NHL MATCHUP REPORT

December 27, 2025, 7:00 | KeyBank Center

Boston Bruins (20-17-1) VS Buffalo Sabres (18-14-4)

ODDS

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Moneyline

123
-140
127
-147

Spread

1.5 -210
-1.5 180
1.5 -205
-1.5 173

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6 o -120
6 u 104
6 o -122
6 u 102
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SMART CHART

BOS
NAME
BUF
3.21
OFFENSE
3.11
3.32
DEFENSE
3.25
25.44
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGES
20.18
79.17
PENALTY KILLS PERCENTAGES
84.47
27.13
SHOTS FOR
28.19
29.95
SHOTS AGAINST
29.61
-0.11
DIFFERENTIAL
-0.14

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord MoneyOffense DefenseFave DogO/U
Boston 20-17-1 $735 3.21 3.32 3-4 17-14 22-16
Buffalo 18-14-4 $132 3.11 3.25 8-5 9-11 16-18-2

TEAM RECORDS

Boston Bruins

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 20-17-1 12-8-1 8-9 3-4-1 17-14 22-16
Last 10 5-4-1 3-3-1 2-1 1-2-1 4-3 7-3
vs Div 7-7 5-4 2-3 1-1 6-6 10-4
vs WEST 7-8-1 4-2-1 3-6 2-2-1 5-6 9-7
vs EAST 13-9 8-6 5-3 1-1 12-8 13-9

Buffalo Sabres

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 18-14-4 11-5-2 7-9-2 8-5-2 9-11-2 16-18-2
Last 10 7-3 2-0 5-3 4-1 3-1 4-6
vs Div 6-2-2 4-0 2-2-2 1-0-1 4-2-1 5-3-2
vs WEST 7-7-1 3-3-1 4-4 4-2 3-4-1 6-9
vs EAST 11-7-3 8-2-1 3-5-2 4-1-2 6-5-1 10-9-2

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 3.21 10 3.25 21
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 3.18 10 2.78 8
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill 27.50 5 88.24 2
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 3.11 15 3.32 23
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 3.44 4 3.47 24
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill 21.43 11 76.39 25

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord O/UAVG ShotsPower Play Goals Power Play PercentagePenalty Kill Percentage Power Play Chances
Boston 6-3-1 5-5 3.40 25.30 9.00 33.33 86.11 27.00
Buffalo 4-5-1 5-5 2.70 30.30 5.00 13.89 66.67 36.00

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away ShotsHome Shots Away Power Play Goals Home Power Play Goals Away Power Plays Home Power Plays Away PP%Home PP% Away PK%Home PK%
Oct 30, 2025 BUF 3 BOS 4 110 6.5 O 40 22 1 1 5 4 20 25 75 80
Oct 11, 2025 BUF 1 BOS 3 -120 6 U 22 31 0 0 4 4 0 0 100 100
Apr 6, 2025 BOS 3 BUF 6 -190 6 O 20 37 1 0 1 2 100 0 100 0
Mar 17, 2025 BUF 3 BOS 2 -105 6 U 30 20 2 0 4 2 50 0 100 50
Jan 28, 2025 BOS 2 BUF 7 -115 6 O 27 33 1 1 2 3 50 33.3 66.7 50
Dec 21, 2024 BUF 1 BOS 3 -183 6 U 20 19 1 1 3 3 33.3 33.3 66.7 66.7
Dec 27, 2023 BOS 4 BUF 1 150 6 U 25 26 3 0 4 6 75 0 100 25
Dec 7, 2023 BUF 3 BOS 1 -270 6 U 35 32 0 0 3 1 0 0 100 100
Nov 14, 2023 BOS 5 BUF 2 130 6 O 32 34 1 0 3 2 33.3 0 100 66.7
Mar 19, 2023 BOS 7 BUF 0 150 6.5 O 25 26 1 0 3 4 33.3 0 100 66.7

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games
Buffalo is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Buffalo is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games at home
Buffalo is 5-14 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Boston
Buffalo is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games when playing Boston
Buffalo is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games when playing at home against Boston
Buffalo is 4-19 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston

Boston Bruins

Boston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
Boston is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Buffalo
Boston is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing Buffalo
Boston is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Boston is 19-4 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Boston Bruins

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Dec 23, 2025 MON 2-6 L -120 28 29 1/5 5/7 Jacob Fowler H
Dec 21, 2025 OTT 2-6 L 125 20 28 1/5 2/4 Linus Ullmark H
Dec 20, 2025 VAN 4-5 L -190 42 22 1/3 3/4 Kevin Lankinen H
Dec 18, 2025 EDM 1-3 L 110 26 25 1/3 4/5 Tristan Jarry H
Dec 16, 2025 UTA 4-1 W -115 23 21 1/4 2/3 Vitek Vanecek H

Buffalo Sabres

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Dec 23, 2025 OTT 3-2 W 135 25 26 0/1 2/3 Linus Ullmark A
Dec 21, 2025 NJ 3-1 W 145 25 27 0/0 1/1 Jake Allen A
Dec 20, 2025 NYI 3-2 W -175 32 34 1/4 2/3 David Rittich H
Dec 18, 2025 PHI 5-3 W -150 28 27 1/5 3/3 Samuel Ersson H
Dec 14, 2025 SEA 3-1 W -130 23 24 0/2 2/3 Joey Daccord A