It’s safe to say that the Buffalo Sabres and Anaheim Ducks are coming off polar opposite performances. Tage Thompson had a vintage six-shot night to go along with the second career shutout from netminder Colten Ellis. That combination of offense and goaltending surely means that we just take Buffalo with our best Sabres vs Ducks prediction, right?
Well, based on Anaheim blowing multiple three-goal leads to a poor Vancouver Canucks squad, we certainly couldn’t blame you. However, we’re preferring to root for what should first come to mind when seeing these two teams on the schedule: goals. When it comes to the Ducks, allowing six goals to the Canucks speaks for itself, and they’re right on par with last season. After allowing the third-most goals per game, they’re sitting at #4 right now. Similarly, Buffalo has allowed the eighth-most goals per game to further support our best Sabres vs Ducks prediction.
Even though Thompson and company didn’t take advantage of the San Jose Sharks as much as we expected, Anaheim is a great matchup for them to prove what they are more known for. The shutout was also far more of an outlier than the norm, so let’s root for goals in Anaheim
Sabres vs Ducks prediction: Over 6.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to -125.
