Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes Picks & Betting Tips
Carolina and the over is tipped here.
Buffalo has lost three straight and is 2-8 in its last 10. The Sabres are 1-7 in its last 8 road contests.
Carolina has lost three straight and is 5-5 its last 10.
Buffalo has permitted at least 5 goals in six of last eight games, while Carolina has allowed at least 4 goals in four straight games.
Head To Head
- The teams have not met since November 14, 2019
- Carolina has won 10 straight games in the series
- The Sabres leads the all-time series 102-85-18, although they are just 13-21-1 at PNC Arena
Buffalo Sabres Form
Buffalo (8-12-3, 19 points) concludes a two-game road trip.
The Sabres is 2-6-2 on the road with a minus-11 goal differential.
Buffalo fell 7-4 at Florida on Thursday for its third straight loss. The Sabres are 1-5-1 in its last seven games, getting outscored 35-23.
Buffalo began this stretch with three straight losses. The Sabres fell 5-4 at the New York Rangers, 7-4 at home to Columbus, and 5-1 at home to Boston. They then earned a 4-1 home victory over Montreal before falling at Detroit (3-2 OT) and at home to Seattle 7-4.
Buffalo averages 2.9 goals on 29.1 shots.
The Sabres allow 3.7 goals on 34.0 shots.
Buffalo is 12-for-60 (20.0%) on the power play
The Sabres’ penalty kill is 47-for-60 (78.33%).
RW Tage Thompson has 10 goals and 6 assists.
LW Kyle Okposo, on a five-game point streak, has 6 goals and 10 assists.
LW Jeff Skinner has 8 goals and 7 assists.
D Rasmus Dahlin, on a three-game point streak, has 3 goals and 12 assists.
G Malcolm Subban is expected to make his 2021 debut after being acquired from Chicago this week.
Carolina Hurricanes Form
Carolina (15-6-1, 31 points) concludes a two-game homestand.
The Hurricanes are 6-3-0 at home with a +11 goal differential.
Carolina fell to Ottawa 3-2 at home on Thursday for its third straight loss. The Hurricanes are 1-3-1 in their last 5 games, getting outscored 18-13.
Carolina began this stretch with a pair of one goal road setbacks, losing to San Jose (2-1) and Seattle (2-1). The Hurricanes then defeated the Flyers at Philadelphia (6-3) before losing to Washington (4-2) at home and Dallas (4-1) on the road.
Carolina averages 3.1 goals on 33.7 shots.
The Hurricanes allow 2.3 goals on 27.3 shots.
Carolina is 14-for-74 (18.93%) on the power play.
The Hurricanes penalty kill is 74-for-84 (88.10%).
RW Sabastin Aho, who recorded two assists against Ottawa, has 10 goals and 12 assists.
RW Andrei Svechnikov, who scored a goal against Ottawa, has 9 goals and 12 assists.
G Frederik Andersen is 11-5-0 with a 2.04 GAA and .928 save percentage.
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