The Minnesota Wild (14-7-4) are favorites when they welcome in the Buffalo Sabres (9-11-4) on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Wild are -148 on the moneyline to win, while the Sabres have +124 moneyline odds.
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Wild to win vs Sabres -148
Wild vs. Sabres Betting Lines
- Favorite: Wild (-148)
- Underdog: Sabres (+124)
- Over/under: 6.5
Wild vs. Sabres Quick Facts
- Minnesota has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 11 of 25 games this season.
- Buffalo has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 12 of 24 games this season.
- These two teams combine to average 5.9 goals per game, 0.6 less than the over/under set for this match.
- The 6.3 goals per game that these two teams concede combined are 0.2 less than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.
Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Wild Season Stat Insights
- The Wild are ranked 19th in the NHL with 72 goals this season, an average of 2.9 per contest.
- Minnesota is ranked 10th in NHL action for the fewest goals against this season, having conceded 69 in total (2.8 per game).
- The team is ranked 11th in goal differential at +3.
- Minnesota’s 22 power-play goals this season (on 88 chances) are the second-most in the NHL.
- The Wild’s 25% power-play conversion rate is fourth-best in the NHL this season.
- Minnesota’s offense has scored two shorthanded goals this season (11th among all squads).
- The Wild rank 24th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 77.97%.
- The Wild’s players win 47.5% of their faceoffs to rank 25th in the league.
- Minnesota has a 10.3% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking 23rd in the NHL.
- The Wild have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 22.4 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.
Wild Moneyline
- Minnesota has won five of the 10 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- The Wild have a record of 3-4 this season while playing with their moneyline odds shorter than -148.
- There is a 59.7% chance that Minnesota wins this game, per the moneyline.
Wild Leaders
- Kirill Kaprizov: 16 goals and 14 assists
- Matthew Boldy: 14 goals and 14 assists
- Marcus Johansson: eight goals and 12 assists
- Filip Gustavsson: 7-7-2 record, .903 save percentage, 45 goals conceded
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Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Sabres Season Stats Insights
- The Sabres have the league’s 19th-ranked scoring offense (72 total goals, three per game).
- Buffalo has conceded 84 total goals (3.5 per game) to rank 25th.
- They have a -12 goal differential, which ranks 26th in the league.
- Buffalo has scored 12 power-play goals this season (20th in the NHL) on 69 chances.
- The Sabres’ power-play conversion rate (17.39%) ranks 21st in the league.
- Buffalo has scored three shorthanded goals this season (fourth among all NHL squads).
- The Sabres’ second-best penalty kill rate is 88.06%.
- The Sabres have the 32nd-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (43.3%).
- Buffalo is shooting 10.5% (21st in the league).
- The Sabres have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 19.8 hits and 16.1 blocked shots per game.
Sabres Moneyline Insights
- The Sabres have been the underdog 16 times this season, and upset their opponent in six, or 37.5%, of those games.
- Buffalo has a record of 4-5 in games when oddsmakers list the team at +124 or longer on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Sabres have a 44.6% chance to win.
Sabres Leaders
- Tage Thompson: 12 goals and nine assists
- Alex Tuch: seven goals and 13 assists
- Rasmus Dahlin: one goal and 15 assists
- Alex Lyon: 3-6-3 record, .899 save percentage, 39 goals allowed
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