Johnny Gaudreau, Matthew Tkachuk, and the Calgary Flames will do battle against Jack Eichel, Sam Reinhart, and the Buffalo Sabres at the KeyBank Center in an East-West showdown. The first puck will drop at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 27, and fans at home will be able to see the game live on Sportsnet West.
Calgary Flames at Buffalo Sabres Odds
The money line for each side is currently set at an identical -110, and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 6 goals (-115 for the over, -105 for the under).
Buffalo is 11-13 straight up (SU) and has recorded -1.0 unit for moneyline bettors this year. That early-season winning percentage isn’t too far off from to the 33-49 record the team managed during the 2018-19 season campaign. Of the team’s 24 games this season, 12 have gone over the total, while another 12 have gone under and none have pushed. The team is 6-5 SU at home this season.
The Sabres have converted on 19.0 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 27th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 73.7 percent of all penalties.
With a .903 save percentage and 27.1 saves per game, Carter Hutton (6-7-2) has been the primary option in goal for Buffalo this season. If head coach Ralph Krueger decides to give him a breather, however, the team may turn to Linus Ullmark (5-6-6 record, .915 save percentage, 2.91 goals against average).
Calgary has lost 8.1 units for moneyline bettors thus far and is currently 11-16 straight up (SU). Through 27 regular season contests, 17 of its games have gone under the total, while eight have gone over and just two have pushed. As a road team, the Flames are 5-11 SU so far.
The Flames have converted on 16.3 percent of their power play chances this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked eighth overall and it’s successfully killed off 84.9 percent of all opponent power plays.
David Rittich (2.80 goals against average and .912 save percentage) has been the main option in goal for Calgary. Rittich is averaging 29.0 saves per game and has 10 wins, 11 losses, and four OT losses to his credit.
Calgary Flames at Buffalo Sabres Betting Predictions
Free NHL Tip: SU Winner – Sabres, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- The Flames are 3-0 in games decided by a shootout this season while the Sabres are 1-1 in shootouts.
- The total has gone under in four of Calgary’s last five games.
- Over Calgary’s last ten games, five of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 1-4 in those games).
- Calgary skaters created 16.3 hits per game last season, while the Sabres forced 19.1 hits per matchup.
