The Calgary Flames and the Buffalo Sabres meet Saturday in NHL action from KeyBank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Buffalo Sabres vs Calgary Flames.
Calgary Flames Recap
The Calgary Flames come into this one looking to rebound from a 4-3 OT loss at the hands of the Boston Bruins last time out. After this game, Calgary will head home for a matchup against the Los Angeles Kings.
Flames Looking To Get Back On Track
Rasmus Andersson has a team-high 11 points with 4 goals and 7 assists while Jonathan Huberdeau has 8 points with 5 goals and 3 assists. Anthony Mantha has 7 points with 4 goals and 3 assists while Connor Zary has 8 points with 5 assists and Andrei Kuzmenko has 7 points with 6 assists. Nazem Kadri has 8 points with 5 goals and 3 assists while Blake Coleman has 7 points with 3 goals and 4 assists as well on the year. In goal for Calgary, Dustin Wolf is 4-2-1 with a 3.10 GAA and a .906 save percentage while Dan Vladar is 3-3-1 with a 2.71 GAA and a .907 save percentage on the year.
Why the Calgary Flames will win
- The Sabres have lost each of their last six games as home favorites following a road win.
- The Flames have won each of their last six games at KeyBank Center.
- The Sabres have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games as home favorites following a road win.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Sabres’ last four games.
Buffalo Sabres Recap
The Buffalo Sabres come into this one looking to build on back-to-back wins after a 6-1 win over the New York Rangers last time out. After this game, Buffalo will welcome the Montreal Canadiens to town.
Sabres Pick Up Consecutive Wins
Tage Thompson leads the Sabres with 16 points including 9 goals and 7 assists while Alex Tuch has 12 points with 4 goals and 8 assists. JJ Peterka has 12 points with 6 goals and 6 assists and Jason Zucker has 11 points with 3 goals and 8 assists. Rasmus Dahlin has 10 points with 2 goals and 8 assists. Ryan McLeod has 9 points with 4 goals and 5 assists and Bowen Byram and Owen Power each have 9 points with 3 goals and 6 assists. Devon Levi has gone 1-3 in net for the Sabres with a 3.91 GAA and an .878 save percentage while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is 5-4-1 with a 2.72 GAA and a .909 save percentage as well on the year.
Why the Buffalo Sabres will win
- The Flames have lost each of their last six day games after coming off overtime.
- The favorites have won 10 of the Flames’ last 11 games.
- The Sabres have covered the puck line in four of their last five day games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Flames have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five road games against opponents on a winning streak.
Buffalo Sabres vs Calgary Flames
I’m on the Sabres here. I just think that this is a spot where home ice proves to be the difference between two teams who have been inconsistent, and the Sabres have looked solid in getting wins over the Rangers and Senators. I’ll side with Buffalo in this one.