Carolina Hurricanes vs. Buffalo Sabres NHL Betting Tips and Predictions

by | Apr 4, 2022

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Hurricanes vs. Sabres Betting Picks & Predictions

Both the Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres are coming off a loss, heading into their meeting at KeyBank Center on Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET. Hurricanes (-239) at Sabres (+190) looks lopsided, according to the moneyline odds. Find more below on the Hurricanes vs. Sabres betting line, injury report, head-to-head stats, best bets and more.

Hurricanes vs. Sabres Betting Line

Hurricanes vs Sabres Betting Information
Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline
Hurricanes -239 Sabres +190

Hurricanes vs. Sabres Game Info

  • Game Day: Tuesday, April 5, 2022
  • Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Location: Buffalo, New York
  • Arena: KeyBank Center

Computer Predictions for Hurricanes vs. Sabres

Computer picks for Hurricanes vs Sabres
Score Prediction
Hurricanes 4 Sabres 2

Hurricanes vs. Sabres Betting Trends

  • Carolina has won 38 of the 57 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
  • The Hurricanes have won 11 of the 13 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -239.
  • The moneyline odds imply that Carolina has a 70.5% chance of winning this contest.

    • Carolina Hurricanes Leaders

  • A top contributor this season for Carolina, Sebastian Aho has scored 69 points in 66 games (31 goals and 38 assists).
  • Andrei Svechnikov is contributing with 60 points (27 goals, 33 assists).
  • Teuvo Teravainen’s season total of 57 points has come from 18 goals and 39 assists.
  • In 47 games, Frederik Andersen has a record of 33-11-3. He has conceded 94 goals (2.03 goals against average) and has racked up 1206 saves.

    • Carolina Hurricanes Season Stats

  • The Hurricanes’ 229 goals this season make them the ninth-best scoring team in the NHL.
  • The Hurricanes are ranked first in league action with the fewest goals against, having conceded 162 total goals (only 2.4 per game).
  • The team’s goal differential is third-best in the league at +67.
  • The Hurricanes’ 48 power-play goals this season are eighth-best in the NHL (on 200 power-play chances).
  • The Hurricanes’ offense is seventh the league with a 24% power-play conversion rate.
  • The Hurricanes have scored a total of four shorthanded goals this season.
  • The Hurricanes’ 87.7% penalty-kill success rate currently tops the league.
  • The Hurricanes win the third-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL at 53.5%.
  • The Hurricanes shoot 9.8% as a team, ranked 12th-best in the league.
  • The Hurricanes have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 22.5 hits and 10.7 blocked shots per game.

    • Sabres vs. Hurricanes Betting Trends

  • This season the Sabres have 23 wins in the 67 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • Buffalo has gone 7-17 when bookmakers have listed them as underdogs of +190 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The Sabres have a 34.5% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

    • Buffalo Sabres Leaders

  • Buffalo’s Tage Thompson has totaled 23 assists and 31 goals in 66 games, good for 54 points.
  • Jeff Skinner is pivotal for Buffalo’s offense with 50 total points (0.7 per game), including 28 goals and 22 assists through 68 games.
  • Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin has 43 points, courtesy of nine goals (eighth on team) and 34 assists (first).
  • Buffalo’s Craig Anderson is 13-9-2 this season, compiling 673 saves and allowing 74 goals (3.1 goals against average) with a .901 save percentage (37th in the league).

    • Buffalo Sabres Season Stats

  • The Sabres’ 190 total goals (2.7 per game) rank 24th in the league.
  • The Sabres’ 245 total goals allowed (3.5 per game) rank 26th in the league.
  • Their -55 goal differential ranks 26th in the league.
  • The Sabres have scored 38 power-play goals this season (on 185 power-play chances). That ranks 21st in the NHL.
  • The Sabres have the league’s 19th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 20.5%.
  • The Sabres have scored four shorthanded goals this season (20th in the league).
  • The 75.1% of opponent power plays the Sabres kill is the 26th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Sabres win 46.3% of their faceoffs. That’s the 32nd-ranked figure in the NHL.
  • The Sabres are shooting 9.1% (24th in the league).
  • The Sabres have not had a shutout win yet this season.

    • Hurricanes and Sabres Injury Report

    Hurricanes: Ethan Bear: Day To Day (Lower-body), Jesperi Kotkaniemi: Out (Lower-body), Jake Gardiner: Out (Hip/back)

    Sabres: Malcolm Subban: Out For Season (Upper Body), Andrew Oglevie: Out (Undisclosed), Drake Caggiula: Out For Season (Back)

    Betting Tips for Hurricanes vs. Sabres

    The Hurricanes on the moneyline (-239) is our best bet after digging through all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer projects the scoring will finish under the total of goals, with the .

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