by Amedeus Mastrangelo
Saturday, Nov 20, 2021
Game Time: 6:00 pm ET, Sunday, November 21, 2021
Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Where to Watch: TVAS
Opening Odds at USA Sportsbooks
DraftKings: Moneyline: Sabres +180, Rangers -220; Over/Under: NL goals
Bet365: Moneyline: Sabres +185, Rangers -225; Over/Under: 5.5 goals
BetMGM: Moneyline: Sabres +185, Rangers -225; Over/Under: 5.5 goals
Season Record
Buffalo Sabres: 7-7-2 (6th place, Atlantic Division)
New York Rangers: 10-4-3 (3rd place, Metropolitan Division)
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Buffalo Sabres vs New York Rangers Preview and Analysis
Recent Form
Buffalo Sabres: 3-6-1 last 10
New York Rangers: 6-2-2 last 10
Buffalo Sabres Analysis
The Sabres are coming into this game with a 7-7-2 record overall and they are 2-4-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and they are coming into this one off of another loss in their last game against the Calgary Flames. They were shut out in that game losing it 5-0 as no one scored a goal or had any assists. Tage Thompson led the team in shots on goal in that one with 4. Dustin Tokarski was the starting goaltender in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 23 shots with 18 saves and a .783 sv percentage. He was pulled after allowing those 5 goals and was replaced by Aaron Dell who came in and allowed 0 goals on 10 shots with 10 saves and 1.000 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 45 goals in their 16 games this season averaging 2.8 goals scored per game and they are allowing their opponents to score 49 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game.
New York Rangers Analysis
The Rangers are coming into this game with a 10-4-3 record overall and they are 4-1-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 4 of their last 5 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their previous game against the Toronto Maple Leafs which ended a 4 game winning streak that they were on. Dryden Hunt scored the only goal in that game for them while Kaapo Kakko and Ryan Strome each had 1 assist. Julien Gauthier and Jacob Trouba both led the team in shots on goal in that one with 5 each. Igor Shesterkin was the starter in net in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 30 shots with 28 saves and a .933 sv percentage. They have scored 46 goals in their 17 games this season averaging 2.7 goals scored per game and they have allowed their opponents to score 47 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.
Sabres vs Rangers Prediction
The Rangers are coming into this game as a -220 favorite while the Sabres are a +180 underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. They have been playing much better than the Sabres have been in their recent games. The Sabres have not been playing well as they have been allowing a lot of goals scored on them recently. The Rangers will be looking for a bounce back after a very close loss to their original 6 rival in their last game. The Rangers have enough talent to outscore the Sabres a lot here at home. The best bet to place in this game is on the Rangers to win and on the Rangers puckline as they will win by 2 or more goals.
Sabres Rangers Prediction: Our NHL Pick for Sunday, November 21, 2021 (6:00 pm ET start time) is Rangers 5 Sabres 2.
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NHL Betting Trends
Buffalo Sabres: 52-89 (-21.4 units) in all games. 5-22 (-15.5 units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5. 5-17 (-10.3 units) in November games.
New York Rangers: 74-72 (+8 units) in all games. 13-10 (+6.8 units) in November games. 29-27 (+8.2 units) first half of the season.
Key Injuries
Buffalo Sabres: C. Miller (D) Ques Sun - Undisclosed injury. C. Anderson (G) Out indefinitely - Upper Body injury. V. Olofsson (LW) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injury. H. Jokiharju (D) Late Nov - Lower Body injury. A. Tuch (RW) Late Jan - Shoulder injury. C. Mittelstadt (C) Out indefinitely - Upper Body injury.
New York Rangers: S. Blais (LW) out for season - Knee injury.
Notable Quotes
“An embarrassing effort at home and it’s not up to our standard. You look around the room tonight, everyone is pretty rattled. I don’t think anyone played up to their potential.” - Vinnie Hinostroza on their loss against the Flames on Thursday night.
“We gave ourselves a chance to at least get a point. That’s how it goes sometimes.” - Mika Zibanejad on their loss to the Leafs on Thursday night.
Starting Lineups
Buffalo Sabres
LW Skinner, Jeff
C Thompson, Tage
RW Asplund, Rasmus
LD Dahlin, Rasmus
RD Pysyk, Mark
G Tokarski, Dustin
New York Rangers
LW Chris Kreider
C Zibanejad, Mika
RW Goodrow, Barclay
LD Lindgren, Ryan
RD Fox, Adam
G Shesterkin, Igor
Statistical Leaders
Buffalo Sabres
Points: R. Asplund (10)
Goals: J. Skinner (5)
Assists: C. Miller (7)
GAA: C. Anderson (2.50)
New York Rangers
Points: A. Panarin (16)
Goals: C. Kreider (12)
Assists: A. Panarin (12)
GAA: I. Shesterkin (2.39)
Coaches:
Buffalo Sabres: Don Granato (2nd season)
New York Rangers: Gerard Gallant (1st season)
Amedeus Mastrangelo
About the Author:
Amedeus Mastrangelo has been heavily wagering on all sports for years and plays just about everything, including sides, totals, favorites, underdogs, against the spread, alternative spreads, first half, second half, player props, and futures. The bottom line is, if Mastrangelo can see an edge in any way shape or form, then he's going to take advantage.
