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NJD @ BUF

Friday, October 4, 2024 · 12:00 PM CT

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's starter from ESPN's probable-goalie report: Confirmed once the team or a beat reporter confirms it, Expected before that, refreshed every 30 minutes on game days. With no report yet it falls back to the team's most recent starter (Last start). After the game it shows the real starters from the box score. Injuries lists both teams' players on ESPN's injury report (Day-To-Day, Out, Injured Reserve) before puck drop. Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

New Jersey Devils
42-33-7 · Away
4 – 1
FINAL
Buffalo Sabres
36-39-7 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
NJD -150 · BUF +130
Puck Line
NJD -1.5 (+150) · BUF +1.5 (-195)
Total
O 6 (-130) · U (+105)

Graded: total 5 → OVER L · BUF +1.5 L

Betting Trends Season = '23-24 (fewer than 5 games this season)
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 6
 NJDo6 64%
47-26-9
40%
2-3
70%
7-3
62%
23-14-4
100%
3-0
—
BUFo6 43%
31-41-10
0%
0-3-2
43%
3-4-3
43%
16-21-4
100%
3-0
—
Puck Line
cover %
 NJD-1.5 28%
23-59
0%
0-5
10%
1-9
37%
15-26
33%
1-2
—
BUF+1.5 68%
56-26
80%
4-1
70%
7-3
66%
27-14
67%
2-1
—
Moneyline
win %
 NJD fav -150 46%
38-44
20%
1-4
30%
3-7
51%
21-20
67%
2-1
—
BUF dog +130 48%
39-43
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
51%
21-20
33%
1-2
—
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown (closing)
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 0.5
 DK 1.5 o-154/u+120 FD 1.5 o-130/u+102 NJD 81%
66-16
80%
4-1
90%
9-1
78%
32-9
100%
3-0
— 1.76 0.85 / 0.90
BUF 84%
69-13
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
85%
35-6
100%
3-0
— 2.00 0.82 / 1.18
2nd Period
over 0.5
 DK 1.5 o-200/u+154 NJD 92%
75-7
80%
4-1
90%
9-1
93%
38-3
100%
3-0
— 2.29 1.11 / 1.18
BUF 85%
70-12
60%
3-2
80%
8-2
93%
38-3
100%
3-0
— 1.87 0.98 / 0.89
3rd Period
over 0.5
 no DK/FD line NJD 92%
75-7
80%
4-1
90%
9-1
88%
36-5
100%
3-0
— 2.50 1.20 / 1.30
BUF 88%
72-10
40%
2-3
70%
7-3
88%
36-5
100%
3-0
— 1.96 1.13 / 0.83
Team Comparison '24-25
NJDBUF
Record (W-L-OTL)42-33-736-39-7
Points %55.5%48.2%
Goals for / game2.953.28
Goals against / game2.713.52
Shots for / game28.127.8
Shots against / game26.428.9
Power play %28.2%18.8%
Penalty kill %82.7%76.3%
Faceoff %49.9%47.7%
1st period GF / GA0.65 / 0.721.12 / 0.83
2nd period GF / GA1.11 / 0.791.02 / 1.30
3rd period GF / GA1.12 / 1.111.05 / 1.30
Avg game total5.666.80
Starting Goalies from the box score
30 saves on 31 shots · 1 GA · W
19 saves on 22 shots · 3 GA · L
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
NJD2110230/2
BUF0010310/4
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
NJDPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Timo Meier G 0.5
o+135
 33% 40% 0%0/2 0 U
Nico Hischier G 0.5
o+185
 32% 40% 33%1/3 1 O
Jack Hughes G 0.5
o+110
 34% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Jesper Bratt G 0.5
o+180
 28% 30% 67%2/3 0 U
Erik Haula G 0.5
o+325
 20% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Jason Zucker G 0.5
o+325
 19% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Ondrej Palat G 0.5
o+425
 14% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Tomas Tatar G 0.5
o+575
 11% 10% 0%0/4 0 U
Brenden Dillon G 0.5
o+1200
 9% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Dougie Hamilton G 0.5
o+425
 25% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Curtis Lazar G 0.5
o+850
 9% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Sam Lafferty G 0.5
o+750
 17% 10% 50%1/2 0 U
Nathan Bastian G 0.5
o+700
 7% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Dawson Mercer G 0.5
o+325
 22% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Stefan Noesen G 0.5
o+400
 17% 0% 33%1/3 1 O
Nicolas Aube-Kubel G 0.5
o+800
 10% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Jonas Siegenthaler G 0.5
o+1300
 2% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Beck Malenstyn G 0.5
o+750
 7% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Johnathan Kovacevic G 0.5
o+1500
 10% 0% 0%0/3 1 O
Ryan McLeod G 0.5
o+525
 14% 0% 100%2/2 0 U
Paul Cotter G 0.5
o+700
 9% 0% 0%0/2 1 O
Simon Nemec G 0.5
o+700
 5% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Seamus Casey G 0.5
o+900
 — — — 0 U
Jesper Bratt PTS 0.5
o-180 / u+135
 63% 80% 100%3/3 0 U
Nico Hischier PTS 0.5
o-180 / u+135
 62% 80% 67%2/3 1 O
Dougie Hamilton PTS 0.5
o-110 / u-120
 60% 60% 50%1/2 0 U
Timo Meier PTS 0.5
o-165 / u+125
 52% 60% 100%2/2 0 U
Jack Hughes PTS 1.5
o+160 / u-220
 32% 40% 0%0/3 0 U
Erik Haula PTS 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 38% 20% 67%2/3 0 U
Dawson Mercer PTS 0.5
o+140 / u-190
 31% 10% 33%1/3 1 O
Dougie Hamilton A 0.5
o+145 / u-200
 45% 60% 50%1/2 0 U
Jesper Bratt A 0.5
o+115 / u-155
 48% 60% 33%1/3 0 U
Nico Hischier A 0.5
o+115 / u-150
 44% 60% 67%2/3 0 U
Timo Meier A 0.5
o+175 / u-240
 30% 40% 100%2/2 0 U
Jack Hughes A 0.5
o-105 / u-125
 52% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Dawson Mercer A 0.5
o+275 / u-400
 15% 10% 33%1/3 1 O
Erik Haula A 0.5
o+260 / u-375
 22% 0% 33%1/3 0 U
Erik Haula SOG 1.5
o-180 / u+135
 54% 70% 100%3/3 0 U
Timo Meier SOG 3.5
o+115 / u-150
 39% 60% 50%1/2 2 U
Jason Zucker SOG 2.5
o+130 / u-175
 36% 50% 0%0/2 2 U
Dougie Hamilton SOG 2.5
o-145 / u+110
 60% 50% 50%1/2 4 O
Jesper Bratt SOG 2.5
o-150 / u+110
 57% 50% 33%1/3 2 U
Jack Hughes SOG 3.5
o-135 / u+100
 58% 50% 67%2/3 2 U
Nico Hischier SOG 2.5
o-115 / u-115
 51% 30% 0%0/3 4 O
BUFPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Tage Thompson G 0.5
o+165
 32% 40% 100%2/2 0 U
Alex Tuch G 0.5
o+210
 27% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin G 0.5
o+525
 24% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Jack Quinn G 0.5
o+325
 30% 30% 0%0/1 0 U
JJ Peterka G 0.5
o+180
 29% 30% 67%2/3 0 U
Dylan Cozens G 0.5
o+325
 20% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Zach Benson G 0.5
o+475
 14% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Connor Clifton G 0.5
o+1600
 5% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Jordan Greenway G 0.5
o+425
 13% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Henri Jokiharju G 0.5
o+1500
 4% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Mattias Samuelsson G 0.5
o+1300
 2% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Bowen Byram G 0.5
o+1000
 11% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Owen Power G 0.5
o+750
 8% 0% 0%0/3 1 O
Alex Tuch PTS 0.5
o-165 / u+125
 53% 70% 100%3/3 0 U
Tage Thompson PTS 0.5
o-150 / u+115
 52% 50% 100%2/2 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin PTS 0.5
o+100 / u-130
 57% 50% 67%2/3 0 U
Jack Quinn PTS 0.5
o+120 / u-160
 52% 50% 0%0/1 0 U
Owen Power PTS 0.5
o+140 / u-190
 37% 50% 100%3/3 1 O
Dylan Cozens PTS 0.5
o+105 / u-140
 43% 40% 67%2/3 0 U
JJ Peterka PTS 0.5
o-135 / u+100
 49% 40% 100%3/3 1 O
Alex Tuch A 0.5
o+120 / u-160
 37% 50% 100%3/3 0 U
Owen Power A 0.5
o+175 / u-240
 30% 50% 100%3/3 0 U
Tage Thompson A 0.5
o+160 / u-220
 31% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin A 0.5
o+130 / u-175
 43% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Dylan Cozens A 0.5
o+180 / u-250
 30% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Jack Quinn A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 30% 20% 0%0/1 0 U
JJ Peterka A 0.5
o+175 / u-240
 26% 20% 33%1/3 1 O
JJ Peterka SOG 2.5
o-180 / u+135
 52% 80% 33%1/3 2 U
Alex Tuch SOG 2.5
o-130 / u-105
 45% 60% 33%1/3 2 U
Rasmus Dahlin SOG 2.5
o+100 / u-130
 54% 50% 0%0/3 2 U
Tage Thompson SOG 3.5
o+120 / u-160
 48% 40% 50%1/2 3 U
Jack Quinn SOG 1.5
o-200 / u+145
 56% 40% 0%0/1 0 U
Dylan Cozens SOG 2.5
o+125 / u-170
 41% 30% 0%0/3 7 O
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen SV 26.5
o-110 / u-120
 43% 40% — 19 U
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Mar 29, 2024 at BUF BUF 5–2 0–22–03–0 7 — BUF
Nov 25, 2023 at NJD BUF 2–7 0–41–11–2 9 — NJD
Oct 27, 2023 at NJD BUF 4–5 2–21–11–2 9 — NJD
Apr 11, 2023 at NJD BUF 2–6 0–11–21–3 8 — NJD
Mar 24, 2023 at BUF BUF 5–4 3–22–00–2 9 — BUF
Nov 25, 2022 at BUF BUF 1–3 0–01–30–0 4 — NJD
Apr 21, 2022 at NJD BUF 5–2 0–03–12–1 7 — BUF
Dec 29, 2021 at BUF BUF 3–4 0–22–01–2 7 — NJD
Oct 23, 2021 at NJD BUF 1–2 OT 1–00–00–1 3 — NJD
Apr 8, 2021 at BUF BUF 3–6 1–32–00–3 9 — NJD