Panthers vs Sabres Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 4/4/23

The Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers meet Tuesday in NHL action at the FLA Live 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 24.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Tage Thompson leads Buffalo with 44 goals, Rasmus Dahlin has 53 assists and Jeff Skinner has 215 shots on goal. Defensively, the Buffalo Sabres are allowing 3.6 goals per game and are killing 72.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has given up 115 goals on 1,054 shots faced, and Craig Anderson has given up 73 goals on 790 shots.

The Florida Panthers are averaging 3.5 goals per game and are scoring on 22.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Carter Verhaeghe leads Florida with 40 goals, Matthew Tkachuk has 64 assists and Brandon Montour has 222 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 3.4 goals per game and are killing 74.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has given up 145 goals on 1,466 shots faced, and Spencer Knight has allowed 62 goals on 627 shots.

The Sabres are 19-9 in their last 28 road games and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The Panthers are 69-29 in their last 98 home games and 4-1 in their last 5 games following a win. The over is 6-2-2 in Sabres last 10 overall. The under is 1-0-4 in Panthers last 5 overall. The Sabres are 3-12 in the last 15 meetings in Florida and 9-25 in the last 34 meetings. The road team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings. The favorite is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings.

The Buffalo Sabres have played their best hockey on the road lately, but it’s the Panthers that are in much better form and closing in on a potential playoff spot. The Florida Panthers have also been a buzz saw at home dating back to last season. Hard to go against the Panthers. Give me the home team and the PL for max betting value.