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Game time: December 9, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: KeyBank Center — Buffalo, NY

Article updated Dec 8, 6:13 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Pittsburgh is on the road playing Buffalo at the KeyBank Center stadium on Friday, 12/9/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Pittsburgh -150 was the opening favorite and line hasn't

Game outlook

Pittsburgh is on the road playing Buffalo at the KeyBank Center stadium on Friday, 12/9/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Pittsburgh -150 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

Pittsburgh Highlights

With a power ranking of 27, Pittsburgh is ranked #6 in offense (scoring an average of 3.58 per game), #11 in defense (allowing an average of 3.04 points to be scored against them per game) and are 14-8-4 this season.

Buffalo Highlights

Buffalo Sabres has a power ranking of 9 and are #2 for offense (scoring an average of 3.84 per game), #28 for defense (giving up an average of 3.04 points per game) and 12-14 overall. Pittsburgh went 2-0-1 in their last 3 matchups against Buffalo.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Pittsburgh Penguins to win and the total score to be 6.5. 52% of SportsJaw players predict Buffalo Sabres to win. OddsShark 's prediction is Pittsburgh will win and the total will go under.

Off% picked Buffalo Sabres on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Penguins 4 to Sabres 3.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Penguins 4 to Sabres 3.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NHL Predictions

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SportsJaw Penguins vs Sabres archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Penguins vs Sabres matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins-150 → -150Unchanged
  • Moneyline · Buffalo Sabres+130 → +130Unchanged
  • Spread · Pittsburgh Penguins-1.5 (+170) → -1.5 (+164)Moved
  • Spread · Buffalo Sabres+1.5 (-195) → +1.5 (-190)Moved
  • Total · Over6.5 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under6.5 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Pittsburgh Penguins
14-12 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Buffalo Sabres
12-14 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 8-2-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-08T23:13:16.377Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-11-02Pittsburgh Penguins 3 · Buffalo Sabres 6
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Buffalo Sabres 4-3

Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on December 9, 2022, a 1-goal decision in the series. Pittsburgh Penguins' strongest period was the 3rd period, when it outscored its opponent 2-1. Against SportsJaw's recorded Pittsburgh Penguins -1.5 (+164) spread, Buffalo Sabres covered, while the 7 combined goals finished over the recorded total of 6.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

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Tipster picks

  • Altuve27Moneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins -150Win
  • 1707662905Moneyline · Buffalo Sabres +130Loss
  • 9061089159Total · Over 6.5 (-110)Win
  • GeorgewMoneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins -150Win
  • BluedevilTotal · Under 6.5 (-110)Loss
  • 1707662905Total · Over 6.5 (-110)Win
  • MuterovinceMoneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins -150Win
  • Jmontes562Moneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins -150Win
  • Bluemarvel9Moneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins -150Win
  • CoversMoneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins -150Win
  • CoolioMoneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins -150Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 6.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins -150Win