The Minnesota Wild and Buffalo Sabres meet Tuesday in NHL action at the KeyBank Center. Here’s a Sabres vs. Wild Prediction. This article will include a Sabres vs. Wild Pick.
Minnesota Wild Betting Preview
The Minnesota Wild beat the Predators and Bruins, and they play the Lightning next. The Wild look for their first 3-0 start since the 2021-22 season.
The Minnesota Wild are averaging 3.5 goals per game and are scoring 42 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 3 goals, Quinn Hughes has 2 assists, and Matt Boldy has 9 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 1 goal per game and are killing 100 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jesper Wallstedt has allowed 2 goals on 47 shots faced.
Buffalo Sabres Betting Preview
The Buffalo Sabres lost to the Blue Jackets, beat the Blackhawks, and they play the Stars next. The Sabres have won 7 of their last 11 regular season games.
The Buffalo Sabres are averaging 3.5 goals per game and are scoring 0 percent of their power play opportunities. Jack Quinn leads Buffalo with 2 goals, Owen Power has 3 assists, and Tage Thompson has 8 shots on goal. Defensively, the Buffalo Sabres are allowing 4.5 goals per game and are killing 60 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has allowed 8 goals on 37 shots faced.
Why the Buffalo Sabres will win
- The Sabres have won six of their last seven games as home underdogs.
- The Wild have lost five of their last six night games following a home win.
- The Sabres have covered the puck line in each of their last 11 games as home underdogs.
- The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight games as favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Sabres have won the third period in nine of their last 10 games when leading after the second period.
Why the Minnesota Wild will win
- The Wild have won each of their last 10 Tuesday games as road favorites.
- The Sabres have lost six of their last seven home games following a win.
- The Sabres have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight home games.
- The road team has covered the puck line in five of the Sabres’ last six games.
- The favorites have won the third period in seven of the Wild’s last eight games.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Wild’s last four games against the Sabres following a win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the last four night games between the Wild and Sabres have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Nine of the last 10 Tuesday night games between teams from different conferences have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Sabres’ last 10 games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3’ market has hit in each of the Wild’s last 13 games against Atlantic Division opponents.
Buffalo Sabres Player Prop Facts
- Tage Thompson has scored at least one goal in each of his last four appearances against Central Division opponents.
- Zach Benson has recorded at least one assist in each of his last nine appearances with the Sabres as home underdogs.
- Jiri Kulich ranks T1st in the league for Game-Winning Goals (1) this season.
Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts
- Kirill Kaprizov has scored at least one goal in each of the Wild’s last four night games at KeyBank Center.
- Quinn Hughes has recorded at least one assist in 11 of his last 12 appearances in night games.
- Kirill Kaprizov ranks T1st in the league for multi-goal games (1) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Buffalo Sabres rank 29th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (60.00%).
- The Buffalo Sabres rank T27th in the league for goals against per game this season (4.50).
- The Minnesota Wild rank T1st in the league for goals against per game this season (1.00).
- The Minnesota Wild rank T1st in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (100.00%).
Sabres vs Wild Injury Report
The Wild will be without Brock Faber and Filip Gustavsson. Danila Yurov is considered day-to-day.
The Sabres will be without Alex Lyon, Conor Timmins, Topias Leinonen, Jack Rathbone, and Jason Zucker.
Sabres vs Wild Prediction
You can make a case for either of these teams that are playing great hockey out of the gate, and you should expect a doozy with the last six meetings going to overtime. The difference is we’re getting a pick em price, and it has me leaning toward the Sabres at home. The Sabres are in an offensive groove and should be able to pressure that Minnesota defense the way others weren’t able to. Give me the Sabres and the soft price.