The Buffalo Sabres (46-22-8) have -115 moneyline odds to win when they go on the road in an expected tight matchup with the Washington Capitals (38-29-9), who have -105 moneyline odds, on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Sabres vs. Capitals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Sabres (-115)
• Underdog: Capitals (-105)
• Over/under: 6.5

Sabres vs. Capitals Quick Facts

• Buffalo and its opponent have combined to put up more than 6.5 goals in 35 of 75 games this season.
• In 40.0% of Washington’s previous games this season (30/75), the teams combined to score over Saturday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
• Saturday’s total is 0.0 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 6.6 goals per game.
• These two teams give up 5.9 goals per game combined, 0.6 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stat Insights

• The Sabres’ 259 goals this season make them the seventh-best scoring team in the NHL.
• On defense, Buffalo has been one of the best squads in league action, allowing 225 total goals to rank 10th.
• The team has the league’s fifth-best goal differential at +34 this season.
• The 48 power-play goals Buffalo has recorded this season (on 226 chances) rank 14th in the league.
• The Sabres are 15th in the NHL with a 21.24% power-play conversion rate this season.
• Buffalo’s offense has netted 10 shorthanded goals this season (third among all squads).
• The Sabres’ penalty-kill percentage (81.9%) is the league’s sixth-best.
• With a 45.6% faceoff win percentage, the Sabres have the 32nd-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Buffalo has a 12.1% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking fifth in the NHL.
• The Sabres have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 19.2 hits and 14.3 blocked shots per game.

Sabres Moneyline

• Buffalo has been victorious in 23 of the 37 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• Through 36 games with moneyline odds shorter than -115 this season, the Sabres have won 23 times.
• Buffalo has a 53.5% chance of winning this game, per the moneyline odds.

Sabres Leaders

• Tage Thompson: 38 goals and 40 assists
• Rasmus Dahlin: 17 goals and 50 assists
• Alex Tuch: 28 goals and 31 assists
• Alex Lyon: 20-9-4 record, .909 save percentage, 89 goals given up

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Capitals Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Capitals Season Stats Insights

• The Capitals have the league’s 15th-ranked scoring offense (239 total goals, 3.1 per game).
• Washington has been one of the toughest defensive squads in the NHL this season, giving up 224 goals (3.0 per game) to rank ninth.
• Their +15 goal differential ranks 11th in the league.
• Washington has recorded 41 power-play goals this season, which ranks 21st in the NHL (on 228 chances).
• The Capitals’ power-play conversion rate (17.98%) ranks 23rd in the league.
• Washington has scored three shorthanded goals this season (27th in league).
• The Capitals’ 13th-ranked penalty kill rate is 79.75%.
• The Capitals have the league’s 17th-ranked faceoff win percentage (49.5%).
• Washington’s collective 11.2% shooting percentage ranks 13th in the league.
• The Capitals have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 19.9 hits and 16 blocked shots per game.

Capitals Moneyline Insights

• This season the Capitals have nine wins in the 25 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• Washington has gone 9-16 when bookmakers have listed them as underdogs of -105 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Capitals have a 51.2% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Capitals Leaders

• Alexander Ovechkin: 31 goals and 28 assists
• Jakob Chychrun: 24 goals and 33 assists
• Tom Wilson: 28 goals and 28 assists
• Logan Thompson: 27-21-6 record, .909 save percentage, 135 goals given up