Sabres vs. Kraken betting preview

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Sunday’s NHL matchup between the Buffalo Sabres (13-14-4) and the Seattle Kraken (12-11-6) at Climate Pledge Arena sees the Sabres favored on the road (-120 moneyline odds to win) against the Kraken (+100). The game starts at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Sabres to win vs Kraken -120

Bet $20, Payout $36.67

Sabres vs. Kraken Betting Lines

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

Sabres vs. Kraken Quick Facts

  • Buffalo has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 15 of 31 games this season.
  • In 37.9% of Seattle’s previous games this season (11/29), the teams combined to score over Sunday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
  • The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 5.5, is 1.0 less than Sunday’s over/under.
  • The 6.5 goals per game that these two teams concede combined are 0.0 less than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stat Insights

  • The Sabres offense’s 93 total goals (three per game) rank 21st in the NHL.
  • Buffalo is ranked 25th in league play in goals against this season, having conceded 108 (3.5 per game).
  • The team is ranked 28th in goal differential at -15.
  • Buffalo’s 20 power-play goals this season (12th in the NHL) have come on 97 chances.
  • The Sabres’ offense has the NHL’s 13th-ranked power-play conversion rate (20.62%).
  • Buffalo’s three shorthanded goals this season rank eighth in the NHL.
  • The Sabres defeat 85.56% of opponent power plays, currently the second-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Sabres’ players win 43.7% of their faceoffs to rank 32nd in the league.
  • Buffalo scores on 10.5% of its shots as a team, ranking 18th in the league.
  • The Sabres have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 19 hits and 15.4 blocked shots per game.

Sabres Moneyline

  • Buffalo has won five of its 11 games as a favorite this season.
  • In six games with moneyline odds lower than -120 this season, the Sabres have picked up a victory twice.
  • The moneyline odds imply that Buffalo has a 54.5% chance of winning this contest.

Sabres Leaders

  • Tage Thompson: 15 goals and 13 assists
  • Alex Tuch: 10 goals and 15 assists
  • Rasmus Dahlin: three goals and 22 assists
  • Alex Lyon: 5-6-3 record, .901 save percentage, 44 goals allowed

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Kraken Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Kraken Season Stats Insights

  • The Kraken’s 73 total goals (2.5 per game) rank 32nd in the league.
  • Seattle’s 87 total goals allowed (three per game) are the eighth-fewest in the league.
  • They have a -14 goal differential, which ranks 26th in the league.
  • Seattle has scored 16 power-play goals this season, which ranks 22nd in the NHL (on 91 chances).
  • The Kraken have a 17.58% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 21 percentage.
  • Seattle has scored one shorthanded goal.
  • The 66.67% penalty-kill percentage the Kraken have put totgether is the league’s 32nd-ranked rate.
  • The Kraken have the NHL’s 29th-ranked faceoff win rate (46.2%).
  • Seattle is shooting 9.9% (27th in the league).
  • The Kraken have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Kraken Moneyline Insights

  • This season the Kraken have nine wins in the 24 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • Seattle has won eight of its 23 games when it is the underdog by +100 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline in this matchup implies a 50.0% chance for the Kraken to win.

Kraken Leaders

  • Jordan Eberle: nine goals and nine assists
  • Vince Dunn: five goals and 12 assists
  • Matthew Beniers: four goals and 13 assists
  • Joey Daccord : 8-7-4 record, .892 save percentage, 53 goals allowed
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