Sabres vs. Rangers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 8

Two Eastern Conference teams, residing at opposite ends of the standings, face one another on Wednesday, April 8 when the third-place Buffalo Sabres (47-23-8) visit the 16th-place New York Rangers (33-36-9). The oddsmakers have made the Sabres solid favorites at -142 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Rangers are at +120.

Buffalo won 4-2 at home its last time out on April 6 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Jason Zucker (one goal and one assist) and Bowen Byram (two assists) each had two points for the Sabres.

New York won its last game 8-1 at home over the Washington Capitals on April 5. The Rangers got three points apiece out of three players in that matchup, including Mika Zibanejad (three assists) and Will Cuylle (three goals).

Ahead of watching this matchup, here is a peek at which club we pick to bring home the victory in Wednesday's action on the ice.

Sabres vs. Rangers Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Rangers 4 - Sabres 1
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.05 goals)
  

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Sabres vs. Rangers Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Sabres-Rangers game.

• Favorite: Sabres (-142)
• Underdog: Rangers (+120)

Sabres Betting Insights

• The Sabres have been victorious in 23 of their 38 games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (60.5%).
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -142 or shorter, Buffalo is 11-5 (winning 68.8% of the time).
• The Sabres' implied moneyline win probability is 58.7% in this matchup.
• Buffalo's 77 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 36 times.

Rangers Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been listed as an underdog 47 times this season, and won 18, or 38.3%, of those games.
• New York has a record of 8-13 in games when bookmakers have them as underdogs of at least +120 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies a 45.5% chance of victory for the Rangers.
• New York has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 31 of 77 games this season.

Sabres Key Stats

• Buffalo's 265 total goals (3.4 per game) make it the seventh-highest scoring team in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Sabres are conceding 233 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 11th in league action.
• It has the league's seventh-best goal differential at +32.
• The 48 power-play goals the Sabres have put up this season (on 235 power-play chances) rank 16th in the NHL.
• Buffalo has the league's 18th-ranked power-play conversion rate (20.43%).
• The Sabres have scored 10 shorthanded goals this season.
• Buffalo has the league's sixth-best penalty-kill percentage (82.03%).
• Buffalo has the 32nd-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 45.7%.
• The Sabres shoot 12% as a team (sixth in the league).

Rangers Key Stats

• New York's 226 goals on the season (2.9 per game) rank 21st in the league.
• The Rangers have given up 237 total goals this season (3.0 per game), 15th in the NHL.
• Its -11 goal differential ranks 19th in the league.
• The Rangers have 50 power-play goals (on 201 chances), 13th in the NHL.
• New York has the NHL's third-best power-play percentage (24.88%).
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Rangers have six.
• At 79.32%, New York has the 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• New York wins 54.5% of faceoffs, tops in the NHL.
• The 11.5% shooting percentage of the Rangers is 12th in the league.