Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild Prediction 3/22/25 NHL Picks

The Buffalo Sabres and Minnesota Wild meet Saturday in NHL action at the Xcel Energy Center. Here’s a Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild Prediction. This article will include a Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild Pick.

Buffalo Sabres Betting Preview 

The Buffalo Sabres lost to the Hockey Club, beat the Bruins, and they play the Jets, Senators, and Penguins next. The Sabres have lost eight of their last 11 games and have allowed three or more goals in nine of their last 11 games.

The Buffalo Sabres are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring 18 percent of their power play opportunities. Tage Thompson leads Buffalo with 34 goals, Rasmus Dahlin has 40 assists and Alex Tuch has 165 shots on goal. Defensively, the Buffalo Sabres are allowing 3.52 goals per game and are killing 76.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Devon Levi has given up 33 goals on 258 shots faced, while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has allowed 151 goals on 1,353 shots.

Minnesota Wild Betting Preview 

The Minnesota Wild beat the Kings and Kraken, and they play the Stars, Golden Knights, and Capitals next. The Wild have a chance to win three straight games for the first time since February 6-22. 

The Minnesota Wild are averaging 2.72 goals per game and are scoring 21.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 23 goals, Matt Boldy has 35 assists and Ryan Hartman has 131 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 71.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Filip Gustavsson has allowed 116 goals on 1,395 shots faced, and Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 57 goals on 594 shots.

Why the Minnesota Wild will win

• The Sabres have lost nine of their last 10 road games.
• The Wild have won five of their last six day games.
• The Wild have covered the puck line in nine of their last 10 games following a home win.
• The Sabres have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last three games as road underdogs.
• The home team has won the third period in six of the Sabres’ last seven games.

Why the Buffalo Sabres will win

• The Sabres have won three of their last four games as underdogs following a road loss.
• The Wild have lost two of their last three games as favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Sabres have covered the puck line in each of their last eight games as underdogs against the Wild.
• The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games as favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Sabres have won the third period in each of their last three games as underdogs at Xcel Energy Center when trailing after the second period.

Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild Injury Report 

The Minnesota Wild will be without Troy Grosenick and Marcus Foligno. Marcus Johansson, Jonas Brodin, and Marco Rossi are questionable.

Jiri Kulich, Zach Benson, and Josh Norris are questionable for the Buffalo Sabres.

Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild Prediction

The Sabres have won seven of the last 10 games against the Wild, so you can talk yourself into the plus money. However, the Sabres are back to their losing ways where they don’t play defense and the losses are getting out of control. The Sabres have seen 20 of their 34 losses come on the road and this is a tough spot on the road with an early start in a different time zone. The Wild are coming off a couple of nice wins where the defense has stepped up. It could be the start to a last-second run for this Wild squad. The price is more than reasonable. Give me the Wild on their home ice.

Randy Chambers's Pick: Minnesota Wild -148