Montreal Canadiens (3-4) vs. Buffalo Sabres (4-2)
October 27, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Buffalo Sabres -166 / Montreal Canadiens +138; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres meet Thursday in NHL action at the KeyBank Center. The Montreal Canadiens need a win after losing 4 of their last 6 games. The Buffalo Sabres look to build on their 4-2 record.
The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 2.43 goals per game and are scoring on 4.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Cole Caufield leads Montreal with 5 goals, Nick Suzuki has 4 assists and Jordan Harris has 18 shots on goal. Defensively, the Montreal Canadiens are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 85.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Allen has given up 13 goals on 157 shots faced, and Sam Montembeault has allowed 5 goals on 57 shots.
The Buffalo Sabres are averaging 3.83 goals per game and are scoring on 13.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Alex Tuch leads Buffalo with 6 goals, Vinnie Hinostroza has 5 assists and Rasmus Dahlin has 19 shots on goal. Defensively, the Buffalo Sabres are allowing 2.67 goals per game and are killing 76.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Eric Comrie has given up 14 goals on 152 shots faced, and Craig Anderson has given up 2 goals on 66 shots.
The Canadiens are 15-36 in their last 51 road games and 26-68 in their last 94 overall. The Sabres are 4-1 in their last 5 home games and 9-3 in their last 12 overall. The over is 6-1 in Canadiens last 7 Thursday games. The under is 6-1-1 in Sabres last 8 overall. The Canadiens are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Buffalo and 3-7 in the last 10 meetings. The home team is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings. The favorite is 10-3 in the last 13 meetings.
The Montreal Canadiens are going through a rough stretch at the moment and their offense leaves a lot to be desired. The Habs have also been terrible on the road dating back to last season, and they’ve had no recent success against the Sabres. I’m not sure how long it will continue, but the Buffalo Sabres are playing great hockey out of the gate, and they need to fatten up on games like this at home if they’re going to make something of this season. I’ll lay the juice.
