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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 most recent starter as the probable starter (confirmed starters are not published in advance). Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

38-30-14 · Away
4 – 3
FINAL / OT
36-39-7 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
VAN -115 · BUF -105
Puck Line
VAN -1.5 (+195) · BUF +1.5 (-275)
Total
O 5.5 (-120) · U (+100)

Graded: total 7 → OVER W · BUF +1.5 W

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 5.5
VANo5.5 62%
13-8
80%
4-1
70%
7-3
50%
5-5
0%
0-2
55%
11-9-1
BUFo5.5 64%
14-8
40%
2-3
60%
6-4
67%
8-4
0%
0-2
56%
10-8-4
Puck Line
cover %
VAN-1.5 33%
7-14
20%
1-4
40%
4-6
50%
5-5
0%
0-2
-0.18u
11-10
BUF+1.5 68%
15-7
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
67%
8-4
100%
2-0
-2.65u
11-11
Moneyline
win %
VAN fav -115 52%
11-10
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
80%
8-2
100%
2-0
-0.92u
8-5
BUF dog -105 50%
11-11
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
50%
6-6
0%
0-2
-1.65u
5-8
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 1.5 (DraftKings)
DK 1.5 o-125/u-105 FD 1.5 o-108/u-118 VAN 52%
11-10
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
50%
5-5
0%
0-2
52%
11-10
2.10 1.00 / 1.10
BUF 59%
13-9
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
67%
8-4
0%
0-2
59%
13-9
1.64 0.86 / 0.77
2nd Period
over 1.5 (DraftKings)
DK 1.5 o-180/u+140 FD 1.5 o-172/u+134 VAN 57%
12-9
80%
4-1
70%
7-3
50%
5-5
0%
0-2
57%
12-9
1.95 1.05 / 0.90
BUF 73%
16-6
40%
2-3
60%
6-4
67%
8-4
0%
0-2
73%
16-6
2.27 1.05 / 1.23
3rd Period
over 1.5 (FanDuel)
FD 1.5 o-192/u+150 VAN 67%
14-7
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
70%
7-3
50%
1-1
47%
7-8
2.14 1.10 / 1.05
BUF 59%
13-9
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
58%
7-5
50%
1-1
36%
5-9
2.05 1.09 / 0.95
Team Comparison '24-25
VANBUF
Record (W-L-OTL)38-30-1436-39-7
Points %54.9%48.2%
Goals for / game2.883.28
Goals against / game3.093.52
Shots for / game25.527.8
Shots against / game26.828.9
Power play %22.5%18.8%
Penalty kill %82.6%76.3%
Faceoff %48.7%47.7%
1st period GF / GA0.85 / 0.781.12 / 0.83
2nd period GF / GA0.93 / 0.931.02 / 1.30
3rd period GF / GA0.98 / 1.211.05 / 1.30
Avg game total5.966.80
Starting Goalies from the box score
31 saves on 34 shots · 3 GA · W
18 saves on 22 shots · 4 GA · OTL
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
VAN0121221/4
BUF1020340/5
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
VANPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Elias Pettersson G 0.5
o+180
33% 50% 50%1/2 0 U
Brock Boeser G 0.5
o+165
36% 40% 0%0/2 0 U
Jake DeBrusk G 0.5
o+225
24% 30% 0%0/3 1 O
Conor Garland G 0.5
o+210
29% 30% 50%1/2 2 O
Pius Suter G 0.5
o+325
30% 30% 0%0/2 1 O
Kiefer Sherwood G 0.5
o+260
29% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Quinn Hughes G 0.5
o+375
24% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Teddy Blueger G 0.5
o+525
19% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Dakota Joshua G 0.5
o+450
0% 20% 0%0/1 0 U
Erik Brannstrom G 0.5
o+900
11% 20% 0%0/4 0 U
Aatu Räty G 0.5
o+700
14% 20% — 0 U
Tyler Myers G 0.5
o+1200
5% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Carson Soucy G 0.5
o+1200
0% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Danton Heinen G 0.5
o+475
10% 0% 33%1/3 0 U
Noah Juulsen G 0.5
o+1600
0% 0% — 0 U
Vincent Desharnais G 0.5
o+2000
0% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Nils Hoglander G 0.5
o+550
10% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Max Sasson G 0.5
o+650
0% — — 0 U
Quinn Hughes PTS 0.5
o-220 / u+160
67% 80% 50%1/2 2 O
Conor Garland PTS 0.5
o-140 / u+105
71% 70% 50%1/2 3 O
Elias Pettersson PTS 0.5
o-155 / u+115
57% 70% 50%1/2 1 O
Jake DeBrusk PTS 0.5
o-110 / u-120
57% 60% 33%1/3 1 O
Brock Boeser PTS 0.5
o-135 / u+100
57% 50% 0%0/2 2 O
Kiefer Sherwood PTS 0.5
o+120 / u-165
43% 40% 0%0/2 0 U
Quinn Hughes A 0.5
o-165 / u+125
62% 70% 50%1/2 2 O
Conor Garland A 0.5
o+140 / u-190
52% 50% 0%0/2 1 O
Elias Pettersson A 0.5
o+140 / u-185
38% 50% 50%1/2 1 O
Jake DeBrusk A 0.5
o+190 / u-260
38% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Brock Boeser A 0.5
o+190 / u-260
36% 30% 0%0/2 2 O
Kiefer Sherwood A 0.5
o+275 / u-400
24% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Jake DeBrusk SOG 2.5
o+135 / u-180
38% 60% 33%1/3 1 U
Quinn Hughes SOG 2.5
o-150 / u+115
62% 40% 50%1/2 2 U
Conor Garland SOG 2.5
o-110 / u-120
33% 30% 50%1/2 6 O
Elias Pettersson SOG 2.5
o+120 / u-155
24% 30% 50%1/2 1 U
Kiefer Sherwood SOG 2.5
o+150 / u-200
29% 30% 0%0/2 1 U
Brock Boeser SOG 2.5
o+125 / u-170
29% 20% 0%0/2 2 U
Kevin Lankinen SV 27.5
o-110 / u-120
33% 30% — 31 O
BUFPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Tage Thompson G 0.5
o+140
59% 60% 0%0/2 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin G 0.5
o+350
27% 50% 50%1/2 0 U
Alex Tuch G 0.5
o+220
32% 30% 0%0/2 1 O
Dylan Cozens G 0.5
o+275
18% 30% 0%0/2 1 O
Zach Benson G 0.5
o+425
19% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Jason Zucker G 0.5
o+325
23% 20% 0%0/1 0 U
Ryan McLeod G 0.5
o+375
27% 20% 0%0/4 0 U
Peyton Krebs G 0.5
o+575
14% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
JJ Peterka G 0.5
o+190
25% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Jiri Kulich G 0.5
o+400
15% 20% — 0 U
Sam Lafferty G 0.5
o+850
5% 10% — 0 U
Bowen Byram G 0.5
o+800
9% 10% 0%0/3 1 O
Connor Clifton G 0.5
o+1600
0% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Beck Malenstyn G 0.5
o+850
5% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Henri Jokiharju G 0.5
o+1300
6% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Jacob Bryson G 0.5
o+2000
0% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Jack Quinn G 0.5
o+400
5% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Owen Power G 0.5
o+750
14% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Alex Tuch PTS 0.5
o-155 / u+115
68% 80% 50%1/2 1 O
Tage Thompson PTS 0.5
o-165 / u+125
77% 80% 50%1/2 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin PTS 0.5
o-140 / u+105
59% 80% 50%1/2 0 U
JJ Peterka PTS 0.5
o-140 / u+105
60% 60% 0%0/2 0 U
Jason Zucker PTS 0.5
o+125 / u-165
55% 50% 100%1/1 0 U
Owen Power PTS 0.5
o+140 / u-190
50% 40% 50%1/2 0 U
Dylan Cozens PTS 0.5
o+110 / u-145
32% 30% 0%0/2 2 O
Alex Tuch A 0.5
o+125 / u-165
55% 70% 50%1/2 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin A 0.5
o+105 / u-140
46% 60% 0%0/2 0 U
Tage Thompson A 0.5
o+160 / u-220
41% 50% 50%1/2 0 U
JJ Peterka A 0.5
o+160 / u-210
45% 50% 0%0/2 0 U
Owen Power A 0.5
o+180 / u-250
36% 40% 50%1/2 0 U
Jason Zucker A 0.5
o+220 / u-300
36% 30% 100%1/1 0 U
Dylan Cozens A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
18% 10% 0%0/2 1 O
Rasmus Dahlin SOG 2.5
o-150 / u+115
64% 90% 50%1/2 4 O
Jason Zucker SOG 1.5
o-180 / u+135
50% 50% 100%1/1 1 U
Tage Thompson SOG 3.5
o+115 / u-155
29% 40% 0%0/2 6 O
Dylan Cozens SOG 2.5
o+105 / u-140
50% 40% 0%0/2 2 U
JJ Peterka SOG 2.5
o-135 / u+105
45% 40% 0%0/2 4 O
Alex Tuch SOG 2.5
o-110 / u-120
46% 30% 0%0/2 3 O
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen SV 24.5
o-115 / u-115
47% 40% 0%0/1 18 U
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Mar 19, 2024 at VAN BUF 2–3 0–10–12–1 5 — VAN
Jan 13, 2024 at BUF BUF 0–1 0–00–10–0 1 — VAN
Nov 15, 2022 at BUF BUF 4–5 1–22–31–0 9 — VAN
Oct 22, 2022 at VAN BUF 5–1 2–00–13–0 6 — BUF
Mar 20, 2022 at VAN BUF 3–2 OT 1–01–20–0 5 — BUF
Oct 19, 2021 at BUF BUF 5–2 1–21–03–0 7 — BUF
Jan 11, 2020 at BUF BUF 3–6 1–11–11–4 9 — VAN
Dec 7, 2019 at VAN BUF 5–6 OT 0–13–22–2 11 — VAN
Jan 18, 2019 at VAN BUF 3–4 1–22–10–1 7 — VAN
Nov 10, 2018 at BUF BUF 4–3 SO 1–00–22–1 7 — BUF