Carolina Hurricanes vs Buffalo Sabres 4/8/2023 Picks Predictions

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The first match-up of a loaded Saturday NHL schedule is a collision between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Arena in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday.

Carolina at 50-19-9 overall features a defense that has given away an average of 2.53 goals per game which ranked second in the NHL while leading the Metropolitan Division with 109 total points, just one point ahead of the New Jersey Devils in second place.

On Thursday, the Hurricanes’ offense faltered after they surrendered to the Nashville Predators to a disappointing score of 0-3.

The Carolina Hurricanes were on a power play in the opening period of action on the ice when their defense collapsed in giving away a short-handed goal to the Predators.

The Hurricanes showered 33 shots on goal against Nashville’s goaltender but failed to penetrate the defense of Juuse Saros between the pipes.

Carolina’s goalkeeper Frederik Andersen defended 20 of 22 shots tried against him but saw his record drop to 20-10-1 for the year.

The totals went UNDER in 6 of the Hurricanes’ last 6 matches while Carolina is 14-1 SU in its last 15 outings played versus Buffalo.

The totals went UNDER in 4 of the Hurricanes’ last 5 road games while Carolina is 6-1 straight up in their last 7 contests on the road against the Sabres.

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Carolina Hurricanes vs Buffalo Sabres Predictions 4/8/2023

The Buffalo Sabres are going home after winning three of the last five contests played and looking for their second straight win when hosting the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday.

Buffalo at 38-32-7 averages 3.58 goals per match, nine games below .500 at home, and six points back in the race for the final playoff seat in the Eastern Conference.

All-Star Right-wingman Tage Thompson led the offense for the Sabres with a total of 92 points while in their recent victory on

The Buffalo Sabres’ Right-winger Alex Tuch delivered a backhand shot in netting the deciding goal in the shootout competition.

The Sabres advanced to a 6-4 lead in the final period after LW Jordan Greenway and Center Dylan Cozens punched in one goal each.

Defenseman Owen Power dished out three assists as the top setter for Buffalo who improved to an overwhelming 23-12-3 road record for the year.

The totals went OVER in 8 of the Sabres’ last 11 games played versus Carolina while Buffalo is 5-2 SU in its last 7 outings.

The Buffalo Sabres are 2-6 straight up in their last 8 home matches and 1-6 SU in their last 7 contests when playing at home against the Hurricanes.

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Buffalo Sabres. The NHL Pick for this contest is Carolina -165.

The Sabres come into this match-up undermanned as their goalkeeper Craig Anderson was sidelined due to an upper-body injury and will not be playing on Saturday against the Hurricanes.

Carolina will be firing on four cylinders as they need all the victories they can have to stay on top of the Metropolitan Division and their offense will be back on track versus the ailing defense of Buffalo.

The prediction: Carolina Hurricanes will win 5-2.

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