New Jersey Devils (1-0) vs Buffalo Sabres (0-1)
Game Info: Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 10:00 am (O2 Arena)
Betting Odds: New Jersey Devils -154 / Buffalo Sabres +124 --- Over/Under: 6.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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In this article, we will formulate a Buffalo Sabres vs New Jersey Devils Prediction for this NHL game on Saturday, October 5th, at O2 Arena. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:
-The Devils recent form and recent player performance
-The Sabres recent form and recent player performance
-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving New Jersey
-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Buffalo
-Recent betting trends in games played between New Jersey and Buffalo
-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Devils and Sabres.
What a Crappy Start for the Sabres
It was a crappy start to the season for the Sabres on Friday, and they know they are going to need to play a whole lot better if they want any chance to find success in this game. The only real positive for the Sabres in the first game was that they had 31 shots on goal, but the bad news is that only one was found on the back of the net. Owen Power scored the only goal for the Sabres. Dylan Cozens had seven shots on goal but they didn’t find the back of the net. Ukko-Pekka Lukkonen started in goal and he saved 19 of the 22 shots that he faced.
The Sabres did win 57.6 percent of the faceoffs and that is going to be a key if they want to find success in this game. They also had four power play opportunities and failed to score a goal on any of them. In this game the Sabres need to try and get out to a fast start and really put the pressure on the New Jersey defense.
Big Start for the Devils
The Devils got out to a fast start on the season in the first period against the Sabres on Friday. The Devils scored two goals early and they never looked back. The Sabres defense also gave up only one goal, and the defense is going to need to really step up here. Jacob Markstrom was in goal and he saved 30 of the 31 shots that he faced. There were four different goal scorers for the Sabres. Nico Hischier scored a goal and finished the game with four shots on goal. Paul Cotter also scored a goal and added an assist. As a team they only had 22 shots on goal, but they did a whole lot with those shots. The Devils only won 42.4 percent from the faceoff circle, and that will be something that needs to be improved upon. Even though they won 4-1 there were still plenty of things that can be improved upon.
Buffalo Sabres vs New Jersey Devils Prediction
We cashed with the under on Friday, but this game we are going to take the over. Even though the Sabres only scored one goal on Friday, they had 31 shots on target and a few more of those are going to find the back of the net. The Sabres defense is going to continue to be awful here, and that is going to be the difference here, as this game is going to be a shootout. Back the over to cash.