Wednesday’s NHL matchup between the Carolina Hurricanes (26-15-3) and the Buffalo Sabres (16-22-5) at KeyBank Center sees the Hurricanes heavily favored on the road (-205 moneyline odds to win) against the Sabres (+170). The game begins at 6:00 PM ET on TNT.

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Hurricanes vs. Sabres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-205)
• Underdog: Sabres (+170)
• Over/under: 5.5

Hurricanes vs. Sabres Quick Facts

• Carolina and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 25 of 44 games this season.
• So far this season, 67.4% of Buffalo’s games (29/43) have had more goals than Wednesday’s over/under of 5.5.
• These two teams combine to score 6.4 goals per game, 0.9 more than the over/under set for this match.
• This game’s over/under is 0.6 less than the 6.1 goals these two teams concede per game combined.

Hurricanes Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Hurricanes Season Stat Insights

• The Hurricanes net the seventh-most goals in the league, averaging 3.3 per game for a total of 147 this season.
• Carolina ranks 11th in total goals against, giving up 2.8 goals per game (121 total) in NHL play.
• The team’s goal differential is seventh-best in the league at +26.
• Carolina’s 31 power-play goals this season (on 136 chances) are the seventh-most in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes’ offense has the league’s 13th-ranked power-play conversion rate (22.79%).
• Carolina has scored a total of four shorthanded goals this season.
• The Hurricanes defeat 84.96% of opponent power plays, currently the second-best penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes’ players have posted the fourth-best faceoff win percentage in the league at 52.4%.
• Carolina converts 10.5% of its shots, ranking 16th in the league.
• The Hurricanes’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 19 hits and 11.6 blocked shots per game.

Hurricanes Moneyline

• Carolina has gone 24-16 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
• The Hurricanes have a record of 9-7 this season while playing with their moneyline odds shorter than -205.
• Per the moneyline odds, Carolina has a 67.2% chance of winning this contest.

Hurricanes Leaders

• Martin Necas: 15 goals and 35 assists
• Sebastian Aho: 13 goals and 31 assists
• Andrei Svechnikov: 15 goals and 17 assists
• Pyotr Kochetkov: 16-9-2 record, .901 save percentage, 70 goals given up

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Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stats Insights

• The Sabres have scored 130 goals this season (3.0 per game) to rank 16th in the NHL.
• Buffalo has allowed 145 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 27th.
• Their -15 goal differential ranks 23rd in the league.
• Buffalo has scored 22 power-play goals this season, which ranks 24th in the NHL (on 124 chances).
• The Sabres have a 17.74% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 27 percentage.
• Buffalo has scored three shorthanded goals this season (12th in NHL).
• The 78.36% of opponent power plays the Sabres kill is the 21st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Sabres have the 28th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.9%).
• The 11.2% shooting percentage Buffalo has amassed ranks seventh in the league.
• The Sabres have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Sabres Moneyline Insights

• The Sabres have been an underdog in 28 games this season, with nine upset wins (32.1%).
• Buffalo has been an underdog by +170 or longer on the moneyline three times, losing each of those contests.
• The moneyline set in this contest implies a 37.0% chance for the Sabres to win.

Sabres Leaders

• Tage Thompson: 19 goals and 15 assists
• John-Jason Peterka: 11 goals and 21 assists
• Jason Zucker: 15 goals and 16 assists
• Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: 13-13-4 record, .896 save percentage, 90 goals allowed