Sabres vs Devils Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 3/24/23

The New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres meet Friday in NHL action at the Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The New Jersey Devils are averaging 3.5 goals per game and are scoring on 21.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Jack Hughes leads New Jersey with 37 goals, Dougie Hamilton has 48 assists and Nico Hischier has 225 shots on goal. Defensively, the New Jersey Devils are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 82.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Vitek Vanecek has allowed 105 goals on 1,156 shots faced, and Mackenzie Blackwood has allowed 46 goals on 461 shots.

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 Devils are 26-8 in their last 34 road games and 1-4 in their last 5 overall. The Sabres are 0-5 in their last 5 home games and 0-4 in their last 4 overall. The under is 6-2 in Devils last 8 overall. The over is 4-0-1 in Sabres last 5 overall. The Devils are 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in Buffalo and 4-1 in the last 5 meetings. The road team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings. The favorite is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

The Buffalo Sabres have watched their season fall apart over the last week or so, and it will be real easy for them to just roll over. The New Jersey Devils have played their best hockey on the road this season, and they’ve beaten up on the Sabres in past meetings. Just two teams heading in different directions as the regular season soon comes to an end. Give me the Devils and the juice.