Golden Knights vs. Sabres NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 17

The Vegas Golden Knights and Buffalo Sabres -- both coming off victories -- will play on Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET, at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise. The Sabres are underdogs away from home, at +114, and the Golden Knights are -135.

Vegas grabbed a 4-0 victory at home its last time out on March 14 against the Chicago Blackhawks. Pavel Dorofeyev's three points (two goals and one assist) led the Golden Knights.

Buffalo's most recent game was a shootout victory at home on March 14 against the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 (2-0). Six Sabres players had one point each in that outing, including Jack Quinn (one goal) and Zachary Benson (one assist).

Prepare for this matchup with a glimpse at who we predict will come out on top in Tuesday's game.

Golden Knights vs. Sabres Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Vegas Golden Knights and Buffalo Sabres, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Golden Knights 4 - Sabres 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.00 goals)
  

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Golden Knights vs. Sabres Moneylines

Snag a look below at the latest moneylines for the Golden Knights-Sabres game.

• Favorite: Golden Knights (-135)
• Underdog: Sabres (+114)

Golden Knights Betting Insights

• The Golden Knights are 26-27 this season when favored on the moneyline.
• Vegas is 21-18 in games it has played with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter (53.8% win percentage).
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Golden Knights have an implied probability of 57.4% to win.
• Vegas and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 33 of 67 games this season.

Sabres Betting Insights

• The Sabres have been made an underdog 33 times this season, and won 20, or 60.6%, of those games.
• Buffalo has entered 19 games this season as an underdog by +114 or more and is 10-9 in those contests.
• The Sabres have a 46.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Buffalo has played 31 games this season with over 6.5 goals.

Golden Knights Key Stats

• Vegas ranks 11th in the NHL with 219 goals scored (3.3 per game).
• The Golden Knights have conceded 203 total goals (3.0 per game), ranking 16th in league action in goals against.
• Its goal differential (+16) makes the team 10th-best in the league.
• The 48 power-play goals the Golden Knights have put up this season (fifth-most in the NHL) have come on 188 power-play chances.
• Vegas' 25.53% power-play conversion rate is the third-best in the league.
• The Golden Knights have capitalized with three shorthanded goals this season (24th among NHL teams).
• Vegas has the league's fourth-best penalty-kill percentage (82.93%).
• Vegas wins 51% of its faceoffs to rank 10th in the NHL.
• The Golden Knights have an 11.5% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 11th in the league.

Sabres Key Stats

• Buffalo is third in the NHL in scoring (231 goals, 3.4 per game).
• The Sabres have allowed 200 total goals this season (3.0 per game), 12th in the league.
• With a goal differential of +31, the team is sixth-best in the league in that category.
• With 42 power-play goals (on 203 chances), the Sabres are 15th in the NHL.
• Buffalo has the league's 16th-ranked power-play percentage (20.69%).
• The Sabres have 10 shorthanded goals (second in league).
• Buffalo's has the fifth-best penalty-kill percentage (82.87%).
• Buffalo wins 45.2% of faceoffs, 32nd-ranked in the NHL.
• The 12.3% shooting percentage of the Sabres is fourth in the league.