New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds

A Low-Scoring Game Set to Happen?

The Devils and the Sabres might not regularly light the lamp which could see Under 6.5 goals happen. Take the attractive odds of 1.77 on offer.

7 of Last 10 H2H Clashes Have Been Devils Wins

New Jersey Devils claimed a home victory in their previous game. A 5-0 win occurred against Philadelphia Flyers at Prudential Center. Jack Hughes was on target along with four of his teammates. Jake Allen made 24 saves for his shutout.

Buffalo Sabres have enjoyed back-to-back wins, most recently beating Nashville Predators 4-3. It was a home success at KeyBank Center. Jiri Kulich scored twice, with Jason Zucker and Ryan McLeod netting one goal.

The Devils are bidding for a third successive win against the Sabres. They previously won 4-1 and 3-1 at O2 Arena. It’s been seven the Devils wins in the past 10 games beween these teams.

Starting Goalies

Jake Allen (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	12-14-1	2.55	.912	4
23/24	6-6-1	3.11	.900	0

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	23-22-4	3.16	.888	2
23/24	27-22-4	2.57	.910	5

4 wins, 3 losses and 3 overtime losses, averaging 2.7 goals from 27.6 shots on goal, with a 23.5% powerplay efficiency. The Devils have been giving up 2.3 goals from 26.9 shots, averaging 3.0 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 83.3%.

Jack Hughes is the top points scorer with 12 points, 5 goals and 7 assists, with Jesper Bratt recording 10 points, 2 goals and 8 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Jacob Markstroem have a 2.34 goal against average with a .915 save percentage.

The Sabres have 5 wins and 5 losses, averaging 3.4 goals from 31.2 shots on goal, with a 9.3% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.4 goals from 30.6 shots, averaging 3.5 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 82.9%.

The top points scorer is Tage Thompson with 11 points, 6 goals and 5 assists, while John-Jason Peterka is next best after registering 10 points, 4 goals and 6 assists. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen have a 2.66 GAA with a .910 SV%, including one shutout.

Expert NHL Analysis

Our team of NHL handicappers monitor the current injuries. When integrated with the latest form, this helps us secure the value odds. Our data-led approach backed up by the key player and goalie stats always proves useful.

Key Devils vs Sabres stats:

• The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 17 of the last 20 Devils games.
• The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 8 of the last 10 Devils games.
• The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 Devils games this season.
• The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 games between these teams.

New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction

We don’t think that the goal line will be passed in this NHL clash. It leads us to make an Unders pick, with odds of 1.77 currently on offer that there are less than seven goals.

For a larger payout, many bettors will include their Under pick on the Totals with other selections. A Bet Builder is perfect for combining all your predictions.

Under 6.5 Probability

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 56.5% chance of winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our analysts think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 60-65%. That means we’re regarding it as a value wager.

Our Pick

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Player Props

Top Pick: Alex Tuch Over 1.5 Shots 1.57

Alex Tuch (Sabres) has totaled Over 1.5 shots on goal in 8 of the past 10 games. We’re going to take him on the Overs for Shots on Goal, with this line making plenty of appeal at odds of 1.57.

Latest Alex Tuch Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

3.25

First

14.00

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

1.57

Under 1.5

2.35

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Correct Score Prediction

Devils 2 - 4 Sabres

There are betting odds of 19.00 that the Sabres land a 4-2 victory. The correct score option is popular due to the potential return that can be achieved.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Devils

Sabres

1-0

Devils

56.00

Sabres

56.00

2-0

Devils

46.00

Sabres

56.00

2-1

Devils

15.00

Sabres

17.00

3-0

Devils

30.00

Sabres

36.00

3-1

Devils

19.00

Sabres

23.00

3-2

Devils

9.50

Sabres

10.50

4-0

Devils

35.00

Sabres

51.00

4-1

Devils

15.00

Sabres

20.00

4-2

Devils

15.00

Sabres

19.00

4-3

Devils

11.00

Sabres

12.00

5-0

Devils

56.00

Sabres

91.00

5-1

Devils

21.00

Sabres

34.00

5-2

Devils

15.00

Sabres

21.00

5-3

Devils

23.00

Sabres

29.00

5-4

Devils

20.00

Sabres

23.00

6-0

Devils

81.00

Sabres

141.00

6-1

Devils

46.00

Sabres

76.00

6-2

Devils

26.00

Sabres

41.00

6-3

Devils

26.00

Sabres

35.00

6-4

Devils

46.00

Sabres

56.00

6-5

Devils

46.00

Sabres

51.00

7-1

Devils

76.00

Sabres

131.00

7-2

Devils

67.00

Sabres

101.00

7-3

Devils

51.00

Sabres

71.00

7-4

Devils

61.00

Sabres

71.00

7-5

Devils

101.00

Sabres

111.00

7-6

Devils

111.00

Sabres

121.00

8-4

Devils

101.00

Sabres

131.00

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New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the betting predictions and bet builder tips.

Books Think the Game Could Go Either Way

New Jersey Devils have the shortest price to win this game, with the sportsbooks giving them a 59% probability due to their 1.70 Moneyline betting odds. Buffalo Sabres are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at 2.18.

The puck line is 1.5, with the total goals line at 6.5. A wager on Totals allows bettors to use the latest NHL data to good effect. If you fancy Over 6.5, this outcome can be backed at 2.02.

The Devils are favorites to score first at odds of 1.77. Conversely, if you think opponents Sabres will open the scoring, they are 1.91 to do so.

National Hockey League fans are spoilt for choice thanks to the wide range of game lines and team props which are available for every clash on the coupon. Head to the betting sites and find the best value wagers.

Moneyline

Devils

1.70

Sabres

2.18

3-Way Moneyline

Devils

2.07

Tie

4.35

Sabres

2.95

Puck Line

Devils -1.5

2.68

Sabres +1.5

1.48

Total Goals

Under 6.5

1.81

Over 6.5

2.02

Jack Hughes is the First Goalscorer Favorite

Favorite Jack Hughes is available at 9.50 to be the First Goalscorer. Similar odds apply if you’re interested in this player to score the last goal.

Player Goals

Jack Hughes (Devils)

First

9.50

Anytime

2.35

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

First

10.00

Anytime

2.50

Timo Meier (Devils)

First

12.00

Anytime

3.00

Jesper Bratt (Devils)

First

12.00

Anytime

3.00

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

First

13.00

Anytime

3.15

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

First

14.00

Anytime

3.25

Dawson Mercer (Devils)

First

14.00

Anytime

3.40

Stefan Noesen (Devils)

First

15.00

Anytime

3.55

Jason Zucker (Sabres)

First

15.00

Anytime

3.55

Ondrej Palát (Devils)

First

16.00

Anytime

3.90

Jack Quinn (Sabres)

First

17.00

Anytime

4.00

Jiri Kulich (Sabres)

First

17.00

Anytime

4.00

Dylan Cozens (Sabres)

First

17.00

Anytime

4.20

Paul Cotter (Devils)

First

18.00

Anytime

4.35

Zach Benson (Sabres)

First

18.00

Anytime

4.40

Dougie Hamilton (Devils)

First

19.00

Anytime

4.70

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

First

19.00

Anytime

4.70

Nolan Foote (Devils)

First

20.00

Anytime

5.00

Tomas Tatar (Devils)

First

20.00

Anytime

5.00

Tyson Kozak (Sabres)

First

21.00

Anytime

5.00

Justin Dowling (Devils)

First

21.00

Anytime

5.40

Peyton Krebs (Sabres)

First

23.00

Anytime

5.75

Player Shots

Jack Hughes (Devils)

Over 3.5

1.88

Under 3.5

1.88

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

Over 2.5

1.70

Under 2.5

2.10

Timo Meier (Devils)

Over 2.5

1.80

Under 2.5

1.97

Jesper Bratt (Devils)

Over 2.5

2.30

Under 2.5

1.59

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

Over 2.5

2.50

Under 2.5

1.50

Dougie Hamilton (Devils)

Over 2.5

1.80

Under 2.5

1.97

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

Over 2.5

2.25

Under 2.5

1.61

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

Over 1.5

1.57

Under 1.5

2.35

Dawson Mercer (Devils)

Over 1.5

1.86

Under 1.5

1.90

Dylan Cozens (Sabres)

Over 1.5

1.57

Under 1.5

2.35

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NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Washington	82	51	22	9	111	0.677	43	49	288	232	56	26-9-6	25-13-3	2-3	4-6	1L
2 Carolina	82	47	30	5	99	0.604	42	47	266	233	33	31-9-1	16-21-4	0-3	3-7	3L
3 New Jersey	82	42	33	7	91	0.555	36	40	242	222	20	19-17-5	23-16-2	2-2	5-5	1L
4 Columbus	82	40	33	9	89	0.543	30	34	273	268	5	26-10-5	14-23-4	6-1	7-3	6W
5 NY Rangers	82	39	36	7	85	0.518	35	38	256	255	1	19-19-3	20-17-4	1-0	5-5	2W
6 NY Islanders	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	224	260	-36	19-17-5	16-18-7	2-3	3-7	2L
7 Pittsburgh	82	34	36	12	80	0.488	24	33	243	293	-50	21-15-5	13-21-7	1-6	5-5	1W
8 Philadelphia	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	21	27	238	286	-48	20-20-1	13-19-9	6-3	5-5	3L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Toronto	82	52	26	4	108	0.659	41	51	268	231	37	27-13-1	25-13-3	1-2	9-1	5W
2 Tampa Bay	82	47	27	8	102	0.622	41	45	294	219	75	29-8-4	18-19-4	2-3	5-5	1L
3 Florida	82	47	31	4	98	0.598	37	41	252	223	29	27-12-2	20-19-2	6-0	3-7	2L
4 Ottawa	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	35	44	243	234	9	27-11-3	18-19-4	1-2	6-4	1W
5 Montreal	82	40	31	11	91	0.555	30	38	245	265	-20	23-12-6	17-19-5	2-4	7-3	1W
6 Detroit	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	30	36	238	259	-21	22-16-3	17-19-5	3-0	6-4	1L
7 Buffalo	82	36	39	7	79	0.482	29	32	269	289	-20	23-15-3	13-24-4	4-2	6-4	1W
8 Boston	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	26	33	222	272	-50	20-14-7	13-25-3	0-1	3-7	1L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Winnipeg	82	56	22	4	116	0.707	43	54	277	191	86	30-7-4	26-15-0	2-1	7-3	1W
2 Dallas	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	41	48	277	224	53	28-10-3	22-16-3	2-2	3-7	7L
3 Colorado	82	49	29	4	102	0.622	40	45	277	234	43	26-12-3	23-17-1	4-3	5-5	1W
4 Minnesota	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	33	42	228	239	-11	22-17-2	23-13-5	3-3	5-5	2W
5 St Louis	82	44	30	8	96	0.585	32	40	254	233	21	24-14-3	20-16-5	4-2	7-3	1W
6 Utah	82	38	31	13	89	0.543	30	37	241	251	-10	18-15-8	20-16-5	1-4	6-4	1L
7 Nashville	82	30	44	8	68	0.415	24	28	214	274	-60	20-18-3	10-26-5	2-0	3-7	1W
8 Chicago	82	25	46	11	61	0.372	20	23	226	296	-70	15-20-6	10-26-5	2-4	4-6	2W

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	82	50	22	10	110	0.671	46	49	275	219	56	29-9-3	21-13-7	1-5	6-4	1W
2 LA Kings	81	48	24	9	105	0.648	43	47	249	201	48	31-5-4	17-19-5	1-3	8-2	4W
3 Edmonton	82	48	29	5	101	0.616	36	48	259	236	23	25-13-3	23-16-2	0-1	7-3	1W
4 Calgary	81	40	27	14	94	0.58	30	35	220	237	-17	23-12-6	17-15-8	5-2	6-4	3W
5 Vancouver	82	38	30	14	90	0.549	28	35	236	253	-17	17-16-8	21-14-6	3-2	4-6	1L
6 Anaheim	82	35	37	10	80	0.488	24	31	221	263	-42	21-18-2	14-19-8	4-2	3-7	4L
7 Seattle	82	35	41	6	76	0.463	28	33	247	265	-18	18-18-5	17-23-1	2-3	5-5	1L
8 San Jose	82	20	50	12	52	0.317	14	18	210	315	-105	12-27-2	8-23-10	2-5	0-10	11L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Washington	82	51	22	9	111	0.677	43	49	288	232	56	26-9-6	25-13-3	2-3	4-6	1L
2 Toronto	82	52	26	4	108	0.659	41	51	268	231	37	27-13-1	25-13-3	1-2	9-1	5W
3 Tampa Bay	82	47	27	8	102	0.622	41	45	294	219	75	29-8-4	18-19-4	2-3	5-5	1L
4 Carolina	82	47	30	5	99	0.604	42	47	266	233	33	31-9-1	16-21-4	0-3	3-7	3L
5 Florida	82	47	31	4	98	0.598	37	41	252	223	29	27-12-2	20-19-2	6-0	3-7	2L
6 Ottawa	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	35	44	243	234	9	27-11-3	18-19-4	1-2	6-4	1W
7 New Jersey	82	42	33	7	91	0.555	36	40	242	222	20	19-17-5	23-16-2	2-2	5-5	1L
8 Montreal	82	40	31	11	91	0.555	30	38	245	265	-20	23-12-6	17-19-5	2-4	7-3	1W
9 Columbus	82	40	33	9	89	0.543	30	34	273	268	5	26-10-5	14-23-4	6-1	7-3	6W
10 Detroit	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	30	36	238	259	-21	22-16-3	17-19-5	3-0	6-4	1L
11 NY Rangers	82	39	36	7	85	0.518	35	38	256	255	1	19-19-3	20-17-4	1-0	5-5	2W
12 NY Islanders	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	224	260	-36	19-17-5	16-18-7	2-3	3-7	2L
13 Pittsburgh	82	34	36	12	80	0.488	24	33	243	293	-50	21-15-5	13-21-7	1-6	5-5	1W
14 Buffalo	82	36	39	7	79	0.482	29	32	269	289	-20	23-15-3	13-24-4	4-2	6-4	1W
15 Boston	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	26	33	222	272	-50	20-14-7	13-25-3	0-1	3-7	1L
16 Philadelphia	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	21	27	238	286	-48	20-20-1	13-19-9	6-3	5-5	3L

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Winnipeg	82	56	22	4	116	0.707	43	54	277	191	86	30-7-4	26-15-0	2-1	7-3	1W
2 Vegas	82	50	22	10	110	0.671	46	49	275	219	56	29-9-3	21-13-7	1-5	6-4	1W
3 Dallas	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	41	48	277	224	53	28-10-3	22-16-3	2-2	3-7	7L
4 LA Kings	81	48	24	9	105	0.648	43	47	249	201	48	31-5-4	17-19-5	1-3	8-2	4W
5 Colorado	82	49	29	4	102	0.622	40	45	277	234	43	26-12-3	23-17-1	4-3	5-5	1W
6 Edmonton	82	48	29	5	101	0.616	36	48	259	236	23	25-13-3	23-16-2	0-1	7-3	1W
7 Minnesota	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	33	42	228	239	-11	22-17-2	23-13-5	3-3	5-5	2W
8 St Louis	82	44	30	8	96	0.585	32	40	254	233	21	24-14-3	20-16-5	4-2	7-3	1W
9 Calgary	81	40	27	14	94	0.58	30	35	220	237	-17	23-12-6	17-15-8	5-2	6-4	3W
10 Vancouver	82	38	30	14	90	0.549	28	35	236	253	-17	17-16-8	21-14-6	3-2	4-6	1L
11 Utah	82	38	31	13	89	0.543	30	37	241	251	-10	18-15-8	20-16-5	1-4	6-4	1L
12 Anaheim	82	35	37	10	80	0.488	24	31	221	263	-42	21-18-2	14-19-8	4-2	3-7	4L
13 Seattle	82	35	41	6	76	0.463	28	33	247	265	-18	18-18-5	17-23-1	2-3	5-5	1L
14 Nashville	82	30	44	8	68	0.415	24	28	214	274	-60	20-18-3	10-26-5	2-0	3-7	1W
15 Chicago	82	25	46	11	61	0.372	20	23	226	296	-70	15-20-6	10-26-5	2-4	4-6	2W
16 San Jose	82	20	50	12	52	0.317	14	18	210	315	-105	12-27-2	8-23-10	2-5	0-10	11L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Winnipeg	82	56	22	4	116	0.707	43	54	277	191	86	30-7-4	26-15-0	2-1	7-3	1W
2 Washington	82	51	22	9	111	0.677	43	49	288	232	56	26-9-6	25-13-3	2-3	4-6	1L
3 Vegas	82	50	22	10	110	0.671	46	49	275	219	56	29-9-3	21-13-7	1-5	6-4	1W
4 Toronto	82	52	26	4	108	0.659	41	51	268	231	37	27-13-1	25-13-3	1-2	9-1	5W
5 Dallas	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	41	48	277	224	53	28-10-3	22-16-3	2-2	3-7	7L
6 LA Kings	81	48	24	9	105	0.648	43	47	249	201	48	31-5-4	17-19-5	1-3	8-2	4W
7 Tampa Bay	82	47	27	8	102	0.622	41	45	294	219	75	29-8-4	18-19-4	2-3	5-5	1L
8 Colorado	82	49	29	4	102	0.622	40	45	277	234	43	26-12-3	23-17-1	4-3	5-5	1W
9 Edmonton	82	48	29	5	101	0.616	36	48	259	236	23	25-13-3	23-16-2	0-1	7-3	1W
10 Carolina	82	47	30	5	99	0.604	42	47	266	233	33	31-9-1	16-21-4	0-3	3-7	3L
11 Florida	82	47	31	4	98	0.598	37	41	252	223	29	27-12-2	20-19-2	6-0	3-7	2L
12 Ottawa	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	35	44	243	234	9	27-11-3	18-19-4	1-2	6-4	1W
13 Minnesota	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	33	42	228	239	-11	22-17-2	23-13-5	3-3	5-5	2W
14 St Louis	82	44	30	8	96	0.585	32	40	254	233	21	24-14-3	20-16-5	4-2	7-3	1W
15 Calgary	81	40	27	14	94	0.58	30	35	220	237	-17	23-12-6	17-15-8	5-2	6-4	3W
16 New Jersey	82	42	33	7	91	0.555	36	40	242	222	20	19-17-5	23-16-2	2-2	5-5	1L
17 Montreal	82	40	31	11	91	0.555	30	38	245	265	-20	23-12-6	17-19-5	2-4	7-3	1W
18 Vancouver	82	38	30	14	90	0.549	28	35	236	253	-17	17-16-8	21-14-6	3-2	4-6	1L
19 Utah	82	38	31	13	89	0.543	30	37	241	251	-10	18-15-8	20-16-5	1-4	6-4	1L
20 Columbus	82	40	33	9	89	0.543	30	34	273	268	5	26-10-5	14-23-4	6-1	7-3	6W
21 Detroit	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	30	36	238	259	-21	22-16-3	17-19-5	3-0	6-4	1L
22 NY Rangers	82	39	36	7	85	0.518	35	38	256	255	1	19-19-3	20-17-4	1-0	5-5	2W
23 NY Islanders	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	224	260	-36	19-17-5	16-18-7	2-3	3-7	2L
24 Pittsburgh	82	34	36	12	80	0.488	24	33	243	293	-50	21-15-5	13-21-7	1-6	5-5	1W
25 Anaheim	82	35	37	10	80	0.488	24	31	221	263	-42	21-18-2	14-19-8	4-2	3-7	4L
26 Buffalo	82	36	39	7	79	0.482	29	32	269	289	-20	23-15-3	13-24-4	4-2	6-4	1W
27 Seattle	82	35	41	6	76	0.463	28	33	247	265	-18	18-18-5	17-23-1	2-3	5-5	1L
28 Boston	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	26	33	222	272	-50	20-14-7	13-25-3	0-1	3-7	1L
29 Philadelphia	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	21	27	238	286	-48	20-20-1	13-19-9	6-3	5-5	3L
30 Nashville	82	30	44	8	68	0.415	24	28	214	274	-60	20-18-3	10-26-5	2-0	3-7	1W
31 Chicago	82	25	46	11	61	0.372	20	23	226	296	-70	15-20-6	10-26-5	2-4	4-6	2W
32 San Jose	82	20	50	12	52	0.317	14	18	210	315	-105	12-27-2	8-23-10	2-5	0-10	11L

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