The Colorado Avalanche and the Buffalo Sabres meet Tuesday in NHL action from the KeyBank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Colorado Avalanche vs. Buffalo Sabres prediction.
Colorado Avalanche Recap
The Colorado Avalanche will be out to bounce back from a 4-1 loss at the hands of Edmonton last time out. After this game, Colorado will continue their road trip by taking on Carolina.
Avalanche Drop Back-To-Back Games
Nathan MacKinnon has a team-high 36 points including 7 goals and a team-high 29 assists while Cale Makar has 32 points with 8 goals and 24 assists. Mikko Rantanen has 34 points with 15 goals and 19 assists while Casey Mittelstadt has 18 points with 7 goals and 11 assists. Ross Colton has 9 points while Samuel Girard has 14 points with 12 assists as well. Alexandar Georgiev is 7-7 with a 3.31 GAA and an .875 save percentage on the year.
Why the Colorado Avalanche will win
- The Avalanche have won each of their last seven games as road favorites.
- The Sabres have lost four of their last five games at KeyBank Center against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Avalanche have covered the puck line in each of their last four games as road favorites against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Sabres have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games at KeyBank Center against opponents on a losing streak.
Buffalo Sabres Recap
The Buffalo Sabres come into this one looking to bounce back from a 3-0 loss at the hands of the Islanders last time out. After this game, the Sabres will welcome the Winnipeg Jets to town.
Sabres Fall Flat In Third Straight Loss
Alex Tuch leads the Sabres in scoring with 22 points including 8 goals and a team-high 14 assists while Tage Thompson has 18 points with a team-high 11 goals. JJ Peterka has 16 points with 7 goals and 9 assists and Rasmus Dahlin has 19 points with 6 goals and 13 assists. Owen Power also has 15 points with 12 assists on the year. Devon Levi has gone 2-5 in net for the Sabres with a 3.95 GAA and an .870 save percentage while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is 8-5-2 with a 2.54 GAA and a .909 save percentage as well on the year.
Why the Buffalo Sabres will win
- The Sabres have won each of their last three games as underdogs following a road loss.
- The Avalanche have lost four of their last six games as favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Sabres’ last seven games at KeyBank Center.
- The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven games following a home loss.
Avalanche vs. Sabres Prediction
I’m leaning towards the Avalanche here. I just think apples to apples, the Avalanche are the better team by a fair margin and it’s not all that close. Buffalo will be able to provide some value in spots, but they’re really having trouble finding the back of the net and while the Avalanche have had some goaltending problems once again, I just think that the offense from Colorado is more likely to show up here. Give me the Avalanche.