The Rangers have a great goaltending edge in Igor Shesterkin, however, when these two teams played three times last season, all three games went under the total. All three games were tight close games and one should expect the same effort tonight in this opener. Both can play defense well and the Sabres are also great at home so expect less goals tonight. The model is projecting less than five goals in this game so take the Under the Total.

31 of 50 games in this series have gone Under the Total since 1996. The total has gone Under in 4 of NY Rangers' last 5 games. The total has gone Under in 9 of NY Rangers' last 13 games on the road. The total has gone Under in 7 of NY Rangers' last 7 games when playing on the road against Buffalo.

Best bet: take the Under the Total.