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Red Wings vs Sabres Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 4/6/23

Buffalo Sabres (37-32-7) vs. Detroit Red Wings (35-33-9)
April 6, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Detroit Red Wings -111 / Buffalo Sabres -111; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings meet Thursday in NHL action at the Little Caesars 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 23.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Tage Thompson leads Buffalo with 44 goals, Rasmus Dahlin has 54 assists and Jeff Skinner has 220 shots on goal. Defensively, the Buffalo Sabres are allowing 3.6 goals per game and are killing 73.2 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 Detroit Red Wings are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 21.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Dylan Larkin leads Detroit with 31 goals, Moritz Seider has 35 assists and David Perron has 183 shots on goal. Defensively, the Detroit Red Wings are allowing 3.3 goals per game and are killing 78.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ville Husso has given up 149 goals on 1,503 shots faced, and Magnus Hellberg has allowed 45 goals on 399 shots.

The Sabres are 0-5 in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest and 45-110 in their last 155 Thursday games. The Red Wings are 3-8 in their last 11 games playing on 1 days rest and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The under is 3-1-1 in Sabres last 5 overall. The over is 6-1-1 in Red Wings last 8 home games. The Sabres are 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in Detroit. The favorite is 31-12 in the last 43 meetings.

The Detroit Red Wings are putting together a nice week, and them being at home helps here. However, the Sabres still aren’t mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, and that has to count for something. The Sabres have also had their fair share of success in Detroit. Give me the road team in this toss up.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Buffalo Sabres -111

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