Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres Preview
Planning on watching today’s Sabres and Panthers game? Catch the action at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL, as the Panthers hosts this showdown at 7:00 ET on ESPN+.
The over/under goal line for this matchup is currently at 6.5 goals, and the Panthers are favored by -1.5 vs. the Sabres. Check out BetCoco for Florida Panthers – Buffalo Sabres odds
Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres Head-to-Head and Key Stats
The last ten head-to-head matchups between then Panthers and Sabres have gone in favor of the Panthers, putting together a record of 8-2. Not only have the Sabres gone 2-1 against the puck line in their last three games vs. the Panthers, they are also 3-0 puck line the last three times they have faced the Panthers on the road.
- Through their last ten road games, Buffalo has an puck line record of just 6-4. However, their overall record was 7-3 while averaging 3 goals per game.
- Through their last three home contests, the Panthers offense has averaged 3 goals per game while allowing an average of 1. Florida posted an overall record of 3-0 while going 1-2 ATS.
- In their last five games as the betting underdog, the Panthers have a straight up record of 2-3 and an puck line mark of 5-0.
- Through their last three matchups as the betting favorite, the Sabres have a good straight up record, but their puck line mark is just 0-3.
Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction
Buffalo enters this game with a record of 27-27-4 and is currently 13th in the Eastern Conference standings. In the Atlantic Division, the Sabres are in 6th place.
On the road this season, Buffalo has gone 14-11-3 and has won their last five games away from home. As the underdog, the Sabres have gone 14-18-3 this year.
Offensively, the Sabres come into the game at 2.9 goals per contest placing 21st in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are in 9th position in the league. In terms of the Sabres’ offense during power plays, they are 28th in power play goals and 19th in shorthanded goals.
Heading into this matchup vs. Florida, goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has started 31 games in this season. His current record is 17-14, and his save percentage stands at 0.776%.
At home this season, the Panthers have gone 18-8-2 and have won four straight games. In the Eastern Conference, Florida is in third place with a record of 38-16-4. Against other teams in the Atlantic Division, the Panthers have gone 9-4 this season.
Over their last ten games, Florida has gone 8-2 and has won seven straight games as the favorite. This season, the Panthers have been favored in 47 of their 58 games and have gone 33-12-2 in those games.
Offensively, the Panthers come into the game at 3.3 goals per contest placing 12th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are in 2nd position in the league. Looking at how the Panthers’ offense is performing during power plays, they are 5th in power play goals and 20th in shorthanded goals.
Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky gets the start and has made 42 starts this season. His record at this point is 28-11, and his save percentage is 0.935%.
With the Panthers being favored by 1.5, our NHL analytics models has this one playing out 4-3 in favor of the Panthers.
Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres Betting Tips
- Take the Panthers on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Sabres (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Florida Panthers Injury Report
- Kevin Stenlund – Illness – Probable
- Matthew Tkachuk – Undisclosed – Probable
Buffalo Sabres Injury Report
- Jeff Skinner – Undisclosed – Questionable
- Victor Olofsson – Illness – Questionable
- Mattias Samuelsson – Upper Body – Out
- Jack Quinn – Lower Body – Out
