Carolina Hurricanes vs. Buffalo Sabres Prediction, Preview, and Odds

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01 January 0001

The Carolina Hurricanes will be on the road to take on the Buffalo Sabres at the KeyBank Center. Carolina has a record of 32-9-8. Buffalo has a record of 26-19-4. Both these two teams faced each other once this season with Carolina winning the matchup. The puck drops at 7:30 PM EST.

Hurricanes On Back To Back

Carolina is on the back end of a back-to-back. The offense has been performing very well for the Hurricanes recently. They scored three or more goals in nine of their last 10 games. Carolina ranks 11 in goals per game and third in shots per game. Martin Necas leads the team with 45 points and he is tied with Sebastian Aho for the team lead with 21 goals on the season. Aho has 44 points on the season. Andrei Svechnikov has 39 points.

Defense and goaltending have both been fantastic for Carolina this season. They rank fourth in goals against per game and first in shots against per game. Frederik Andersen has a record of 10-3-0 with a 2.38 GAA and .909 SV%. Antti Raanta has a record of 12-2-3 with a 2.55 GAA and .897 SV%. Brent Burns has 34 points.

Sabres Five Game Winning Streak Snapped

Buffalo was a +155 underdog in their previous game and they lost 3-2 in a shootout against the Minnesota Wild. Zemgus Girgensons and Jack Quinn each scored a goal. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was sharp, stopping 33 out of 35 shots faced.

Buffalo has the best offense in the league this season. They rank first in goals per game and 12 in shots per game. The Sabres scored three goals or more in seven of their last nine games. Tage Thompson leads the team with 68 points. He has recorded one or more points in seven out of the last nine games. Thompson ranks fifth in points and tied for third in goals in the league. Alex Tuch has 54 points and Jeff Skinner has 50 points.

The defense and goaltending have been poor for the Sabres this season. They rank 22 in goals against per game and 25 in shots against per game. Craig Anderson has a record of 8-6-2 with a 2.73 GAA and .918 SV% on the season. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has a record of 13-5-2 with a 3.26 GAA and .900 SV%. Eric Comrie is 5-8-0 with a 3.54 GAA and .884 SV% on the year. Rasmus Dahlin has 55 points. He ranks second in points, second in goals, and third in assists among all defensemen in the league.

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Carolina is on the back end of a back-to-back and this is their third game in four days. They will be fatigued and have difficulty slowing down Buffalo’s well-rested, high-powered offense. The Sabres have not played since Saturday. Buffalo has the best offense in the league this season. They rank first in goals per game. The Sabres scored three or more goals in seven of their last nine games. Tage Thompson leads the Sabres with 68 points and has recorded one or more points in seven of the last nine games. Thompson ranks fifth in points and tied for third in goals in the league. Buffalo has been playing well recently, winning five of their last six games. With Carolina on the back end of a back-to-back, Buffalo will win this matchup at home.

Take Buffalo on the money line.

Prediction: Buffalo Sabres (+140)

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Both teams have a very good offense. Carolina ranks 11th in goals per game and third in shots per game. They scored three or more goals in nine of their last 10 games. Buffalo has the best offense in the league this season. They rank first in goals per game and 12th in shots per game. The Sabres scored three goals or more in seven of their last nine games. Tage Thompson leads the Sabres with 68 points and has recorded one or more points in seven of the last nine games. Thompson ranks fifth in points and tied for third in goals in the league. The over is 8-0 in the last 10 meetings between these two teams. This will be a higher-scoring game and the over will hit.

Take the over, 6.5 goals.

Prediction: Over 6.5

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