Two teams facing each other for the first time this season, the Boston Bruins and the Buffalo Sabres take the ice at the KeyBank Center in an Atlantic Division tilt. The first puck will drop at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 4, and fans at home can catch the game live on New England Sports Network.
Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo Sabres Odds
Boston (+105) is currently the underdog to Boston (-125) and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals. The odds for betting the total stand at -125 over, +105 under.
The Boston Bruins were 50-32 straight up (SU) last season, while the Buffalo Sabres finished just 25-57.
The visiting Bruins managed to score 3.31 goals per game on offense (32.8 shot attempts per game), while the defense gave up 2.67 goals per contest. Opponents attempted 29.3 shots per game against the Bruins last year.
Behind 31.2 offensive shot attempts per outing, the Sabres were able to tally 2.43 goals/game. They allowed 32.7 shots and 3.41 goals per game on defense.
When it comes to last season’s power-play performance, the Bruins were the stronger team on both offense and defense. They scored on a whopping 25.0% of their man- advantages and killed off 82.5% of the power plays encountered by the defense. On the other hand, the Sabres found the net on 19.1% of their power play opportunities during the 2017-18 season. They successfully killed off 77.9% of all opposition power plays.
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Buffalo was 1-2 in games decided by shootout last season. Boston was 3-3 in shootouts.
Buffalo’s skaters managed 5.4 takeaways per game and allowed 7.6 giveaways per game.
Boston skaters converted 8.0 takeaways per game while allowing 9.4 giveaways per game in 2017-18
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