Florida Panthers (6-3-1) vs. Buffalo Sabres (4-4-1)
October 28, 2024 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Buffalo Sabres +130 / Florida Panthers -155; Over/Under: +6
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The Florida Panthers and Buffalo Sabres meet Monday in NHL action at the KeyBank Center. Here’s a Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers Prediction. This article will include a Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers Pick.
Florida Panthers Betting Preview
The Florida Panthers beat the Rangers and Islanders, and they play the Stars and Predators next. The Florida Panthers are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 20 percent of their power play opportunities. Sam Bennett leads Florida with 7 goals, Sam Reinhart has 8 assists and Carter Verhaeghe has 39 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 3.3 goals per game and are killing 89.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has allowed 21 goals on 185 shots faced, and Spencer Knight has given up 10 goals on 98 shots.
Buffalo Sabres Betting Preview
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Stars and Red Wings, and play the Islanders and Red Wings next. The Buffalo Sabres are averaging 3.33 goals per game and are scoring on 3.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Tage Thompson leads Buffalo with 7 goals, Alex Tuch has 6 assists and Dylan Cozens has 29 shots on goal. Defensively, the Buffalo Sabres are allowing 3.44 goals per game and are killing 77.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Devon Levi has given up 11 goals on 87 shots faced, while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has allowed 18 goals on 179 shots.
Why the Florida Panthers will win
- The Sabres have lost 15 of their last 16 games as underdogs following a home win.
- The Panthers have won each of their last four road games.
- The road team has covered the puck line in each of the Panthers’ last four games.
- The Sabres have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games as home underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Panthers have won the third period in each of their last four games as road favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
Buffalo Sabres Player Prop Facts
- Tage Thompson has recorded an assist in each of the Sabres’ last four games.
- Ryan McLeod has scored a goal in each of the Sabres’ last four night games.
- Tage Thompson has recorded at least one point in each of the Sabres’ last six games.
Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts
- Sam Reinhart has scored at least one goal in each of the Panthers’ last eight Monday road games.
- Sam Bennett has recorded at least one point in each of the Panthers’ last 13 games as favorites.
- Aleksander Barkov has recorded at least one assist in eight of his last nine appearances against the Sabres after playing less than 20 minutes in the Panthers’ last game.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Buffalo Sabres rank 32nd in the league in power play percentage this season (3.85%).
- The Buffalo Sabres rank 32nd in the league for power-play goals this season (1).
- The Florida Panthers rank T3rd in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (89.29%).
- The Florida Panthers rank 1st in the league in short-handed goals this season (3).
Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers Prediction
The Buffalo Sabres are coming off a strong week, and they’ve already beaten the Panthers this season. You can do worse than taking a shot with the Sabres and the plus money. However, the Panthers are starting to get healthy, and they’ve put together back-to-back nice road wins over the Rangers and Islanders. The Panthers are just the more trustworthy side, and they’ve won 8 of the last 10 games against the Sabres. I’ll lay the reasonable juice with the Panthers on the road.
