Sabres vs. Islanders NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 31

The Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders -- the former coming off a victory, the latter a loss -- will meet on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, at KeyBank Center in Buffalo. The Islanders are underdogs on the road, at +145, and the Sabres are -175.

Buffalo earned a shootout victory at home its last time out on March 28 against the Seattle Kraken 3-2, taking the shootout 2-0 to seal the win. Five Sabres players had one point each, including Rasmus Dahlin (one goal) and Peyton Krebs (one goal).

New York lost 8-3 at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins in its most recent game on March 30. Three Islanders skaters recorded two points each in that outing, including Adam Boqvist (two assists) and Mathew Barzal (one goal and one assist).

Ahead of watching this matchup, here's our prediction for which club will take home the victory in Tuesday's hockey action.

Sabres vs. Islanders Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Sabres 4 - Islanders 1
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.01 goals)
  

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Sabres vs. Islanders Moneylines

Grab a look below at the latest moneylines for the Sabres-Islanders matchup.

• Favorite: Sabres (-175)
• Underdog: Islanders (+145)

Sabres Betting Insights

• The Sabres have won 61.1% of their games when they've been a moneyline favorite this season (22-14).
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -175 or shorter, Buffalo is 5-2 (winning 71.4% of the time).
• Based on the moneyline in this matchup, the Sabres' implied win probability is 63.6%.
• Buffalo and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 34 of 73 games this season.

Islanders Betting Insights

• This season the Islanders have won 27 of the 45 games, or 60.0%, in which they've been an underdog.
• New York is 5-3 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +145 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Islanders, based on the moneyline, is 40.8%.
• New York and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 33 of 75 games this season.

Sabres Key Stats

• Buffalo's 254 total goals (3.4 per game) make it the sixth-highest scoring team in the league.
• The Sabres rank 12th in goals against, allowing 218 total goals (3.0 per game) in NHL action.
• Its goal differential (+36) makes the team fifth-best in the league.
• The 46 power-play goals the Sabres have recorded this season (to rank 15th in the NHL) have come on 220 power-play chances.
• Buffalo's 20.91% power-play conversion rate ranks 16th in the league.
• The 10 shorthanded goals the Sabres have scored this season rank second among NHL squads.
• Buffalo's 81.95% penalty-kill success rate is the fourth-best in the league.
• Buffalo wins 45.5% of its faceoffs to rank 32nd in the NHL.
• The Sabres shoot 12.2% as a team (fourth in the league).

Islanders Key Stats

• With 215 goals (2.9 per game), New York has the league's 20th-ranked offense.
• The Islanders' total of 212 goals conceded (2.8 per game) is fifth in the NHL.
• Its +3 goal differential ranks 16th in the league.
• With 37 power-play goals (on 221 chances), the Islanders are 24th in the NHL.
• New York's power-play percentage (16.74) puts the team 30th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Islanders have nine.
• At 81.63%, New York has the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 52.7%, New York has the NHL's fourth-best faceoff win rate.
• With a shooting percentage of 10.2%, the Islanders are 27th in the league.