The Washington Capitals meet the Buffalo Sabres for Game 3 of their four-game regular-season series, as Week 25 of the 2021-22 NHL season winds down with this Eastern Conference showdown from the KeyBank Arena in Buffalo. Washington has won the first two meetings between these teams, including a 3-2 shootout victory in Buffalo on December 11, so letโs see whatโs the best Capitals vs. Sabres betting pick for Friday evening.ย ย ย
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Capitals vs Sabres Knights Betting Pick
This game will be played at the KeyBank Arena in Buffalo at 7:00 PM ET on Friday, March 25, 2022ย
Why Bet The Capitals:
โ The Washington Capitals have defeated Buffalo both times this season, including a 3-2 victory on December 11, won in a shootout. The Capitals are 8-1-1 in the last 10 meetings between these teams. The Sabres have defeated the Capitals in regulation just one time in the last 10 contests, a 5-2 victory on April 15, 2021.
โ The Washington Capitals are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. That includes going 4-0-1 in their last five games on the road, all played in March. Washington is 20-7-5 on the road.
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โ The Buffalo Sabres are winners of seven of their last 10 contests, but are just 3-2-0 in their last five games at home. Buffalo is 12-16-4 at the KeyBank Arena this season.
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals (35-20-10; 34-31 ATS) lost to the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, 5-2. The loss was the second straight for the Capitals, who had gone 7-0-1 through the first eight games of March. Washington holds the fourth position in the Metropolitan Division at 80 points, 13 points ahead of Columbus.
The Capitals twice took one-goal leads in this game, but St. Louis finished with four unanswered tallies to earn the 5-2 victory. Evgeny Kuznetsov recorded his 22nd goal of the season, giving him 63 total points, second-most on the team. Kuznetsov has six points in his last five games. Washington is 10th in goals per game at 3.26, but are surprisingly just 18th on the power-play at 19.7%.
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres (23-33-8; 36-28 ATS) defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in a shootout on Wednesday, 4-3. That is their third straight victory, all coming after regulation. Buffalo is 7-3-0 in their last 10 contests. They have won four of their last six at home, but are just 12-16-4 at the KeyBank Arena. The Sabres are in sixth place in the Atlantic Division, 29 points behind Boston for the fourth and final playoff spot.
Tage Thompson scored twice in the victory over Pittsburgh. Thompson has six points over his last five games, four of which are goals. He leads the club with 27 goals and 48 points. Buffalo is a team that is struggling to put the puck in the net, 26th in goals per game at 2.63 and they are 24th on the power-play at 18.4%.