Vegas Golden Knights vs Buffalo Sabres Betting Pick & Prediction 3/15/25

Making on a bet on this NHL game featuring the Golden Knights versus the Sabres? The puck drops at 12:30 ET, and you can watch it all unfold on ESPN+. The game will be played at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY. The Golden Knights are favored by -1.5 goals in this non-conference contest against the Sabres. The game’s over/under currently sits at 6.5 goals.

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS VS BUFFALO SABRES BETTING PICK

The Pick: Buffalo Sabres +1.5

This game will be played at KeyBank Center at 12:30 ET on Saturday, March 15th.

WHY BET THE BUFFALO SABRES:

• Even though they are 1.5 goal underdogs, we see the Sabres winning this game by a score of 4-3.
• We like the Sabres on the moneyline (+162)
• The Sabres are also our pick on the spread at +1.5

Can Vegas Pull Off A Win at KeyBank Center?

With a 4-3 overtime win against Utah, the Golden Knights improved to 39-19-7. Vegas, favored by -1.5 goals, didn’t cover the puck line. The total for the game was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined 7 goals went over that line.

Utah took a 2-0 lead before Vegas responded with four different players finding the net. Brett Howden scored the game-winner at 2:15 in overtime.

Despite 13 giveaways, the Golden Knights fired 35 shots on goal, finding the net four times in their 4-3 overtime win. Brett Howden scored his 6th goal of the season, while William Karlsson netted his 2nd. Pavel Dorofeyev added his 7th goal, and Noah Hanifin scored his 2nd.

Hanifin also contributed with two assists, bringing his season total to 5. Mark Stone picked up his 15th assist on Howden’s overtime winner.

Defensively, the Golden Knights will look to improve after allowing the first two goals and a late equalizer in their previous game. They gave up the opening goal at 8:08 in the first period and another at 8:00 in the second. After taking a 3-2 lead in the third, they conceded again at 13:10. Adin Hill made 16 saves with a save percentage of 84.2%.

Will Buffalo Find a Way to Win at Home?

Buffalo’s record dropped to 25-33-6 after a 2-1 loss to the Red Wings. The Sabres were underdogs on the puck line, and the total was set at 6.5 goals, but the combined score of 3 fell well short of that mark.

The Sabres took the lead at 11:39 in the first period with a short-handed goal by Alex Tuch. However, the Red Wings responded with two power-play goals in the second period to secure the win.

In their 2-1 loss to the Red Wings, the Sabres fired 32 shots on goal but only found the net once. Alex Tuch scored his 5th goal of the season, coming on a shorthanded play 8:21 into the first period.

Buffalo had 13 giveaways and didn’t register any assists. After Tuch’s early goal, the Sabres were held scoreless for the rest of the game.

Buffalo’s defense got off to a strong start, shutting out the Red Wings in the first period, but they gave up two goals in the second, both on the power play. The Sabres’ defense finished with 5 takeaways and 17 hits, while goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 21 saves with a 91.3% save percentage.