Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, 3/25/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres

Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Location: KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY

TV: MSG Network

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (-132) Sabres (+110)

The Buffalo Sabres (28-35-6) will play the Ottawa Senators (37-27-5) at KeyBank Center on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Senators at -132 while the Sabres are sitting at +110. The total comes in at 6.5.

The Ottawa Senators went home feeling good about their game by earning a 3-2 victory against the Devils their last time out. The Senators played like an average offensive team in this win. For the game, they tallied a score on 3 of the 19 shots they put on goal. Furthermore, they had 3 power play opportunities and netted 1 goal. Ottawa amassed 6 mins in the box in this contest.

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When talking about their scoring, the Ottawa Senators have accumulated 201 goals (20th in the NHL) on the year and have surrendered 198. For the current season, they have earned 79 points and their points % is .572. Ottawa steps onto the ice with 223 power play chances and they have scored 53 goals during those chances, garnering them a rate of 23.77%. When at even strength, the Senators have surrendered 152 goals while earning 148 when they are on offense. Ottawa has tried 2,012 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.0%. The Senators have seen 1,963 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .899. Ottawa Senators opponents have 200 power play opportunities (12th in the NHL) and have notched 46 goals in those attempts.

The player between the pipes for this game is Linus Ullmark. Ullmark has played in 284 contests during his professional hockey career. He has earned a mark of 157-86-26 and he was named the starter in 274 games. Opponents have tallied 693 goals against Ullmark in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.89. Ullmark has seen 8,359 shots against him and has amassed 7,666 saves. He has a save percentage of .917 for his 14,373 mins between the pipes. For his career, Ullmark has 174 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .635.

When they were on the ice last, Buffalo squared up with the Jets in a game where the Sabres notched a win by a final of 5-3. They had 3 power play attempts in this one and scored 1 out of those opportunities. The Sabres scored 5 goals of the 17 shots on goal they tried.

So far this season, the Buffalo Sabres have earned 214 goals, 62 points, and a points percentage of .449. They have allowed 243 goals to be scored by way of 195 goals at even strength and 48 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Sabres have accumulated 178 goals at even strength and 36 goals (24th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 200 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 18.00%. Buffalo has taken 1,905 shots (27th in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 11.23%, while allowing the opposition 1,986 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 76.92% on their opponents 208 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 87.8%.

Across the rink you are going to see Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in the crease. He has recorded 3,884 stops out of 4,322 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .899. Luukkonen is sitting with a lifetime mark of 70-63-14 and has been in net for 151 games. He has started in 147 games and has played for a total of 5,833 minutes. Luukkonen's quality start percentage sits at 53.1% and he has 78 quality starting assignments in his pro career. Opponents are averaging 4.51 goals/game and he has given up 438 goals overall.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa (-132)

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