A fun intra-conference matchup is set for Thursday night when the Buffalo Sabres (53 points) visit the Winnipeg Jets (63 points). Buffalo is fourth in the Atlantic, well behind third place, but are just three points out of the second Wild Card spot. Winnipeg is second in the Central and in a battle with first-place Dallas. Below is my NHL prediction for Sabres vs Jets.
Sabres vs Jets Betting Pick
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This game will be played at Canada Life Centre at 8:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 26, 2023.
Why Bet the Jets:
✅ Winnipeg is 10-4 in their last 14 games played.
✅ The Jets are 5-0 in their last five home games.
✅ Buffalo has lost six of their last nine games against Winnipeg.
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Team Records
| BUF | Team Records | WPG |
|---|---|---|
| 11-17-4 | Overall | 23-9-1 |
| 1-1 | Shootout | 0-0 |
| 2-3 | Overtime | 4-1 |
| 6-9-3 | Home | 11-3-1 |
| 5-8-1 | Road | 12-6-0 |
| 4-13-2 | EAS | 10-4-0 |
| 7-4-2 | WES | 13-5-1 |
| 3-5-1 | ATL | 6-3-0 |
| 1-8-1 | MET | 4-1-0 |
| 3-3-1 | CEN | 8-3-0 |
| 4-1-1 | PAC | 5-2-1 |
| 4-5-4 | ≤1 | 7-1-1 |
| 3-6-0 | ≥3 | 13-6-0 |
| 4-5-1 | Oct | 9-1-0 |
| 7-6-1 | Nov | 9-5-0 |
| 0-6-2 | Dec | 5-3-1 |
| 0-0-0 | Jan | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Feb | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Mar | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Apr | 0-0-0 |
Team Stats
| BUF | Team Stats | WPG |
|---|---|---|
| 92 | Goals For | 121 |
| 109 | Goals Agst | 84 |
| 2.94 | PP For GM | 3.06 |
| .41 | PP Goals GM | .97 |
| 13.83 | PP% | 31.68 |
| 3.31 | PP Agst GM | 2.64 |
| .75 | PP Agst Goals GM | .58 |
| 77.36 | PK% | 78.16 |
| 10.7 | PIM GM | 9.0 |
| 9.0 | oPIM GM | 10.4 |
Goalies
| E. Comrie | C. Hellebuyck | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | GP | 9 |
| 10 | GS | 9 |
| 2-7-0 | W-L-T/O | 8-1-0 |
| 32 | Goals Allowed | 21 |
| 3.69 | GAA | 2.33 |
| 254 | Shots Against | 252 |
| .874 | SV% | .917 |
| 0 | SO | 1 |
| 3 | Quality Starts | 6 |
| .300 | QS% | .667 |
| 5 | Bad Starts | 0 |
| N/A | Goals All.% | 82 |
| N/A | Goals Sv Above Avg | 4.67 |
Recent Starts
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/1/22 SEA | Driedger ML N/A | W4-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 30 | 27 | .900 |
| 4/27/22 PHI | Sandstrom ML N/A | W4-0 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 35 | 35 | 1.000 |
| 4/21/22 CAR | Raanta ML N/A | L2-4 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 45 | 42 | .933 |
| 4/19/22 NYR | Shesterkin ML N/A | L0-3 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 33 | 31 | .939 |
| 4/16/22 TB | Elliott ML N/A | L4-7 TOTAL N/A | 7 | 32 | 25 | .781 |
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/29/22 CGY | Vladar ML N/A | W3-1 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 33 | 32 | .970 |
| 4/24/22 COL | Kuemper ML N/A | W4-1 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 31 | 30 | .968 |
| 4/16/22 TB | Elliott ML N/A | L4-7 TOTAL N/A | 7 | 32 | 25 | .781 |
| 4/15/22 FLA | Bobrovsky ML N/A | L1-6 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 26 | 22 | .846 |
| 4/11/22 MON | Montembeault ML N/A | W4-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 25 | 23 | .920 |
Betting Trends
| BUF | Betting Trends | WPG |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 3-0-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
| 3-0-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
| 4.67 | Avg Score | 3.67 |
| 2.67 | Avg Opp Score | 2 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
| 2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
| 3.67 | Avg Score | 4.33 |
| 3 | Avg Opp Score | 2.33 |
| BUF | Betting Trends | WPG |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 4-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-3-0 |
| 3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-3-0 |
| 4 | Avg Score | 2.6 |
| 2.8 | Avg Opp Score | 2.8 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 4-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-0-0 |
| 4-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-1-0 |
| 4.2 | Avg Score | 4 |
| 3.2 | Avg Opp Score | 2.2 |
| BUF | Betting Trends | WPG |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 5-5-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 6-4-0 |
| 4-6-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
| 3.1 | Avg Score | 3.5 |
| 3.3 | Avg Opp Score | 2.9 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 8-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
| 8-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
| 3.8 | Avg Score | 3.5 |
| 2.8 | Avg Opp Score | 2.8 |
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Buffalo Sabres
Last time out, Buffalo visited the St. Louis Blues and left with an impressive 5-3 win. The Sabres were ready for this one from the opening puck drop as they scored two goals in the first 1:25, and three in the first period, to get off to a hot start. Buffalo extended their lead to 4-0 before giving some hope to the Blues by giving up three unanswered. The Sabres secured the win with a late third period goal.
Jeff Skinners, Alex Tuch, Own Power, Tage Thompson, and Dylan Cozens all scored in the win. Seven Sabres recorded at least one assist on the night.
Tage Thompson is having a remarkable season as he leads Buffalo with 33 goals and 66 points. Rasmus Dahlin has dished out a team high 39 assists. The Sabres are scoring 3.81 goals per game and allow 3.40.
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg took a trip to Nashville and left with a 2-1 loss. The Jets scored 48 seconds into the game, but that was the last fans saw of their offense. Nashville scored one goal in the second and third period to earn the impressive win.
Pierre-Luc Dubois scored the only Jets goal of the night and was assisted by Cole Perfetti and Dylan DeMelo.
Winnipeg has been a balanced team this season as Mark Scheifele leads the team with 29 goals, Josh Morrissey with 43 assists, and Kyle Connor has a team high 57 points. The Jets are scoring 3.27 goals per game and allow 2.61.
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