Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres - 3/25/22 NHL Picks and Prediction

Through 63 games, the Washington Capitals goal and overall scoring leader is Alex Ovechkin with 76 points. He has reached his mark of 40 goals, on a shooting percentage of 14.2%. So far, 32.0% of his goals have come during power play time. Behind him is Evgeny Kuznetsov, who has 41 assists to go along with his 22 goals. While on the ice, his offensive production has led to a plus-minus rating of +9.0. Washington's top goalie is Ilya Samsonov, who is giving up an average of 2.95 goals per game. In his 34 games played, he has come up with a quality start just 0.0 percent of the time.

Through 60 games, the Buffalo Sabres' goal and overall scoring leader is Tage Thompson, with 48 points. He has reached his mark of 27 goals, on a shooting percentage of 13.2%. So far, 22.0% of his goals have come during power play time. Behind him is Jeff Skinner, who has 19 assists to go along with his 24 goals. However, when on the ice, the Sabres are -9.0 in scoring differential. Buffalo's top goalie is Craig Anderson, who is giving up an average of 3.04 goals per game. In his 21 games played, he has come up with a quality start just 47 percent of the time.

In Washington's 65 games, the over has hit in over half of their games, going 36-28-1. So far, taking the over when the Capitals are playing away from home has been a good bet with an over-under record of 17-15. On the season, 60.0% of Washington's games have gone for at least 6 goals or more, with 53.0% of the scoring coming from the Capitals. In Buffalo's 64 games, the over has hit in over half of their games, going 32-31-1. So far, taking the over when the Sabres are playing at home has been a good bet with an over-under record of 17-14-1. On the season, 55.0% of Buffalo's games have gone for at least 6 goals or more, with 45.0% of the scoring coming from the Sabres. I see this being a high-scoring affair, going over the line of 6 goals.