The St. Louis Blues (17-16-4) are slightly favored when they host the Buffalo Sabres (13-19-4) on Sunday, December 29 at 3:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Blues are -118 on the moneyline to win, while the Sabres have -102 moneyline odds.

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Blues vs. Sabres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Blues (-118)
• Underdog: Sabres (-102)
• Over/under: 5.5

Blues vs. Sabres Quick Facts

• St. Louis and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 17 of 37 matches (45.9%) so far this season.
• Buffalo has combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals in 24 of 36 games this season.
• Sunday’s total is 0.2 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 5.6 goals per game.
• These two clubs give up a combined 6.4 goals per game, 0.9 more than this game’s over/under.

Blues Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blues Season Stat Insights

• The Blues offense’s 97 total goals (2.6 per game) rank 26th in the NHL.
• St. Louis is ranked 17th in league action in goals against this season, having conceded 111 (three per game).
• They’re ranked 22nd in the league with a -14 goal differential .
• The 13 power-play goals St. Louis has recorded this season (on 83 chances) rank 31st in the NHL.
• The Blues rank 26th in the league with a 15.66% power-play conversion rate this season.
• St. Louis’ two shorthanded goals this season rank 15th in the league.
• The Blues rank 24th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 75.79%.
• The Blues’ players win 48.2% of their faceoffs to rank 27th in the league.
• St. Louis converts 10% of its shots, ranking 25th in the NHL.
• The Blues have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 23.6 hits and 15.6 blocked shots per game.

Blues Moneyline

• St. Louis has won two of its five games as a favorite this season.
• Through five games with moneyline odds lower than -118 this season, the Blues have been victorious twice.
• The moneyline odds imply that St. Louis has a 54.1% chance of winning this game.

Blues Leaders

• Jordan Kyrou: 15 goals and 16 assists
• Robert Thomas: eight goals and 20 assists
• Dylan Holloway: 13 goals and 11 assists
• Jordan Binnington: 9-13-3 record, .898 save percentage, 72 goals given up

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Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stats Insights

• The Sabres’ 109 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 14th in the NHL.
• Buffalo has allowed 121 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 26th.
• Their -12 goal differential ranks 21st in the league.
• Buffalo has recorded 15 power-play goals this season (27th in the NHL) on 103 chances.
• The Sabres have a 14.56% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 29 percentage.
• Buffalo has scored three shorthanded goals.
• The Sabres’ 22nd-ranked penalty kill rate is 77.19%.
• The Sabres win 48.8% of their faceoffs. That’s the 22nd-ranked rate in the NHL.
• The 11% shooting percentage Buffalo has compiled ranks 10th in the league.
• The Sabres have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Sabres Moneyline Insights

• This season the Sabres have six wins in the 22 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• Buffalo has 17 games this season playing as the underdog by -102 or longer, and is 4-13 in those contests.
• The win probability for the Sabres, implied from the moneyline, is 50.5%.

Sabres Leaders

• Alex Tuch: 12 goals and 16 assists
• Tage Thompson: 17 goals and 10 assists
• John-Jason Peterka: 10 goals and 16 assists
• Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: 10-11-3 record, .895 save percentage, 71 goals allowed