Thursday will feature an NHL contest between the home favorite Buffalo Sabres (29-35-6, -135 on the moneyline to win) and the Pittsburgh Penguins (29-33-11, +114 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Sabres vs. Penguins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Sabres (-135)
• Underdog: Penguins (+114)
• Over/under: 6.5

Sabres vs. Penguins Quick Facts

• Buffalo and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 38 of 70 games this season.
• So far this season, 49.3% of Pittsburgh’s games (36/73) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5.
• These two clubs combine to score 6.0 goals per game, 0.5 less than the over/under set for this match.
• This game’s over/under is 0.6 less than the 7.1 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.

Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stat Insights

• The Sabres’ 3.1 average goals per game add up to 217 total, which makes them the 14th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• Buffalo is ranked 28th in NHL action in goals against this season, having given up 245 (3.5 per game).
• They’re ranked 25th in the league with a -28 goal differential .
• Buffalo has scored 36 power-play goals on 201 chances this season, to rank 24th in the NHL.
• The Sabres’ 17.91% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 27th in the NHL.
• Buffalo has scored a total of six shorthanded goals this season.
• The Sabres rank 21st in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 76.42%.
• The Sabres win 48.1% of their faceoffs (26th in the NHL).
• Buffalo has an 11.3% shooting percentage as a team, ranking seventh in the league.
• The Sabres’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 21.8 hits and 14.5 blocked shots per game.

Sabres Moneyline

• Buffalo has won 11 of its 22 games as a favorite this season.
• The Sabres have a record of 9-5 this season while playing with their moneyline odds shorter than -135.
• There is a 57.4% chance that Buffalo wins this game, per the moneyline.

Sabres Leaders

• Tage Thompson: 35 goals and 26 assists
• John-Jason Peterka: 23 goals and 32 assists
• Rasmus Dahlin: 13 goals and 41 assists
• Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: 23-22-4 record, .888 save percentage, 154 goals given up

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Penguins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Penguins Season Stats Insights

• The Penguins have the NHL’s 16th-ranked scoring offense (213 total goals, 2.9 per game).
• Pittsburgh has given up 261 total goals (3.6 per game) to rank 32nd.
• Their -48 goal differential ranks 27th in the league.
• Pittsburgh has recorded 48 power-play goals this season (10th-most in the NHL) on 197 chances.
• The Penguins’ power-play conversion rate (24.37%) ranks 11th in the league.
• Pittsburgh has scored four shorthanded goals this season (19th among all NHL squads).
• The 77.2% of opponent power plays the Penguins kill is the 18th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Penguins have the league’s fifth-best faceoff win percentage (52.8%).
• Pittsburgh is shooting 10.4% (18th in the league).
• The Penguins have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Penguins Moneyline Insights

• The Penguins have been the underdog 56 times this season, and upset their opponent in 20, or 35.7%, of those games.
• Pittsburgh has 43 games this season playing as the underdog by +114 or longer, and is 14-29 in those contests.
• The moneyline implies a 46.7% chance of victory for the Penguins.

Penguins Leaders

• Sidney Crosby: 25 goals and 54 assists
• Rickard Rakell: 32 goals and 29 assists
• Bryan Rust: 26 goals and 28 assists
• Alex Nedeljkovic: 13-14-5 record, .894 save percentage, 105 goals conceded