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BUF @ NSH

Saturday, February 8, 2025 · 7:00 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.

Buffalo Sabres
36-39-7 · Away
4 – 6
FINAL
Nashville Predators
30-44-8 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
BUF +105 · NSH -125
Puck Line
BUF +1.5 (-240) · NSH -1.5 (+175)
Total
O 6.5 (-105) · U (-115)

Graded: total 10 → OVER W · NSH -1.5 W

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 6.5
 BUFo6.5 53%
28-25
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
40%
10-15
33%
1-2
62%
28-17-7
NSHo6.5 43%
23-30
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
48%
12-13
33%
1-2
43%
23-30
Puck Line
cover %
 BUF+1.5 62%
33-20
100%
5-0
70%
7-3
52%
13-12
67%
2-1
-5.83u
27-25
NSH-1.5 25%
13-40
0%
0-5
20%
2-8
36%
9-16
33%
1-2
-16.12u
19-34
Moneyline
win %
 BUF dog +105 42%
22-31
80%
4-1
60%
6-4
36%
9-16
33%
1-2
-5.25u
13-22
NSH fav -125 34%
18-35
0%
0-5
40%
4-6
48%
12-13
67%
2-1
-11.63u
14-20
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 1.5 (DraftKings)
 DK 1.5 o-145/u+114 FD 1.5 o-130/u+102 BUF 62%
33-20
80%
4-1
50%
5-5
60%
15-10
100%
3-0
62%
33-20
 1.87 1.13 / 0.74
NSH 47%
25-28
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
48%
12-13
100%
3-0
47%
25-28
 1.66 0.83 / 0.83
2nd Period
over 2.5 (DraftKings)
 DK 2.5 o+154/u-200 FD 1.5 o-200/u+154 BUF 36%
19-34
20%
1-4
40%
4-6
36%
9-16
0%
0-3
66%
35-18
 2.25 1.00 / 1.25
NSH 38%
20-33
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
40%
10-15
0%
0-3
59%
31-22
 2.06 0.83 / 1.23
3rd Period
over 2.5 (FanDuel)
 FD 2.5 o+142/u-182 BUF 43%
23-30
20%
1-4
50%
5-5
36%
9-16
33%
1-2
47%
21-24
 2.25 0.94 / 1.30
NSH 26%
14-39
20%
1-4
30%
3-7
40%
10-15
33%
1-2
43%
20-27
 2.00 0.89 / 1.11
Team Comparison '24-25
BUFNSH
Record (W-L-OTL)36-39-730-44-8
Points %48.2%41.5%
Goals for / game3.282.61
Goals against / game3.523.34
Shots for / game27.829.3
Shots against / game28.928.6
Power play %18.8%21.9%
Penalty kill %76.3%81.5%
Faceoff %47.7%51.3%
1st period GF / GA1.12 / 0.830.78 / 0.84
2nd period GF / GA1.02 / 1.300.91 / 1.24
3rd period GF / GA1.05 / 1.300.84 / 1.16
Avg game total6.805.95
Starting Goalies from the box score
17 saves on 22 shots · 5 GA · L
25 saves on 29 shots · 4 GA · W
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
BUF2110291/2
NSH2220231/2
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
BUFPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Tage Thompson G 0.5
o+135
 47% 50% 0%0/1 0 U
Ryan McLeod G 0.5
o+425
 20% 40% 25%1/4 0 U
Jason Zucker G 0.5
o+240
 29% 30% 25%1/4 0 U
Alex Tuch G 0.5
o+210
 26% 30% 0%0/3 1 O
JJ Peterka G 0.5
o+195
 22% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Jiri Kulich G 0.5
o+275
 23% 30% 100%1/1 0 U
Zach Benson G 0.5
o+425
 19% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Sam Lafferty G 0.5
o+800
 5% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Bowen Byram G 0.5
o+750
 9% 10% 25%1/4 1 O
Dylan Cozens G 0.5
o+300
 19% 10% 0%0/3 1 O
Jack Quinn G 0.5
o+350
 15% 10% 0%0/1 0 U
Owen Power G 0.5
o+575
 11% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Tyson Kozak G 0.5
o+700
 9% 10% 0%0/1 DNP
Connor Clifton G 0.5
o+1500
 0% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Henri Jokiharju G 0.5
o+1400
 3% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Jacob Bryson G 0.5
o+2000
 0% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin G 0.5
o+425
 13% 0% 0%0/3 1 O
Peyton Krebs G 0.5
o+525
 8% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Tage Thompson PTS 0.5
o-185 / u+140
 70% 80% 100%1/1 0 U
Alex Tuch PTS 0.5
o-135 / u+105
 55% 70% 33%1/3 3 O
Jason Zucker PTS 0.5
o-110 / u-120
 57% 60% 50%2/4 1 O
Rasmus Dahlin PTS 0.5
o-140 / u+105
 60% 60% 67%2/3 2 O
Owen Power PTS 0.5
o+145 / u-195
 42% 60% 67%2/3 1 O
JJ Peterka PTS 0.5
o-150 / u+110
 57% 50% 33%1/3 0 U
Dylan Cozens PTS 0.5
o+120 / u-165
 40% 40% 0%0/3 1 O
Jiri Kulich PTS 0.5
o+125 / u-170
 28% 40% 100%1/1 0 U
Jack Quinn PTS 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 30% 30% 100%1/1 0 U
Tage Thompson A 0.5
o+140 / u-185
 40% 60% 100%1/1 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin A 0.5
o+100 / u-130
 53% 60% 67%2/3 1 O
Alex Tuch A 0.5
o+145 / u-200
 38% 50% 33%1/3 2 O
Owen Power A 0.5
o+195 / u-275
 34% 50% 33%1/3 1 O
Jason Zucker A 0.5
o+180 / u-250
 37% 40% 25%1/4 1 O
JJ Peterka A 0.5
o+140 / u-190
 45% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Dylan Cozens A 0.5
o+240 / u-350
 26% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Jack Quinn A 0.5
o+240 / u-350
 20% 20% 100%1/1 0 U
Jiri Kulich A 0.5
o+275 / u-400
 10% 20% 0%0/1 0 U
Owen Power SOG 1.5
o-130 / u+100
 57% 70% 67%2/3 3 O
Tage Thompson SOG 2.5
o-160 / u+120
 53% 60% 0%0/1 3 O
Dylan Cozens SOG 1.5
o-160 / u+120
 62% 60% 100%3/3 1 U
Jack Quinn SOG 1.5
o-120 / u-110
 52% 60% 100%1/1 4 O
Jiri Kulich SOG 1.5
o-185 / u+140
 74% 60% 100%1/1 1 U
Jason Zucker SOG 1.5
o-165 / u+125
 55% 50% 75%3/4 2 O
Alex Tuch SOG 2.5
o+135 / u-185
 38% 50% 33%1/3 2 U
JJ Peterka SOG 2.5
o+125 / u-165
 41% 50% 33%1/3 1 U
Rasmus Dahlin SOG 2.5
o+135 / u-180
 49% 20% 33%1/3 1 U
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen SV 26.5
o-115 / u-115
 40% 40% 100%2/2 17 U
NSHPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Filip Forsberg G 0.5
o+120
 30% 50% 67%2/3 2 O
Tommy Novak G 0.5
o+325
 23% 50% 50%1/2 1 O
Steven Stamkos G 0.5
o+185
 28% 30% 25%1/4 0 U
Fedor Svechkov G 0.5
o+375
 25% 30% 0%0/1 0 U
Gustav Nyquist G 0.5
o+300
 17% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Jonathan Marchessault G 0.5
o+170
 26% 20% 0%0/3 1 O
Brady Skjei G 0.5
o+650
 9% 20% 75%3/4 2 O
Colton Sissons G 0.5
o+450
 12% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Justin Barron G 0.5
o+1000
 9% 20% 20%1/5 0 U
Roman Josi G 0.5
o+350
 14% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Ryan O'Reilly G 0.5
o+240
 22% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Nick Blankenburg G 0.5
o+900
 10% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Luke Schenn G 0.5
o+1400
 2% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Michael McCarron G 0.5
o+600
 4% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Cole Smith G 0.5
o+650
 5% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Kevin Gravel G 0.5
o+1400
 0% — — 0 U
Ozzy Wiesblatt G 0.5
o+475
 0% — — 0 U
Joakim Kemell G 0.5
o+375
 0% — — 0 U
Jonathan Marchessault PTS 0.5
o-165 / u+125
 57% 60% 33%1/3 4 O
Tommy Novak PTS 0.5
o+140 / u-190
 34% 60% 100%2/2 1 O
Roman Josi PTS 0.5
o-175 / u+130
 51% 50% 33%1/3 1 O
Filip Forsberg PTS 1.5
o+170 / u-230
 28% 50% 33%1/3 2 O
Steven Stamkos PTS 0.5
o-135 / u+105
 47% 40% 25%1/4 0 U
Ryan O'Reilly PTS 0.5
o-120 / u-110
 50% 40% 67%2/3 4 O
Brady Skjei PTS 0.5
o+165 / u-225
 25% 30% 100%4/4 2 O
Gustav Nyquist PTS 0.5
o+115 / u-150
 33% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Roman Josi A 0.5
o-125 / u-105
 45% 50% 33%1/3 1 O
Jonathan Marchessault A 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 40% 50% 33%1/3 3 O
Filip Forsberg A 0.5
o-105 / u-125
 40% 40% 0%0/3 0 U
Ryan O'Reilly A 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 32% 30% 67%2/3 4 O
Tommy Novak A 0.5
o+260 / u-375
 16% 30% 50%1/2 0 U
Brady Skjei A 0.5
o+220 / u-325
 19% 20% 75%3/4 0 U
Steven Stamkos A 0.5
o+165 / u-225
 25% 10% 0%0/4 0 U
Gustav Nyquist A 0.5
o+200 / u-275
 21% 0% 33%1/3 0 U
Jonathan Marchessault SOG 2.5
o-150 / u+110
 64% 70% 33%1/3 1 U
Brady Skjei SOG 1.5
o-140 / u+105
 62% 70% 75%3/4 3 O
Filip Forsberg SOG 3.5
o-110 / u-120
 51% 70% 67%2/3 3 U
Roman Josi SOG 2.5
o-135 / u+100
 55% 60% 33%1/3 3 O
Ryan O'Reilly SOG 1.5
o-140 / u+105
 54% 60% 100%3/3 2 O
Steven Stamkos SOG 2.5
o+130 / u-175
 38% 40% 50%2/4 0 U
Justus Annunen SV 24.5
o-120 / u-110
 53% 50% 0%0/1 25 O
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Jan 31, 2025 at BUF NSH 3–4 2–21–10–1 7 6.5 O BUF
Mar 7, 2024 at NSH NSH 4–2 2–10–02–1 6 — NSH
Dec 3, 2023 at BUF NSH 2–1 2–00–10–0 3 — NSH
Mar 21, 2023 at BUF NSH 7–3 2–04–21–1 10 — NSH
Jan 14, 2023 at NSH NSH 3–5 1–12–20–2 8 — BUF
Apr 1, 2022 at BUF NSH 3–4 3–30–10–0 7 — BUF
Jan 13, 2022 at NSH NSH 1–4 0–11–10–2 5 — BUF
Jan 18, 2020 at NSH NSH 2–1 0–11–01–0 3 — NSH
Dec 12, 2019 at BUF NSH 3–4 2–11–20–1 7 — BUF
Apr 2, 2019 at BUF NSH 3–2 1–11–11–0 5 — NSH