Sabres vs Capitals Prediction and NHL Betting Tips - 27 February 2023
Feb 26, 2023, 9:22AM
The Buffalo Sabres face the Washington Capitals in NHL action at KeyBank Center on Monday, beginning at 5:00am AEDT.
Stats Insider's free betting tips for Sabres vs Capitals, plus the latest betting odds and goal scorer tips, are detailed in this article.
Who will win? Sabres vs Capitals
Based on high-tech machine learning and data, Stats Insider has simulated Monday's Sabres-Capitals NHL match-up 10,000 times.
Our proven predictive analytics model currently gives the Sabres a 52% chance of defeating the Capitals at KeyBank Center.
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Buffalo vs Washington NHL Odds
The latest betting odds in Australia for Monday's NHL game at KeyBank Center are shown below:
- Head to Head: Sabres $1.87, Capitals $1.95
- Line: Sabres -1.5 ($3.05), Capitals +1.5 ($1.41)
- Total (Over/Under 6.5 Goals): Over $1.87, Under $1.95
Odds are correct at time of publishing and subject to change.
Looking at the latest head-to-head odds, PointsBet currently has the Sabres to win at $1.87 and the Capitals to win at $1.95.
The Sabres are 1.5-goal favourites against the Capitals, with odds of $3.05 currrently on offer at bet365.
For the underdog Capitals (+1.5) to cover the line, bet365 currently has odds of $1.41.
The Over/Under for Sabres vs Capitals sits at 6.5 with PointsBet, which currently has odds for the Over at $1.87 and odds for the Under at $1.95.
According to Stats Insider's model, the Capitals (+1.5) have a 68% chance of covering the line, while the 6.5-goal Over/Under has a 52% chance of staying Under.
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Sabres vs Capitals NHL Betting Tips
- Head to Head: Sabres at $1.87 with PointsBet (52% probability)
- Line: Sabres -1.5 at 3.05 with bet365
- Total Goals: Under 6.5 at $1.95 with PointsBet (52% probability)
These Sabres vs Capitals expert tips are based on market-leading simulations and betting experience to provide you with the best possible advice every day of the year.
Although the Capitals are more likely to cover the line, our best bet of Sabres -1.5 is based on the likelihood of that happening, as projected by our predictive analytics model, and the top odds available.
Sabres vs Capitals NHL Best Bets
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Sabres vs Capitals Player Props
Who will score an anytime goal in Sabres vs Capitals? The latest data is in.
The most likely first goalscorer and most likely anytime goalscorer for both the Sabres and Capitals are listed below.
According to Stats Insider, Washington's Alex Ovechkin is the most likely player to score the first goal in Sabres vs Capitals.
Ovechkin has a 10.3% chance of scoring the first goal at KeyBank Center, while the Capitals star has a 47.0% chance of netting an anytime goal.
Scroll down for the full list of first and anytime goalscorer probabilities.
First Goal Scorer Tips
Sabres First Goal Scorer Tips
- Tage Thompson: 8.6% probability
- Jeff Skinner: 6.3% probability
- Dylan Cozens: 5.7% probability
- Victor Olofsson: 5.7% probability
- Jack Quinn: 4.2% probability
Capitals First Goal Scorer Tips
- Alex Ovechkin: 10.3% probability
- T.J. Oshie: 5.0% probability
- Dylan Strome: 5.0% probability
- Tom Wilson: 4.1% probability
- Evgeny Kuznetsov: 3.7% probability
Anytime Goal Scorer Tips
Sabres Anytime Goal Scorer Tips
- Tage Thompson: 41.6% probability
- Jeff Skinner: 33.2% probability
- Dylan Cozens: 32.5% probability
- Victor Olofsson: 29.1% probability
- Jack Quinn: 25.4% probability
Capitals Anytime Goal Scorer Tips
- Alex Ovechkin: 47.0% probability
- T.J. Oshie: 27.0% probability
- Tom Wilson: 25.4% probability
- Dylan Strome: 25.0% probability
- Evgeny Kuznetsov: 22.7% probability
Our model updates frequently, so bookmark this article for the latest expert tips before the Buffalo vs Washington match-up at KeyBank Center.
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Sabres vs Capitals NHL 2023
The match-up between the Sabres and Capitals at KeyBank Center is scheduled to start at 5:00am AEDT on Monday.
- Game: Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals
- Date: Monday 27 February 2023
- Time: 5:00am AEDT
- Venue: KeyBank Center
All dates and times mentioned in this article are Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) unless otherwise noted.
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