Sunday’s NHL play includes the Washington Capitals (47-16-9) hosting the Buffalo Sabres (30-36-6) at Capital One Arena. The Sabres are heavy underdogs (+245 on the moneyline) against the Capitals (-305) ahead of the contest, which begins at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Capitals vs. Sabres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Capitals (-305)
• Underdog: Sabres (+245)
• Over/under: 6.5

Capitals vs. Sabres Quick Facts

• Washington has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 30 of 72 games this season.
• In 55.6% of Buffalo’s previous games this season (40/72), the teams combined to score more than Sunday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.8, is 0.3 more than Sunday’s over/under.
• The 6.1 goals per game that these two teams concede combined are 0.4 less than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Capitals Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Capitals Season Stat Insights

• The Capitals’ 260 goals this season make them the second-best scoring team in the NHL.
• Washington is ranked third in league play for the fewest goals against this season, having given up 185 in total (2.6 per game).
• With a +75 goal differential, they’re ranked second-best in the NHL.
• The 42 power-play goals Washington has recorded this season (on 195 chances) rank 19th in the league.
• The Capitals are 17th in the league with a 21.54% power-play conversion rate this season.
• Washington’s offense has scored six shorthanded goals this season (10th among all teams).
• The Capitals’ penalty-kill percentage (82.69%) is the league’s third-best.
• The Capitals’ players win 50.2% of their faceoffs to rank 16th in the league.
• Washington’s 13.1% shooting percentage tops the NHL.
• The Capitals’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 18.9 hits and 16.3 blocked shots per game.

Capitals Moneyline

• Washington has gone 27-14 as the favorite this season.
• The Capitals have not played a game with their moneyline odds lower than -305 this season.
• Per the moneyline odds, Washington has a 75.3% chance of winning this contest.

Capitals Leaders

• Dylan Strome: 23 goals and 45 assists
• Aliaksei Protas: 29 goals and 35 assists
• Pierre-Luc Dubois: 18 goals and 43 assists
• Logan Thompson: 31-4-6 record, .917 save percentage, 95 goals given up

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Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stats Insights

• The Sabres have the NHL’s 10th-best scoring offense (228 total goals, 3.2 per game).
• Buffalo has conceded 3.5 goals per game, and 255 total, which ranks 28th among all NHL teams.
• They have a -27 goal differential, which ranks 24th in the league.
• Buffalo has put up 37 power-play goals this season (24th in the NHL) on 207 chances.
• The Sabres’ power-play conversion rate (17.87%) ranks 26th in the league.
• Buffalo has recorded seven shorthanded goals.
• The 76.15% penalty-kill percentage the Sabres have put totgether is the league’s 22nd-ranked rate.
• The Sabres win 48% of their faceoffs. That’s the 25th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
• Buffalo is shooting 11.5% (fifth in the league).
• The Sabres have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 21.6 hits and 14.4 blocked shots per game.

Sabres Moneyline Insights

• The Sabres have been made the underdog 49 times this season, and upset their opponent 18 times.
• Buffalo has played with moneyline odds of +245 or longer once this season and won that game.
• The win probability for the Sabres, implied from the moneyline, is 29.0%.

Sabres Leaders

• Tage Thompson: 36 goals and 27 assists
• John-Jason Peterka: 24 goals and 33 assists
• Rasmus Dahlin: 13 goals and 43 assists
• Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: 23-23-4 record, .885 save percentage, 161 goals allowed