Panthers vs. Sabres Betting Picks & Predictions
The Florida Panthers (37-13-5) will visit the Buffalo Sabres (18-30-8) on Monday at 7:00 PM ET, in a game featuring two squads at opposite ends of the Eastern Conference. The oddsmakers have made the Panthers heavy favorites at -278 on the moneyline, despite being the visitors, and the Sabres are at +223. Find more below on the Panthers vs. Sabres betting line, injury report, head-to-head stats, best bets and more.
Panthers vs. Sabres Betting Line
Panthers vs Sabres Betting Information
| Favorite |
Spread |
Total |
| Panthers |
-1.5 |
6.5 |
Panthers vs. Sabres Game Info
- Game Day: Monday, March 7, 2022
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Location: Buffalo, New York
- Arena: KeyBank Center
Computer Predictions for Panthers vs. Sabres
Computer picks for Panthers vs Sabres
| ATS |
Over/Under |
Score Prediction |
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Panthers (-1.5)
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Over (6.5)
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Panthers 4 Sabres 3
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Panthers vs. Sabres Betting Trends
Florida has been victorious in 34 of the 48 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
The Panthers have won nine of the 10 games they have played with moneyline odds lower than -278.
Based on the moneyline odds, Florida has a 73.5% chance of winning this contest.
Florida Panthers Leaders
Jonathan Huberdeau is currently one of Florida’s top contributors (76 total points), having put up 18 goals and 58 assists.
Sam Reinhart has 18 goals and 34 assists to total 52 points (1.0 per game).
Aleksander Barkov Jr.’s season total of 52 points has come from 25 goals and 27 assists.
Spencer Knight (9-6-2) has a goals against average of 3.2 on the season, and 467 saves. His .898 save percentage ranks 42nd in the league.
Florida Panthers Season Stats
The Panthers are the highest-scoring unit in the league with an average of 4.1 goals per game, resulting in 225 this season.
The Panthers are ranked 14th in NHL action in goals against this season, having conceded 160 total goals (2.9 per game).
The team’s goal differential (+65) leads the NHL this season .
The 39 power-play goals the Panthers have scored this season have come on 180 power-play chances, ranking them eighth-best in the NHL.
The Panthers’ offense has the league’s 13th-ranked power-play conversion rate (21.7%).
The Panthers’ offense has scored seven shorthanded goals this season (third among all teams).
The Panthers rank 17th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 79.5%.
The Panthers’ players win 47.6% of their faceoffs to rank 27th in the league.
The Panthers shoot 11.1% as a team, ranked fourth-best in the league.
The Panthers average 25.2 hits and 12 blocked shots per game.
Sabres vs. Panthers Betting Trends
The Sabres have been the underdog 54 times this season, and upset their opponent in 16, or 29.6%, of those games.
Buffalo has won three of its 13 games when it is the underdog by +223 or longer on the moneyline.
Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Sabres have a 31.0% chance to win.
Buffalo Sabres Leaders
Tage Thompson is a top offensive contributor for his team with 42 points (0.8 per game). He has recorded 23 goals and 19 assists in 53 games (playing 17:31 per game).
Jeff Skinner’s 41 points this season, including 23 goals and 18 assists, make him one of the top offensive threats for Buffalo.
Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin has 37 points, courtesy of eight goals (sixth on team) and 29 assists (first).
Dustin Tokarski has a record of 5-8-4 in 20 games this season, conceding 60 goals (3.4 goals against average) with 532 saves and an .899 save percentage, 40th in the league.
Buffalo Sabres Season Stats
The Sabres have the NHL’s 24th-ranked scoring offense (151 total goals, 2.7 per game).
The Sabres’ 199 total goals conceded (3.6 per game) rank 28th in the NHL.
Their -48 goal differential ranks 27th in the league.
The Sabres have recorded 31 power-play goals this season (on 151 power-play chances). That ranks 19th in the NHL.
The Sabres have a 20.5% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 18 percentage.
The Sabres have scored three shorthanded goals.
The 76.4% penalty-kill percentage the Sabres have amassed is the league’s 24th-ranked rate.
The Sabres have the league’s 32nd-ranked faceoff win percentage (46.1%).
The Sabres are shooting 9% (22nd in the league).
The Sabres have not yet shut out an opponent this season.
Panthers and Sabres Injury Report
Panthers: Markus Nutivaara: Out (Undisclosed), Jonas Johansson: Out (COVID-19), Ryan Lomberg: Out (Undisclosed)
Sabres: Colin Miller: Out (Upper Body), Henri Jokiharju: Out (Lower Body), Malcolm Subban: Out For Season (Upper Body), Alex Tuch: Day To Day (Undisclsoed), Drake Caggiula: Out For Season (Back), Zemgus Girgensons: Out (Undisclosed)
Our best bet is Panthers on the moneyline at -278 and against the spread (-1.5) after digging through all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer predicts the total score will go over the total of 6.5 goals.
