Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins 11/12/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Boston Bruins and the Buffalo Sabres meet in NHL action from the KeyBank Center on Saturday night.

The Boston Bruins will be looking to build on back-to-back wins after a 3-1 win over Calgary in their last game. David Pastrnak has 22 points with team-highs of 9 goals and 13 assists while Hampus Lindholm has 14 points with 4 goals and 10 assists. Patrice Bergeron’s also got 12 points with 5 goals and 7 assists while Taylor Hall and Jake DeBrusk each have 5 goals as well this season. Linus Ullmark’s gone 10-1 with a 1.95 GAA and a .936 save percentage while Jeremy Swayman’s gone 2-1 with a 3.45 GAA and an .878 save percentage this season.

The Buffalo Sabres will try to snap a four-game losing skid after a 7-4 loss to the Golden Knights last time out. Tage Thompson has a team-high 18 points with 10 goals and 8 assists while Rasmus Dahlin has 17 points with 7 goals and a team-high 10 assists. Jeff Skinner has 12 points with 9 assists and Alex Tuch has 11 points with 7 goals. Victor Olofsson also has 9 goals this season. Eric Comrie’s gone 4-6 with a 3.62 GAA and an .885 save percentage while Craig Anderson’s 3-1 with a 2.25 GAA and a .927 save percentage so far in goal for Buffalo this season.

Boston is 39-16 in their last 55 games overall and 71-34 in their last 105 Saturday games while the over is 9-3 in their last 12 road games. Buffalo is 0-4 in their last 4 games overall and 8-18 in their last 26 Saturday games while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games against the Eastern Conference.

I get the reasoning for backing the Sabres at home with the plus money as this has been a fast paced Buffalo team that’s provided value in spots. However, the Bruins are playing some of the best hockey in the NHL right now and are not a team I’m looking to step in front of, especially in the favorite role. I think the Bruins find a way to get the job done once again so give me the Bruins here.