Thursday’s NHL schedule features an outing between the favored Colorado Avalanche (23-15, -205 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Buffalo Sabres (14-20-4, +170 moneyline odds) at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Avalanche vs. Sabres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Avalanche (-205)
• Underdog: Sabres (+170)
• Over/under: 6.5

Avalanche vs. Sabres Quick Facts

• Colorado’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 21 of 38 times.
• Buffalo has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 19 of 38 games this season.
• Thursday’s over/under is 0.1 above the combined goal-scoring average of 6.4 for these two teams.
• The 6.6 goals per game these two teams are giving up this season are 0.1 more than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Avalanche Season Stat Insights

• The Avalanche’s 129 goals this season make them the sixth-best scoring team in the NHL.
• Colorado ranks 25th in total goals against, giving up 3.2 goals per game (123 total) in league play.
• Their goal differential (+6) ranks them 14th in the NHL.
• Colorado’s 27 power-play goals this season are the eighth-most in the NHL (on 115 chances).
• The Avalanche’s offense has the NHL’s 11th-ranked power-play conversion rate (23.48%).
• Colorado’s two shorthanded goals this season rank 15th in the NHL.
• The Avalanche have the league’s 22nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 77.55%.
• The Avalanche win 44.6% of their faceoffs (30th in the league).
• Colorado connects on 11.5% of its shots, ranking sixth in the NHL.
• The Avalanche have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 18.6 hits and 14.9 blocked shots per game.

Avalanche Moneyline

• Through 28 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Colorado has won 20 times.
• In nine games with lower than -205 moneyline odds this season, the Avalanche have won eight.
• There is a 67.2% chance that Colorado wins this game, per the moneyline.

Avalanche Leaders

• Nathan MacKinnon: 14 goals and 47 assists
• Mikko Rantanen: 21 goals and 33 assists
• Cale Makar: 11 goals and 35 assists
• Mackenzie Blackwood: 11-10-3 record, .915 save percentage, 64 goals allowed

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Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stats Insights

• The Sabres have scored 115 goals this season (3.0 per game) to rank 15th in the league.
• Buffalo has allowed 3.3 goals per game, and 127 total, which ranks 27th among all NHL teams.
• Their -12 goal differential ranks 19th in the league.
• Buffalo has put up 17 power-play goals this season (on 106 chances). That ranks 26th in the NHL.
• The Sabres have the NHL’s 27th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 16.04%.
• Buffalo has scored three shorthanded goals this season (eighth among all NHL teams).
• The 78.15% of opponent power plays the Sabres kill is the 20th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Sabres win 48% of their faceoffs. That’s the 28th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Buffalo’s collective 11.1% shooting percentage ranks ninth in the league.
• The Sabres have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Sabres Moneyline Insights

• The Sabres have been made the underdog 24 times this season, and upset their opponent seven times.
• Buffalo has played with moneyline odds of +170 or longer once this season and lost that game.
• Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Sabres have a 37.0% chance to win.

Sabres Leaders

• Tage Thompson: 18 goals and 12 assists
• Alex Tuch: 12 goals and 16 assists
• Rasmus Dahlin: six goals and 20 assists
• Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: 11-12-3 record, .898 save percentage, 76 goals conceded