Saturday will feature an NHL contest between the home favorite Buffalo Sabres (4-4-3, -130 on the moneyline to win) and the Washington Capitals (6-5, +110 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Sabres vs. Capitals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Sabres (-130)
• Underdog: Capitals (+110)
• Over/under: 6.5

Sabres vs. Capitals Quick Facts

• Buffalo’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals five of 11 times.
• Washington’s games have gone over 6.5 goals twice this season.
• Saturday’s over/under is 1.0 above the combined goal-scoring average of 5.6 for these two clubs.
• The 5.4 goals per game that these two teams concede combined are 1.0 less than the 6.5-goal total set for this match.

Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stat Insights

• The Sabres are ranked 20th in the NHL with 33 goals this season, an average of three per contest.
• Buffalo is ranked 18th in league action in goals against this season, having allowed 35 (3.2 per game).
• The team is ranked 19th in goal differential at -2.
• The eight power-play goals Buffalo has recorded this season (on 37 chances) rank 14th in the NHL.
• The Sabres’ offense has the NHL’s 14th-ranked power-play conversion rate (21.62%).
• Buffalo’s two shorthanded goals this season rank third in the NHL.
• The Sabres’ 89.47% penalty-kill success rate is currently second-best in the league.
• With a 41.8% faceoff win percentage, the Sabres have the 32nd-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Buffalo scores on 9.6% of its shots as a team, ranking 26th in the league.
• The Sabres have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 19.9 hits and 16.5 blocked shots per game.

Sabres Moneyline

• In three games as the moneyline favorite this season, Buffalo has been victorious once.
• The Sabres have not had moneyline odds lower than -130 in a game this season.
• Looking at the moneyline odds, Buffalo has a 56.5% chance of winning this contest.

Sabres Leaders

• Alex Tuch: three goals and seven assists
• Zachary Benson: nine assists
• Rasmus Dahlin: one goal and eight assists
• Alex Lyon: 3-4-2 record, .911 save percentage, 26 goals conceded

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Capitals Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Capitals Season Stats Insights

• The Capitals have scored 28 goals this season (2.6 per game) to rank 26th in the league.
• Washington’s 25 total goals conceded (only 2.3 per game) are the second-fewest in the league.
• They have a +3 goal differential, which ranks 11th in the league.
• Washington has scored six power-play goals this season (21st in the NHL) on 36 chances.
• The Capitals’ power-play conversion rate (16.67%) ranks 24th in the league.
• The Capitals’ 24th-ranked penalty kill rate is 72.73%.
• The Capitals win 46.6% of their faceoffs. That’s the 25th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Washington is shooting 8.9% (27th in the league).
• The Capitals have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Capitals Moneyline Insights

• The Capitals fell in the only game they played as the underdog this season.
• Washington has not entered a game with bigger moneyline odds than +110.
• The Capitals have a 47.6% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Capitals Leaders

• Tom Wilson: six goals and six assists
• Dylan Strome: two goals and eight assists
• Aliaksei Protas: four goals and five assists
• Logan Thompson: 5-3-0 record, .935 save percentage, 12 goals given up