Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild Prediction & Picks - NHL
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by Travis Pulver | in NHL Picks
The Minnesota Wild (26-13-9, 13-7-3 Away) will try to stop the bleeding when they face the Buffalo Sabres (26-16-4, 16-6-2 Home) on Saturday, January 17. The puck drops at 12:30 p.m. EST at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY, with coverage provided by the NHL Network.
Minnesota is currently ranked third in the Western Conference’s Central Division with 61 points after losing to the Winnipeg Jets at home Thursday night, 6-2. It was their third loss in a row (all at home) and fifth in their last six games. While two losses came in overtime and one via a shootout, the other three weren’t competitive, with the Wild losing by at least two goals in each. In the last six games, they’ve been outscored 26-15. As for the Sabres, Buffalo has been on a roll. With a 5-3 win over Montreal Thursday night at home, the Sabres have won two in a row and five of their last six. In those games, they outscored their opponents 28-17.
This game is the second of two games scheduled between them. Buffalo pulled out a win 3-2 in the first one (November 29) via a shootout. Buffalo is fourth in the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic Division with 56 points.
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Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild Form
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109 | 2122 | 42 | 23 | +47 |
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104 | 3907 | 31 | 24 | +32 |
Buffalo Sabres and Minnesota Wild Latest Matches
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Buffalo Sabres against Minnesota Wild : Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
C. Ellis
U. Luukkonen
B. Byram
M. Kesselring
M. Samuelsson
O. Power
R. Dahlin
Z. Metsa
P. Krebs
R. McLeod
J. Quinn
Z. Benson
N. Ostlund
T. Kozak
J. Doan
J. Zucker
J. Greenway
B. Malenstyn
T. Thompson
A. Tuch
J. Wallstedt
F. Gustavsson
D. Jiricek
B. Faber
D. Hunt
Q. Hughes
J. Spurgeon
J. Middleton
M. Zuccarello
H. Haight
D. Yurov
N. Sturm
Y. Trenin
K. Kaprizov
T. Pitlick
R. Hartman
M. Foligno
V. Tarasenko
V. Hinostroza
B. Jones
Most goals and assists
Buffalo Sabres
Minnesota Wild
T. Thompson
(45 Goals)
M. Boldy
(49 Goals)
R. Dahlin
(65 Assists)
Q. Hughes
(80 Assists)
Buffalo Sabres - Minnesota Wild Key Points
- Minnesota leads the all-time series vs. Buffalo 17-14-3.
- Over the last five seasons, they’ve gone 4-4-1 against each other.
- Buffalo is 15-9 ATS at home; Minnesota is 13-10 ATS on the road.
- Betting Public: 91% of TOTAL tickets and 93% of the handle is on the OVER (5.5).
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Our Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild Prediction
It appears as if betting against the Wild is the way to go since they’ve been in a rut and Buffalo is playing solid hockey at the moment. However, while they’ve only won once in their last six games, they have the same number of wins as Buffalo. I point that out because it tells me Minnesota is a good team, and good teams can break out of a rut on any given night. Whether the rut continues or not, I think one thing will remain the same: we’ll see quite a few goals scored in this game.
Our Minnesota vs. Buffalo Pick: OVER 5.5
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