Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/08/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Friday, April 8, 2022

Venue:  FLA Live Arena, Sunrise, FL 

Where to Watch:  BSFL

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Sabres +290, Panthers -375; Over/Under:  7 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Sabres +285, Panthers -370; Over/Under:  7 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Sabres +285, Panthers -370; Over/Under:  7 goals

 

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

Florida Panthers:  49-15-6 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

 

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Buffalo Sabres:  6-1-3 last 10

Florida Panthers:  8-2-0 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. They still have a game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Friday night. In their other game against the Hurricanes, 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 Panthers are coming into this game with 104 points, a 49-15-6 record overall, and they are 29-6-0 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 8 of their last 9 games and are coming into this one on a 5 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Toronto Maple Leafs while their 8 wins in that span came against the Anaheim Ducks, the Montreal Canadiens, the Ottawa Senators, the Canadiens again, the Chicago Blackhawks, the New Jersey Devils, the Buffalo Sabres, and the Leafs in their last game. They won that game at home in OT 7-6. Jonathan Huberdeau and Sam Reinhart both scored 2 goals in that game while Aleksander Barkov, Claude Giroux, and Radko Gudas each scored 1 goal in that one. Jonathan Huberdeau and Claude Giroux both led the team in shots on net in that game with 7 each. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 14 shots with 10 saves and a .714 sv percentage. He was replaced midway through the game by Spencer Knight who allowed 2 goals on 21 shots with 19 saves and a .905 save percentage. Their offense has scored 294 goals this season averaging 4.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 210 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game. 

 

 

The Sabres have been playing very well in their recent games coming into this one winning 2 of their last 3 games. Their 1 loss in that span though came against the Panthers at home and they lost that game 5-3 but were down for most of the game. They are going up against a Panthers team again here but now the Sabres are on the road here and the Panthers have been extremely good in their last few games. The Panthers have won their last 5 straight games but they have won 2 of their last 3 games after trailing by 4 goals in each of those games. They have been impossible to stop recently even with a lead and considering that the Sabres just lost to them at home a few days ago, they do not have a chance in this game. The Panthers will win this game by a few goals and win on the puckline here.

 

Sabres Panthers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, April 8, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Panthers 6 Sabres 3.

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Buffalo Sabres: 71-125 (-21.7u) on the moneyline in all games. 20-63 (-28.5u) on the moneyline revenging a same season loss vs opponent. 18-8 OVER revenging 2 straight losses vs opponent by 2 goals or more.

Florida Panthers: 124-81 (+20.7u) on the moneyline in all games. 53-26 (+13.2u) on the moneyline in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 47-25 OVER in a home game where the total is 6 or more.

 

 

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

Florida Panthers:  N. Acciari (C) Mid April - Upper Body injury. A. Ekblad (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury. J. Johansson (G) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injury. M. Nutivaara (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury.

 

 

 

“He’s an elite shooter. When he’s in his office, you have to give him the puck. He knows what to do down there.” - Rasmus Dahlin on their win against the Hurricanes on Tuesday night.

 

 

“A lot of milestones, but it’s cool doing that when we win. It’s been a fun year. It’s been fun, but we haven’t done anything in the playoffs.” - Jonathan Huberdeau on their win against the Leafs on Tuesday night.

 

 

 

LW Skinner, Jeff

C Thompson, Tage

RW Tuch, Alex

LD Dahlin, Rasmus

RD Jokiharju, Henri

G Anderson, Craig

 

LW Verhaeghe, Carter

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Duclair, Anthony

LD Forsling, Gustav

RD Weegar, MacKenzie

G Bobrovsky, Sergei

 

 

Points: T. Thompson (55)

Goals: T. Thompson (31)

Assists: R. Dahlin (35)

GAA: C. Anderson (3.02)

 

Points: J. Huberdeau (102)

Goals: A. Barkov (34)

Assists: J. Huberdeau (76)

GAA: S. Bobrovsky (2.71)

 

Coaches:

Buffalo Sabres: Don Granato (2nd season)

Florida Panthers: Andrew Brunette (Interim)