Flames at Sabres Prediction
The Calgary Flames and Buffalo Sabres meet Saturday in NHL action at the KeyBank Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Calgary Flames Betting Preview
The Calgary Flames are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 19 percent of their power play opportunities. Nazem Kadri leads Calgary with 19 goals, Elias Lindholm has 31 assists and Tyler Toffoli has 158 shots on goal. Defensively, the Calgary Flames are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 82.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jacob Markstrom has allowed 96 goals on 886 shots faced, and Dan Vladar has given up 53 goals on 549 shots.
The Buffalo Sabres Betting Preview
The Buffalo Sabres are averaging 3.7 goals per game and are scoring on 25.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Tage Thompson leads Buffalo with 34 goals, Rasmus Dahlin has 41 assists and Alex Tuch has 149 shots on goal. Defensively, the Buffalo Sabres are allowing 3.4 goals per game and are killing 73.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has given up 70 goals on 691 shots faced, and Craig Anderson has given up 45 goals on 552 shots.
Flames vs Sabres Trends
The Flames are 11-23 in their last 34 road games and 19-7 in their last 26 Saturday games. The Sabres are 2-5 in their last 7 home games and 5-2 in their last 7 overall. The over is 4-1 in Flames last 5 Saturday games. The under is 4-1 in Sabres last 5 overall. The Flames are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Buffalo. The favorite is 17-6 in the last 23 meetings. The road team is 8-1 in the last 9 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Buffalo Sabres have had their issues this season, but you could argue they're the better team here overall and this is an early start which usually favors the home team. The Calgary Flames have had issues on the road dating back to last season, and they lack the offensive horses to math Buffalo if the Sabres find offensive success early. There's value in getting the Sabres at home with the plus money.
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