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NHL Matchup

Sabres @ Canadiens

Sun, May 17 12:00 AMBell CentreABC
Final
BUF 8 - 3 MTL
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Odds

DraftKings
Puck Line
BUF +1.5·MTL -1.5
Moneyline
BUF +145·MTL -175
Total
6.5

AI Analysis

LEANSoft lean — not a strong recommendation
Canadiens ML
-162· moderate risk
72%

Montreal holds a meaningful team goaltending edge (SV% .914 vs .896, GAA 2.33 vs 3.00) and won the last head-to-head 6-3, but Lyon's individual numbers are close enough to Dobes' to prevent a high-confidence PICK at -162 juice.

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Sabres
Away
Sabres
50-23-9
24-13-4 road
109 pts
L
W
L
W
L
Canadiens
Home
Canadiens
48-24-10
24-15-2 home
106 pts
L
W
W
L
W

Season Series — BUF 3 - MTL 4

BUF 3-2 MTL
May 18
BUF 8-3 MTL
May 17
BUF 6-3 MTL
May 14
BUF 3-2 MTL
May 12
BUF 6-2 MTL
May 10
BUF 5-1 MTL
May 8
BUF 4-2 MTL
May 6

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ATS Records

43-39
Overall ATS
48-34
20-21
Away/Home ATS
24-17
7-17
As Favorite
4-10
36-22
As Underdog
44-24
0-0
Over/Under
0-0
7-3
Last 10 ATS
7-3
ATS Win%
0.5%
Avg spread: +0.6
Avg margin: -0.2
ATS Win%
0.6%
Avg spread: +1.0
Avg margin: -0.2

Scoring

3.51
#19
GF/G
3.45
#17
2.94
#14
GA/G
3.12
#16
0.6
DIFF
0.4

Goaltending

0.893
#22
SV%
0.908
#7
3.00
#11
GAA
2.69
#6
347
#13
SA
456
#16

Offense

43
#19
G
51
#17
71
#19
A
89
#17
396
SOG
386
10
#19
PP G
13
#17

Discipline

217
#15
PIM
261
#16

Injuries

BUFNoah OstlundC
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