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Buffalo Sabres vs Philadelphia Flyers 1/9/23 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

Philadelphia Flyers (15-17-7) vs. Buffalo Sabres (20-15-2)
January 9, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Buffalo Sabres -175 / Philadelphia Flyers +141; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres meet Monday in NHL action at the KeyBank Center. The Philadelphia Flyers have won 5 of their last 8 games. The Buffalo Sabres have won 8 of their last 9 games.

The Philadelphia Flyers are averaging 2.8 goals per game and are scoring on 16.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Travis Konecny leads Philadelphia with 21 goals, Kevin Hayes has 25 assists and Tony DeAngelo has 83 shots on goal. Defensively, the Philadelphia Flyers are allowing 3.3 goals per game and are killing 75.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Carter Hart has allowed 83 goals on 898 shots faced, and Felix Sandstrom has given up 28 goals on 251 shots.

The Buffalo Sabres are averaging 4 goals per game and are scoring on 29 percent of their power play opportunities. Tage Thompson leads Buffalo with 31 goals, Rasmus Dahlin has 32 assists and Jeff Skinner has 110 shots on goal. Defensively, the Buffalo Sabres are allowing 3.4 goals per game and are killing 72.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has given up 46 goals on 432 shots faced, and Craig Anderson has given up 35 goals on 457 shots.

The Flyers are 14-42 in their last 56 road games and 27-64 in their last 91 overall. The Sabres are 4-1 in their last 5 home games and 8-1 in their last 9 overall. The over is 6-2 in Flyers last 8 overall. The over is 4-1 in Sabres last 5 overall. The Flyers are 0-5 in the last 5 meetings. The favorite is 10-4 in the last 14 meetings.

The Philadelphia Flyers are coming off a strong week, but they’ve been horrible on the road dating back to last season. The Buffalo Sabres have been one of the hotter teams in the league over the last two weeks, and their offense should give the Flyers a world of trouble. Both teams are hot, but the Sabres are in a better spot at home. Give me the home team and the PL for max betting value.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Buffalo Sabres -1.5

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