Sabres at Kings Prediction

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Sabres at Kings Prediction

The Buffalo Sabres will play the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.

Sabres Preview

The Buffalo Sabres are 26-21-4 this season after they lost to the Calgary Flames by a score of 7-2 in their last game. Buffalo was out shot by a total of 40-23 and went 1-3 on the power play in the loss. The Buffalo Sabres are averaging 3.67 goals per game, 3.45 goals against per game, 25.4% on the power play, and 73.2% on the penalty kill. Tage Thompson has led the Sabres this season with 35 goals, 34 assists, and 201 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Buffalo is Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who is 13-7-2 this season with a 3.47 goals against average and a .896 save percentage.

Kings Preview

The Los Angeles Kings are 29-18-7 this season after they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins by a score of 6-0 in their last game. Los Angeles out shot Pittsburgh by a total of 31-25 and went 2-5 on the power play in the win. The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 3.24 goals per game, 3.37 goals against per game, 24.5% on the power play, and 74.9% on the penalty kill. Kevin Fiala has led the Kings with 18 goals, 37 assists, and 168 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Los Angeles is Pheonix Copley, who is 16-3-1 this season with a 2.77 goals against average and a .901 save percentage.

Trends

Buffalo is 4-1 in their last 5 games played in one day of rest and 10-23 in their last 33 Monday games. The over is 6-2 in Buffalo’s last 8 games against the Pacific. Los Angeles is 4-1 in their last 5 Monday games and 24-9 in their last 33 games against the Atlantic. The over is 6-1 in Los Angeles’ last 7 games against the Eastern Conference. The under is 5-0 in these two teams last 5 head to head meetings.

Pick

Buffalo comes into this game on a three game losing streak and has been out scored by a total of 12-3 in their last two games. Los Angeles had a nice win against Pittsburgh in their last game, but they have lost two of their last three games. Los Angeles has gone over 6.5 in four of their last five games, while Buffalo has gone over 6.5 in two of their last five games. I like the over here.

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David’s PickOver 6.5

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.