Buffalo Sabres vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 12/29/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Sabres vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Fanduel Sports Network Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Sabres (-275) Blues (+220)

The St. Louis Blues (14-16-8) will try to defeat the Buffalo Sabres (18-14-4) at Enterprise Center on Monday. The odds on this game have the Sabres at -275 and the Blues are priced at +220. The total is set at 6.5.

The Buffalo Sabres had a good night with a 3-2 win over the Senators in their previous game. The Sabres offense showed they have some room for improvement in the win. In the outing, they netted 3 out of the 25 shots they tried. They also had 1 power play attempt but weren't able to score. Buffalo accrued 8 penalty mins in this contest.

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While at even strength, the Sabres have conceded 101 goals while getting 87 on offense. Buffalo Sabres opponents have tallied 103 power play opportunities (22nd in the league) and have racked up 16 goals in those chances. In the matter of scoring goals, the Buffalo Sabres have earned 109 goals (17th in the NHL) so far this year and have given up 117. Buffalo has taken 1,017 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.7%. For the current season, they have scored 40 points and their points percentage is sitting at .556. The Sabres have seen 1,068 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .890. Buffalo comes into tonight with 109 power play chances and they have scored 22 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 20.18%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Over the course of his career, Luukkonen is sitting with 85 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .528. His save percentage is .898 for his 8,242 minutes guarding the cage. Luukkonen has seen 4,708 shots taken against him and has gathered 4,226 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 482 goals against Luukkonen in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 2.99. He has compiled a mark of 76-70-16 and he has started in 161 games. Luukkonen has been in goal for 166 games throughout his NHL career.

Their last time out, St. Louis faced off against the Lightning in a matchup where the Blues took the defeat by a final score of 4-1. The Blues scored 1 goal of the 24 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this game but weren't able to score a goal.

St. Louis has taken 968 shots (24th in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.81%, while allowing the other team 1,051 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 76.29% on the other teams 97 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 87.7%. They have a total of 100 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 18.00%. The Blues are sitting with 77 goals at even strength and 18 goals (26th in the league) while on the power play. They have allowed 129 goals to be scored by of a combination of 106 goals at even strength and 23 goals while they were shorthanded. On the year, the St. Louis Blues have earned 95 goals, 36 points, in addition to a points percentage of .474.

For the opposition you are likely to see Jordan Binnington defending the goal. Binnington holds a career record of 180-125-42 and has been in net for 359 games. Binnington's quality start percentage comes in at 52.6% and he has accumulated 183 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has compiled 9,218 saves out of the 10,190 shots taken, giving him a save % of .905. Opponents are averaging 2.79 goals per game and he has relinquished 972 goals in total. He got the starting nod in 348 contests and has accumulated 17,860 mins.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Buffalo (-275)

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