The Buffalo Sabres (19-14-4) are slight favorites when they visit the St. Louis Blues (15-16-8) on Monday, Dec. 29 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Sabres are -115 on the moneyline to win, while the Blues have -105 moneyline odds.

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Sabres vs. Blues Betting Lines

• Favorite: Sabres (-115)
• Underdog: Blues (-105)
• Over/under: 5.5

Sabres vs. Blues Quick Facts

• Buffalo’s games this season have gone over 5.5 goals 21 of 37 times.
• St. Louis’ games have gone over 5.5 goals in 18 of 39 chances this season.
• Monday’s total is 0.1 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 5.6 goals per game.
• This game’s over/under is 1.0 less than the 6.6 goals these two teams concede per game combined.

Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stat Insights

• The Sabres’ 3.0 average goals per game add up to 113 total, which makes them the 19th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• Buffalo is ranked 19th in league action in goals against this season, having allowed 118 (3.2 per game).
• Their goal differential (-5) ranks them 19th in the NHL.
• Buffalo has scored 22 power-play goals on 112 chances this season, to rank 13th in the league.
• The Sabres’ 19.64% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 15th in the league.
• Buffalo’s three shorthanded goals this season rank 11th in the NHL.
• The Sabres’ 84.62% penalty-kill success rate is currently third-best in the NHL.
• With a 43.8% faceoff win rate, the Sabres have the 32nd-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Buffalo scores on 10.8% of its shots as a team, ranking 15th in the league.
• The Sabres’ players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 18.9 hits and 15.3 blocked shots per game.

Sabres Moneyline

• Buffalo has been victorious in nine of the 15 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• Through 14 games with moneyline odds shorter than -115 this season, the Sabres have been victorious nine times.
• Buffalo has a 53.5% chance of winning this game, based on the moneyline odds.

Sabres Leaders

• Tage Thompson: 18 goals and 16 assists
• Alex Tuch: 10 goals and 19 assists
• Rasmus Dahlin: four goals and 24 assists
• Alex Lyon: 9-6-3 record, .907 save percentage, 52 goals given up

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Blues Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blues Season Stats Insights

• The Blues’ 98 total goals (2.5 per game) rank 30th in the NHL.
• St. Louis’ 131 total goals given up (3.4 per game) rank 30th in the NHL.
• Their -33 goal differential ranks 32nd in the league.
• St. Louis has scored 19 power-play goals this season (22nd in the NHL) on 102 chances.
• The Blues’ power-play conversion rate (18.63%) ranks 17th in the league.
• St. Louis has scored three shorthanded goals this season (11th among all NHL squads).
• The Blues’ 25th-ranked penalty kill rate is 76.77%.
• The Blues have the 12th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (51.2%).
• The 9.9% shooting percentage St. Louis has compiled ranks 25th in the league.
• The Blues have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Blues Moneyline Insights

• The Blues have been the underdog 21 times this season, and upset their opponent in 12, or 57.1%, of those games.
• St. Louis has gone 12-9 when sportsbooks have listed them as underdogs of -105 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set in this outing implies a 51.2% chance for the Blues to win.

Blues Leaders

• Robert Thomas: nine goals and 20 assists
• Pavel Buchnevich: seven goals and 14 assists
• Justin Faulk: 10 goals and 10 assists
• Jordan Binnington: 7-9-6 record, .870 save percentage, 71 goals allowed