Hockey Club vs Sabres Predictions, Odds and Betting Trends Saturday 12-07-2024

Saturday's NHL matchup between the Buffalo Sabres (11-12-3) and the Utah Hockey Club (10-11-4) at KeyBank Center sees the Sabres as home favorites (-125 moneyline odds to win) against the Utah Hockey Club (+105). The game starts at 1:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Sabres vs. Utah Hockey Club Game Info

• Game Day: Saturday, December 7, 2024
• Game Time: 1:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: ESPN+
• Location: Buffalo, New York
• Arena: KeyBank Center

Sabres vs. Utah Hockey Club Betting Info

Sabres Betting Insights

• The Sabres have won 66.7% of their games this season when favored on the moneyline (6-3).
• Buffalo is 6-2 (winning 75.0% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -125 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Sabres a 55.6% chance to win.

Utah Hockey Club Betting Insights

• This season the Utah Hockey Club have been an underdog 15 times, and won four, or 26.7%, of those games.
• Utah has a record of 4-11 in games when oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +105 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Utah Hockey Club have a 48.8% chance to win.

Sabres Leaders

• Alex Tuch has put up 24 total points over 26 games for Buffalo this season. He's first on the club with 16 assists and also has scored eight goals.
• Tage Thompson's 14 goals rank first on the team, and he has added seven assists to the offensive effort.
• Jason Zucker has served a team-leading 29 penalty minutes from nine penalties.
• Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has gone 8-6-3 in goal. He has conceded 48 goals (2.7 goals against average) while making 463 saves with a .906 save percentage.
• Tuch leads Buffalo with a +10 plus-minus.

Utah Hockey Club Leaders

• Utah's top performer in terms of points (22) is Clayton Keller.
• With 10 goals, Dylan Guenther is the No. 1 scorer for Utah.
• With 39 penalty minutes, Jack McBain is No. 1 on Utah and eighth in the NHL.
• Utah goaltender Karel Vejmelka is 3-7-1, with a 2.4 goals against average and a .917 save percentage (ninth in the league).
• Michael Kesselring has the best plus-minus rating on the team at +9.