The Nashville Predators (18-28-7) have -118 moneyline odds to win when they host an expected tight matchup with the Buffalo Sabres (22-26-5), who have -102 moneyline odds, on Saturday at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Predators vs. Sabres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Predators (-118)
• Underdog: Sabres (-102)
• Over/under: 6.5

Predators vs. Sabres Quick Facts

• Nashville’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 23 of 53 times.
• Buffalo has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 28 of 53 games this season.
• These two teams combine to average 5.7 goals per game, 0.8 less than the total set for this match.
• The 6.7 goals per game these two teams are giving up this season are 0.2 more than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Predators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Predators Season Stat Insights

• The Predators offense’s 137 total goals (2.6 per game) rank 31st in the league.
• Nashville ranks 23rd in total goals against, giving up 3.3 goals per game (175 total) in league play.
• They’re ranked 30th in the league with a -38 goal differential .
• Nashville has put up 32 power-play goals on 152 chances this season, to rank 18th in the NHL.
• The Predators’ 21.05% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 17th in the league.
• Nashville’s offense has scored one shorthanded goal this season (29th among all teams).
• The Predators’ 81.25% penalty-kill success rate is currently 10th-best in the NHL.
• The Predators’ players win 51.7% of their faceoffs to rank ninth in the NHL.
• Nashville scores on 8.6% of its shots as a team, ranking 32nd in the league.
• The Predators have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 24.9 hits and 13.8 blocked shots per game.

Predators Moneyline

• In 34 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Nashville has won 14 of those matchups.
• Through 33 games with moneyline odds lower than -118 this season, the Predators have won 13 times.
• Looking at the moneyline odds, Nashville has a 54.1% chance of winning this contest.

Predators Leaders

• Filip Forsberg: 19 goals and 32 assists
• Jonathan Marchessault: 16 goals and 25 assists
• Roman Josi: nine goals and 27 assists
• Juuse Saros: 11-23-6 record, .898 save percentage, 116 goals given up

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Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stats Insights

• The Sabres have the NHL’s 13th-ranked scoring offense (165 total goals, 3.1 per game).
• Buffalo’s 178 total goals given up (3.4 per game) rank 25th in the league.
• Their 20th-ranked goal differential is -13.
• Buffalo has recorded 25 power-play goals this season, which ranks 26th in the NHL (on 154 chances).
• The Sabres’ power-play conversion rate (16.23%) ranks 27th in the league.
• Buffalo has scored four shorthanded goals.
• The Sabres’ 18th-ranked penalty kill rate is 78.62%.
• The Sabres have the NHL’s 26th-ranked faceoff win percentage (48.2%).
• Buffalo’s collective 11.2% shooting percentage ranks fourth in the league.
• The Sabres have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Sabres Moneyline Insights

• The Sabres have been the underdog 35 times this season, and upset their opponent in 13, or 37.1%, of those games.
• Buffalo is 11-19 when it is the underdog by -102 or longer on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Sabres have a 50.5% chance to win.

Sabres Leaders

• Tage Thompson: 26 goals and 22 assists
• John-Jason Peterka: 16 goals and 25 assists
• Jason Zucker: 18 goals and 22 assists
• Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: 18-15-4 record, .897 save percentage, 109 goals given up