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VS 3/1/2019
Final
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117 COMMUNITY PICKS

44 % Penguins

56 % Sabres

PIT (
52
)
BUF (
65
)
LIVE ODDS
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
LIVE ODDS
Pittsburgh
Buffalo

Pittsburgh vs Buffalo Top User Picks

Picks on the Side

Expert Picks Best for this Matchup

Stanford Simon (86%)
Tony Sargeant (83%)
Kevin Lanceplaine (80%)

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Expert Picks Best for this Matchup

Stanford Simon (86%)

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres Preview March 01, 2019

Pittsburgh Penguins (33-22-8) is visiting Buffalo Sabres (29-26-8) on March 01, 2019, 7:00 PM ET and playing at the KeyBank Center.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are favored by vegas at a line of -130. The opening line was -135 so the public has been betting on Buffalo Sabres causing the PIT line to shift +5. 56% of the community is betting Buffalo Sabres will win today. Get the consensus from the top 10 users most likely to be right on tonight's matchup below.

National League Hockey action on Friday evening and the Metro Division will square off with the Atlantic Division as the Pittsburgh Penguins rumble with the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. The Penguins enter this game off a 5-2 road win over Columbus, while the Sabres are off a 5-2 road loss to Philadelphia.

Pittsburgh Highlights

Goals
5th
3.46
Shots
9th
32.60
PP/PK Percentage
6th
24.26

ATS Trends

  • Pittsburgh is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
  • Pittsburgh is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Buffalo
  • Pittsburgh is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing Buffalo
  • Pittsburgh is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo

Player Injuries

  • Kris Letang is OUT Saturday vs Montreal (Upper Body)
  • Chad Ruhwedel is out indefinitely (Upper Body)
  • Olli Maatta IR (02/12) (Upper Body)
  • Brian Dumoulin is "?" Saturday vs Montreal (Concussion)
  • Bryan Rust is out indefinitely (Lower Body)

Buffalo Highlights

Goals
23rd
2.87
Shots
8th
32.65
PP/PK Percentage
18th
18.75

ATS Trends

  • Buffalo is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
  • Buffalo is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
  • The total has gone OVER in 14 of Buffalo's last 21 games
  • Buffalo is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
  • The total has gone OVER in 8 of Buffalo's last 11 games at home
  • Buffalo is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh
  • Buffalo is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games when playing Pittsburgh
  • Buffalo is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Player Injuries

  • Vladimir Sobotka is "?" Saturday vs Toronto (Undisclosed)
  • Marco Scandella is "?" Saturday vs Toronto (Lower Body)