Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/07/2022

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Thursday, April 7, 2022

Venue:  PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Sabres +270, Hurricanes -350; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Sabres +270, Hurricanes -350; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Sabres +280, Hurricanes -350; Over/Under:  6 goals

 

Buffalo Sabres:  26-34-11 (6th place, Atlantic Division)

Carolina Hurricanes:  45-17-8 (1st place, Metropolitan Division)

 

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Buffalo Sabres:  6-1-3 last 10

Carolina Hurricanes:  4-3-3 last 10

 

 

 

The Sabres are coming into this game with 63 points, a 26-34-11 record overall, and they are 12-17-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Florida Panthers while their 2 wins in that span came against the Nashville Predators and the Carolina Hurricanes in their last game. They won that game at home 4-2. Victor Olofsson, Dylan Cozens, Casey Mittelstadt, and Jeff Skinner each scored 1 goal in that one. Tage Thompson led the team in shots on goal in that one with 4. Craig Anderson was the starting goaltender in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 34 shots with 32 saves and a .941 save percentage. Their offense has scored 197 goals this season averaging 2.8 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 250 goals against them allowing 3.5 goals per game. 

 

 

The Hurricanes are coming into this game with 98 points, a 45-17-8 record overall, and they are 25-6-4 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Montreal Canadiens while their 3 losses in that span came against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Minnesota Wild, and the Buffalo Sabres in their last game. They lost that game on the road 4-2. Nino Niederreiter and Jesper Fast each scored 1 goal in that one. Nino Niederreiter led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Frederik Andersen was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 22 shots with 18 saves and a .818 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 232 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 168 goals against them allowing 2.4 goals per game. 

 

 

The Sabres have won 2 of their last 3 games and they have been playing well coming into this game as they have some good wins against good teams in their last 3. Their last 2 wins came against the Predators and the Hurricanes but both of those wins were at home and now they are on the road here against the Hurricanes once again. They are going up against a Hurricanes team that just lost to the Sabres in Buffalo in their last game and they will be out for their revenge here. The Hurricanes players have already come out and said that they were not taking that game very seriously but after losing to them now, they are sure to come out at home and crush the Sabres here for their revenge. The Hurricanes have been a very good team at home all season and they will be determined to not lose to the Sabres again. The Hurricanes will win this game at home and will likely win this game by 2 or more goals.

 

Sabres Hurricanes Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, April 7, 2022 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Hurricanes 4 Sabres 1.

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Buffalo Sabres: 10-11 (+9.4u) on the moneyline in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 22-28 (+5.2u) on the moneyline after 2 or more consecutive overs. 21-16 OVER second half of the season.

Carolina Hurricanes: 22-23 (-12.4u) on the moneyline revenging a loss where the opponent scored 4 or more goals. 57-45 (-8.2u) on the moneyline after playing a road game. 15-8 OVER revenge for a road loss versus an opponent by 2 goals or more.

 

 

Buffalo Sabres:  D. Caggiula (LW) out for season - Upper Body injury. M. Subban (G) out for season - Upper Body injury.

Carolina Hurricanes:  E. Bear (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury. J. Kotkaniemi (C) Late April - Lower Body injury.

 

 

 

“I feel way more confident right now. The puck seems to keep finding the net, which is a little bit of a relief, and makes things a lot easier.” - Victor Olofsson after their win against the Hurricanes on Tuesday night.

 

 

“We just took the game for granted. Thought it was going to be an easy game. And that wasn’t the case.” - Nino Niederreiter on their loss against the Sabres on Tuesday night.

 

 

 

LW Skinner, Jeff

C Thompson, Tage

RW Tuch, Alex

LD Dahlin, Rasmus

RD Jokiharju, Henri

G Anderson, Craig

 

LW Teräväinen, Teuvo

C Aho, Sebastian

RW Jarvis, Seth

LD Slavin, Jaccob

RD Deangelo, Anthony

G Andersen, Frederik

 

 

Points: T. Thompson (55)

Goals: T. Thompson (31)

Assists: R. Dahlin (35)

GAA: C. Anderson (3.02)

 

Points: S. Aho (69)

Goals: S. Aho (31)

Assists: T. Teravainen (39)

GAA: F .Andersen (2.03)

 

Coaches:

Buffalo Sabres: Don Granato (2nd season)

Carolina Hurricanes: Rod Brind’Amour (4th season)