Tuesday’s NHL games include the Vancouver Canucks (20-15-10) hosting the Buffalo Sabres (17-24-5) at Rogers Arena. The Sabres are underdogs (+154 on the moneyline) against the Canucks (-185) ahead of the outing, which starts at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN+.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $30.81
Canucks to win vs Sabres -185
Canucks vs. Sabres Betting Lines
- Favorite: Canucks (-185)
- Underdog: Sabres (+154)
- Over/under: 5.5
Canucks vs. Sabres Quick Facts
- Vancouver and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 26 of 45 matches (57.8%) so far this season.
- Buffalo has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 32 of 46 games this season.
- Tuesday’s total is 0.4 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 5.9 goals per game.
- These two clubs concede a combined 6.6 goals per game, 1.1 more than this game’s over/under.
Canucks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Canucks Season Stat Insights
- The Canucks’ 2.8 average goals per game add up to 128 total, which makes them the 26th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
- Vancouver ranks 17th in total goals against, giving up 3.2 goals per game (142 total) in NHL play.
- The team is ranked 21st in goal differential at -14.
- The 28 power-play goals Vancouver has scored this season (on 128 chances) rank 14th in the league.
- The Canucks’ offense has the league’s 14th-ranked power-play conversion rate (21.88%).
- Vancouver’s one shorthanded goal this season rank 27th in the NHL.
- The Canucks rank 13th in the NHL in penalty-kill success rate at 80.45%.
- With a 50.1% faceoff win rate, the Canucks have the 19th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
- Vancouver has an 11.3% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking fifth in the NHL.
- The Canucks’ players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 27.8 hits and 14.9 blocked shots per game.
Canucks Moneyline
- Through 23 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Vancouver has won 13 times.
- The Canucks have a record of 8-3 this season in games with their moneyline odds shorter than -185.
- Vancouver has a 64.9% chance of winning this game, according to the moneyline odds.
Canucks Leaders
- Quinn Hughes: 12 goals and 38 assists
- Jonathan Tanner Miller: eight goals and 23 assists
- Conor Garland: 11 goals and 19 assists
- Kevin Lankinen: 16-8-6 record, .902 save percentage, 78 goals conceded
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Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Sabres Season Stats Insights
- The Sabres have the NHL’s 16th-ranked scoring offense (140 total goals, 3.0 per game).
- Buffalo has given up 158 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 28th.
- Their 25th-ranked goal differential is -18.
- Buffalo has scored 24 power-play goals this season, which ranks 24th in the NHL (on 133 chances).
- The Sabres’ power-play conversion rate (18.05%) ranks 26th in the league.
- Buffalo has scored three shorthanded goals this season (13th in NHL).
- The 76.92% penalty-kill percentage the Sabres have registered is the league’s 22nd-ranked rate.
- The Sabres win 47.9% of their faceoffs. That’s the 27th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
- Buffalo’s collective 11.1% shooting percentage ranks seventh in the league.
- The Sabres have not had a shutout win yet this season.
Sabres Moneyline Insights
- The Sabres have been listed as the underdog 30 times this season, and upset their opponent 10 times.
- Buffalo has a record of 2-5 in games when sportsbooks list the team at +154 or longer on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Sabres have a 39.4% chance to win.
Sabres Leaders
- Tage Thompson: 20 goals and 18 assists
- Jason Zucker: 16 goals and 19 assists
- Alex Tuch: 14 goals and 19 assists
- Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: 14-14-4 record, .896 save percentage, 96 goals conceded
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