Buffalo Sabres vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 3/29/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Sabres vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Sabres (-196) Flyers (+162)

The Philadelphia Flyers (28-36-9) will try to defeat the Buffalo Sabres (29-35-6) at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday. The line on this matchup has Buffalo at -196 and Philadelphia opens at +162. The over/under has been set at 6.

The Buffalo Sabres were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 victory against the Senators their last time out. Buffalo accounted for 8 penalty minutes for this contest. The Sabres offense showed they have some room for improvement in this win. In addition, they had 1 chance on the power play but weren't able to score a goal. In the matchup, they earned a goal on 3 of the 24 shots they launched.

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In regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Buffalo Sabres have earned 217 goals (14th in hockey) this year and have allowed 245. For the current campaign, they have racked up 64 points and their points percentage sits at .457. Buffalo has 201 power play chances and they have tallied 36 goals out of those chances, garnering them a percentage of 17.91%. At even strength, the Sabres have conceded 195 goals while getting 181 of their own. Buffalo has taken 1,929 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.3%. The Sabres have had 2,018 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .879. Buffalo Sabres opponents have totaled 212 power play opportunities (6th in hockey) and have racked up 50 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the net in this game is Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Opponents have notched 438 goals against Luukkonen in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 4.51. Luukkonen has participated in 151 contests during his hockey career. His save percentage currently is .899 during his 5,833 mins between the pipes. He has an overall mark of 70-63-14 and he has gotten the start in 147 games. In his professional hockey career, Luukkonen has accumulated 78 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .531. Luukkonen has seen 4,322 shot attempts against him and has amassed 3,884 total saves.

In their last game, Philadelphia faced off against the Maple Leafs in an outing where the Flyers were on the wrong end of the score by a mark of 7-2. The Flyers notched 2 goals of the 19 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 1 power play chance in this outing but didn't put one in the back of the net.

The Flyers have earned 171 goals at even strength and 26 goals (30th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. Philadelphia has attempted 1,970 shots (19th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 10.00%, while allowing their opponents 1,945 shots. On the year, the Philadelphia Flyers have tallied 197 goals, 65 points, in addition to a points percentage of .445. They have allowed 251 goals to be scored by of a combination of 210 goals at even strength and 41 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 190 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 13.68%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 77.35% on the other teams 181 tries on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 87.1%.

For the opposition you will find Samuel Ersson in net. He is sitting with 2,258 stops out of 2,542 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .888. Ersson has a career record of 48-37-12 and has participated in 105 games. He has made the start in 99 contests and has played 3,550 mins. Ersson's rate of quality starts is 49.5% and he has made 49 quality starts in his hockey career. His opponents are averaging 4.80 goals per contest and he has conceded 284 goals altogether.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Buffalo (-196)

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