Tuesday’s NHL matchup between the Buffalo Sabres (21-15-4) and the Vancouver Canucks (16-20-5) at KeyBank Center sees the Sabres favored at home (-170 moneyline odds to win) against the Canucks (+142). The game starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Sabres vs. Canucks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Sabres (-170)
• Underdog: Canucks (+142)
• Over/under: 6.5

Sabres vs. Canucks Quick Facts

• Buffalo and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 16 of 40 games this season.
• Vancouver’s games have gone over 6.5 goals in 22 of 41 chances this season.
• Tuesday’s over/under is 0.7 above the combined goal-scoring average of 5.8 for these two teams.
• These two teams concede a combined 6.6 goals per game, 0.1 more than this game’s over/under.

Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stat Insights

• The Sabres are ranked 20th in the league with 122 goals this season, an average of 3.0 per contest.
• On defense, Buffalo has conceded 126 goals (3.2 per game) to rank 16th in league action.
• They’re ranked 18th in the league with a -4 goal differential .
• Buffalo has scored 22 power-play goals on 122 chances this season, to rank 20th in the league.
• The Sabres’ offense has the NHL’s 22nd-ranked power-play conversion rate (18.03%).
• Buffalo’s three shorthanded goals this season rank 12th in the league.
• The Sabres’ 85.19% penalty-kill success rate is currently second-best in the NHL.
• The Sabres’ players win 44.6% of their faceoffs to rank 32nd in the NHL.
• Buffalo scores on 10.6% of its shots as a team, ranking 17th in the league.
• The Sabres have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 19 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.

Sabres Moneyline

• Buffalo has gotten the victory in 10 of the 16 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• In two games with moneyline odds shorter than -170, the Sabres have won every time.
• The moneyline odds imply that Buffalo has a 63.0% chance of winning this contest.

Sabres Leaders

• Tage Thompson: 20 goals and 17 assists
• Alex Tuch: 11 goals and 20 assists
• Rasmus Dahlin: four goals and 24 assists
• Alex Lyon: 10-6-3 record, .906 save percentage, 54 goals allowed

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Canucks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canucks Season Stats Insights

• The Canucks have scored 113 goals this season (2.8 per game) to rank 27th in the NHL.
• Vancouver’s 142 total goals allowed (3.5 per game) rank 29th in the league.
• They have a -29 goal differential, which ranks 31st in the league.
• Vancouver has put up 28 power-play goals this season (10th-most in the NHL) on 138 chances.
• The Canucks have the league’s 13th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 20.29%.
• Vancouver has scored five shorthanded goals this season (fourth among all NHL squads).
• The 73.88% of opponent power plays the Canucks kill is the 30th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Canucks have the 23rd-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (48.6%).
• The 10.4% shooting percentage Vancouver has compiled ranks 22nd in the league.
• The Canucks have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Canucks Moneyline Insights

• The Canucks have been the underdog 29 times this season, and upset their opponent in 12, or 41.4%, of those games.
• Vancouver has 10 games this season playing as the underdog by +142 or longer, and is 4-6 in those contests.
• The win probability for the Canucks, implied from the moneyline, is 41.3%.

Canucks Leaders

• Elias Pettersson: 10 goals and 15 assists
• Filip Hronek: three goals and 22 assists
• Conor Garland: seven goals and 15 assists
• Kevin Lankinen: 6-10-4 record, .884 save percentage, 66 goals given up