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CAR @ BUF

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 · 5:00 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.

Carolina Hurricanes
47-30-5 · Away
2 – 4
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Buffalo Sabres
36-39-7 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
CAR -185 · BUF +155
Puck Line
CAR -1.5 (+125) · BUF +1.5 (-165)
Total
O 6 (+100) · U (-120)

Graded: total 6 → OVER P · BUF +1.5 W

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 6
 CARo6 47%
17-19-8
40%
2-3
44%
4-5-1
47%
8-9-4
33%
1-2
45%
18-22-4
BUFo6 61%
22-14-7
60%
3-2
63%
5-3-2
70%
14-6-2
33%
1-2
62%
23-14-6
Puck Line
cover %
 CAR-1.5 48%
21-23
40%
2-3
40%
4-6
33%
7-14
33%
1-2
+3.68u
22-22
BUF+1.5 61%
26-17
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
68%
15-7
67%
2-1
-7.72u
21-22
Moneyline
win %
 CAR fav -185 59%
26-18
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
43%
9-12
67%
2-1
-3.46u
24-16
BUF dog +155 37%
16-27
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
36%
8-14
33%
1-2
-8.60u
9-20
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 2.5
 DK 1.5 o-125/u-105 FD 1.5 o-116/u-110 CAR 21%
9-35
20%
1-4
30%
3-7
19%
4-17
0%
0-3
50%
22-22
 1.70 0.91 / 0.80
BUF 23%
10-33
0%
0-5
20%
2-8
32%
7-15
0%
0-3
65%
28-15
 1.86 1.12 / 0.74
2nd Period
over 2.5
 DK 1.5 o-180/u+140 FD 1.5 o-172/u+134 CAR 27%
12-32
40%
2-3
30%
3-7
29%
6-15
33%
1-2
55%
24-20
 2.02 1.11 / 0.91
BUF 35%
15-28
20%
1-4
20%
2-8
36%
8-14
33%
1-2
63%
27-16
 2.19 0.93 / 1.26
3rd Period
over 2.5
 FD 1.5 o-205/u+156 CAR 39%
17-27
20%
1-4
20%
2-8
38%
8-13
33%
1-2
44%
17-22
 2.27 1.25 / 1.02
BUF 42%
18-25
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
50%
11-11
33%
1-2
43%
15-20
 2.21 0.93 / 1.28
Team Comparison '24-25
CARBUF
Record (W-L-OTL)47-30-536-39-7
Points %60.4%48.2%
Goals for / game3.243.28
Goals against / game2.843.52
Shots for / game31.727.8
Shots against / game24.928.9
Power play %18.7%18.8%
Penalty kill %83.6%76.3%
Faceoff %52.6%47.7%
1st period GF / GA0.83 / 0.901.12 / 0.83
2nd period GF / GA1.15 / 0.871.02 / 1.30
3rd period GF / GA1.21 / 1.011.05 / 1.30
Avg game total6.096.80
Starting Goalies from the box score
21 saves on 24 shots · 3 GA · L
35 saves on 37 shots · 2 GA · W
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
CAR0020370/3
BUF1210240/1
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
CARPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Jordan Staal G 0.5
o+400
 16% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Andrei Svechnikov G 0.5
o+185
 30% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Seth Jarvis G 0.5
o+165
 32% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Brent Burns G 0.5
o+650
 9% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Sebastian Aho G 0.5
o+160
 30% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Jack Roslovic G 0.5
o+260
 32% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Eric Robinson G 0.5
o+475
 23% 20% — 0 U
Jackson Blake G 0.5
o+475
 21% 20% — 0 U
Dmitry Orlov G 0.5
o+850
 7% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Shayne Gostisbehere G 0.5
o+650
 17% 10% 0%0/4 0 U
Jaccob Slavin G 0.5
o+900
 5% 10% 0%0/3 1 O
Jalen Chatfield G 0.5
o+900
 9% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Martin Necas G 0.5
o+195
 32% 10% 67%2/3 1 O
Jesperi Kotkaniemi G 0.5
o+400
 14% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Jordan Martinook G 0.5
o+450
 16% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Sean Walker G 0.5
o+900
 5% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Jack Drury G 0.5
o+525
 9% 0% 33%1/3 0 U
Juha Jaaska G 0.5
o+700
 0% — — 0 U
Brent Burns PTS 0.5
o+145 / u-200
 32% 60% 33%1/3 2 O
Andrei Svechnikov PTS 0.5
o-150 / u+110
 57% 60% 33%1/3 0 U
Seth Jarvis PTS 0.5
o-180 / u+135
 60% 60% 33%1/3 0 U
Jordan Staal PTS 0.5
o+150 / u-200
 36% 50% 0%0/3 0 U
Martin Necas PTS 0.5
o-170 / u+125
 66% 50% 100%3/3 1 O
Sebastian Aho PTS 0.5
o-230 / u+170
 68% 40% 67%2/3 0 U
Shayne Gostisbehere PTS 0.5
o+100 / u-135
 53% 30% 75%3/4 1 O
Jack Roslovic PTS 0.5
o+120 / u-155
 46% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Jesperi Kotkaniemi PTS 0.5
o+165 / u-225
 36% 30% 0%0/3 1 O
Brent Burns A 0.5
o+195 / u-275
 25% 50% 33%1/3 2 O
Jordan Staal A 0.5
o+260 / u-375
 27% 40% 0%0/3 0 U
Sebastian Aho A 0.5
o-110 / u-120
 55% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Martin Necas A 0.5
o+120 / u-160
 61% 40% 67%2/3 0 U
Seth Jarvis A 0.5
o+125 / u-165
 35% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Andrei Svechnikov A 0.5
o+145 / u-200
 34% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Shayne Gostisbehere A 0.5
o+125 / u-170
 42% 20% 75%3/4 1 O
Jack Roslovic A 0.5
o+250 / u-350
 18% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Jesperi Kotkaniemi A 0.5
o+300 / u-425
 25% 20% 0%0/3 1 O
Jack Roslovic SOG 1.5
o-130 / u+100
 57% 60% 50%1/2 3 O
Seth Jarvis SOG 2.5
o+105 / u-140
 49% 60% 0%0/3 2 U
Shayne Gostisbehere SOG 1.5
o-130 / u+100
 50% 50% 50%2/4 5 O
Sebastian Aho SOG 2.5
o-105 / u-130
 50% 50% 33%1/3 5 O
Andrei Svechnikov SOG 2.5
o+115 / u-155
 57% 40% 33%1/3 3 O
Brent Burns SOG 2.5
o+145 / u-195
 30% 30% 0%0/3 8 O
Martin Necas SOG 2.5
o+115 / u-150
 46% 30% 33%1/3 1 U
Dustin Tokarski SV 20.5
o-125 / u-105
 40% — — 21 O
BUFPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Jason Zucker G 0.5
o+225
 28% 50% 0%0/2 0 U
Jack Quinn G 0.5
o+275
 17% 40% — 0 U
Tage Thompson G 0.5
o+150
 45% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Zach Benson G 0.5
o+400
 19% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Alex Tuch G 0.5
o+260
 26% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Beck Malenstyn G 0.5
o+750
 10% 20% 0%0/4 0 U
Dylan Cozens G 0.5
o+300
 21% 20% 0%0/2 1 O
Sam Lafferty G 0.5
o+800
 6% 10% 50%1/2 0 U
Ryan McLeod G 0.5
o+500
 16% 10% 50%1/2 3 O
Peyton Krebs G 0.5
o+600
 10% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Bowen Byram G 0.5
o+750
 9% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
JJ Peterka G 0.5
o+220
 20% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Connor Clifton G 0.5
o+1600
 0% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Henri Jokiharju G 0.5
o+1200
 3% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin G 0.5
o+375
 17% 0% 33%1/3 0 U
Owen Power G 0.5
o+800
 12% 0% 33%1/3 0 U
Tyson Kozak G 0.5
o+650
 20% — — 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin PTS 0.5
o-135 / u+100
 60% 80% 33%1/3 0 U
JJ Peterka PTS 0.5
o-125 / u-105
 59% 70% 0%0/3 0 U
Jason Zucker PTS 0.5
o-115 / u-115
 54% 60% 0%0/2 2 O
Tage Thompson PTS 0.5
o-170 / u+125
 66% 60% 50%1/2 1 O
Jack Quinn PTS 0.5
o+125 / u-165
 31% 60% — 0 U
Dylan Cozens PTS 0.5
o+125 / u-165
 40% 40% 50%1/2 1 O
Alex Tuch PTS 0.5
o+105 / u-140
 51% 30% 67%2/3 1 O
Rasmus Dahlin A 0.5
o+110 / u-145
 51% 80% 0%0/3 0 U
JJ Peterka A 0.5
o+165 / u-220
 46% 60% 0%0/3 0 U
Tage Thompson A 0.5
o+150 / u-200
 34% 40% 50%1/2 1 O
Jack Quinn A 0.5
o+240 / u-350
 19% 40% — 0 U
Jason Zucker A 0.5
o+185 / u-250
 35% 30% 0%0/2 2 O
Dylan Cozens A 0.5
o+250 / u-350
 26% 30% 50%1/2 0 U
Alex Tuch A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 35% 10% 33%1/3 1 O
Alex Tuch SOG 1.5
o-145 / u+110
 72% 70% 33%1/3 3 O
Jason Zucker SOG 1.5
o-155 / u+120
 54% 50% 0%0/2 2 O
Tage Thompson SOG 2.5
o-150 / u+115
 53% 50% 50%1/2 1 U
Rasmus Dahlin SOG 2.5
o+125 / u-165
 57% 50% 67%2/3 1 U
JJ Peterka SOG 2.5
o+140 / u-190
 39% 40% 0%0/3 2 U
Dylan Cozens SOG 1.5
o-135 / u+100
 63% 30% 0%0/2 1 U
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen SV 26.5
o-125 / u-105
 39% 40% 50%1/2 35 O
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Feb 25, 2024 at BUF BUF 3–2 SO 0–11–01–1 5 — BUF
Dec 2, 2023 at CAR BUF 2–6 0–20–32–1 8 — CAR
Nov 7, 2023 at CAR BUF 2–3 OT 0–11–01–1 5 — CAR
Apr 8, 2023 at BUF BUF 4–3 1–22–11–0 7 — BUF
Feb 1, 2023 at BUF BUF 1–5 1–30–00–2 6 — CAR
Nov 4, 2022 at CAR BUF 3–5 2–20–11–2 8 — CAR
Apr 7, 2022 at CAR BUF 3–5 2–01–20–3 8 — CAR
Apr 5, 2022 at BUF BUF 4–2 0–12–02–1 6 — BUF
Dec 4, 2021 at CAR BUF 2–6 1–21–30–1 8 — CAR
Nov 14, 2019 at BUF BUF 4–5 OT 1–21–12–1 9 — CAR