Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, 1/28/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres

Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Location: KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY

TV: MSG Network

Odds/Point Spread: Bruins (-150) Sabres (+125)

The Boston Bruins (25-20-6) are headed to KeyBank Center on Tuesday where they will go up against the Buffalo Sabres (18-26-5). The moneyline on this matchup has the Bruins at -150 while the Sabres are priced at +125. The total is 6.

The Boston Bruins were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 3-1 win over the Avalanche their last time on the ice. Boston accrued 4 penalty mins in this game. Moreover, they had 1 chance with the advantage but weren't able to notch a goal. The Bruins had an average offensive outing in the win. For the outing, they were able to notch a goal on 3 out of the 15 shots they put on goal.

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When talking about their scoring capabilities, the Boston Bruins have racked up 139 goals (20th in the league) for the season and have allowed 158. For the current campaign, they have earned 56 points and their points percentage comes in at .549. Boston comes into tonight with 157 power play opportunities and they have tallied 21 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a rate of 13.38%. While playing at even strength, the Bruins have given up 120 goals while earning 118 on the offensive side of the ice. Boston has attempted 1,393 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.0%. The Bruins have had 1,455 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .891. Boston Bruins opponents have earned 158 power play opportunities (2nd in hockey) and have scored 38 goals in those attempts.

The player in the crease for this game is Jeremy Swayman. Opponents have notched 399 goals against Swayman in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 3.13. Swayman has been involved in 168 contests over the course of his hockey career. His save percentage currently sits at .914 in his 7,658 mins in the crease. He has an overall mark of 95-49-19 and he was named the starter in 161 games. Over the course of his pro career, Swayman has recorded 100 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .621. Swayman has seen 4,641 shots taken against him and he has 4,242 saves.

In their last outing, Buffalo played the Oilers in a matchup where the Sabres ended up losing by a final of 3-2. The Sabres recorded 2 goals of the 41 shots on goal they tried. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this contest but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal.

Buffalo has taken 1,358 shots (23rd in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.82%, while allowing the opposition 1,441 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 77.55% on their oppositions 147 tries on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 88.3%. They have earned 144 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 16.67%. The Sabres have earned 123 goals at even strength and 24 goals (26th in hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 168 goals to be scored by way of 135 goals at even strength and 33 goals while they were shorthanded. On the campaign, the Buffalo Sabres have accounted for 147 goals, 41 points, in addition to a points percentage of .418.

Across the ice you are going to see Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen defending the goal. Luukkonen has a career record of 62-56-14 and has been in goal for 135 games. Luukkonen's quality start rate comes out to 54.2% and he has accumulated 71 quality starts in his hockey career. He has tallied 3,543 stops out of 3,928 shots tried, giving him a rate of .902. His opponents are averaging 3.99 goals per game and he has yielded 385 goals altogether. He got the starting nod in 131 contests and has accumulated 5,795 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Boston (-150)

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