The New York Rangers (27-24-4) are short favorites when they visit the Buffalo Sabres (22-27-5) on Saturday, February 22 in what is expected to be a close matchup. The Rangers are -115 on the moneyline to win over the Sabres (-105) in the game, which begins at 5:30 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Rangers vs. Sabres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-115)
• Underdog: Sabres (-105)
• Over/under: 6.5

Rangers vs. Sabres Quick Facts

• New York and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 24 of 55 games this season.
• Buffalo’s games have gone over 6.5 goals in 29 of 54 chances this season.
• These two teams combine to score 6.1 goals per game, 0.4 less than the over/under set for this match.
• These two teams concede 6.5 goals per game combined, 0.0 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Rangers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Rangers Season Stat Insights

• The Rangers offense’s 164 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 15th in the NHL.
• New York is ranked 18th in league play in goals against this season, having allowed 168 (3.0 per game).
• The team is ranked 15th in goal differential at -4.
• New York has put up 29 power-play goals on 141 chances this season, to rank 21st in the league.
• The Rangers’ offense has the league’s 19th-ranked power-play conversion rate (20.57%).
• New York’s nine shorthanded goals this season rank second in the league.
• The Rangers’ 82.21% penalty-kill success rate is currently sixth-best in the league.
• The Rangers’ players win 53.7% of their faceoffs to rank second in the league.
• New York connects on 10.1% of its shots, ranking 21st in the NHL.
• The Rangers have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 24 hits and 15.4 blocked shots per game.

Rangers Moneyline

• Through 37 games as the moneyline favorite this season, New York has won 22 of those games.
• In 36 games with moneyline odds lower than -115 this season, the Rangers have won 21 times.
• The moneyline odds imply that New York has a 53.5% chance of winning this game.

Rangers Leaders

• Artemi Panarin: 23 goals and 33 assists
• Adam Fox: four goals and 40 assists
• Jonathan Tanner Miller: 11 goals and 28 assists
• Igor Shesterkin: 18-19-2 record, .905 save percentage, 107 goals given up

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Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stats Insights

• The Sabres have the league’s 12th-ranked scoring offense (169 total goals, 3.1 per game).
• Buffalo has conceded 3.4 goals per game, and 184 total, which ranks 26th among all league teams.
• They have a -15 goal differential, which ranks 22nd in the league.
• Buffalo has recorded 26 power-play goals this season, which ranks 26th in the NHL (on 156 chances).
• The Sabres have the league’s 27th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 16.67%.
• Buffalo has scored four shorthanded goals this season (13th in NHL).
• The 78.26% of opponent power plays the Sabres kill is the 19th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Sabres have the 26th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (48.2%).
• The 11.3% shooting percentage Buffalo has compiled ranks fourth in the league.
• The Sabres have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Sabres Moneyline Insights

• The Sabres have been an underdog in 36 games this season, with 13 upset wins (36.1%).
• Buffalo has gone 12-20 when bookmakers have made them underdogs of -105 or longer on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Sabres have a 51.2% chance to win.

Sabres Leaders

• Tage Thompson: 26 goals and 22 assists
• Alex Tuch: 18 goals and 24 assists
• Rasmus Dahlin: seven goals and 35 assists
• Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: 18-16-4 record, .895 save percentage, 114 goals given up