Buffalo Sabres vs. Florida Panthers Prediction, Preview, and Odds
The Buffalo Sabres are traveling to Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida to face the Florida Panthers. Buffalo is 27-27-4 this season and sits 13th in the Eastern Conference. Florida is third in the Eastern Conference with a record of 38-16-4. The Panthers won their game two weeks ago against the Sabres with a final score of 4-0. The Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. EST.
Buffalo Struggling on Offense
The Buffalo Sabres are traveling to Florida after their win on Sunday against the Carolina Hurricanes with a final score of 3-2. This would be the third win in a row for the Sabres. Buffalo has been having issues on offense this season averaging 2.90 goals per game, ranking them 24th overall in scoring. This may be due to their powerplay percentage only sitting 27th in the league at 15.0%. On defense the Sabres are allowing an average of three goals against per game.
Uko-Pekka Luukkonen has been getting most of the starts this season in net for the Sabres and will likely be in net for this game. Luukkonen has a record this season of 17-14-2 with a goals against average of 2.45 and a save percentage of .913. We have seen Luukkonen playing slightly better as of late with a goals against average of 2.17 in his last five starts.
Jeff Skinner is listed as questionable for Tuesday's game due to an undisclosed injury. Skinner is tied for first in scoring for the Sabres with 19 goals in 50 games played.
Florida's Top of the League Defense
The Florida Panthers are coming off a win on Saturday against the Washington Capitals with a final score of 3-2. This would be the 11th win in their last 13 games. Florida has been finding success this season on defense with the Panthers allowing an average of only 2.40 goals against per game. This could be partially due to their penalty kill which ranks seventh overall at 82.6%. On offense we are seeing the Panthers average 3.28 goals per game, placing themselves 12th overall in scoring.
Sergei Bobrovsky will likely be in net for the Panthers as he has taken most of the starts this season. Bobrovsky has a record of 28-11-2 this season and has a goals against average of 2.36 and a save percentage of .916. In his last five starts however, Bobrovsky has a save percentage of .953 and a goals against average of 1.40.
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The Florida Panthers this season when they are a -200 favorite at home, have covered the puck line four out of 13 games. That is only a 30.7% chance of them covering their spread. The Sabres on the other hand are 17-11 this season at home covering the puck line. This game looks like it will be closer than the line would indicate so I am siding with the plus on the underdog.
I am taking the Sabres at +1.5.
Prediction: Buffalo Sabres +1.5 ( -139 )
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The Buffalo Sabres have an over/under record of 3-7 in their last ten games. Meanwhile the Panthers have an over/under record of 2-7-1 in their last ten games. Florida also in their last five home games have an over/under record of 0-4-1. Both teams seem to have a preference to playing a slower paced game. As a result I am looking at this game to go under 6.5.
Take the under at 6.5.
Prediction: Under 6.5 ( -117 )
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