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BUF @ NJD

Saturday, October 5, 2024 · 9:00 AM 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.

Buffalo Sabres
36-39-7 · Away
1 – 3
FINAL
New Jersey Devils
42-33-7 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
BUF +120 · NJD -140
Puck Line
BUF +1.5 (-200) · NJD -1.5 (+155)
Total
O 6.5 (-105) · U (-115)

Graded: total 4 → OVER L · NJD -1.5 W

Betting Trends Season = '23-24 (fewer than 5 games this season)
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 6.5
 BUFo6.5 38%
31-51
0%
0-5
20%
2-8
37%
15-26
75%
3-1
—
NJDo6.5 57%
47-35
40%
2-3
60%
6-4
59%
24-17
75%
3-1
—
Puck Line
cover %
 BUF+1.5 68%
56-26
80%
4-1
70%
7-3
71%
29-12
50%
2-2
—
NJD-1.5 28%
23-59
20%
1-4
10%
1-9
20%
8-33
50%
2-2
—
Moneyline
win %
 BUF dog +120 48%
39-43
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
44%
18-23
25%
1-3
—
NJD fav -140 46%
38-44
40%
2-3
30%
3-7
42%
17-24
75%
3-1
—
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-140/u+110 FD 1.5 o-136/u+108 BUF 84%
69-13
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
83%
34-7
100%
4-0
— 2.00 0.82 / 1.18
NJD 81%
66-16
80%
4-1
90%
9-1
83%
34-7
100%
4-0
— 1.76 0.85 / 0.90
2nd Period
over 0.5
 DK 1.5 o-188/u+145 BUF 85%
70-12
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
78%
32-9
100%
4-0
— 1.87 0.98 / 0.89
NJD 92%
75-7
100%
5-0
90%
9-1
90%
37-4
100%
4-0
— 2.29 1.11 / 1.18
3rd Period
over 0.5
 no DK/FD line BUF 88%
72-10
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
88%
36-5
100%
4-0
— 1.96 1.13 / 0.83
NJD 92%
75-7
80%
4-1
90%
9-1
95%
39-2
100%
4-0
— 2.50 1.20 / 1.30
Team Comparison '24-25
BUFNJD
Record (W-L-OTL)36-39-742-33-7
Points %48.2%55.5%
Goals for / game3.282.95
Goals against / game3.522.71
Shots for / game27.828.1
Shots against / game28.926.4
Power play %18.8%28.2%
Penalty kill %76.3%82.7%
Faceoff %47.7%49.9%
1st period GF / GA1.12 / 0.830.65 / 0.72
2nd period GF / GA1.02 / 1.301.11 / 0.79
3rd period GF / GA1.05 / 1.301.12 / 1.11
Avg game total6.805.66
Starting Goalies from the box score
BUF · Devon Levi
34 saves on 37 shots · 3 GA · L
NJD · Jake Allen
17 saves on 18 shots · 1 GA · W
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
BUF0100180/2
NJD0120371/4
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
BUFPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Tage Thompson G 0.5
o+135
 32% 40% 67%2/3 1 O
Alex Tuch G 0.5
o+175
 27% 30% 0%0/4 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin G 0.5
o+450
 24% 30% 25%1/4 0 U
Jack Quinn G 0.5
o+275
 30% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Dylan Cozens G 0.5
o+250
 20% 20% 25%1/4 0 U
JJ Peterka G 0.5
o+160
 29% 20% 50%2/4 0 U
Zach Benson G 0.5
o+375
 14% 20% 0%0/3 DNP
Jason Zucker G 0.5
o+300
 19% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Sam Lafferty G 0.5
o+700
 17% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Jordan Greenway G 0.5
o+400
 13% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Owen Power G 0.5
o+600
 8% 10% 25%1/4 0 U
Connor Clifton G 0.5
o+1400
 5% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
Beck Malenstyn G 0.5
o+750
 7% 0% 20%1/5 0 U
Henri Jokiharju G 0.5
o+1400
 4% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Ryan McLeod G 0.5
o+450
 14% 0% 33%1/3 0 U
Mattias Samuelsson G 0.5
o+1200
 2% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Bowen Byram G 0.5
o+750
 11% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
Alex Tuch PTS 0.5
o-180 / u+135
 53% 60% 75%3/4 1 O
Owen Power PTS 0.5
o+130 / u-175
 37% 60% 100%4/4 0 U
Tage Thompson PTS 0.5
o-170 / u+130
 52% 50% 67%2/3 1 O
Rasmus Dahlin PTS 0.5
o-105 / u-125
 57% 50% 50%2/4 0 U
Jack Quinn PTS 0.5
o+115 / u-150
 52% 50% 0%0/2 0 U
Dylan Cozens PTS 0.5
o-110 / u-125
 43% 40% 50%2/4 0 U
JJ Peterka PTS 0.5
o-140 / u+105
 49% 40% 100%4/4 0 U
Owen Power A 0.5
o+175 / u-240
 30% 50% 75%3/4 0 U
Alex Tuch A 0.5
o+120 / u-155
 37% 40% 75%3/4 1 O
Tage Thompson A 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 31% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin A 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 43% 30% 25%1/4 0 U
Dylan Cozens A 0.5
o+180 / u-250
 30% 30% 25%1/4 0 U
JJ Peterka A 0.5
o+180 / u-250
 26% 30% 50%2/4 0 U
Jack Quinn A 0.5
o+225 / u-325
 30% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Alex Tuch SOG 2.5
o-130 / u+100
 45% 60% 25%1/4 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin SOG 2.5
o-115 / u-115
 54% 50% 0%0/4 1 U
JJ Peterka SOG 3.5
o+125 / u-170
 33% 50% 25%1/4 0 U
Jason Zucker SOG 2.5
o+115 / u-155
 36% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Tage Thompson SOG 3.5
o-115 / u-115
 48% 40% 33%1/3 3 U
Dylan Cozens SOG 2.5
o+115 / u-150
 41% 40% 25%1/4 1 U
Jack Quinn SOG 2.5
o+135 / u-185
 37% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Devon Levi SV 26.5
o-115 / u-115
 43% 50% 100%1/1 34 O
NJDPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Nico Hischier G 0.5
o+175
 32% 40% 50%2/4 0 U
Jack Hughes G 0.5
o+100
 34% 40% 25%1/4 0 U
Timo Meier G 0.5
o+135
 33% 30% 0%0/3 1 O
Jesper Bratt G 0.5
o+180
 28% 30% 50%2/4 0 U
Erik Haula G 0.5
o+350
 20% 20% 25%1/4 0 U
Tomas Tatar G 0.5
o+500
 11% 10% 0%0/5 0 U
Dougie Hamilton G 0.5
o+400
 25% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Stefan Noesen G 0.5
o+350
 17% 10% 50%2/4 0 U
Curtis Lazar G 0.5
o+800
 9% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Nathan Bastian G 0.5
o+600
 7% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Johnathan Kovacevic G 0.5
o+1200
 10% 10% 25%1/4 0 U
Paul Cotter G 0.5
o+650
 9% 10% 33%1/3 1 O
Dawson Mercer G 0.5
o+325
 22% 10% 25%1/4 0 U
Brenden Dillon G 0.5
o+1000
 9% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Jonas Siegenthaler G 0.5
o+1200
 2% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Simon Nemec G 0.5
o+700
 5% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Seamus Casey G 0.5
o+800
 0% — 0%0/1 1 O
Nico Hischier PTS 0.5
o-190 / u+140
 62% 80% 75%3/4 0 U
Jesper Bratt PTS 0.5
o-190 / u+140
 63% 70% 75%3/4 1 O
Dougie Hamilton PTS 0.5
o-105 / u-125
 60% 50% 33%1/3 0 U
Timo Meier PTS 0.5
o-175 / u+130
 52% 50% 67%2/3 1 O
Jack Hughes PTS 1.5
o+145 / u-195
 32% 30% 0%0/4 2 O
Erik Haula PTS 0.5
o+140 / u-190
 38% 20% 50%2/4 1 O
Dawson Mercer PTS 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 31% 20% 50%2/4 0 U
Dougie Hamilton A 0.5
o+140 / u-190
 45% 50% 33%1/3 0 U
Jesper Bratt A 0.5
o+105 / u-140
 48% 50% 25%1/4 1 O
Nico Hischier A 0.5
o+110 / u-145
 44% 50% 50%2/4 0 U
Timo Meier A 0.5
o+160 / u-210
 30% 30% 67%2/3 0 U
Jack Hughes A 0.5
o-115 / u-115
 52% 30% 25%1/4 2 O
Dawson Mercer A 0.5
o+260 / u-375
 15% 20% 50%2/4 0 U
Erik Haula A 0.5
o+260 / u-375
 22% 0% 25%1/4 1 O
Erik Haula SOG 1.5
o-150 / u+110
 54% 70% 75%3/4 0 U
Dougie Hamilton SOG 2.5
o-165 / u+125
 60% 50% 67%2/3 3 O
Timo Meier SOG 3.5
o+120 / u-160
 39% 50% 33%1/3 8 O
Jesper Bratt SOG 2.5
o-135 / u+100
 57% 50% 25%1/4 5 O
Jack Hughes SOG 3.5
o-120 / u-110
 58% 40% 50%2/4 6 O
Nico Hischier SOG 2.5
o-115 / u-115
 51% 30% 25%1/4 1 U
Jake Allen SV 27.5
o-110 / u-120
 64% 40% 100%3/3 17 U
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Oct 4, 2024 at BUF NJD 4–1 2–01–01–1 5 6 U NJD
Mar 29, 2024 at BUF NJD 2–5 2–00–20–3 7 — BUF
Nov 25, 2023 at NJD NJD 7–2 4–01–12–1 9 — NJD
Oct 27, 2023 at NJD NJD 5–4 2–21–12–1 9 — NJD
Apr 11, 2023 at NJD NJD 6–2 1–02–13–1 8 — NJD
Mar 24, 2023 at BUF NJD 4–5 2–30–22–0 9 — BUF
Nov 25, 2022 at BUF NJD 3–1 0–03–10–0 4 — NJD
Apr 21, 2022 at NJD NJD 2–5 0–01–31–2 7 — BUF
Dec 29, 2021 at BUF NJD 4–3 2–00–22–1 7 — NJD
Oct 23, 2021 at NJD NJD 2–1 OT 0–10–01–0 3 — NJD