The Minnesota Wild and Buffalo Sabres — the former coming off a win, the latter a defeat — will play on Saturday at 5:00 PM ET, at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul. The oddsmakers have made the Wild solid favorites at -144 on the moneyline, and the Sabres are at +118.
The insights in what follows are based off odds valid as of February 17, 2024 at 3:13 PM ET. Keep scrolling for a look at all of the latest odds for this outing and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!
Wild vs. Sabres Betting Odds
- Moneyline: MIN: (-144) | BUF: (+118)
- Puck line: MIN: -1.5 (167) | BUF: +1.5 (-207)
- Total: 6.5 — Over: (-103) | Under: (-120)
Injury Report as of February 17
Wild: Patrick Maroon: Back (Out), Marcus Foligno: Lower Body (Out), Sam Hentges: Undisclosed (Out), Jared Spurgeon: Lower Body (Out), Declan Chisholm: Personal (Probable)
Sabres: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: Lower Body (Probable), Mattias Samuelsson: Upper Body (Out), Jack Quinn: Lower Body (Out), Owen Power: Undisclosed (Out)
Wild vs. Sabres Predictions & Computer Picks
| Moneyline Pick | Wild |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Under (6.5) |
| Spread Pick | Sabres (+1.5) |
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Wild vs. Sabres Team Stats
| Wild Avg. (Rank) | Sabres Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.00 (17th) | Goals Scored | 2.92 (21st) |
| 3.23 (21st) | Goals Allowed | 3.08 (16th) |
| 30.2 (18th) | Shots | 31.8 (10th) |
| 30.4 (18th) | Shots Allowed | 29.3 (8th) |
Wild Key Players
| Name | GP | GOALS | ASST | PTS | SHOTS | PP GOALS | PLUS/MINUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirill Kaprizov | 46 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 157 | 7 | +6 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 53 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 196 | 10 | +14 |
| Matthew Boldy | 46 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 134 | 7 | +6 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 44 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 111 | 4 | -1 |
| Brock Faber | 53 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 86 | 2 | +5 |
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Sabres Key Players
| Name | GP | GOALS | ASST | PTS | SHOTS | PP GOALS | PLUS/MINUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Mittelstadt | 53 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 91 | 1 | +11 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 52 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 160 | 4 | -12 |
| Alex Tuch | 46 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 121 | 2 | -1 |
| John-Jason Peterka | 53 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 149 | 1 | +7 |
| Jeff Skinner | 45 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 147 | 6 | -1 |
Betting Trends
- The Wild have put together a 16-8 record when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.
- The Wild have an implied moneyline win probability of 59.0% in this matchup.
- The Sabres have been made an underdog 33 times this season, and won 11, or 33.3%, of those games.
- Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Sabres have a 45.9% chance to win.
- Minnesota and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 26 of 53 games this season.
- Buffalo has played 22 games this season that finished with over 6.5 goals.
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