Roope Hintz, Mattias Janmark, and the Dallas Stars will face off against Jack Eichel, Rasmus Dahlin, and the Buffalo Sabres at the KeyBank Center in an East-West showdown. This one gets underway at 3 p.m. ET on Monday, October 14 and it will be broadcasted live on Fox Sports Southwest.
Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres Odds
The Sabres (-115) are favored over the Stars (-105), and the Over/Under (O/U) has been placed at 6 goals (-110 over, -110 under).
Netting moneyline bettors 3.9 units, Buffalo is 4-1 straight up (SU) overall this year. That winning percentage, ranked fourth in the league so far in the early season, is a welcomed turnaround from what the team managed during last year’s regular season (33-49). Among its five games this season, three have gone over the total, while two have gone under and none have pushed. The team’s 3-0 SU at home thus far.
The Sabres have successfully scored on 42.1 percent of their power play opportunities thus far. That’s a noticeable improvement from last year, when they were ranked 16th in the league by scoring on 19.5 percent of their extra-man advantages. Their penalty kill has fallen off significantly year-over-year as they’ve gone from successfully defending 80.8 percent of opponents’ power plays (ranked 12th overall last season) to 73.3 percent this year.
Averaging 23.0 saves per game with a .908 save percentage, the undefeated Carter Hutton (3-0) has been the primary option in goal for Buffalo this season. If Buffalo chooses to give him a rest, however, it might turn to Linus Ullmark (1-1-1 record, .931 save percentage, 2.86 goals against average).
On the other side of the ice, Dallas is 1-5 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year. Through six regular season matches, four of its games have gone under the total, while two have gone over and none have pushed. The Stars are 1-2 SU as the visiting team this season.
The Stars have recorded a goal on 5.0 percent of their power play chances this year after successfully converting on 21.2 percent of their extra-man opportunities in 2018-19 (when the team ranked seventh in the league in that category). The team has gone from killing off 84.4 percent of opponent power plays (ranked third overall last season) to 84.6 percent in 2019-20.
Ben Bishop (25.3 saves per game) has been the primary choice in the net for Dallas. Bishop has one win, three losses, and one OT loss to his credit, and has registered a .910 save percentage and 2.48 goals against average this year.
Dallas Stars vs. Buffalo Sabres Free Picks
Prediction: SU Winner – Sabres, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- Buffalo has yet to lose a game by two or more goals this season.
- The Stars are 0-2 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 0-3 when they serve fewer than 10 penalty minutes, in total.
