Buffalo Sabres (5-3-1) vs. Seattle Kraken (3-6-1)
November 4, 2021 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Seattle Kraken -161/ Buffalo Sabres +140; Over/Under: -5.5
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The Buffalo Sabres and Seattle Kraken meet Thursday in NHL action at the Climate Pledge Arena. The Buffalo Sabres look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Seattle Kraken need a win after losing six of their last eight games.
The Buffalo Sabres are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 25 percent of their power play opportunities. Victor Olofsson leads Buffalo with 5 goals, Colin Miller has 5 assists and Jeff Skinner has 31 shots on goal. Defensively, the Buffalo Sabres are allowing 2.44 goals per game and are killing 87.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Dustin Tokarski has given up 6 goals on 94 shots faced, and Craig Anderson has given up 15 goals on 190 shots.
The Seattle Kraken are averaging 2.50 goals per game and are scoring on 9.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Brandon Tanev leads Seattle with 6 goals, Joonas Donskoi has 5 assists and Jordan Eberle has 24 shots on goal. Defensively, the Seattle Kraken are allowing 3.30 goals per game and are killing 87 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Philipp Grubauer has given up 21 goals on 202 shots faced, and Joey Daccord has allowed 8 goals on 55 shots.
The Sabres are 22-72 in their last 94 road games and 16-40 in their last 56 overall. The Kraken are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. Eastern Conference and 2-6 in their last 8 overall. The over is 4-1-1 in Sabres last 6 vs. Pacific. The under is 3-1-1 in Kraken last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
The Buffalo Sabres aren’t world beaters, and they’ve been dreadful on the road the last few years, but them in the big underdog spot here doesn’t make sense. The Seattle Kraken are off to a rough start in their first season and the offense still needs time to get off the ground. A Kraken win at home wouldn’t be shocking, because it is the Sabres, but there’s value with the road dog here.
