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Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals 12/11/21 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

Washington Capitals (16-5-6) vs. Buffalo Sabres (8-15-3)
December 11, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Buffalo Sabres +170 / Washington Capitals -200; Over/Under: 6
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The Washington Capitals and the Buffalo Sabres meet in NHL action from KeyBank Arena on Saturday night.

The Washington Capitals come into this game fresh off of a 4-2 loss at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins in their last game. Alex Ovechkin leads the Caps in scoring with 43 points including a team-high 20 goals and 23 assists while Evgeny Kuznetsov has 29 points with 20 assists. Tom Wilson has 24 points with 9 goals and 15 assists and John Carlson’s got 24 points as well with 6 goals and 18 apples. Ilya Samsonov has gone 11-2-1 with a 2.43 GAA and a .915 save percentage for the Caps while Vitek Vanecek is 4-3-5 with a 2.56 GAA and a .905 save percentage.

The Buffalo Sabres will look to snap a six-game losing streak after a 2-1 loss at the hands of the New York Rangers last time out. Kyle Okposo leads the Sabres in scoring with 18 points including 6 goals and 12 assists while Tage Thompson has 16 points with a team-high 10 goals and Jeff Skinner has 16 points of his own split between 8 goals and 8 assists. Rasmus Dahlin has 15 points with a team-high 12 assists while year. Dustin Tokarski’s gone 4-5-3 with a 3.28 GAA and a .903 save percentage in goal for Buffalo while Aaron Dell is 0-5 with a 4.52 GAA and an .872 save percentage.

Washington is 21-10 in their last 31 games against a team with a losing record and 11-5 in their last 16 games overall while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 games against a team with a losing record. Buffalo is 17-49 in their last 66 games overall and 11-27 in their last 38 games as a home underdog while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record.

Normally I could try to make a case for a home dog in certain spots, but this is not one of them. The Sabres at one point could only win at home, and now even that’s a reach. Washington’s playing some of their best hockey over the last couple of weeks and I think the Caps ice the Sabres with a win on the -1.5 puck line here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Washington -1.5

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