Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 11/29/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Saturday, November 29, 2025

Location: Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Sabres (+125) Wild (-150)

The Minnesota Wild (13-7-4) will try to beat the Buffalo Sabres (9-10-4) at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Sabres at +125 while the Wild open at -150. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Buffalo Sabres will look for better times on the ice after their 4-2 loss to the Penguins their last time on the ice. Buffalo compiled 2 minutes in the box for this contest. The Sabres didn't have their best offensive outing in this defeat. In addition, they had 1 chance on the power play but weren't able to score. In the game, they converted 2 out of the 31 shots they attempted.

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At even strength, the Sabres have surrendered 71 goals while having 60 themselves. Buffalo Sabres opponents have amassed 66 power play opportunities (25th in professional hockey) and have earned 8 goals in those chances. Concerning their scoring capabilities, the Buffalo Sabres have racked up 72 goals (15th in pro hockey) so far this year and have allowed 79. Buffalo has tried 642 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.2%. For the current season, the have a total of 22 points and their points percentage comes in at .478. The Sabres have had 711 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .889. Buffalo skates onto the rink with 67 power play chances and they have scored 12 goals during those chances, giving them a percentage of 17.91%.

The man in goal for this game is Colten Ellis. Ellis has been in net for 5 games over the course of his pro hockey career. He has amassed a record of 3-2-0 and was named the starter in 5 games. The opposition has scored 17 goals against Ellis in his NHL career and his goals against average is 3.40. Ellis has had 163 shot attempts against him and he has 146 saves. His save percentage currently is at .896 during his 12 mins played. Over the course of his time in hockey, Ellis has compiled 2 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .400.

Their last time out, Minnesota faced the Blackhawks in an outing where the Wild notched a win by a final score of 4-3. They had 5 opportunities on the power play in this outing and netted 1 out of those chances. The Wild converted 4 goals of the 24 shots on goal they tried.

Minnesota has attempted 665 shots (15th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 10.53%, while allowing the opposition 719 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 77.59% on their opponents 58 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 90.7%. They have recorded 87 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 25.29%. The Wild have tallied 48 goals at even strength and 22 goals (2nd in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 67 goals to be scored by way of 54 goals at even strength and 13 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the campaign, the Minnesota Wild have accounted for 70 goals, 30 points, and a points percentage of .625.

Across the rink you are expected to see Filip Gustavsson between the pipes. Gustavsson is the owner of a career record of 90-66-22 and has participated in 185 games. Gustavsson's quality start percentage comes in at 61.0% and he has made 108 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. He is sitting with 4,961 saves out of the 5,441 shots taken, giving him a save % of .912. Teams are averaging 2.71 goals/game and he has relinquished 480 goals in total. He has started in 177 games and has racked up 8,997 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Buffalo (+125)

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