Vegas Golden Knights vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction 1-4-25 NHL Picks

The Buffalo Sabres and the Vegas Golden Knights meet Saturday in NHL action from the T-Mobile Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Vegas Golden Knights vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction.

Buffalo Sabres Recap

The Buffalo Sabres come into this game looking to bounce back after ending up with a 6-5 OT loss to the Colorado Avalanche last time out to fall to 14-20-5 so far this year. After this game, Buffalo will head home for a matchup with the Washington Capitals.

Sabres Drop Back-To-Back Games

Tage Thompson leads the Sabres with 33 points including a team-leading 18 goals along with 15 assists while Alex Tuch is right behind with 28 points including 12 goals and 16 assists. JJ Peterka has 27 points with 10 goals and 17 assists and Rasmus Dahlin has 27 points with 6 goals and 21 assists. Jason Zucker also added 30 points with 14 goals and 16 assists. Owen Power and Bowen Byram each have 22 points with 17 assists. Devon Levi has gone 2-6 in net for the Sabres with a 3.97 GAA and a .876 save percentage while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is 11-12-4 with a 3.07 GAA and an .894 save percentage as well on the year. James Reimer is 1-2-1 with a 2.45 GAA and a .902 save percentage.

Why the Buffalo Sabres will win

• The Sabres have won four of their last five games as underdogs against the Golden Knights.
• The Golden Knights have lost two of their last three games as favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Sabres have covered the puck line in 12 of their last 13 games as underdogs against Pacific Division opponents.

Vegas Golden Knights Recap

The Vegas Golden Knights come into this game looking to keep the puck rolling after a 5-2 win over Philadelphia last time out to improve to 25-9-3 on the year. After this game, Vegas will head on the road for a matchup with the San Jose Sharks.

Golden Knights Win 7^th In Last 8

Jack Eichel has a team-high 50 points with 10 goals and a team-high 40 assists while Mark Stone has added 32 points with 9 goals and 23 assists. Ivan Barbashev has 30 points with 15 goals and 15 assists, Tomas Hertl has 25 points with 10 goals and 15 apples and Pavel Dorofeyev has 21 points with 14 goals and 7 assists. Shea Theodore has 31 points with 27 assists. Adin Hill has gone 16-6-2 with a 2.65 GAA and a .902 save percentage in goal for Vegas while Ilya Samsonov has gone 10-3-1 with a 2.69 GAA and a .907 save percentage this season.

Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win

• The Golden Knights have won each of their last 11 night games.
• The Sabres have lost 13 of their last 15 night games.
• The Golden Knights have covered the puck line in each of their last eight night games following a win.
• The Sabres have failed to cover the puck line in three of their last four road games after coming off overtime.

Total Goals Facts

• Six of the Golden Knights’ last seven games at T-Mobile Arena following a win have gone UNDER the total goal line.
• Four of the Sabres’ last five night games against Pacific Division opponents have gone UNDER the total goals line.

Vegas Golden Knights vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction

I’m on the Golden Knights here. Vegas is the better team by a fair margin in this game and the Sabres are starting to show that it could be their win streak around the Christmas break was more of a façade than anything else and this team has gotten back to old form. Vegas continues to be one of the best home teams in the NHL, as it’s been over the course of their tenure as an NHL franchise, and I look for more of the same here as the Golden Knights have been crushing it at home as of late. Give me Vegas here.