Philadelphia Flyers vs Buffalo Sabres Odds, Picks and Prediction

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03 November 2023

Philadelphia Flyers vs Buffalo Sabres Odds, Picks and Prediction

There’s just two NHL matchups on the NHL schedule today, the first of which to start sees the Buffalo Sabres (5-5-0) host the Philadelphia Flyers (4-5-1). Both teams are sixth in their respective divisions and off to slower-than-expected starts. The Sabres have won consecutive games, however, whereas the Flyers are on a three-game losing streak.

Flyers vs SabresPicks

Sabres -175

Carter Hart (2.52 GAA, .913 save percentage) is expected to start in goal for the Flyers, while rookie Devon Levi (3.26 GAA, .892 save percentage) is likely to start for the Sabres. Let’s take a closer look at the Flyers vs Sabres odds and predictions.

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Buffalo Sabres Odds

The Sabres are betting favorites with NHL odds of -175 and puck line odds of -1.5 (+128). Philadelphia is an underdog in Flyers vs Sabres odds with moneyline and puck line odds of +155 and +1.5 (-155), respectively. The over/under is 6.5.

Flyers vs. Sabres Information

Philadelphia Flyers vs Buffalo Sabres

Location of the game: KeyBank Center. Buffalo, NY.

Date & Time: Friday, November 3. 7:00 p.m. ET

How to Watch: ESPN+ | SN1 (Canada)

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Buffalo Sabres Betting Preview

Flyers’ Special Teams Holding Them Back

Philadelphia isn’t exactly among the NHL picks today to contend for the Stanley Cup, but they’ve played better than their record indicates. They might be sixth in the NHL standings for the Metropolitan Division, but they’re sixth league-wide in shots per game (33.4) and third in shots allowed (26.8). Unfortunately, they’re 20th in shooting percentage (9.6) and have the fifth-worst power-play in the league at just 11.4 percent. Their penalty kill is middle of the pack.

Travis Konecny leads all players in the Philadelphia Flyers lines with 11 points (8 goals, 3 assists), while defenseman Travis Sanheim is second in team scoring with 10 points. Eight players have at least six points. Hart is finally proving himself as a reliable starting goaltender, but the Flyers need a capable backup as Samuel Ersson has a bloated 4.91 GAA and .763 save percentage.

The Flyers lost 5-2 to the Sabres at home on Wednesday. They’ll be looking to exact revenge as the underdog for NHL picks in the Flyers vs Sabres odds on Friday. Defensemen Rasmus Ristolainen and Marc Staal are out with injury for the Flyers.

Sabres Need More from Key Players

Buffalo has had a mediocre start to the season, which is a bit of a let down for a team with such high expectations. However, they’ve won consecutive games, 5-2 over the Flyers and 4-0 over the Colorado Avalanche, and appear to be rounding into form. Buffalo has received balanced scoring to start the season, with Jeff Skinner leading the team in NHL player stats with 10 points, but they could use a little more production from star players Tage Thompson and Dylan Cozens.

Thompson, in particular, can give Buffalo more up front. He has modest NHL stats with nine points in 10 games, which isn’t bad at all, but more is expected of the player after recording 94 points (47 goals, 47 assists) in 78 games last season. He has four goals in his last four games, however, indicating that he, like the rest of the team, is heating up at the right time.

Zach Benson, Jack Quinn, and Eric Comrie are on the Buffalo Sabres injury report.