Sharks vs Sabres Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 2/18/23

The Buffalo Sabres and San Jose Sharks meet Saturday in NHL action at the SAP Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Buffalo Sabres Betting Preview

The Buffalo Sabres are averaging 3.6 goals per game and are scoring on 25.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Tage Thompson leads Buffalo with 36 goals, Rasmus Dahlin has 44 assists and Alex Tuch has 154 shots on goal. Defensively, the Buffalo Sabres are allowing 3.5 goals per game and are killing 72.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has given up 77 goals on 731 shots faced, and Craig Anderson has given up 50 goals on 580 shots.

The San Jose Sharks Betting Preview

The San Jose Sharks are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 19.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Timo Meier leads San Jose with 31 goals, Erik Karlsson has 55 assists and Logan Couture has 133 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 3.6 goals per game and are killing 83.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Kaapo Kahkonen has allowed 84 goals on 719 shots faced, and James Reimer has allowed 93 goals on 883 shots.

Sabres vs Sharks Trends 

The Sabres are 120-247 in their last 367 road games and 1-4 in their last 5 overall. The Sharks are 16-37 in their last 53 home games and 20-53 in their last 73 overall. The over is 5-0 in Sabres last 5 vs. Pacific. The under is 4-0-1 in Sharks last 5 overall. The Sabres are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in San Jose. The home team is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings. The favorite is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.

Randy’s Free Pick

I guess the San Jose Sharks are getting the benefit of the doubt because they’re at home and the Sabres issues on the road are well documented. However, the Sharks aren’t taking care of business at home. Also, a strong agreement can be made the Sabres are the better team here, no matter how you slice it. I’ll gladly take the plus money.