Islanders vs Sabres Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 3/25/23

The Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders meet Saturday in NHL action at the UBS Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Buffalo Sabres are averaging 3.6 goals per game and are scoring on 24.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Tage Thompson leads Buffalo with 43 goals, Rasmus Dahlin has 50 assists and Jeff Skinner has 195 shots on goal. Defensively, the Buffalo Sabres are allowing 3.7 goals per game and are killing 72.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has given up 108 goals on 981 shots faced, and Craig Anderson has given up 73 goals on 790 shots.

The New York Islanders are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 16.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Brock Nelson leads New York with 30 goals, Mathew Barzal has 37 assists and Anders Lee has 192 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Islanders are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 82.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ilya Sorokin has given up 121 goals on 1,598 shots faced, and Semyon Varlamov has allowed 58 goals on 644 shots.

The Sabres are 1-4 in their last 5 road games and 52-123 in their last 175 games playing on 0 days rest. The Islanders are 5-2 in their last 7 home games and 6-2 in their last 8 overall. The over is 4-0-1 in Sabres last 5 overall. The over is 5-1 in Islanders last 6 overall. The Sabres are 6-18 in the last 24 meetings in New York and 5-2 in the last 7 meetings. The favorite is 10-4 in the last 14 meetings. The home team is 19-7 in the last 26 meetings.

The Buffalo Sabres are on the end of a back to back, a spot where they never win, and they’re running into a hot Islanders side. The New York Islanders have played well these last couple of weeks, and they need to keep winning as they close in on a playoff spot. At home, give me the Islanders and the PL for max betting value.