Thursday’s NHL slate features a contest between the favored Buffalo Sabres (22-15-4, -125 on the moneyline to win on the road) and the New York Rangers (20-18-6, +105 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Sabres vs. Rangers Betting Lines

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

Sabres vs. Rangers Quick Facts

• Buffalo and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 17 of 41 matches (41.5%) so far this season.
• So far this season, 27.3% of New York’s games (12/44) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 5.7, is 0.8 less than Thursday’s over/under.
• This game’s over/under is 0.6 more than the 5.9 goals these two teams concede per game combined.

Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stat Insights

• The Sabres are ranked 18th in the league with 127 goals this season, an average of 3.1 per contest.
• Buffalo ranks 15th in total goals against, conceding 3.2 goals per game (129 total) in league play.
• They’re ranked 16th in the league with a -2 goal differential .
• Buffalo has scored 22 power-play goals on 123 chances this season, to rank 21st in the NHL.
• The Sabres’ offense has the league’s 21st-ranked power-play conversion rate (17.89%).
• Buffalo has scored a total of four shorthanded goals this season.
• The Sabres defeat 84.82% of opponent power plays, currently the second-best penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
• The Sabres’ players win 44.8% of their faceoffs to rank 32nd in the league.
• Buffalo scores on 10.9% of its shots as a team, ranking 15th in the league.
• The Sabres’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 18.9 hits and 15 blocked shots per game.

Sabres Moneyline

• Buffalo has gone 11-6 as the favorite this season.
• In nine games with moneyline oddds shorter than -125, the Sabres have six wins.
• The moneyline odds imply that Buffalo has a 55.6% chance of winning this contest.

Sabres Leaders

• Tage Thompson: 21 goals and 17 assists
• Alex Tuch: 12 goals and 21 assists
• Josh Doan: 14 goals and 14 assists
• Alex Lyon: 10-6-3 record, .906 save percentage, 54 goals conceded

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Rangers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Rangers Season Stats Insights

• The Rangers have the NHL’s 27th-ranked scoring offense (114 total goals, 2.6 per game).
• New York’s 120 total goals allowed (2.7 per game) are the eighth-fewest in the NHL.
• Their 21st-ranked goal differential is -6.
• New York has put up 24 power-play goals this season (on 108 chances). That ranks 18th in the NHL.
• The Rangers have a 22.22% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 11 percentage.
• New York has scored three shorthanded goals this season (13th in league).
• The 80.47% of opponent power plays the Rangers kill is the 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Rangers have the third-best faceoff win rate in the NHL (53.7%).
• The 10.2% shooting percentage New York has amassed ranks 26th in the league.
• The Rangers have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 25.7 hits and 15.5 blocked shots per game.

Rangers Moneyline Insights

• This season the Rangers have nine wins in the 21 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• New York has won nine of its 18 games when it is the underdog by +105 or longer on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Rangers have a 48.8% chance to win.

Rangers Leaders

• Artemi Panarin: 16 goals and 30 assists
• Mika Zibanejad: 15 goals and 22 assists
• Adam Fox: four goals and 24 assists
• Igor Shesterkin: 17-12-4 record, .913 save percentage, 82 goals allowed