Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 10/30/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins

Date: Thursday, October 30, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Sabres (-132) Bruins (+110)

The Boston Bruins (5-7-0) welcome the Buffalo Sabres (4-4-2) at TD Garden on Thursday. The odds on this game have Buffalo at -132 and Boston is coming in at +110. The total has been set at 6.5.

The Buffalo Sabres will look for better times on the ice after their 4-3 defeat to the Blue Jackets in their previous outing. Buffalo accrued 4 penalty mins in this game. The Sabres had an average offensive performance in this defeat. They also had 2 power play opportunities but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. For the matchup, they converted 3 of the 38 shots they put on net.

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With respect to their scoring capabilities, the Buffalo Sabres have accumulated 30 goals (19th in the NHL) on the year and have surrendered 31. For the current campaign, they have scored 10 points and their points % is .500. Buffalo has compiled 32 power play chances and they have notched 7 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 21.88%. When at even strength, the Sabres have allowed the opponent to score 28 goals while earning 23 on offense. Buffalo has taken 302 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.9%. The Sabres so far have had 329 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .906. Buffalo Sabres opponents have 34 power play opportunities (16th in hockey) and have racked up 3 goals in those chances.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Luukkonen has been involved in 156 contests during his pro hockey career. He has accumulated a mark of 71-65-16 and he has gotten the start in 152 games. Opponents have notched 457 goals against Luukkonen in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 3.01. Luukkonen has seen 4,462 shots against him and has garnered 4,005 total saves. His save percentage is at .898 in his 8,218 minutes on the ice. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Luukkonen has accrued 81 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .533.

When they took the ice last, Boston squared up with the Islanders in an outing where the Bruins took home the win by a score of 5-2. They had 4 chances on the power play in this one and tallied 2 out of those attempts. The Bruins recorded 5 goals out of the 22 shots on goal they attempted.

Boston has attempted 325 shots (4th in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 12.00%, while allowing their opponents 352 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 81.63% on their opponents 49 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 87.5%. They have recorded 41 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 21.95%. The Bruins have 30 goals at even strength and 9 goals (9th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 44 goals to be scored by way of 35 goals at even strength and 9 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the year, the Boston Bruins have notched a total of 39 goals, 10 points, in addition to a points percentage of .417.

On the other side of the ice you will find Jeremy Swayman in net. His opposition is averaging 2.61 goals/game and he has surrendered 495 goals in total. Swayman's percentage of quality starts is 60.0% and he has accumulated 114 quality starts in his career. He has been a starter 190 games and his ice time sits at 10,087 mins. Swayman has a career mark of 104-66-22 and has participated in 197 games. He has racked up 4,971 saves out of 5,466 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .909.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Buffalo (-132)

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