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NJD @ BUF

Sunday, February 2, 2025 · 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
3 – 4
FINAL
Buffalo Sabres
36-39-7 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
NJD -135 · BUF +115
Puck Line
NJD -1.5 (+165) · BUF +1.5 (-225)
Total
O 6.5 (+100) · U (-120)

Graded: total 7 → OVER W · BUF +1.5 W

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 6.5
 NJDo6.5 28%
15-38
20%
1-4
20%
2-8
31%
8-18
60%
3-2
35%
18-33-2
BUFo6.5 53%
27-24
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
65%
17-9
60%
3-2
63%
27-16-7
Puck Line
cover %
 NJD-1.5 42%
22-31
40%
2-3
20%
2-8
35%
9-17
60%
3-2
-3.99u
22-31
BUF+1.5 61%
31-20
80%
4-1
60%
6-4
69%
18-8
40%
2-3
-5.28u
26-24
Moneyline
win %
 NJD fav -135 55%
29-24
60%
3-2
40%
4-6
54%
14-12
80%
4-1
-6.97u
26-22
BUF dog +115 39%
20-31
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
42%
11-15
20%
1-4
-6.40u
12-22
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-135/u+105 FD 1.5 o-128/u+100 NJD 74%
39-14
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
81%
21-5
80%
4-1
43%
23-30
 1.40 0.66 / 0.74
BUF 88%
45-6
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
92%
24-2
80%
4-1
63%
32-19
 1.86 1.10 / 0.76
2nd Period
over 0.5
 DK 1.5 o-200/u+154 FD 1.5 o-190/u+148 NJD 89%
47-6
100%
5-0
90%
9-1
89%
23-3
100%
5-0
57%
30-23
 1.98 1.26 / 0.72
BUF 90%
46-5
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
92%
24-2
100%
5-0
65%
33-18
 2.24 0.98 / 1.25
3rd Period
over 0.5
 FD 2.5 o+144/u-186 NJD 89%
47-6
100%
5-0
90%
9-1
92%
24-2
100%
5-0
46%
20-24
 2.06 1.11 / 0.94
BUF 88%
45-6
100%
5-0
90%
9-1
92%
24-2
100%
5-0
49%
21-22
 2.27 0.98 / 1.29
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
NJD · Jake Allen
23 saves on 27 shots · 4 GA · L
21 saves on 24 shots · 3 GA · W
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
NJD0120240/5
BUF3100340/4
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
NJDPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Jack Hughes G 0.5
o+130
 32% 50% 20%1/5 1 O
Ondrej Palat G 0.5
o+350
 22% 30% 25%1/4 0 U
Dougie Hamilton G 0.5
o+475
 15% 30% 0%0/4 0 U
Tomas Tatar G 0.5
o+550
 11% 20% 0%0/6 0 U
Stefan Noesen G 0.5
o+240
 29% 20% 40%2/5 0 U
Jesper Bratt G 0.5
o+220
 23% 20% 40%2/5 0 U
Dawson Mercer G 0.5
o+275
 23% 20% 20%1/5 0 U
Timo Meier G 0.5
o+210
 27% 10% 25%1/4 0 U
Nathan Bastian G 0.5
o+575
 9% 10% 0%0/4 0 U
Luke Hughes G 0.5
o+750
 9% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Justin Dowling G 0.5
o+850
 6% 0% — 0 U
Brenden Dillon G 0.5
o+1500
 4% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
Kurtis MacDermid G 0.5
o+1200
 0% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Brett Pesce G 0.5
o+1000
 2% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Curtis Lazar G 0.5
o+700
 4% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
Jonas Siegenthaler G 0.5
o+1200
 4% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
Johnathan Kovacevic G 0.5
o+1300
 2% 0% 20%1/5 0 U
Paul Cotter G 0.5
o+450
 17% 0% 50%2/4 2 O
Jesper Bratt PTS 0.5
o-210 / u+150
 72% 70% 80%4/5 1 O
Dougie Hamilton PTS 0.5
o+100 / u-130
 49% 60% 25%1/4 1 O
Timo Meier PTS 0.5
o-130 / u-105
 52% 60% 75%3/4 0 U
Jack Hughes PTS 1.5
o+165 / u-225
 36% 40% 20%1/5 1 U
Stefan Noesen PTS 0.5
o+105 / u-135
 45% 30% 60%3/5 0 U
Dawson Mercer PTS 0.5
o+120 / u-160
 34% 20% 40%2/5 0 U
Jesper Bratt A 0.5
o-115 / u-115
 64% 60% 40%2/5 1 O
Jack Hughes A 0.5
o-125 / u-105
 51% 60% 40%2/5 0 U
Timo Meier A 0.5
o+165 / u-225
 33% 50% 50%2/4 0 U
Dougie Hamilton A 0.5
o+135 / u-185
 40% 40% 25%1/4 1 O
Stefan Noesen A 0.5
o+220 / u-300
 18% 10% 20%1/5 0 U
Dawson Mercer A 0.5
o+240 / u-350
 19% 0% 40%2/5 0 U
Stefan Noesen SOG 1.5
o-190 / u+140
 55% 60% 60%3/5 2 O
Jesper Bratt SOG 2.5
o+115 / u-150
 40% 60% 40%2/5 1 U
Dawson Mercer SOG 1.5
o-140 / u+105
 53% 60% 40%2/5 1 U
Jack Hughes SOG 3.5
o-130 / u+100
 45% 50% 60%3/5 3 U
Dougie Hamilton SOG 2.5
o-115 / u-115
 53% 40% 75%3/4 2 U
Timo Meier SOG 2.5
o-140 / u+105
 48% 30% 50%2/4 4 O
Jake Allen SV 23.5
o-120 / u-110
 59% 50% 75%3/4 23 U
BUFPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Tage Thompson G 0.5
o+145
 46% 40% 75%3/4 1 O
Jason Zucker G 0.5
o+260
 29% 30% 0%0/4 1 O
Ryan McLeod G 0.5
o+425
 19% 30% 25%1/4 1 O
Jack Quinn G 0.5
o+300
 16% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Jiri Kulich G 0.5
o+275
 24% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Alex Tuch G 0.5
o+260
 26% 20% 0%0/5 0 U
Dylan Cozens G 0.5
o+275
 20% 20% 20%1/5 0 U
JJ Peterka G 0.5
o+200
 20% 20% 40%2/5 1 O
Zach Benson G 0.5
o+400
 20% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Mattias Samuelsson G 0.5
o+1100
 9% 10% 0%0/4 0 U
Owen Power G 0.5
o+650
 12% 10% 20%1/5 0 U
Beck Malenstyn G 0.5
o+800
 8% 0% 17%1/6 0 U
Henri Jokiharju G 0.5
o+1400
 3% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
Jacob Bryson G 0.5
o+2250
 0% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin G 0.5
o+425
 14% 0% 20%1/5 0 U
Peyton Krebs G 0.5
o+525
 8% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
Bowen Byram G 0.5
o+800
 8% 0% 0%0/5 0 U
Tage Thompson PTS 0.5
o-170 / u+125
 70% 70% 75%3/4 3 O
Alex Tuch PTS 0.5
o-105 / u-130
 53% 60% 80%4/5 1 O
Rasmus Dahlin PTS 0.5
o-135 / u+100
 58% 60% 40%2/5 2 O
Jason Zucker PTS 0.5
o+105 / u-140
 55% 50% 0%0/4 1 O
Dylan Cozens PTS 0.5
o+120 / u-160
 41% 50% 40%2/5 0 U
Jack Quinn PTS 0.5
o+120 / u-160
 32% 50% 0%0/3 0 U
JJ Peterka PTS 0.5
o-135 / u+105
 57% 50% 80%4/5 1 O
Owen Power PTS 0.5
o+165 / u-225
 41% 50% 80%4/5 1 O
Jiri Kulich PTS 0.5
o+130 / u-175
 30% 40% 0%0/2 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin A 0.5
o+105 / u-140
 51% 60% 20%1/5 2 O
Tage Thompson A 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 39% 50% 0%0/4 2 O
JJ Peterka A 0.5
o+150 / u-200
 47% 50% 40%2/5 0 U
Alex Tuch A 0.5
o+185 / u-260
 35% 40% 80%4/5 1 O
Owen Power A 0.5
o+220 / u-325
 33% 40% 60%3/5 1 O
Jason Zucker A 0.5
o+200 / u-275
 37% 30% 0%0/4 0 U
Dylan Cozens A 0.5
o+240 / u-350
 28% 30% 20%1/5 0 U
Jack Quinn A 0.5
o+230 / u-325
 21% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Jiri Kulich A 0.5
o+275 / u-425
 11% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Alex Tuch SOG 1.5
o-175 / u+130
 73% 80% 60%3/5 4 O
Jason Zucker SOG 1.5
o-140 / u+105
 55% 60% 75%3/4 3 O
Tage Thompson SOG 2.5
o-135 / u+100
 52% 60% 75%3/4 3 O
Dylan Cozens SOG 1.5
o-165 / u+125
 65% 60% 40%2/5 1 U
Jack Quinn SOG 1.5
o-130 / u+100
 52% 60% 0%0/3 0 U
JJ Peterka SOG 2.5
o+140 / u-190
 41% 50% 20%1/5 5 O
Jiri Kulich SOG 1.5
o-155 / u+115
 73% 50% 0%0/2 2 O
Rasmus Dahlin SOG 2.5
o+130 / u-175
 51% 30% 0%0/5 1 U
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen SV 24.5
o-130 / u-105
 54% 60% 0%0/1 21 U
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Oct 5, 2024 at NJD BUF 1–3 0–01–10–2 4 6.5 U NJD
Oct 4, 2024 at BUF BUF 1–4 0–20–11–1 5 6 U NJD
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