s NHL schedule features a matchup between the Buffalo Sabres (45-21-8) and the New York Islanders (42-28-5) at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres are -175 on the moneyline to win at home against the Islanders (+145) in the game, which starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Sabres vs. Islanders Betting Lines

• Favorite: Sabres (-175)
• Underdog: Islanders (+145)
• Over/under: 6.5

Sabres vs. Islanders Quick Facts

• Buffalo has combined with its opponent to put up more than 6.5 goals in 34 of 73 games this season.
• New York’s games have gone over 6.5 goals in 33 of 75 chances this season.
• The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 6.3, is 0.2 less than Tuesday’s over/under.
• The 5.8 goals per game that these two clubs give up combined are 0.7 less than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stat Insights

• The Sabres offense’s 254 total goals (3.4 per game) are ranked sixth in the league this year.
• On defense, Buffalo has allowed 218 goals (3.0 per game) to rank 12th in NHL action.
• The team has the league’s fifth-best goal differential at +36 this season.
• Buffalo has scored 46 power-play goals on 220 chances this season, to rank 15th in the NHL.
• The Sabres’ offense has the league’s 16th-ranked power-play conversion rate (20.91%).
• Buffalo has scored a total of 10 shorthanded goals this season.
• The Sabres’ penalty-kill percentage (81.95%) is the NHL’s fourth-best.
• With a 45.5% faceoff win rate, the Sabres have the 32nd-ranked percentage in the NHL.
• Buffalo converts 12.2% of its shots, ranking fourth in the NHL.
• The Sabres have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 19.1 hits and 14.3 blocked shots per game.

Sabres Moneyline

• In 36 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Buffalo has been victorious 22 times.
• In seven games with moneyline oddds shorter than -175, the Sabres have five wins.
• The moneyline odds imply that Buffalo has a 63.6% chance of winning this contest.

Sabres Leaders

• Tage Thompson: 37 goals and 39 assists
• Rasmus Dahlin: 17 goals and 50 assists
• Alex Tuch: 28 goals and 30 assists
• Alex Lyon: 20-9-4 record, .909 save percentage, 89 goals given up

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Islanders Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Islanders Season Stats Insights

• The Islanders’ 215 total goals (2.9 per game) rank 20th in the league.
• New York has been one of the toughest defensive units in the NHL this season, conceding 212 goals (2.8 per game) to rank fifth.
• They have a +3 goal differential, which ranks 16th in the league.
• New York has scored 37 power-play goals this season (24th in the NHL) on 221 chances.
• The Islanders have a 16.74% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 30 percentage.
• New York has scored nine shorthanded goals this season (fourth among all NHL squads).
• The 81.63% of opponent power plays the Islanders kill is the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Islanders win 52.7% of their faceoffs. That’s the fourth-best percentage in the NHL.
• New York’s collective 10.2% shooting percentage ranks 27th in the league.
• The Islanders have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Islanders Moneyline Insights

• The Islanders have been the underdog 45 times this season, and upset their opponent in 27, or 60.0%, of those games.
• New York has gone 5-3 when oddsmakers have listed them as underdogs of +145 or longer on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Islanders have a 40.8% chance to win.

Islanders Leaders

• Mathew Barzal: 19 goals and 48 assists
• Matthew Schaefer: 22 goals and 34 assists
• Bo Horvat: 30 goals and 22 assists
• Ilya Sorokin: 28-19-2 record, .910 save percentage, 124 goals allowed