Sabres vs Rangers Prediction

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27 November 2023

The Buffalo Sabres will play the New York Rangers on Monday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. Buffalo has lost five of their last seven games, while New York has won three games in a row. Check out our Sabres vs Rangers Prediction.

Sabres Preview

The Buffalo Sabres are 9-10-2 this season after they lost to New Jersey by a score of 7-2 in their last game. Buffalo allowed four goals in the first period and they never were able to get back into the game. The Sabres were out shot by a total of 38-12 and went 2-2 on the power play in the game. Buffalo only has two wins in their last seven games, which came against Pittsburgh and Chicago. The Sabres are scoring 2.81 goals per game and they are allowing 3.33 goals against per game, while going 16.4% on the power play and 84.9% on the penalty kill. Rasmus Dahlin has led Buffalo with four goals, 13 assists, and 48 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Buffalo is Devon Levi, who is 3-4-1 this season with a 3.73 goals against average and a .876 save percentage.

Rangers Preview

The New York Rangers are 15-3-1 this year after they defeated Boston by a score of 7-4 in their last game. New York was tied at three in the second period, but they scored four of the last five goals for the win. The Rangers out shot Boston by a total of 40-31 and went 1-3 on the power play in the game. New York has been red hot recently, as they have won 13 of their last 15 games. The Rangers are scoring 3.42 goals per game and they are allowing 2.32 goals against per game, while going 30% on the power play and 85.7% on the penalty kill. Artemi Panarin has led the Rangers this year with 11 goals, 17 assists, and 76 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for New York is Igor Shesterkin, who is 8-3-0 this season with a 2.45 goals against average and a .916 save percentage.

New York Rangers Team Facts

The Rangers have won each of their last nine games as favorites.
The Rangers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven Monday night games.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 2' market has hit in each of the Rangers' last seven home games against the Sabres.
The Rangers have won the third period in each of their last four games at Madison Square Garden following a win.

Buffalo Sabres Team Facts

The Sabres have lost six of their last seven games at Madison Square Garden.
The Sabres have covered the puck line in six of their last seven games as underdogs against the Rangers.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 2' market has hit in each of the Sabres' last seven night games at Madison Square Garden.
The Sabres have lost the third period in each of their last four games as underdogs against opponents on a winning streak.

New York Rangers Player Prop Facts

Chris Kreider has scored at least one goal in each of the Rangers' last five home games against Eastern Conference opponents.
Chris Kreider has recorded at least one point in each of the Rangers' last seven games against Eastern Conference opponents at Madison Square Garden.
Mika Zibanejad has recorded at least one assist in each of the Rangers' last seven games against Atlantic Division opponents at Madison Square Garden.
Chris Kreider ranks T1st in the league for Power Play Goals (7) this season.

Buffalo Sabres Player Prop Facts

John-Jason Peterka has scored a goal in each of the Sabres' last three games as underdogs against the Rangers.
Casey Mittelstadt has recorded at least one point in eight of his last nine appearances against Eastern Conference opponents.
Casey Mittelstadt has recorded an assist in each of his last four appearances against Eastern Conference opponents.
Zach Benson has recorded two shots against the Rangers this season - equal-most against any opponent.

Matchup/League Facts

The New York Rangers are one of five teams to rank in the top 10 for both goals scored and goals conceded per game this season.
The New York Rangers ranks T7th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (85.71%).
The Buffalo Sabres ranks 29th in the league for shots per game this season (27.8).
The Buffalo Sabres ranks T7th in the league in short handed goals allowed this season (2).

Sabres vs Rangers Prediction Breakdown

New York comes into this matchup as one of the hottest teams in the NHL and they are at home, where they are 6-1-0 so far this season. Buffalo has not had a ton of luck lately, and they are only 4-5-2 on the road this year. New York is better in just about every metric and their defense has been outstanding, allowing just 2.32 goals against per game. This Buffalo team has had issues scoring goals this year and I think those struggles will continue here. Take the Rangers -1.5 in this game.