Monday’s NHL schedule features a contest between the favored Edmonton Oilers (9-7-4, -155 on the moneyline to win on the road) and the Buffalo Sabres (6-8-4, +130 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Oilers to win vs Sabres -155
Oilers vs. Sabres Betting Lines
- Favorite: Oilers (-155)
- Underdog: Sabres (+130)
- Over/under: 6.5
Oilers vs. Sabres Quick Facts
- Edmonton and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 11 of 20 matches (55.0%) so far this season.
- Buffalo has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 10 of 18 games this season.
- Monday’s over/under is 0.6 above the combined goal-scoring average of 5.9 for these two teams.
- The 7.0 goals per game these two teams are conceding this season are 0.5 more than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.
Oilers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Oilers Season Stat Insights
- The Oilers score the sixth-most goals in the league, averaging 3.1 per game for a total of 62 this season.
- Edmonton is ranked 28th in NHL action in goals against this season, having conceded 68 (3.4 per game).
- The team is ranked 25th in goal differential at -6.
- Edmonton’s 16 power-play goals this season are the fourth-most in the NHL (on 51 chances).
- The Oilers’ 31.37% power-play conversion rate is third-best in the league this season.
- Edmonton has scored a total of two shorthanded goals this season.
- The Oilers kill 82.69% of opponent power plays, currently the ninth-best penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
- The Oilers’ players have posted the eighth-best faceoff win rate in the league at 52.7%.
- Edmonton connects on 11% of its shots, ranking 17th in the NHL.
- The Oilers’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 17.3 hits and 15.5 blocked shots per game.
Oilers Moneyline
- Through 16 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Edmonton has been victorious eight times.
- In 10 games with moneyline odds shorter than -155 this season, the Oilers have won five times.
- Edmonton has a 60.8% chance of winning this game, looking at the moneyline odds.
Oilers Leaders
- Connor McDavid: nine goals and 21 assists
- Leon Draisaitl: 13 goals and 10 assists
- Evan Bouchard: three goals and 13 assists
- Stuart Skinner: 7-4-3 record, .890 save percentage, 38 goals allowed
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Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Sabres Season Stats Insights
- The Sabres have the NHL’s 26th-ranked scoring offense (50 total goals, 2.8 per game).
- Buffalo has conceded 64 total goals (3.6 per game) to rank 25th.
- Their 29th-ranked goal differential is -14.
- Buffalo has scored nine power-play goals this season, which ranks 23rd in the NHL (on 56 chances).
- The Sabres have the league’s 24th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 16.07%.
- Buffalo has scored three shorthanded goals this season (third among all NHL teams).
- The Sabres’ league-leading penalty kill rate is 89.47%.
- The Sabres win 42.1% of their faceoffs. That’s the 32nd-ranked percentage in the NHL.
- The 10% shooting percentage Buffalo has compiled ranks 23rd in the league.
- The Sabres have not had a shutout victory yet this season.
Sabres Moneyline Insights
- The Sabres have been made the underdog 13 times this season, and upset their opponent four times.
- Buffalo is 1-4 when oddsmakers have made them underdogs of +130 or longer on the moneyline.
- The win probability for the Sabres, implied from the moneyline, is 43.5%.
Sabres Leaders
- Tage Thompson: eight goals and eight assists
- Alex Tuch: six goals and nine assists
- Josh Doan: six goals and six assists
- Alex Lyon: 3-5-3 record, .906 save percentage, 34 goals allowed
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