NHL Prop Bets: Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings (March 27, 2026)
The Detroit Red Wings (38-25-8) face the Buffalo Sabres (44-20-8) at KeyBank Center. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Friday's matchup. The Sabres are favored to win at -155. They're currently +164 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Red Wings are -198 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Red Wings have a 35-36 Puck Line record this season, while the Sabres hold a record of 42-30.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at +110 and UNDER at -130.
- The Red Wings have a 30-35-6 O/U record this season (meaning 30 games have gone over the total points line, 35 have gone under and six have resulted in a push). The Sabres have a 33-36-3 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Red Wings are averaging 2.89 goals per game this season (21st in the league). Comparatively, the Sabres are averaging +0.6 more at 3.47 goals (6th).
- Defensively, the Red Wings are giving up 2.93 goals per game this season (T9th in the league), while the Sabres are giving up an average of 2.93 goals (11th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Detroit is averaging 28.4 shots per game this season (13th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Buffalo is allowing its opposition 29.5 shots per game (25th).
- Flipping that script, the Red Wings are allowing 27.7 shots per game (16th in the NHL), while the Sabres are averaging 28.0 shots (17th).
Power Play
- Detroit holds a power play percentage of 21.8%, ranking 14th in the league this season, while Buffalo sits 15th with 21.0% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Red Wings have a penalty kill rate of 77.8% (ranked 24th), compared to the Sabres at 82.1% (5th).
P1 Result
Detroit is +205 to win the first period, while Buffalo is +155.
- Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 17-27-27 | 7-16-13 | 10-11-14 | 2-5-3 |
| Buffalo | 24-23-25 | 14-10-11 | 10-13-14 | 4-1-5 |
To Go To Overtime
Friday's matchup is +285 to go to overtime.
- The Red Wings have played in 19 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Sabres have appeared in 15.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Red Wings have played in 5 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Sabres have appeared in 4.
Last Time They Met
Buffalo recorded a 4-5 overtime victory over Detroit at Little Caesars Arena when these teams last met on November 15. Despite being on the wrong side of that result, Alex DeBrincat did all he could for his team, scoring 2 goals. That result snapped the Red Wings' four-game winning streak against the Sabres at Little Caesars Arena.
