The Utah Hockey Club (30-27-11) have -180 moneyline odds to win when they host the Buffalo Sabres (27-33-6), who have +150 odds, on Thursday, March 20 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Utah Hockey Club to win vs Sabres -180
Utah Hockey Club vs. Sabres Betting Lines
- Favorite: Utah Hockey Club (-180)
- Underdog: Sabres (+150)
- Over/under: 6.5
Utah Hockey Club vs. Sabres Quick Facts
- Utah and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 26 of 68 games this season.
- So far this season, 54.5% of Buffalo’s games (36/66) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5.
- The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 5.9, is 0.6 less than Thursday’s over/under.
- These two clubs give up 6.5 goals per game combined, 0.0 fewer than this game’s over/under.
Utah Hockey Club Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Utah Hockey Club Season Stat Insights
- The Utah Hockey Club’s 2.8 average goals per game add up to 190 total, which makes them the 21st-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
- Utah is ranked 17th in NHL action in goals against this season, having allowed 202 (3.0 per game).
- Their goal differential (-12) ranks them 18th in the league.
- Utah’s 44 power-play goals this season (12th in the NHL) have come on 192 chances.
- The Utah Hockey Club’s 22.92% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 13th in the NHL.
- Utah’s two shorthanded goals this season rank 27th in the NHL.
- The Utah Hockey Club rank 13th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 80.79%.
- The Utah Hockey Club’s players win 51.7% of their faceoffs to rank ninth in the NHL.
- Utah has a 9.9% shooting percentage as a team, ranking 27th in the NHL.
- The Utah Hockey Club average 17.4 hits and 15.4 blocked shots per game.
Utah Hockey Club Moneyline
- Utah has been victorious in 18 of the 32 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- In nine games with shorter than -180 moneyline odds this season, the Utah Hockey Club have been victorious in six.
- The moneyline odds imply that Utah has a 64.3% chance of winning this game.
Utah Hockey Club Leaders
- Clayton Keller: 24 goals and 51 assists
- Nick Schmaltz: 16 goals and 37 assists
- Logan Cooley: 18 goals and 32 assists
- Karel Vejmelka: 19-18-6 record, .907 save percentage, 109 goals allowed
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Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Sabres Season Stats Insights
- The Sabres have the NHL’s 13th-ranked scoring offense (206 total goals, 3.1 per game).
- Buffalo’s 231 total goals allowed (3.5 per game) rank 28th in the league.
- They have a -25 goal differential, which ranks 24th in the league.
- Buffalo has recorded 34 power-play goals this season (on 190 chances). That ranks 24th in the NHL.
- The Sabres have a 17.89% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 27 percentage.
- Buffalo has scored four shorthanded goals this season (17th among all NHL teams).
- The 76.38% penalty-kill percentage the Sabres have registered is the league’s 23rd-ranked rate.
- The Sabres win 48.4% of their faceoffs. That’s the 25th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
- The 11.2% shooting percentage Buffalo has compiled ranks seventh in the league.
- The Sabres have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 22 hits and 14.5 blocked shots per game.
Sabres Moneyline Insights
- The Sabres have been the underdog 44 times this season, and upset their opponent in 16, or 36.4%, of those games.
- Buffalo is 6-9 when bookmakers have listed them as underdogs of +150 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline implies a 40.0% chance of victory for the Sabres.
Sabres Leaders
- Tage Thompson: 34 goals and 25 assists
- Rasmus Dahlin: 12 goals and 39 assists
- John-Jason Peterka: 20 goals and 31 assists
- Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: 23-21-4 record, .888 save percentage, 151 goals given up
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