Buffalo Sabres (32-28-4) vs New York Rangers (36-19-9)
Game Info: Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 5:00 pm (KeyBank Center)
Betting Odds: Buffalo Sabres +131 / New York Rangers -161 --- Over/Under: 6.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres meet Saturday in the NHL action at the KeyBank Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The New York Rangers are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 22.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Mika Zibanejad leads New York with 32 goals, Artmei Panarin has 53 assists, and Chris Kreider has 187 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Rangers are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 79.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Igor Shesterkin has allowed 123 goals on 1,342 shots faced, and Jaroslav Halak has given up 51 goals on 512 shots.
The Buffalo Sabres are averaging 3.7 goals per game and are scoring on 25.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Tage Thompson leads Buffalo with 42 goals, Rasmus Dahlin has 49 assists and Jeff Skinner has 179 shots on goal. Defensively, the Buffalo Sabres are allowing 3.5 goals per game and are killing 72.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has given up 95 goals on 885 shots faced, and Craig Anderson has given up 59 goals on 720 shots.
The Rangers are 1-4 in their last 5 Saturday games and 7-2 in their last 9 games following a win. The Sabres are 2-6 in their last 8 home games and 1-5 in their last 6 overall. The over is 4-1-1 in Rangers last 6 overall. The over is 10-4 in Sabres last 14 overall. The Rangers are 11-4 in the last 15 meetings in Buffalo and 37-17 in the last 54 meetings. The favorite is 44-17 in the last 61 meetings. The home team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
The New York Rangers continue to string together wins, and they should like their chances against a Sabres team that can't get out of their own way. Playing at home hasn't helped the Sabres much these days, either. The Rangers also have beat up on the Sabres over the years, which includes a great deal of success in Buffalo. I'll lay the reasonable juice with the Rangers on the road.
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Randy’s Pick New York Rangers -161
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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