Anaheim Ducks vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, 2/25/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Anaheim Ducks vs Buffalo Sabres

Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Location: KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY

TV: MSG Network

Odds/Point Spread: Ducks (-275) Sabres (+220)

The Buffalo Sabres (23-27-5) will go up against the Anaheim Ducks (25-24-7) at KeyBank Center on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Anaheim at -275 while Buffalo is sitting at +220. The total is 6.5.

The Anaheim Ducks will need a bounce back game after taking a 5-4 defeat against the Red Wings their last time out. The Ducks had a good offensive outing in the loss. For the matchup, they converted 4 out of the 28 shots they put on goal. Moreover, they had 1 chance on the power play but didn't get a goal. Anaheim compiled 28 penalty minutes in this game.

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When at even strength, the Ducks have conceded 128 goals while scoring 123 of their own. Anaheim Ducks opponents have 159 power play opportunities (17th in hockey) and have a total of 42 goals in those attempts. When talking about their scoring, the Anaheim Ducks have racked up 141 goals (32nd in the NHL) on the year and have given up 170. Anaheim has taken 1,567 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.0%. For the season, they have recorded 57 points and their points percentage sits at .509. The Ducks have seen 1,806 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .906. Anaheim steps onto the ice with 151 power play opportunities and they have notched 18 goals out of those attempts, earning them a rate of 11.92%.

The player between the pipes for this game is John Gibson. Gibson has participated in 501 contests over the course of his hockey career. He has earned an overall mark of 202-215-63 and he started in 489 games. The opposition has notched 1,373 goals versus Gibson in his NHL career and his goals against average is 3.02. Gibson has seen 15,290 shot attempts against him and has recorded 13,917 saves. His save percentage is .910 in his 27,296 mins on the ice. For his professional hockey career, Gibson has 264 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .540.

Their last time out, Buffalo went up against the Rangers in a matchup where the Sabres ended up with the win by a final score of 8-2. The Sabres tallied 8 goals out of the 33 shots on goal they pursued. They had 3 power play chances in this matchup and recorded 1 out of those chances.

Buffalo has put up 1,535 shots (28th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 11.53%, while allowing the other team 1,603 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 78.18% on the other teams 165 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 88.4%. They have a total of 159 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 16.98%. The Sabres have 150 goals at even strength and 27 goals (26th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 186 goals to be scored by of a combination of 150 goals at even strength and 36 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the season, the Buffalo Sabres have tallied 177 goals, 51 points, and a points percentage of .464.

Across the rink you will find Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in net. Teams are averaging 4.13 goals per game and he has surrendered 400 goals overall. Luukkonen's quality start percentage comes out to 54.4% and he has 74 quality starting assignments in his career. He got the starting nod in 136 games and has accumulated 5,808 minutes. Luukkonen is sitting with a lifetime record of 66-57-14 and has participated in 140 games. He has a tally of 3,660 saves out of 4,060 shots attempted against him, giving him a percentage of .901.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Buffalo (+220)

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