The Buffalo Sabres and the Winnipeg Jets meet in NHL action from the Canada Life Arena on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Winnipeg is listed as a -210 home favorite while Buffalo is a +175 road underdog with the total for this game set at 6 goals.
Injuries
Buffalo hasn’t had any new names pop up on the injury report while David Gustafsson is still out indefinitely for Winnipeg with an upper body injury.
Matchup History
Winnipeg’s 4-2 win back on January 12th, 2023, made it back-to-back wins for the Jets and 3 straight wins for the road team in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Buffalo is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall and 5-1 in their last 6 games when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game. Winnipeg is 21-6 in their last 27 home games and 10-4 in their last 14 games overall while the under is 18-7-2 in their last 27 games against the Eastern Conference.
Pick
I’m going to take a shot on Buffalo here. The Sabres have seemingly out of nowhere flipped a switch on the road, and are playing some of their best road hockey I can ever remember this franchise playing. Winnipeg’s a solid team at home, but there’s no denying the value that lies with Buffalo here. Give me the Sabres.