The Buffalo Sabres will face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning on February 29, 2024, at 7:00 pm EST. According to Draftkings sportsbook, the Sabres are listed as +136 underdogs while the Lightning are favored at -162. Early betting trends show an even split in money line bets between the two teams. The total opening at 6.5 -120 is also evenly split between the under and the over bets. This matchup promises to be a tightly contested game with both teams receiving ample support from bettors. Get daily NHL picks here.
NHL
Buffalo Sabres
Tampa Bay Lightning
Team Records
BUF
Team Records
TB
8-8-1 Overall 8-6-1 1-0 Shootout 0-1 1-1 Overtime 1-0 6-5-0 Home 5-1-1 2-3-1 Road 3-5-0 4-7-1 EAS 3-2-1 4-1-0 WES 5-4-0 3-3-0 ATL 0-2-0 1-4-1 MET 3-0-1 3-0-0 CEN 3-4-0 1-1-0 PAC 2-0-0 2-2-1 ≤1 2-2-1 3-2-0 ≥3 6-2-0 4-5-1 Oct 7-3-0 4-3-0 Nov 1-3-1 0-0-0 Dec 0-0-0 0-0-0 Jan 0-0-0 0-0-0 Feb 0-0-0 0-0-0 Mar 0-0-0 0-0-0 Apr 0-0-0 Team Stats
BUF
Team Stats
TB
58 Goals For 53 56 Goals Agst 45 3.06 PP For GM 3.2 .53 PP Goals GM .60 17.31 PP% 18.75 3.29 PP Agst GM 3.27 .76 PP Agst Goals GM .73 76.79 PK% 77.55 10.6 PIM GM 10.5 8.9 oPIM GM 10.5 Goalies
U. Luukkonen
A. Vasilevskiy
8 GP 10 8 GS 10 3-4-1 W-L-T/O 6-4-0 25 Goals Allowed 24 3.16 GAA 2.54 233 Shots Against 256 .893 SV% .906 0 SO 1 4 Quality Starts 5 .500 QS% .500 1 Bad Starts 3 105 Goals All.% 92 -1.26 Goals Sv Above Avg 2.08 Recent Starts
Date
Opp
W/L
GA
SA
SV
SV%
1/11/22
TBVasilevskiy
ML N/AL1-6
TOTAL N/A2 9 7 .778 1/6/22
SJHill
ML N/AL2-3
TOTAL N/A3 21 18 .857 1/1/22
BOSUllmark
ML N/AL3-4
TOTAL N/A4 41 37 .902 12/29/21
NJBlackwood
ML N/AL3-4
TOTAL N/A4 42 38 .905 12/16/21
MINTalbot
ML N/AW3-2
TOTAL N/A2 32 30 .938
Date
Opp
W/L
GA
SA
SV
SV%
5/4/22
TORCampbell
ML N/AW5-3
TOTAL N/A3 34 31 .912 5/2/22
TORCampbell
ML N/AL0-5
TOTAL N/A5 32 27 .844 4/29/22
NYISorokin
ML N/AW6-4
TOTAL N/A4 37 33 .892 4/26/22
CBJMerzlikins
ML N/AW4-1
TOTAL N/A1 21 20 .952 4/24/22
FLABobrovsky
ML N/AW8-4
TOTAL N/A4 39 35 .897 Betting Trends
BUF
Betting Trends
TB
OVERALL OVERALL 2-1-0 Win/Loss/Tie 2-1-0 2-1-0 ATS W/L/P 2-1-0 2.33 Avg Score 3.33 2 Avg Opp Score 3 AWAY HOME 2-1-0 Win/Loss/Tie 0-3-0 1-2-0 ATS W/L/P 0-3-0 2.33 Avg Score 2.33 2 Avg Opp Score 6
BUF
Betting Trends
TB
OVERALL OVERALL 3-2-0 Win/Loss/Tie 2-3-0 2-3-0 ATS W/L/P 2-3-0 2.6 Avg Score 3 2.4 Avg Opp Score 3.6 AWAY HOME 4-1-0 Win/Loss/Tie 2-3-0 3-2-0 ATS W/L/P 2-3-0 3 Avg Score 3.8 2 Avg Opp Score 4.8
BUF
Betting Trends
TB
OVERALL OVERALL 5-5-0 Win/Loss/Tie 5-5-0 5-5-0 ATS W/L/P 5-5-0 2.5 Avg Score 3.2 2.3 Avg Opp Score 4 AWAY HOME 7-3-0 Win/Loss/Tie 7-3-0 6-4-0 ATS W/L/P 6-4-0 3.2 Avg Score 4.4 2.4 Avg Opp Score 3.6 Head to Head
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