The Washington Capitals and the Buffalo Sabres meet in NHL action from the KeyBank Center on Sunday. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Buffalo is a -125 home favorite while Washington is listed as a +105 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 6 goals.
Injuries
For Washington, Marcus Johansson is questionable for this game with an illness while John Carlson and Anthony Mantha both remain out of the lineup. For Buffalo, Alex Tuch remains out indefinitely with an undisclosed injury.
Matchup History
Buffalo’s 5-4 OT win back on January 3rd, 2023, made it three straight wins for the home team in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Washington is 1-8 in their last 9 games following a win and 1-7 in their last 8 games played on no rest while the under is 7-0-2 in their last 9 games played on no rest. Buffalo is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall and 4-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 4-1-1 in their last 6 games against the Metropolitan division.
Pick
I’m backing the over here. I just think this is going to end up being a high-scoring game, as Washington finally got their offense going against the Rangers and the Sabres are still finding themselves in fast-paced games more often than not. Give me the over here.