The Colorado Avalanche (11-1-5) are heavy favorites at home against the Buffalo Sabres (5-7-4) on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Avalanche are -380 on the moneyline to win, while the Sabres have +300 moneyline odds.

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Avalanche vs. Sabres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Avalanche (-380)
• Underdog: Sabres (+300)
• Over/under: 6.5

Avalanche vs. Sabres Quick Facts

• Colorado and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in seven of 17 matches (41.2%) so far this season.
• Buffalo has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in eight of 16 games this season.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.6, is 0.1 more than Thursday’s over/under.
• This game’s over/under is 0.7 above the 5.8 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.

Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Avalanche Season Stat Insights

• The Avalanche are the highest-scoring squad in the league with an average of four goals per game, resulting in 68 this season.
• On defense, Colorado has been one of the best squads in NHL play, giving up 41 total goals to rank second.
• Their +27 goal differential is the best in the league.
• Colorado’s 12 power-play goals this season are the ninth-most in the NHL (on 67 chances).
• The Avalanche’s offense has the NHL’s 20th-ranked power-play conversion rate (17.91%).
• Colorado’s one shorthanded goal this season rank 14th in the NHL.
• The Avalanche’s penalty-kill percentage (88.89%) is the league’s second-best.
• With a 49.8% faceoff win rate, the Avalanche have the 17th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
• Colorado scores on 11.7% of its shots as a team, ranking 10th in the league.
• The Avalanche have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 17.5 hits and 14.3 blocked shots per game.

Avalanche Moneyline

• Through 16 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Colorado has won 11 of those games.
• The Avalanche have not played a game this season with their moneyline odds less than -380.
• Colorado has a 79.2% chance of winning this game, according to the moneyline odds.

Avalanche Leaders

• Nathan MacKinnon: 14 goals and 18 assists
• Cale Makar: six goals and 17 assists
• Martin Necas: 10 goals and 10 assists
• Scott Wedgewood: 10-1-2 record, .913 save percentage, 30 goals given up

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Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stats Insights

• The Sabres have the league’s 28th-ranked scoring offense (42 total goals, 2.6 per game).
• Buffalo has allowed 3.4 goals per game, and 54 total, which ranks 22nd among all NHL teams.
• They have a -12 goal differential, which ranks 28th in the league.
• Buffalo has scored eight power-play goals this season (on 48 chances). That ranks 24th in the NHL.
• The Sabres have a 16.67% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 24 percentage.
• Buffalo has scored two shorthanded goals this season (sixth among all NHL teams).
• The 90% penalty-kill percentage the Sabres have amassed is the league’s best rate.
• The Sabres have the league’s 32nd-ranked faceoff win percentage (42.7%).
• Buffalo’s collective 9.3% shooting percentage ranks 30th in the league.
• The Sabres have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Sabres Moneyline Insights

• The Sabres have been the underdog 11 times this season, and upset their opponent in three, or 27.3%, of those games.
• Buffalo has not been a longer underdog on the moneyline than the +300 odds on them winning this game.
• The Sabres have a 25.0% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Sabres Leaders

• Alex Tuch: five goals and eight assists
• Tage Thompson: six goals and six assists
• Zachary Benson: nine assists
• Alex Lyon: 3-5-3 record, .911 save percentage, 32 goals allowed