Teuvo Teravainen, Sebastian Aho, and the Carolina Hurricanes are set to do battle against Sam Reinhart, Jack Eichel, and the Buffalo Sabres at the KeyBank Center in an Eastern Conference tilt. The game will get underway at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 7 and it will be shown live on MSG Western New York.
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Buffalo Sabres Odds
With a -115 moneyline, Buffalo enters the game as the narrow favorite. The line for Carolina sits at -105, and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 6 goals. The odds for betting the total stand at -125 for the under and +105 for the over.
Earning moneyline bettors 3.9 units, Buffalo is 26-26 straight up (SU) overall thus far. That early-season winning percentage is a surprising turnaround from how the team performed during the 2017-18 season (25-57). Among the team’s 52 games this season, 29 have gone over the total, while 22 have gone under and just one has pushed. The team’s 15-10 SU at home this year.
The Sabres have converted on 18.1 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated eighth overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 82.4 percent of all penalties.
Sporting a .909 save percentage and 27.3 saves per game, Carter Hutton (15-18-3) has been the most dependable option in goal for Buffalo this year. If Buffalo chooses to give him the night off, however, the team could turn to Linus Ullmark (12-10-10 record, .914 save percentage, 2.93 goals against average).
Carolina has lost 10.6 units for bettors taking the moneyline thus far and is currently 26-27 straight up (SU). A total of 30 of its outings have gone under the total, while 22 have gone over and just one has pushed. As an away team , the Hurricanes are 12-14 SU.
The Hurricanes have converted on just 15.9 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that places them in the bottom-five overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 16th overall and it’s successfully killed off 79.8 percent of all penalties.
Petr Mrazek (23.7 saves per game) has been the primary choice in the net for Carolina. Mrazek owns an 11-14-3 record, while registering a .894 save percentage and 2.83 goals against average this year.
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Buffalo Sabres Betting Predictions
NHL Tip: SU Winner – Hurricanes, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- The Sabres are 4-1 in games decided by a shootout this season while the Hurricanes are 1-2 in shootouts.
- For both of these clubs, the game went over the total in four of their last five outings.
- This game features two clubs that attempt a heavy amount of shots on goal. Carolina has taken the league’s second-most shots on goal (35.6) while Buffalo has attempted the ninth-most (32.7).
- Over Carolina’s last ten games, seven of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 5-2 in those games).
- Carolina skaters have dished out the league’s fifth-most hits per game (26.2).
