Sunday’s NHL matchup between the Winnipeg Jets (48-18-4) and the Buffalo Sabres (27-35-6) at Canada Life Centre sees the Jets as big home favorites (-340 moneyline odds to win) against the Sabres (+270). The game begins at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Jets to win vs Sabres -340
Jets vs. Sabres Betting Lines
- Favorite: Jets (-340)
- Underdog: Sabres (+270)
- Over/under: 5.5
Jets vs. Sabres Quick Facts
- Winnipeg has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 34 of 70 games this season.
- Buffalo’s games have gone over 5.5 goals in 46 of 68 chances this season.
- These two clubs combine to score 6.5 goals per game, 1.0 more than the over/under set for this match.
- This game’s over/under is 0.4 less than the 5.9 goals these two teams concede per game combined.
Jets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Jets Season Stat Insights
- The Jets’ 242 goals this season make them the second-best scoring team in the NHL.
- On defense, Winnipeg is the strongest unit in NHL action, allowing 164 total goals (only 2.3 per game).
- They have a league-leading goal differential of +78 this season.
- The 57 power-play goals Winnipeg has scored this season have come on 190 chances, second-best in the NHL.
- The Jets’ 30% power-play conversion rate leads the league.
- Winnipeg has scored a total of four shorthanded goals this season.
- The Jets rank 14th in the NHL in penalty-kill success rate at 78.98%.
- The Jets win 49.1% of their faceoffs (23rd in the NHL).
- Winnipeg has a 12.3% shooting percentage as a team, ranking second in the NHL.
- The Jets’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 19.8 hits and 15.7 blocked shots per game.
Jets Moneyline
- Winnipeg has won 40 of its 53 games as a favorite this season.
- In two games with moneyline odds lower than -340 this season, the Jets have been victorious every time.
- The moneyline odds imply that Winnipeg has a 77.3% chance of winning this contest.
Jets Leaders
- Kyle Connor: 37 goals and 49 assists
- Mark Scheifele: 35 goals and 41 assists
- Gabriel Vilardi: 27 goals and 34 assists
- Connor Hellebuyck: 40-10-3 record, .924 save percentage, 110 goals allowed
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Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Sabres Season Stats Insights
- The Sabres have scored 209 goals this season (3.1 per game) to rank 16th in the NHL.
- Buffalo has conceded 240 total goals (3.5 per game) to rank 29th.
- Their -31 goal differential ranks 25th in the league.
- Buffalo has recorded 35 power-play goals this season (on 197 chances). That ranks 24th in the NHL.
- The Sabres have the league’s 26th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 17.77%.
- Buffalo has scored five shorthanded goals.
- The 77.07% of opponent power plays the Sabres kill is the 19th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Sabres win 48.4% of their faceoffs. That’s the 25th-ranked figure in the NHL.
- Buffalo is shooting 11.1% (eighth in the league).
- The Sabres have yet to shut out an opponent this season.
Sabres Moneyline Insights
- The Sabres have been the underdog 46 times this season, and upset their opponent in 16, or 34.8%, of those games.
- Buffalo has not entered a game with longer moneyline odds than +270.
- The Sabres have a 27.0% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
Sabres Leaders
- Tage Thompson: 34 goals and 26 assists
- John-Jason Peterka: 22 goals and 31 assists
- Rasmus Dahlin: 12 goals and 40 assists
- Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: 23-22-4 record, .888 save percentage, 154 goals conceded
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