The New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres meet Friday in NHL action at the KeyBank Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Devils vs Sabres prediction.
New Jersey Devils Betting Preview
The New Jersey Devils recently beat the Islanders and Maple leafs while losing to the Senators. The New Jersey Devils are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 22.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Toffoli leads New Jersey with 26 goals, Jesper Bratt has 49 assists and Jack Hughes has 257 shots on goal. Defensively, the New Jersey Devils are allowing 3.37 goals per game and are killing 81.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Nico Daws has allowed 60 goals on 568 shots faced, while Akira Schmid has given up 48 goals on 457 shots.
Buffalo Sabres Betting Preview
The Buffalo Sabres recently beat the Flames while losing to the Senators and Oilers. The Buffalo Sabres are averaging 2.96 goals per game and are scoring on 16.1 percent of their power play opportunities. JJ Peterka leads Buffalo with 25 goals, Rasmus Dahlin has 35 assists and Tage Thompson has 220 shots on goal. Defensively, the Buffalo Sabres are allowing 3.03 goals per game and are killing 78.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Devon Levi has given up 65 goals on 636 shots faced, while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has allowed 114 goals on 1,274 shots.
Devils vs Sabres prediction
The Sabres continue to have issues stringing wins together while the defense gets blasted during this losing stretch. Home ice hasn’t helped the Sabres much, as they’re 17-18-1 on the season. The Devils have 19 of their 36 wins on the road this season, and they’ve won 3 straight games against the Sabres and 7 of the last 9 games overall. The Devils have outscored the Sabres 18-8 in their last three games. Also, the Devils are still in the playoff hunt while the Sabres season is all but over. Better team and more motivation on the side of the Devils. I’ll lay the cheap price with the Devils on the road.