The Tampa Bay Lightning (45-26-8) are lopsided favorites at home against the Buffalo Sabres (35-37-7) on Sunday, April 13 at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Lightning are -278 on the moneyline to win, while the Sabres have +225 moneyline odds.

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Lightning vs. Sabres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-278)
• Underdog: Sabres (+225)
• Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Sabres Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 34 of 79 matches (43.0%) so far this season.
• In 54.4% of Buffalo’s previous games this season (43/79), the teams combined to score over Sunday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
• Sunday’s over/under is 0.3 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 6.8 goals per game.
• These two teams give up 6.1 goals per game combined, 0.4 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning average 3.5 goals per game, for a total of 280, which leads the NHL.
• Tampa Bay has given up the third-fewest goals in league action this season, 207 (2.6 per game).
• With a +73 goal differential, they’re ranked second-best in the league.
• Tampa Bay’s 58 power-play goals this season (on 222 chances) are the third-most in the NHL.
• The Lightning’s offense is fifth the league with a 26.13% power-play conversion rate.
• Tampa Bay’s offense has scored 10 shorthanded goals this season (third among all teams).
• The Lightning’s 81.41% penalty-kill success rate is currently eighth-best in the NHL.
• With a 50.1% faceoff win rate, the Lightning have the 16th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Tampa Bay has a 12.4% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking second in the NHL.
• The Lightning average 17.7 hits and 14.5 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• In 59 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has been victorious 39 times.
• Through eight games with moneyline odds shorter than -278 this season, the Lightning have been victorious four times.
• Looking at the moneyline odds, Tampa Bay has a 73.5% chance of winning this contest.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 34 goals and 81 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 35 goals and 52 assists
• Brayden Point: 41 goals and 38 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 37-20-5 record, .920 save percentage, 135 goals allowed

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Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stats Insights

• The Sabres’ 256 total goals (3.2 per game) are the eighth-most in the league.
• Buffalo’s 272 total goals conceded (3.4 per game) rank 29th in the league.
• Their 19th-ranked goal differential is -16.
• Buffalo has scored 42 power-play goals this season (on 224 chances). That ranks 22nd in the NHL.
• The Sabres have the league’s 23rd-ranked power-play conversion rate of 18.75%.
• Buffalo has scored nine shorthanded goals this season (fifth among all NHL teams).
• The 76.6% penalty-kill percentage the Sabres have registered is the league’s 23rd-ranked rate.
• The Sabres win 47.8% of their faceoffs. That’s the 26th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• The 11.7% shooting percentage Buffalo has amassed ranks fifth in the league.
• The Sabres have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 21.2 hits and 14.6 blocked shots per game.

Sabres Moneyline Insights

• The Sabres have been made the underdog 55 times this season, and upset their opponent 22 times.
• Buffalo’s moneyline odds have been +225 or longer two times this season, and it won both.
• Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Sabres have a 30.8% chance to win.

Sabres Leaders

• Tage Thompson: 44 goals and 27 assists
• Rasmus Dahlin: 17 goals and 48 assists
• John-Jason Peterka: 27 goals and 38 assists
• Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: 24-23-5 record, .886 save percentage, 166 goals allowed