Two of the NHL’s top skaters square off when the Buffalo Sabres (7-7-1) and Tage Thompson (10 goals and seven assists) host the Montreal Canadiens (4-9-2) and Nicholas Suzuki (four goals and nine assists) at KeyBank Center on Monday, November 11 at 12:30 PM ET, airing on ESPN+.
Buffalo earned a 3-2 home victory against the Calgary Flames in its last game on November 9, taking the shootout 1-0.
Montreal played on the road its last time out on November 9, and lost 4-1 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Here is everything you need to prepare for Monday’s action.
Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens odds and betting lines
NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 9:53 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Sabres (-204)
- Underdog: Canadiens (+170)
- Over/under: 6.5
Sabres vs. Canadiens game info and start time
- Date: Monday, November 11, 2024
- Time: 12:30 PM ET
- TV channel: MSG
- Live stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Sabres stats and trends
- Buffalo has gone 3-3 as the favorite this season.
- The Sabres have not played a game this season with their moneyline odds less than -204.
- According to the moneyline odds, Buffalo has a 67.1% chance of winning this contest.
- Buffalo has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in seven of 15 games this season.
- In their past 10 games, the Sabres have gone 6-4-0 to earn 80.0% of the possible points.
- They have averaged 3.6 goals per game (36 total) during that span.
- Defensively, the Sabres have allowed 28 goals (2.8 per game) in those 10 matchups.
Canadiens stats and trends
- The Canadiens have been made the underdog 15 times this season, and upset their opponent four times.
- Montreal has yet to win as the underdog with odds of +170 or longer on the moneyline this season in six such games.
- The Canadiens have a 37.0% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
- So far this season, 60.0% of Montreal’s games (9/15) have had more goals than Monday’s over/under of 6.5.
- In their past 10 matchups, the Canadiens are 2-6-2 to earn 50.0% of the possible points.
- They have scored 26 goals over that span.
- Over on the defensive end, the Canadiens have given up 4.2 goals per game (42 total) over those 10 outings.