New York Islanders vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction NHL Picks 11/1/24

In this article, we will formulate a New York Islanders vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction for this NHL game on Friday, November 1st, at the KeyBank Center. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Islanders’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Sabres’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving New York

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Buffalo

-Recent betting trends in games played between New York and Buffalo

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Islanders and Sabres

Islanders Coming off a Bad Game

The Islanders offense has been an issue heading into this game, and far too often this season the offense just hasn’t gotten anything going. The Islanders faced off against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the last game and they ended up losing 2-0. Seymon Varlamov started in goal and was actually pretty good scoring 24 of the 25 shots that he faced, but he was let down by the offense. 

The Islanders on the season are averaging 2.1 goals while their defense is giving up 2.90 goals per game. The offense is ranked 32nd while the defense is ranked 9th. They need to find a way to get the offense going here. 

Can Sabres’s Offense Bounce Back

The Sabres offense was good heading into the last game, but they only scored two goals, and that led to the three-goal defeat. Ukko-Pekka Lukkonen saved 26 of the 31 shots that he faced. Jason Zucker did score a goal, but the rest of the team didn’t step up and that led to them falling short. The Sabres are averaging 3.20 goals while their defense is giving up 3.6 goals per game. The offense is ranked 27th in the league while the defense is ranked 27th in the NHL. The hope was this year was the Sabres would be better, but so far that hasn’t seemed to be the case. The Sabres will face the Red Wings and Senators following this game.

Why the Sabres Will Beat the Islanders

• The home team has won 14 of the last 15 games between the Islanders and Sabres.
• The Islanders have lost each of their last six night games at KeyBank Center.
• The Islanders have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight night games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Sabres have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight games against the Islanders.
• The Sabres have won the first period in each of their last four games as home favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.

New York Islanders vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction

The Islanders and Sabres are both going to really struggle to get the offense going here. The Sabres are averaging only 3.20 goals per game while the Islanders are averaging only 2.1 goals per game. Especially the Islanders are going to really struggle to get the offense going here, and this game is going to stay under the total. This game is going to finish with only two or three runs total. Back the under.